Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-18
CHOICE Hogs ONLY
G0I.DLS 70 GAN
BEST ARE STEADY TO 5 CENTS
HIGHER, WITH OTHER GRADES
WEAK.
CATTLE QUOTED STEADY
AT END OF ERRATIc WEEK
Unsettled Market Conditions With
General Settling of Price Levels Fea.
ture Market During Past Six Days
Light Demand Causes Weakness Of
Sheep and Lambs.

Sheep and Lambs.
Chicago, Oct. 1s-chcice bu.cser
hoss were steady to cents CHER to-
! day, but others were weak.
During the first five days this week
a total Of 1880 have been marketed
at Chicago, being $500 less than a
week ago, 1900 more than a year ago
: and 10000 less than arrivals for same
period two years ago.
mixed packing lots sold at $500
s.lO. There We're not many lots sold
iabeve sS.o5. Mediums and butchers
sold at sS15@S3O. Poor to good heavy
packing lots sold at S7.75G795. Rough
heavy packing lots went at 1880
go. Lightweights were weakest on
the market and sold at 81 900S2O Sc
iec1ed packing and shipping lots
ranged at sSO06S05.
| Number of pigs on hand was
quite large. Market was generally
steady with Thursday. Sales We're at
So.7o $50. Stays according to weight,
SOLD at SS.309S.50. Bears Went at
500, throW-outs at s5.O06650.
Friday. or 10000 more than last Fri
day. 5000 more than a year ago and
Is, 700 less than two years ago Total
thus far this week $4,000, or $4,000
more than same period last week, g.
goo more than like time last year and
5000 less than corresponding five days
TWO years ago. Total for 1918 to date
1s.160.000, or $4,000 less than same
/ period 1912 and 100000 more than cor
responding time 1911.
Cattle.
| Cattle held steady
Everything on the list, barring prime
year!ing steers is showing a lot of
decline as the week eni draws near
tteavies of good to prime kind are fiat
% cents lower than last weeks closing
and the common to choice handy and
light steers, as we'll as plain to good
! medium weights, are down 1905
cents. Added to the decline Of las;
week. this means that the list is 400
TO cents lower than high time this
season and there have been some in
stances Of worse going.
Prime yearlings are holding higher
than ever. as typif1ed by a $3.50 sale
THIS week, new high point Of the
year. but so scarce is this class of
goods, its high price making is by no
means criterion. Heavies are selling
s1.5o@9,O0 per head lower than two
| weeks ago. and the prime ones landing
OF late around $500 have been the
greatest sufferers in value.
| These are showing fully as much de-
cline per hundredweight as the
Welghty plain grades, but it is the lat
ter which are hardest to cash. Numer-
! GUS Main
going over for next weeks trade. not
wanted at declines recently forced.
| Handy stuff has suffered breaks nv
reason of the sluggish shipping demand
and persistently bearish attitude On
part OF packers. They are using the
Argentine beef shipments as a price
breaking average, and it is working
fineiy as viewed from their standro mt.
New York had 5000 carcasses Of South
american beef this we k and the re-
suit was shut-off in demand for a
llne amount of stuff in the local trade.
| '-aaada rat steers are not a factor for
reasol! hat very few of them are land
ing IN the eastern markets, It b ing a
| Canadian stock cattle invasion there.
Latest wholesale prices On No. ribs
are marked off to CORRESPOND with steer
rrice Declines but there is little
change from recent high costs on IONS
daa rounds Of all grades. ard this is a
factor in dulling the local outlet for
beef
/ Kosher demand absence for two
weeks past has, Of course, beer the
cause for the terrific decline in the
heavy steers. II is claimed that every
f'u!. h resident of New York City quits
citing beef in the Jewish holiday pc
Rod. and this gives some indication of
The effect Of the kosher cali 1on prices
for fst big steers.
Five days run this week stands So
400. against 1881 week ago, 6A,7s2
a year ago. and 1856 two years ago.
while there We're $500 rangers this
week against $4,000 week ago and
1880 a year ago. Six markets have
had 1SS,000 cattle in five days. an in
crease of 1900 over week ago, but
$4,000 under year ago and $4,000 less
tEan two years ago. Eastern markets
again had big supplies of Virginia and
Kentucky stuff, as well as some gem
erous runs from nearby territories,
while the prices there, being relatively
lower than here, effacting short ship
ping demands in the local trade.
Sheep.
Light demand caused weakness OF
sheep and lambs
Many anticipate a liberal run next
week and further break in prices
may occur. However, a great deal Of
the stuff in sight viii consist Of light
Montanas, which will find an cutie,
only thru feeder channels so that fa'
desirable weight lambs may not be any
more plentiful than at present. A fail
supply of native lambs is also ex.
pected, but sellers hope for fewer buckJ
J lots.
Chicago Livestock.
Chicago, Oct. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. tee