The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-18
INDIANAPOLIS WEEKLY
LIVESTOCK REVIEW
For Week Ending Thursday, March 16
BY U. S. Dept. of Agriculture.
Cattle

There was a gradual but almost COM
plete return to normal conditions TINS
week after most of the restrictions on
bank clearings we're removed. Supply and
demand were closely matched in the cat
tie division, but a rather even diS S s
men to Offset all bearish influences ana
obtain Slight advantage IN a price way.
Good lightweight steers sold 25c or more
above last week. due more to scarcity than
any other factor.
Other steers moved freely. except when
substantially higher prices were asked, at
steady to strong prices She stock moved
readily with little net change in values.
There was some ebb and flow in the
the average cost Supplies for the first
four market days this week totailed ,744
head. compared with .2,465 arrivals during
the corresponding period last week.
Lightweight and medium weight steers
made up a large part of the steer sup
ply and daily offerings were SO uniformly
available at all times. While yearlings
and lightweights received first call there
vas no lack Of intSEest in the %eightier
dition. Bulk all weights, grading medium
to good. cashed from $425q 5.25. but there
was some showing Of Ilightweights and
less than 1000 pounds. Common killers,
mostly in small lots, cleared largely from
Good light heifers especially those from
500 to CTS pounds, cashed from $5@ $50,
few to s5.75. with most weightier kinds
IN comparable COnQltlOn from S4.I0u D.
Common and medium grades of butcher
heifers ranged downward from s4.25@
ESQ for extremely common dairy types;
cows cahed but large pooG
of the supply in this section moved in
narrow spread of 81 .25@3. practical top,
tie if any. bulk, S1.50m2; shelly kinds, sl@
1875 and a few strong weight cutters with
some kill" at SIPS.
Vealer supplies more than doubled this
week and prices sagged under the weight
of numbers and limited shipping demand.
Choice vealers dropped from S7.50M7 late
followed by a similar decline Thursday to
an extreme top Of S.. Since last Thursday
the loss is $3.50 and for the current week
choice kinds closed Thursday from S5m6.
with common and medium from s2d 450.
Hogs
Movement Of hogs through Indianapolis
was noticeably less erratic than last week
and well regulated to trade requirements.
The four-day total Of 2l,047 was rather
evenly distributed and prices moved within
a marrow range. The weight schedule
was unchanged and daily alterations we're
applied to the entire list from 100 to 400
pounds with underweights usually follow
l leag9 tne J genera movemeht; Weights from
choice selections averaging from 1870 to
2lO frequently received &c premium over
the on pTafG drt TOP .sv Shippers bg able
suffered some from unsatisfactory meat
trade conditions so local packers again
took. more than two-thirds of the total
supply.
Last week closed with 81 top paid for
most good $50 to 225 pound offerings. but
conditions Monday favored a slight ad-
vance and s4.l0 was paid on that date for
comparable offerings with peak of SAL
for few choice selections. Tuesday and
Wednesday the practical top stopped at 81
and today only a few small lots reached
that point: For the Thursday to Thurs
day period, most good 100 to 275 pound
400 pounds from s360G380; lighter de-
scriptions averaging 40 to 100 pounds
from s3.70q4; 100 to 1870 pounds. $4,000
$40 Good packing sows buiked from 50 IS
N325, with a few light. near straight
kinds up to 50 40. Medium rough descrip-
ton cashed downward to $3.50 and below.
Sheep
Marketing of fed western lambs was
resumed this week in normal volume and
receipts totalled 433 for the week to date.
While there was some slight alteration of
the price level the net result probably was
no more than a Csc advance from last
Thursdays basis. Several decks. Of good,
81 TO 80 pound westerns. cashed at $3.50
and S575, with the former paid more
frequently, and the weeks TOP reached Sc
TO-DAY for deck averaging 80 pounds.
Weighty offerings cleared from S5.25H5 so.
but seldom above s535. This price took a
deck Thursday; scaling SO pounds. and
some ITO Founders, unSorted sold at 81 50.
Common throwouts ranged down TO So so
and below. small lot Of 55-pound spring
enough to justify consideration. cashed
at 81. Sheep arrived in negligible volume,
but we're quoted UP to s275 for the best
and down to 81 and below for culls