Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-24
MARKET ADVANCES CENTS FOR
BEST. AND OTHER CLASSES
ARE STRONG.
LIGHT SUPPLIES COMING
TO MARKET AT PRESENT
Top Advanced to Ss.s0-cattle Trade
Finishes Week Rather DuIl-live
Muttons Firm-Review of Market
Ccnditions--CUrrent Quotations at
Livestock Centers.

Chicago, Aug. 2t.-The hog market
today was strong to cents higher on
a !i=llt supply. hTe top was $500.
Best hogs have advanced to within
zoe of the SO mark and many sellers
claim that il is only a question Of
short time when SO hogs will be placed
upon the local records again. that price
having heen seen here for the last time
Oct. 81. 1919. The market on good
butchers and light is 10c higher, while
some OF the mixed offerings showed
; G10c advance. but when it came to
the heavy packing stuff there were few
statesmen VINO could see more than SC
gain when the market was at its height.
Latter kinds We're in poorest demand
and consequently closed weak with
trarsa ctions at the finish being only
about steady with Thursday. Many
agreed that the coed hogs were all
sold from first hands before the weak
ness occurred. altho some Of the specu-
lators we're known to have some of the
desirable lots On hand at the close.
which they did not get turned" for
some reason or other
Cattle.
The situation calls for some checking
of the native receipts ont Of pasture.
Surely the low quality killing stun. II
sized up as feeders. to be finished for
winter markets. ought to be worth mar
ket cost right at home now. since they
could De held on grass and make some
good gains for weeks ahead. The win
ter crop Of good beef is going TO be
short That's a conclusion reached by
traders a long time ago. and since feed
er stuff is in comparatively short sup
ply at market 1t would seem a good
time TO keep the habitat steers on grass
rather than ship now on a declining
market, and a little later. when the
owners will want to stock up. find a
big amount Of feeder competition which
can only hold up cost.
Sheep.
Live muttons were firm.
There has been no change in the
sheep and yearling session lately and
prices were quoted in the same notch
by sellers and buyers. There was pos
sibly a better tone to the situation.
however. and a good clearance was
easily effected. Nearly all the aged
sheep consisted OF native ewes in small
punches Receipts have been compar-
atively light and buyers took hold with
fair freedom. so that sellers were well
satisfied with the closing trade. Prices
on the fat grades Of wethers looked
steady to strong compared with the
finish a week ago and ewes were often
10@l5c higher. and even a quarter in
extreme instances Yearlings have been
scarce. but they. too. looked higher
when availa ble Feeding stuff sold
readily every day and the demand was
better for aged stuff than any previous
week Of the Immediate season and
-eaTlings were in good request, conse-
qlently prices We're strong and often
70 a CSC higher. making values the firm
est Of the past few months.
Closing prices on fat kinds We're
easily the hest Of the week. II least,
being as high as any ether previous
day. while they stood higher than the
first day or SO this week. Compared
with the close Of lest week. present
prices Of the range lots showed 15I25c
advance in most instances. and natives
Jared we'll. too. being UP that much on
an average. taking the quality and sorts
into consideration. aitho latter classes
do no. show THAR relative strength on
paper as do the former arrivals. Feed
ers sold we'll at al times and they held
about steady from start TO finish.