Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-18
LARGE RECEIPTS At CHICAGO
AND OTHER WESTERN MAR.
kET cENrERs.
MARKET FOR CATTLE
Is SLOW AND WEAK
Little Activity in Trading, Due in
Part to Excessive Supply and Dmin-
ishsd Demand - Sheep and Lambs
Are Dull and Prices Reeede-cu trent
Market Quotations.

| Chicago, Nov. 1S.-A large run OF
hogs today here and at other western
! markets had the effect of depressing
prices.
Lard hogs are being sought on mar
ket and heavy grades that can be used
for this purpose are in good demand at
the prices. Heavy hogs of all grades
nave been rather scarce on the market
of late and have been selling to best
! advantage right along. Average weight
Of hogs last week was only 205 pounds,
the same as the week previous.
The general average price of s7.17
was II cents lower than Saturday and
IS cents lower than Monday of last
Week, being lowest day since Nov. s.
There was a big supply OF light
mixed here and this class showed the
most decline a good many selling
around $3.50.
a good class of weighty mixed on
the butcher order sold around s7.75 and
good class Of heavy packers went at
s7.60G7.65.
AS many as dozen loads OF fancy
225 a 800 pound averages sold mostly to
shippers at IS but sales above $3.50
We're only scattering.
Up and down light mixed, rather
common in quality and not any too
healthy. sold at s7.25. while choice Sc
iected light made 1918.
Cattle.
The market for cattle was slow and
Weak
Feeders were plentiful and such
grades $ Were between fleshy killers
and stockers were sticky. The char
acter of the run warranted the conclu
sion that nnay cattle holders are in
the mood to evade feed bill and that
short-fed stuff will be crowded into the
marke; right along. During the pas.
three weeks about $4,000 quarters Of
Argentine beef have reached New Y ork,
the product Of $500 cattle. barely
enough to make ripple on the market
surface. Most Of this stuff is going
into consumption in the east, but small
quantities are being shipped to the in
terror Distributors are trying the stuff
out and IN many cases the chilled ar
ticle ts doubtless sold for domestic
product.
Receipts carried a sprinkling Of Ca
madam stocker stuff of medium and
cheap kind and eastern markets con-
tinue to be heavily supplied from that
source. cutting off decent call from
eastern buyers.
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs were dull.
1t was a badly demoralized market
on fat grades, especially on lambs,
which formed the big end of the supply
OF killing stuff. Packers made a stub
born fight to wipe the cent lamb OF
the slate and came very near accom-
plishing their purpose, the few sales
made to packers and city butchers at
that figure having a 'scratchy" appear
ance and ss.S5G6.s5 taking most of the
good to choice fat lambs.
In striking contrast to the demoral-
lied trade on killing classes was the
good action and relative strength
shown by the trade on feeders. Feed
ing lambs enjoyed a broad country cail
and sold we'll up to last weeks prices.
string of 5000 Montana feeding
lambs averaging about fifty-two
pounds, sold at $3.50 and were called
10 cents higher by some traders, while
other good, but light, range feeders
made $3.50, some little range feeders
$3.50 and some warmed-up stuff went
out for a second feed at s6.75. aveTag-
ing sixty pounds. Many Montana weth-
ers Went to the country at s4.40645O,
a kind eligible to % cents more money
from killers early last week, while
feeding yearlings of good light class at
$3.50 1875 were not over 15@20 cents
lower than high time last week.