The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-17
INDIANAPOLIS WEEKLY
LIVESTOCK REVIEW
For Week Ending Thursday, April 1S
BY L. S. Department of Agriculture.
mprovement IN sentiment and a haltlng.

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Improvement in sentiment and hating
at least temporarily. OF the recent down
"aro trend OF cattle prices featured tnlS
weeks trade. The four-osy supply was
signify more tnan arrived ourIng the
Corresponding period last week. but daily
marEeungS were more nearly IN line with
trade requirements. Trading before MID
week uncovered some strength. particularly
on TUESDAY wnen most steers sold strong
10 2oc higher with she stock steady 10
Falely generous receipts Wednesday
enaoIed buyers 10 reduce costs TO some
extent but hardly enough 10 onset previous
gains Inc usual hot and COLO spots APP
Oeared IN the nelIer market Win some
purchases apparently a little lower ana
others strong TO higher. none OF which
AFFECT the price level. COWS held steaoy
ana closed strong To-Day.
Medium weight steers and several loads
OF good heaVes continued 10 move IN
relatively large volume leaving yearlings
and hchtweights IN second place
numerically. Demand was normal all along
the line however, and buyers who looked
tor soft spots were disappointed. Numerous
loads scaling from l,l20 to 300 pounds
and grading medium 10 good cssheo from
S4.20 TO SIS and better conditioned offerings
within the same weight range sold from
S5.25q $50 Weightier bullocKs averaging
l,345 and 1,449 pounds cashed at SIS ana
so. respectively.
bUlked from S450@5.50 and common
grades cashed from S350G4. Excepting a
small let of l320-pound heavieS at So
there was nothing offered to test prices
within the choice grade. Choice heiterS
also were very scarce and most o. those
available, excepting a load OF hghJweightS
at s5I5. cashed from s4Q5. Occasional
mon light dairy kinds downward from
s3.75 TO an extreme bottom OF s2.75. Beef
cows bulked from S250d325, only few
to $3.50 and low cutters and cutters
again ranged from s1.50Q2.25.
Vealer supplies expanded some but the
same could not be said for the outlet so
Friday. Pre-Easter conditions were
credited with causing part of the
assitude, but low quality and condition
also was a factor. STRICTLY ', choice handy
very small way with SIS a practical top for
good vealers, compared with Sc last Friday
and early this week. Common and me-
dunn kinds bulked from s2G4 and were
little wanted at any price.
Hogs
An increase of around 1000 head this
week proved little too much for the
Indiana polls market to absorb at I'M
changed prices and Thursdays quotations
we're generally 10 cents under those pre-
ated to the extent of their ability but
were hampered in a large way BY an IN
different meat trade and rather generous
Shippers accounted for approximately
g 500 of the % 043 arrivals to date this
week and the balance went into packer
hands. There was no change in the
relative price position bv weight. practl-
cally all average from 100 to 400 pounds
moving within 15-cent range.
While weights from 100 to $50 pounds
we're scheduled at the maximum price,
there was some preference. for 100 TO go
pounds and frequently a scent premium
ing quality Price movement this week
never was erratic and never more than
Monday. held steady Tuesday. gained a
dime Wednesday and lost it THURSDAY.
For the four.day period good $50 e. to to
1886. extreme top. 80 paid Wednesday
and equivalent to the peak late last week.
Extreme heavies were listed at $3.50. Light
lights from 1870 to 100 pounds bulked from
So q 365. and pigs cleared from $3.50
335. Packing sowS sold IN an extreme
spread of $3Q3.35 took most good offer
ings.
If the character of local supplies was
a reliable index this was obviously cleanup
week in many feedlots. Offerings con-
clippers and several small lots of spring
lambs and a large proportion of non
descripts of various weights and condition;
Daily offerings we're. rather light and
afforded rather Indispensable basis for
Wooded lamps averaging 81 pounds
cashed at S5.45 and palmer deck of 80
pounds stopped at S535.
pounds cleared from s510d5.2 good
clipped offerings bulked at s5.50G $50.
while low grades. both wooded and shorn
sold from $4@5.l0 Spring lambs started
the week at S6.5067.50: but closed from
SCAT or around soc lower. Some rather
undesirable springers sold down to IS and
less. The customary urge for spring lambs
near Easter was absent this week and
trading ruled slow and somewhat indif-
ferent A few ewes sold from S2d2.75 with
culls down to ST.