The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-21
WEEKLY INDIANAPOLIS
LIVESTOCK REVIEW
For Week Ending Thursday, Oct. 90.
by U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
HOGS


HOGS
In spite of all predictions to the con-
trary the market movement of hogs con-
tlnued undated proving concluslvely that
marketed every day and every week This
is fundamental Whether they come on
account of short feed, unpaid notes. unpaid
taxes or what have you. they come lust
| the same in reasonable numbers.
Packer buyers. shippers and all interests
stood squarely to the plate this week and
the distribution of local supplies was fair
ly satisfactory from day to day. Present
prices, although seemingly low. are not
hapS the inability, of the consumer to &C
uuire the dressed and cured product at
correspondingly low levels.
| position this week, resulting in the eleva-
! ton OF lights to the peak position, place
recently reserved for butchers scaling more
Price trend for the week was unmistak-
| ably downward in spite of all sustaining
! than the narrowing of the price spread.
| With present prices prevailing there can be
no wide range in prices and outstanding
and condition. regardless of weight.
Top price for the week ranged from s3.95
s s0xn g iS 50 s25 the eon9 9et s. top p
weighty butchers. $350@3.65. pigs and I'M
deTwweights. .$3.5og3,75; packing sows. $2.75
down to $3.50 and smooth light sows al
most on a parity with heavy butchers.
CATTLE
Most producers and hnishers of cattle
who withheld them from market with the
| expectation Of realizing abnormally high
prices we're severely disappointed this
week. Last weeks slump started lot of
good cattle to market with the not I'M
Of all weights lost fully soc and some a
kinds full sl.5OG2oO under the recent
This price alteration was effected in a
period of around two weeks and not more
than three weeks to say the least. That
Just when the break would come was.
another matter 1t came and steers that
sold only short time ago from S9l950
and something's met up to $40 cleared this week
Most Of the setter conditioned steers
SOLD from S7QS.S0; top s8.75 largely on
killers bulked from s4.2505.75. usually to
packers who were inclined to avoid the
high priced offerings. There was a de-
pendable outlet. however. at. the revised
steers from s5.25@625. most Of which we're
considered worth the money.
Heifer trade was indispensable and in
spite Of light volume. must have suffered
some from the terrific pressure to the
steer contingent. Strictly choice kinds
were conspicuously absent and even the
Practically all of the weeks supply sold
called .'anybodys" market. In other
positive idea as to intrinsic value.
Cows were in about the same condition
SO lar as price conditions we're con-
sioered. None were higher, but with all
grades from Gamers to good beef cows
selllng within an unusually narrow range
there was little chance for material price
change. Most beef cows cashed from So 40
1890 low cutters and cutters from S1G
vealers lost a big dollar this week.
Sorting was not much different from re-
cent periods, heGvies and thin light kinds
received the usual discrimination. In fact
no one has a definite home for such kinds
and some statesmen have asked that they
from $50 top the peak moved down
ward to S. and then to $3.50, the closing
quotation. Only few Of the most de-
sirable kinds attain top prices, so for the
week good and choice vealers cleared with
in an extreme range of s566.50. common
down TO $3.50 II salable at all.
SHEEP
Lamb supplies differed little if any from
last week offering except that wet fleece
ably in sympathy. with large supplies and
depressed markets elsewhere. there was a
sharp break in prices for the week. ter
minating IN 50d75c decline for the
week From a top OF $3.50 last Thursday
the peak price worked down to SIS Mon
probably due to condition and consist of
the available supply.
For the week. good closely sorted eve
and wethers bulked from s565.50 closing
at s5n5.z5. bucks. 81 less. bat gradually
becoming less numerous. throwouts down
OF S1M2. few TO the country at $3.50 and
better. culls around Soc