Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-06
HEAVY SUPPLIES
D[MOlLLHE HOGS
QUALITY OF ARRIVALS POOR AND
LEFTOVER STOCK UN.
USUALLY POOR.
ONLY PRIME LIGHT
GRADES IN DEMAND
Cattle Receipts Chiefly Steers and
Desrth Of Butcher Offerings Causes
Advance in Prices-Sheep and Lambs
Appear Steady-Eastern Gluts Elm.
inased-Review Of Market Conditions.

/ Chicago Aug. 6.-Heavy supplies to-
ity was poor and the leftover stock
large Only prime light grades We're in
demand.
: Light weight hogs again are scarce
and did not show full decline at start,
but were lower later in sympathy with
other grades. Shippers pay up TO $50
for light hogs, while one lead OF light
butchers averaging 205 pounds went to
an outsider at 1925. which proved
much out of line with general market.
L.gnt hogs have been SO scarce and
TAR out of line that they are no guide
to general market conditions. Light
hogs out of load will sell over dol
! lar a hundred higher than heavy end
! of same load. and some places $500
spread is seen.
| Heavy hogs proved a drug on the
marke, Tuesday and many lots nave
been here for some days. Several lots
! OF heavies were carried over without
/ bids. while others were not shown on
market as cost in country was more
, than bid here.
| Deterioration III hog quality is in
dicated to some extent by oecreasins
weights Chicago arrivals last week
! averaged but 23S pounds, against 24S
the previous week and 24T year ago.
A swarm of thin sows are being thrown
! onto the marke, and owing to the
shrinky nature of the product TINS stun
/ is very unpopular with killers. Grow
/ ers must have lost confidence In the
market future to hold this thin stock
! for finishing purposes on old corn
which is plentiful nearly everywhere.
Cattle.
/ Cattle receipts were chiefly steers
and dearth of butcher offerings caused
an advance in prices
/ No prime cattle arrived yesterday
neither were there any stiilers or west
erns, 1t was a little Jackpot OF COM
mon to medium stuff. While there was
i considerable difference Ok opinion as g
actual conditions some claiming 10
have done little better than Mon
day. while others did not do as Wen.
lit was the concensus OF opinion tna'
prices were steady. Some olocky netie
cattle. rough but fat, had to go at -
and it is astounding what large pro-
portion Of the steer crop Is no" SEN
ing close to that market.
outlook favored another short she
stock crop for the wednesday trace. II
is evident that nearby territory Is ho'
suffering for want Of rain as badly as
western sections, since Chicago Is get
ting a light crop Of COW stunt. Severe
depreciation in prices, OF course, is
factor restraining shipments. Most OF
the COWS of common and mediuth
grades were still dull sellers, the com
mon stuff showing very little onterence
in value compared with the close ias'
week. and such kinds were stall ianoeo
down around s4.5544.7o. while SOW
took a decent grass-fed sort, and II
REQUIRED a right good kind to lano a.
525M540. Cows to make 1919 mac
, TO be strictly good. and only hesn!
strong-weight sort which had been 1ee
some corn landed at sS.004S.zo, whils
on up to ss.S0a7.oo it would have re-
ouired a prime kind to get the money.
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs appeared STEADY
eastern gluts having been eliminated.
Packer buyers who were out Monda.
morning to appraise good natiV
lambs on a $3.50 basis and who coul'
not have been induced TO go up 10 so.'
for prime natives. PAID S. this morn
ing without batting an eye, and wltl
ciry butchers even went up TO 1913 10
a few OF prime class. Native quaint
was better than Monday. but grantin
: Its Improvement the market s:io"eu
Ifull recovery of Mondays sharp de
cline and few prime lambs even sol
IN better advantage than was possibi
mere last Friday or Saturday con
s,dering the short native supply
y sales were quite numerous, ana s'-'
goods were only fairy desirable.
few good culls touched ss. but So
Sronned most any of them. and pee
wee class ranged down 10 s4-oo'