Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-11

PACKERS SOMEWHAT SLOW
TO TAKE ACTIVE INTEREST
Cattle Prices Advance Because Of
Falling Off Dry Weather Offering.
in Seuthwest-Sheep and Lambs
Weaken Because Of Heavy Run-Re-
view Of Market Conditions.

Chicago. Aug. 11.-Demand for hogs
| showed d little Improvement today.
Packers were slow TO take hold.
The market has afforded a warning
to the country to exercise caution
i where light thin sows were concerned.
The proportion of thin she stuff has
, been large and sows that have had pigs
are selling at sharp discount under
smooth young hogs. Pigs are also a
bad proposition, having had more de-
cline than anything in the list
Inc trade is inclined to the belief
that the recent dollar slump on the
oalk of heavy and mixed hogs uncov-
cred low spot for the summer and fall
months. Packers are making big money
on low priced hogs and they now look
TO De worth what they are costing.
Good hogs, fit for shipping ana loin
trade, were cleaned up on the early 10
cents higher basis, but the advance was
not generally in evidence below the 8
cent line. Urgent demand ceniers on
ioin hogs, as it is a fresh meat trade
Everybody was sidesiepping big hogs
and keeping average weigh, down Late
bids on big hogs We're mean and fore
caSteo a carry-over. While some mixed
and packing stuff sold steady early the
late market Wore no bloom and to get
action concessions had to be made. A
good class Of mixed packing sold at
ss.2o and at that price they did not
carry more than 800 pounds weight.
Estimated average weight OF hogs
received here last week 236 pounds,
against 2SS pounds previous week, PAL
pounds year ago and 237 pounds two
years ago.
Cattle advanced because OF a falling
off in the number of dry weather Of
erings at Kansas City.
A good acting cattle market the past
week followed one Of adversely the
week previous. Recuperation of much
OF the decline scored then was made.
Bulk Of steers closed the week 15025c
higher than q week ago. Some In
stances Of IS cents gain were noted for
kinds which week ago went around
si.so $50. They were sorts in poor
est favor then but decided cut in re.
ceipts brought them up in hurry once
the demand turned from sluggishness
| to real state OF urgency.
Killers needed every bullock offered
them and had lot Of competition from
small eastern buyers.
Rains west and In some parts Of the
southwest, long needed, havins materi-
allied in the past lew days. a check
on big supplies Of cheap stuff is looked
for alfhn Kansas ppd Nobra 6oya
failed to get good wetting, and con-
tinued liquidation from those states
can only be expected. Illinois and iowa
corn has been a'oed materially by
rains, and this she uld have effect in
putting a clartp down on heavv ship
ping Of immature steers from these
states.
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs weakened owing to
a big run here.
Tho lamb prices weakened at the close.
values for the past week were fully %
a4oc higher, due to the light supply.
which ran slightly more than $4,000
less than the previous week. The run
! was principally lambs, but this condi-
ton is expected to be improved this
week by little better supply Of sheep,
even if receipts are llree-quarters
lambs, which is quite possible-even
| likely.
| Orders are awaiting the arrival of
feeding lambs. which haven been COM
ing very literally from The west-as
yet. Countrymen have been coming in
no small numbers looking for feeding
! sheep and lambs, bat they have been
| conspicuously absent. There is evil
/ dence in this inquiry of the anxiousness
Of countrymen to feed sheep. In recent
! years fs" have been fed. owing to the
high price Of screenings. but. for some
reason. it is evident that feeders in the
mill districts of the north have found
sheep feeding better proposition than
straight selling Of grain, and they do
not deny it when they come to market.