Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-19
GOOD PoRkERs SELL UNDER
PRICES OBTAINED FOR PACK
ING GRADES.
SHIPPING SORTS CENTS
LESS THAN MONDAY
Quality Lacking in Cattle Market and
No High Prices Arc Reaehsd-Trade
About steady-Sheep and Lambs
Firm and Prices steady-Top For
Lambs Holds From Monday.

: Chicago. Sept l9-Trade in hogs was
slow Good hogs We're lower than
packing grades. Shipping sorts cost
about ) cents less than yesterday The
top was s7.eS.
Eastern shipping trade is possibly
shade stronger in volume than AT the
start last week. but is still very
neager business owing 10 the abun
canoe OF hogs finding their way direct
to eastern markets from the TERRITORY
cast ana south OF Chicago. The break
Monday may let values down 10 a level
, al which there VIII be a little more
doing in this line, bu, shipping trade
OF satisfactory volume and strength is
not anticipated during the coming two
or three weeks at least.
Com insd receipts Of hogs at eleven
markets Monday totaled 1880, or 1,400
more than week ago, 1880 more
than year ago and ll.1o0 more than
coy-es spending Monday two years ago.
Chicago received 1000 more than \
0ceK ago and a year ago. Kansas City
had 1900 less than week ago. but
lhat many more than a year ago.
Omaha had 1870 more than week ago
and 800 more than a year ago. ST.
Lo~i.; had 1000 more than week ago
and $500 more thar year ago. ST. Jo-
sepi: had 600 less than a week ago and
d >sar ago Sioux City had 1000 less
tts- year ago. Total for 1911 10 date
il, 13.. 100, or $4,000 more than the
same period 1910 and $4,000 more than
-'.e corresponding time 1909.
Cattle.
Quality was lacking in the cattle
market and no high prices were reach
Cd but trade was about steady.
Supply at ali points is fully large
enough for trade requirements in view
Of slow general movement of beef out
Of coolers. This dull consumer demand
has been a packer argument against
rising values for steers for some weeks
past. but its influence IS still felt and
likely vii De 70. some weeks ahead. a.
Least as long as range runs form a
mod crate quota OF general receipts and
killers are able TO use them in holding
down the values.
Mid-week prospects favor fair run,
but killers recent action in Tuesday
native steer trade has not been con-
ducive to liberal shipping for corn-feds
fov that days market.
The fact that Jewish holidays later
this week will effect slump in beef
con sumption all over the country and
/ especially in the east, was a situation
which killers figured on. and this was
chief reason for slow action Of the
eastern shippers in trade for all ex-
cepting choicest steers.
A comparison OF these prices with
those one year ago will show that
prices in the main are at an elevation
a little above the plane at which the
bulk OF business was doing one year
ago tho the top cattle a that time did
, stand shade above Mondays best
price.
Top native beef cattle sold a year
ago -his week at $3.50: two years ago
best beeves reached $40, while cor
responding week of 1908 tops went at
s.,..5. and in 1907 al 1926. The aver
age price OF good killing steers a year
ago this week was 1913; two years ago,
$3.50: three years ago, $3.50, and four
years ago, $50.
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs were Arm and
steady prices were asked. Buyers paid
10 and Is cents higher for good sheep
and 10 cents lower for lambs. Top for
lambs showed no decline, but the bulk
Mas unquestionahiy slow.
Local receipts totaled $4,000 Monday
against 48,S24 week ago. 41,577 a year
ago and 3s.5o2 the corresponding Nom
day TWO years ago. Six markets re-
ce;ved $1,000 or 1890 less than a
week ago. $4,000 less than a year ago
and 20D less than corresponding day
two Years ago.
or
sold at 1855 against 1915 two years
go, s4.25 three years ago ana so-2o
the corresponding week of 1907. The
average price a year ago was 1925 and
! the corresponding week Of 1908 was
! down 10 $3.50. Top native lambs
| year ago this week reached $40, with
westerns up to $3.50. The general av-
erage on Eat lambs was AT 81. Three
f; years ago the average vas down to
| s5.o5.