Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-22
ANOTHER ADVANCE IN HOG MAR.
kET WHEN ARRIVALS CON.
TlNuE MODERATE.
CATTLE MARKET INCLINED
TO HOLD sTEADiNEss
Sales Made at Steady to Strong Price.
Excellent Demand for Choice
Sheep and Lambs-Review Of Mar
ket cenditions-current Quotations
a. Livestock centers.

Chicago, Aug. e2.-Light receipts to-
! da% raised hog prices
PACKING grades We're strong all day,
while better grades OF light and heavy
weakened from the start Packers
bought largely at s7.Soa 80 for mixed
packing. s7.S5 d7..5 for desirable
heavy packing and ss.10aS.20 for
butcfery mixed.
Common heavy sold down to s725
and grassy mixed at s7.50d77o Pigs
,nae1 With good demand al strong 10
! higher prices selling largely at s5.15M
I 30
( An impression is gaining ground
that the recent spread of about a dol
4 lar was too wide and that the gap will
be narrowed. Common grassy hogs and
! pigs are in d class by themselves and
will continue unpopular. Finish wil! be
the factor the rest of the season and
! good cornfed hogs are likely 10 sell
/ much closer together regardless OF
weight.
/ Reports OF hog disease are coming
/ from every section OF the cornbels.
! Southern Michigan herds are being
ravaged and if half the news coming
from Iowa is true hogs will be worth
good money The Iowa experiment
station reported that the whole state
! IS clamoring for cholera serum and
that half the current demand could not
! be satisfied. Michigan reports unsaris-
/ factory results from serum. One herd
| of ninety three head in Cass county
vas tnocculated two weeks ago. but
The entire herd has succumbed since
What the average hog grower wants is
a cholera cure, not a preventative, ana
J after cholera has made its appearance
the use of serum is OF questionable ben
eft.
Cattle.
Cattle were steady to strong.
Local trade has passed the drouth-
affected stage Missouri cut loose few
| er half fat cattle this week than re-
! Gently and IN Iowa Minnesota and
| South Dakota, where feed conditions
are fairly good, It is a very conserva-
| tive movement Of stuff OF grass. Same
! applies to most sections Of Illinois now,
tho a big crop OF immature steers
have been crowded marketward thirty
| TO forty days ahead Of normal by rea-
son of advance in corn price and the
poor condition OF pastures.
For ripe finished beeves 1t was mere
lily a repetition of good demand de-
iveloping after irst rounds Wednesday.
Killers and eastern shippers are not
tendeavoring to hide some really urgent
needs for this class OF steers. Proper
ton Of them here IN the past week
has been moderate, but there was not
the least indication any day that de-
mand was below the supply. The cas-.
has bought well of ss.504s-I5 and bet
ter kinds and packers have taken the
residue Of the supply with a lot OF
fayora BILE action. an indication that
they are carrying no liberal beef stock
in coolers and are meeting with 1air
consumer demand even at the strong
rates which beef commands over the
block at this time.
Few OF the lower grade stock heifers
selling under 1926, or thin COWS OF
class to sell under 1925 are getting
competition from country buyers.
The trade Is getting access TO a de-
cent supply of thin and light fesheo
cattle in current narketings from the
iwestern ranges and both distillery and
farm feeders are taking hold Of them
readily wherever breeding quality war
rants their consideration, several
strings Of western feeders having sold
some qualified j, 1O4 pound we'll fieshed
steers going out Wednesday al s1Io.
Sheep.
There was excellent demand for
choice sheep and lambs.
All classes of native sheep sold
steady and bulk of rangers showed nc
change altho a band of Montana Seth
ers went cents higher. with lighter
j. sort. yearEngs were scarce and rulec
fully steady when available. Feeding
demand was not very urgent. but suit
able lots sold about steady with Wed
nesdav. the LOW spot CT the week. Fat
native offerings were mainly 1oS1 Il
cents higher than the close last week
White some weigiiIy e#es 'Eere mp a.
much as % cents. Rangers we're strong
20 * cents higher Feeding grades
were largely 10a15 cents lower thar
last week.
lambs were scarce and ruled high
er. Rangers from Nevada and Idaho
sold 10 cents higher. Natives were
quoted l0di5 cents better than Wed
nesdav. Present values were best o
. the week. Fat grades were largely 25a
30 cents higher than last FRIDAY
, Feeders were strong and generally Il
a13 cents higher than last week:
close Scarcity of feeding lambs mao
such lots advance even tho feedani
sheep finished lower.
Trade was active and pens wer'
e,,nt.ed earlier than usual Quality wa
: good and buyers lost no time ouylnl
what was on sale. Light sorting pre-
vailed. City butchers did nothing. pu
local packers were liberal compet1tofa
, Receipt. were lighter than anticipate
, and naturally sellers asked higher
More rangers are expected next weel
and undoubtedly total receipts VIII o.
heavier than this week. Local receipt
che frst four days this week fell OF
nearly 10 per cent from the same pc
Rod last week, but were only snsnu!
/ smaller than the corresponding tim
} last year. Other markets were NOR
lliberally supplied than last THURSDAY
h,,. had less than q year ago.
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