Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-15
CHICAGO HOG TRADERS THINK
DANGER is PAST AND PRICES
STlFFEN.
VALUES SHOW ADVANCE
DESPITE LIBERAL RECEIPTS
Are Aided in Securing Satisfactory
Priees-Lambs in Most Liberal Sup
ply Of Season-current Quotations At
Livestock Centers.

Chicago, Sept. 15.-Belief that tht
worst OF the cholera danser Was ovel
gave the hog market To-Day lift.
+ arly last Week the spread between
heavy packing and light shipping hogs
became abSuruiy w!ae ana suDseQuen
contraction is regarded logical
There was no reason why heavy PACK
ing hogs should seH around, or below
So with the lS0-pound class at $500 a
$50. and nothing warranted il except
g little urgent fresh meat demand from
the east which was eliminated auto
matically when the price became pro-
hibitive. Corn scarcity warrants eX-
pectation that weight wil command
the premium before many weeks have
elapsed. The decline in shipping grades
last week has been merely a matter
of REIMBURSEMENT to an intrinsic value
bass
Hogs receipts at Chicago for the
week rotaled 1921, or 1850 more
same week last year and 90. 500 NOR.
than corresponding week two years
ago.
| Estimated average weight Of hogs at
Chicago for week was 232 pounds, or
!
ceiling week, three pounds lighter than
same week last year and seven pounds
| heavier than corresponding week two
years ago.
Top hogs a Chicago for week 1865,
CT 321a cents higher than previous
week, 5732 cents higher than a year
ago and 1906 higher than two years
ago Average price figured ss.2s,
against $500 preceding week, ss.52 a
year ago and sos two years ago.
Eleven market received 39,4O0 hogs
Saturday, making 1872 900 for week, or
$4,000 more than previous week, 109, .
900 more than a year ago and $4,000
more than corresponding week two
years ago. Total for 1913 70 date H.
100000, or $4,000 less than same period
1912 and 10000 more than correspond
ing time 1911
Cattle.
Moderate receipts Of cattle today
aided sellers.
six markets had 193.510 cattle in the
past week, against 22S.9O0 the week
before and 204.400 year ago. falling
OH from the previous week being due
TO Kansas City's big decline in mar
ksangs. mat point is working down
TO normal volume OF business for
this season, and few months ahead
as result Of the terrific exodus from
Kansas pastures IN recent weeks. Kan
sas City will be due TO fall far short OF
normal in nlarlletings.
Much Of the Kansas City run OF re-
cent weeks Will De counted again al
J the other markets. when it has con-
nod
and north, where feedstuff conditions
We're such as enabled the farmers to
buy heavily Of thin cattle at that mar
ket
Kansas City dumped big lot OF
cheap grade steers, many Of them
feeders. onto the local market early in
the week. but repetition Of this is not
likely to occur again, since rain hav-
ing been had in the dry belt there will
be effort now TO conserve supplies for
winter handling
A top at 1926 for prime steers in
the past week. both yeariings and
heavies making the price. only dupli-
Gated high point week previous
while standing against $1,000 a yea,
ago. A fair quota sold at SO, tho fewer
than week ago, while a spread OF
s.25@s.s5 took bulk of good to choice
handy and strong-weight steers, as
well as well-fed yesrlings. At the
week end when values were dowr
generally 1oa15 cents from best level:
Wednesday. numerous common an6
plain light pasture cattle landed dowr
tc s7.5oG 7.75 these being kinds which
had competition from range steers and
killing qualities considered. the rang
,c;1 yer
cheapest from killers point OF view.
QUALITY of supply suggests skimp-
ing in the reed bill. = iot % fecder'
are casi1ing habitat stuff to escap'
rayng 70N75 cents a hushel for corn
Tendency is 20 cash steers as soon a:
they are at all decent rathersthan con
tinue feeding 10 maturity. many own
ers believing that nigh corn will no
pav out under pursuance Of the long
feeding policy.
only 1000 rangers GANG the pas
week and reports from the northwes
are 20 the effect that no very heaV,
runs will land here until October, since
j.. a Io+ of the smaller ranchnen are de
tarrnined to keep cattle as long as the,
show growth. believing that with
small total run. certain to be mar
/ 49,
son will be better rather than "oFs'
than current levels. Range market ha'
firm general tone. prices showin'
strong to 10 cents higher levels tha'
the previous week.
Sheep.
Lambs were in the most liberal sup
ply Of the season.
Fat lambs finished the week 1o@l
cents lower than the previous week
late basis. Market recovered after tn
opening. but toward the close anothe
weak spot was noted. Feeding grade
suffered the first setback in severa
. weeks and closing values were fully q
cents lower, with some lots, qualit!
considered, down 5000 cents. Qualit!
of natives was not as good as usual
while rangers deteriorated slightly
also.
Heavier sorting was done. whicl
. made the feeder crop large and even
tho demand was good, thin stuff wen
out at the lowest prices In shout
month. Packers supported the marke
well for Get grades, and no complaint
we're heard about the slight decline II
|. prices, as the run was considerabl.
larger than the previous week and cor