Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-16
MARKET SHOWS STRENGTH
FROM START TO FINISH
Range in Hog Prices Narrowing
Sliaht!y-Activity in All Grades Ex-
cept ~Lishts-Sheep Arrivals Enor-
nous and Prices Fail to Hold-cur-
rent Quotations.

10 requirements OF the trade. A strong
market resulted.
The Who trade is wearing bloom
such as has not been shown for some
time past. but in the deal for stuff be-
low choice il can be quickly etfaced
should the country endeavor TO cash a
lot Of half-baked stuff now that the
market is showing son?e Improvement.
This would Re bad policy on shippers
part as long as rangers are moving
one. the westerns are out Of the = Y.
however. there should he plenty Of p
p~ortrnitv to cash the native with some
certainty Of getting a pretty decent
price Off them. Fall feed is plentiful
enough TO afford keeping the medium
and plain steers at home.
Receipts for the week We're $500,
AGAINST 1850 the previous week. 49,
gig a year ago and 76.l59 two years ago.
while Of this crop shippers took $500.
c~an,oaring with % s6+ the previous
week and 1890 a year g The run
was divided into 4oI00 natives and
:, 200 westerns. comparing with 1900
natives and IS 500 westerns the preVi-
Gus week and $500 natives and 5l,ooo
westerns a year ago.
Only on on. day last week were there
any very liberal supplies Of choice
steers. on Wednesday a really sener-
- MAJ Kind arrived. due to
"uS HoP y! .;sad sbi,uen, 70 6ll
Se'iets lew 6amaod AS a
So"', t,s;naes va. transacted
F"S.al .a,s yra,, a, IS so for
d ! - - so'.en Its This was
d .otd 80. ,.a.. and
% -. ~. .oi,- for
d ''''' ,,.b;,a enc hove
PRIME '"'' ~ a. his -i-rA
'"PS d year - $50, nra,i.v NJ
~ -, r.,,.- ,rere nunishing
prices seNeiSiH - ,.,h nracass
hce 'of h1otiltt7 49, ~, - 1o,r
only ieAoeu ~ aara,onad
time 1eeolhs- u! - s,,ss I'D
the current sea'o,'H ot ..;oas oa;a
Is H"@'ei a,a -b. axoec--
in fifteen months 'aSt' "io ~ hn,,,sh
ancN IS Toy toP &c za,i,b
period IN tFaue 10 .o.oa oa.-
ralFl5 A"elal -. h.,f
tie are a~hticipa.eo -
TINS month AZ 4sa.. -h.a ~.
IN a sectioh "a ~ .oo..o.
general enough III e 49,
cattle the "hole rams
the effect OF hastsn'hs c"e w
such beef stun as Is " "e ~
et"ard ms year.
on account q l"e a".'''p1
itv in range AFFAIRS a"Fi.S ~
Of the month. many arr ausiSit7 -
too free a movement Oh sa
native steers during that ~. on.
suggesting 'aal II h@H u" ~
s~eason-up sucn steers q niue WIN d
daily feeding OF shock corn ana lfl ms
ans stuff get out oil the way before
sending onward too many pam ana
habitat natives.
Ho9s.
Prices Of live hpes sho" ~haFFo"ihs
tendencies in every class out ilsh's'
Packers filled Their wants todaE al
Prices Angling from s"-tV 20 s',o9' anu
were active participants IN 'ne Gay
trading.
Receipts OF hogs at tnlcaso STOCK
ards last Week t"ta!td l-3.o0V, or IA
so more thar the previous week, 49,
500 more than the same week last year
and $i.7o0 more h a the corresponding
Week Two years ago. Grand average
II the ~oFreSpondl "eehs OF the iast
twelve years, which ranged at s2,S4'
less than last Week. There we're louF
weeks under 100000 and three over
~ 900.
Estimated average weight of hogs az
Chicago last week was 10 POUNDS. OF
lin pounds heavier than the previous
week. but still five pounds lighter than
tWo weeks ago forty-seven pounds
lighter Than the same week las wear
and sixteen pounds lighter than the
corresponding week two years ago.
Grand average of the corresponding
weeks Of tn" last twelve years. which
ranged at 29S pounds TO 2o' pounds,
was - pounds, or "A pounds heavier
than last week.
Average irice Of hogs at Chicago
figured s6.as last week. or 6 cents high
ct than the previous week. SO lower
than the safnc week last year n S1.lS
lover than me corresponding week two
years ago. Grand average Of h cor
responding weeks OF the last twelve
years, "hich ranged at s4.55a3a9. fig
ured 56.lS. There We're six weeks low
or than 500 and only three higher
than 500.
Combined receipts of hogs at eleven
'-arNets last week totaied 4i6'Voo' OF