The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-24
INDIANAPOLIS WEEKLY
LIVESTOCK REVIEW
For Week Ending Thursday. March %
(By T.. 5. Dept. of Agriculture)
Cattle

Cattle
AS a whole the local cattle market was
reasonably satisfactory to- all branches Of
the trade and prices moved within a mar
row range. Stability of values seemed to
be of more Importance to most operators
than slight and perhaps temporary price
/ advantage However, there was enough
urgeney in the she stock division to raise
the price level a big quarter above last
weeks level. Steer trade was less active
and few sales if any were more than
| steady and some fat. but slightly weghty
offerings. were hard to move except at
slightly lower levels.
Strictly choice steers of any weight Sc
lection were not available this week. but
undoubtedly would have received consider
able attention Ii offered Most OF the
! supply consisted OF medium 10 good light
| ana medium weights TO sell from 81 50@
! 5.35. including several loads of well con-
6 81 catt!e Of plain quality around
! reached SIS and odd head scaling LOIS
| pounds cashed at ST. rejecting dependa-
bic outlet for such kinds: Otner sales de-
serving mention were 1,524-pound heayies
! at $780, load scaling 1928 pounds al
S465 and some l320-pound bullocks at
| $475. In the higher brackets were several
! loads scaling from 1850 TO 1850 pounds
from S5@ PIP and few lighterweights
! from So 250 SIS. Common killers ranged
uoWn 70 81 ana below, but comprised only
a small portion of the total supply.
Heifers were rather plentiful above the
30 marx and s5.25 and $3.50 was paid
ireely tor those scaling up to and slightly
| 5;75. and Sc, was reached by odd head of
choice lightweights For the four day
genes 569i m q Of the offering sold from
/ below. Slaughter COWS found a ready out
! let in range Of $2.3503.50 bulk S2.500
| 325; with low cutters and cutters from
vealer supplies were considerably less
| than for the first four market DAYS last
| to cause much price alteration. At last
| weeks close strictly choice vealers sold at
Sc with most good kinds at $3.50. Monday
but returned to Sc Wednesday and was
| raised to $3.50 Thursday. For the period
good and choice vealers cleared from $50
| descriptions from S3.50G5.
Hogs
The fourday total at Indianapolis and
the twelve market total differed but little
from the same period last year. but was
noticeably more than was marketed dur
ing the corresponding period last week.
Prices fluctuated mildly but remained
within narrow range. and anything that
resembled marked upturn was immedi-
ately followed by reverse action Apparent
/ ~ the dressed meat trade was not in posi-
ton to sustain live prices much if any
ABOVE the 81 mark SO the net gain, COM
pared with last Thursday was only 10 cents
ana a that is 10 cents under Monday s
high market Shipping outlet expanded
slightly. but not enough to move half Of
the offering this week
Mondays 15-cent advance raised the top
to S4.25: paid sparingly. since which re-
peated scent drops reduced the peak to
S410. For the week to date good and
choice 100 to 275-pound weights bulked
from S4@ 10. extreme top S4.25: 275 up
lighter weights from s3.5OM3.70 Packing
soWs cashed from s2.75@3.5O mostly 50 IS
M5 %. Todays schedule follows: 100 to
25o pounds. $685. 325 to $50 pounds ld s. co. 3
$50 to 400 pounds. SO rs; $50 to 100 pounds
S4 $40 to $50 pounds. $3.50: 1870 to l40
POUNDS, S390: 100 to 100 pounds. SO TO: 100
70 o 10 pounds. s350G $50; packing sows
=. Local sheep house supplies we're about in
me with last weeks volume but the
twelve market total was considerably lar
ger. and local prices were little changed
DAM, variations Of minor importance were
usually followed bv similar adjustments to
almost a steady price level. Fed westerns
continued to make up the bulk ot supplies
ana several Of the. customary late mar
become SO regular that early trading is
the exception rather than the rule.
For the week most good 81 to 80 pound
we westerns ccaashed from. IS 5Oq 5,85 with
numbers Weightv lambs averaging os to
10 pounds cleared from S525G535 al
though load Of choice SO pounds realized
distinction. Throwouts and unsorted lots
sold from s3.50N5. Fat light ewes cashed
rom S2oOG3 others mostly sl50d2 with
osiiy supplies hardly enough to Justify