The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-06
INDIANAPOLIS WEEKLY
LIVESTOCK REVIEW
For Week Ending Thursday, Oct. ).
RY L. S. Dena n hdent of Agriculture.

FOr week OCt. J'
BY L. S. Department OF Agriculture.
Cattle
All grades and classes of cattle moved
q, few notches lower in the. price scale
this week, apparently under the influence
of fores more hotent than the desires
of representative Ouylng and selling
agencies, With all cattle selling consid-
more noticeable and perhaps draws more
comment than the actual loss in dollars
and cents justified However, all beef
IO@l5c decline, others Is to 55c and pos
siblly 40c in extreme cases. Choice heif-
ers Jared better than other other sIaug gfber
She stock slipped slowly and gradually to
extremely if not record, low levels.
Steer quality was somewhat better than
last week and ran largely to light and
medium weights grading good ana better.
This was particularly true on uesoaS
when numerous loads were valued above Sc
but eventually sold below that figure.
sniff in preferential weights at the
close of the period brought 1900 to 1900
pound bullocks into the spotlight. The
weight range at $3.50 Others near the
same weight cashed at $685.. and a few
loads of lighter weights cleared at S6.15Q
go Bulk all weights grading good AM. and
able asseublage of lower grades was pos
sible under the SIS mark.
Good and choice heifers ranging, in
weight from $50 to $50 pounds bulked
scaling more than 300 pounds. other
heifers. sometimes considered as butcher
heifers ca.shed from S4Q $50 and extremely
common kinds went down to $3.50 Beef
representation at 1925 TO an extreme top
of s3.75; low cutters and cutters $1@2.
Vealers dropped to a top of $3.50 last
Monday but subsequent interest restored it
H. n
raised the peak to $3.50, or SOC higher
than week ago and 81 above Monday of
the present week. Good and choice yealers
bulked from $6.50q7, Tor Inc week, top
ward from S6 to a practical bottom of So
for thin, immature kinds.
Some decrease in marketing of hogs
here and elsewhere probably benefited the
selling and producing size, out professors
reported some difficulty in moving the
slightly higher product into normal
trade channels. Local supplies dropped to
a daily average of less than 5000 and
shipping outlet was broad enough to ad-
sufficiently strengthened to maintain that
position
The more or less beloved s. so top was
attained this week, following declines after
Sharp upturns Monday elevated the ex-
IRENE peak to $5.35 and the following day
it Jumped to $3.50. Wednesday 10c decline
followed by a nickel loss Thursday re-
outside price of $5.40 or l5c above the
prevailing price last Thursday.
With the elimination of receipts for
were divided between shipping and pack
government use this week, local supplies
ing interests, with shippers taking slight.
ly more than half OF the commercial
supply.
Bulk prices follow. for the first four
market days of this week: $50 to $50
pounds, S5.2595.45. top $3.50; $50 to 300
pounds, S490@5 .25; 300 up. s460@490; $40
to 100 pounds. S4.6 @5.1O; 100 to 140
ps9s 5 S45a 100 to 22 Pou Rtb
only a few straight sows up to S4.25.
Sheep
Since last Thursday the local lamb mar
ket lost ground consistently, with the eX-
cepton OF a few reverSals which did not
was in line with general marketing condi-
tions, however, and not entirely a local
price movement.
Starting the week with 81 top for eve
and wetners, compared with $3.50 last
Thursday, a show of strength developed a
S7.25 top Tuesday. Wednesday and Thurs
day best eve and wethers held a 81 peak
and today even that was hard to obtain
For the week thus far good eve and weth-
ers hung closely to the 81 mark but unless
really good were disquoted 25d SOC. Bucks
throwouts on down to SO. Some discrimi-
nation against weight is curtomary. and
has been expected but so far weight
lambs, and particularly those averaging
more than IS pounds, have received little
discount, probably not more than Csc.