Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-17
MARKET MAKES A SLIGHT GAIN
AFTER OPENING DULL
AND LOWER
NO ACTIVITY APPARENT
IN CATTLE DIVISION
Heavy Marketinss Next Week Certain
to Bring About Additional Price
cuttins-Range is Widening-offer-
ines of Sheep and Lambs Only Mod
erate-Review Of Market Conditions.

Chicago, Oct. 17.-Hogs today made
little gain after opening dull and
lower.
Receipts were liberal Thursday. the
estimate being $4,000. this along with
1880 held over from Wednesday. made
goodly number on sale. During the
first four days this week tota! OF
105.500 have been marketed at chi
cage, being 1900 less than a week ago,
14,10O more than a year ago and $500
under marketings for like period two
years ago.
Cattle.
Cattle trade had no activity.
Reason for the Very Indifferent call
for big steers has been stated daily for
two weeks past 1t is the absence OF
the kosher demand. Kosher buyers
will be out of the deal again next week,
and the warning issued week ago to
keep away from market with beef
steers" still holds good. Failure OF
owners to heed this advice in the past
few days has caused some very cheap
buying of big steers and some big
losses to the men who spent high
priced corn in fattening them.
The heavy grades are not off more
than light and middle weights below
prime sort, however. Such stuff is
selling now 10 cents under Monday and
largely fiat % cents lower than
week ago, while more Of the recent
trades at s7.50@S.25 have shown an
even half dollar break from ten days
ago than any lesser decline. There
have been exceptions, too. where oU
cent cut was shown for cattle of COM
mon sort. landing down around $I.oo
and under and some of the 1900 to l42o
pound stuff selling at $7.s5@s.15 in the
past few days has been claimed to also
show 60 cents decline from high time.
These sorts were taken well when the
demand for them showed some urgen-
cy. but of late they have been posi-
tive drug to the market. All QUALITIES
Of big weight steers are under killer
ban. Strictly fat and smooth l4oo-
pound stuff sold at $3.50 on Wednes-
day would have made SO short time
back, and a lot of Ss.65@s.s0 kinds
were such as would have been snapped
up in a hurry at fully 40@50c better
rates.
With the Argentine crop showing up
in some liberal numbers at New or
and selling at 9N cents pound, II is
a foreign competition against which
the producer can only look with lot
Of disfavor and the ultimate erect OF
current Experimental" shipping from
South America can only be to establish
a wider price spread in the trade LOT
native steers.
This weeks further price breaks on
TOP of bad situation a week ago ought
to cut supplies at market the coming
week. Whether 1t has his enect or
not will depend upon feeders attitude
toward holding stuff at home on high
priced corn in face of severe decline In
the prices at market.
Sheep.
Offerings Of sheep and lambs were
only moderate. -,
Receipts Thursday were as antlcl-
pated at 10000 and compared with 3d.
1877 last Thursday and 25,4so a year
ago. Total thus far this week l53,9oV'
decrease of 1890 compared with
same period last week and an increase
of 1900 compared with corresponding
time last year. Six markets had s4,-
900. against $4,000 a week ago and g.
300 the corresponding Thursday year
ago. Combined offerings for the week
to date go 1000, or 24.000 less than same
period last week and 1000 more than
cores ponding four days last year.