The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-20
Other Livestock
by United Press

CHICAGO. Aug. 2O,-Hogs-Receipts, 49,
900; butchers, 5000 direct; holdoy,edrs, 1000;
higher; sows 25 to Csc higher than Sat
urday's averages; top, $3.50; bulk. $3.50
$50: bulk desirable packing sows, ,s64
$40: few butcher weights above; light
lights, 14O16O lbs, good and choice, $3.50
@6.40; lightweights, 10000 lbs. good and
cnoice, S6.15q6.7O; medium weights, 200
heavyweights, 25O-35O lbs, good and choice,
S6.40@6.90, packing sows,- 275a55O lbs, me
dunn and choice, s4.75d6.25;. slaughter
$50 Csttie-Receipts, 70, 900 commercial;
5000 government; calves, 1000 commercial;
1000 government; fat steers and ~yearlings.
grades weighty steers selling mostly up
ward; demand good for all representative
steesr; bulk better grade heavies. $500
$50; best light yearling steers, $3.50; year
ling heifers,, S7.25; most rang. fed steers,
strong to iOGi5c higher: veaiers fully
steady; select up to 81; very few stockers
and feeders in run; slaughter cattle and
choice, s5'75G8a25; 9C0-1 100 lbs, good and
choice, s6d925; 1.1O0-1, 300 lbs, good and
choice; s6.25a9.75: /, 1901, 500 lbs, good
mon and medium. s2.5OG7; heifers, 55O-75O
los, good and choice. s4.75G7.25; common
and medium, S2.25@5;, cows. good. S30
cutter and cutter COWS, sI.25d225; bulls,
good and choice. S4.2505.25; common and
medium. S2.50M4. Sheep-Receipts, II,
900; lambs opening slow, indications fully
steady; bidding upward of 81; initial bids
under 1915; few lamb weight yearlings at
SIS. IS; sheep about steady; slaughter sheep
s60715; common and medium. s425M
6.10; ewes, 90-l50 lbs, good and choice, 81
as: all weights, common and medium,
81 .400 $50: feeding lambs, 500 lbs, good
and choice. s5.50@6.
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LOUISVILLE. Aug. 20.zCattle-Com-
mercial. LOO; government. 1900: supply
moderate demand; only fair, medium and
spots Soc lower than last Monday. or
weak to Csc lower than the close of last
week; better grade steers and heliers.
STEADY: beef COWS generally steady; saus-
or Csc under last Monday; most early
sales. common to medium grace grassy
s2.75a425: better finished steers and
heifers, scarce and salable from So 10
around Sc for strictly good lightweight
yearlings; bulk beef COWS, 50 5OG3; prac-
teal top, S325; some smooth kinds 20
So. so: low cutters and cutters, SlHZ.23t
bulk sausage bulls. ~s2.25G2.75; odd head
feeds, fully steady; bulk Hereford and
Angus stockers Of quality TO sell from
s4d5. depending on weight and quality:
common TO medium grade natives, mainly
81. 50G350. Calves-Commercial. goo. in
Guiding 24o stock calves: v~ealers. steady
with Friday and Saturday; bulk better
grades, s5.50N6. few strictly choice handy
weights 10 S.. 50: medium and lower grade
v~eelers and heavy grass calves. $3.50 down.
EogS-Receipts 1900. including l29 direct:
l0c higher than Friday and Saturday: TOP
~mid-August. 1881: 2s0 lbs. up. seas: l6O-
1870 lbs. s6.l0: 14o-155 lbs. $500; l20-l35
lbs. s4I0: sows. $3.50: grassy and IN
finished hogs discounted. Sheep-Re-
ceipts. 200. including around 1900 stock
ewes: lamb supply light. quality gen.
orally plain; market not fully established.
frEfrzff0nc around gfFHCT- nulE rFFrfT
trucked in ewes and wethers Saturday,
$50 IS: choice TO $3.50: bucks discounted
and most throwouts Saturday. S3.50M4:
fat ewes. unchanged at slH2. few nigner
stock ewes moderately active and fully
steady, bulk, ssG7.50 a head, som choice
kinds 70 So.