Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-31
MODERATE HOG RUN
At CHICAGO MARKET
Observation-Disclosures SMALL
COMPARED WITH MONDAYS
AVERAGE.
STRENGTH SHOWN IN
TRADING ENTIRE DAY
Cattle Hold Steady. With Prime Sorts
at Premium and Westerns Showing
Declines During Past Week = Past
Weeks Receipts of Sheep Heaviest
in Recent Years-current Prices.

Chicago. Aug. 31.-Arriv,.ls of hogs
; at the Chicago yards today were mod"
crate for Monday, and It's a result the
market continued to show strength, al
tho price variations were slight com
pared to Saturdays levels
Receipts Of hogs at Chicago for the
week totaled 1l4900 an increase %
~, 100 compared with previous week, q
. decrease OF $500 compared with sam:
Meek last year and an increase of 10
500 compared With corresponding week
two years ago.
Estimated average weight OF hogs fol
the week at Chicago was 254 pounds
the heaviest since October, 1910. or sin
pounds heavier than the previous week
- pounds heavier than the same week
last year and is pounds heavier than
the corresponding week two years ago
Increase in weight has caused buyers
to discriminate against heavy animals.
Top hogs at Chicago for the week
reached $40. against 1885 the pre-
vious week, 1885 a year ago and $500
two years a go Average price figured
SSVu, OF Genus tower IMAM last NcCN.
so cents higher than a year ago and
- cents higher than two wears ago.
Eleven markets received 5000 hogs
Saturday making 3ss 900 for the
week or 2S 900 more than the previous
week. $4,000 less than a year ago and
So 900 more than the corresponding
week two years ago. Total for 1914 to
date Is. 235. 900. or $4,000 less than the
same period 1913. and 1s56.0o0 less
than corresponding time 1912.
Cattle.
Cattle were steady, with prime beef
continuing TO bring premiums, and
with westerns selling at the reductions
made last week.
Westerns are now Is q % cents down
from high point also, but the choice to
prime finished native steers are holding
at highest levels Of the year. and still
new top spots are looked for In the
trade for prime steers later this season.
Prime goods can only come in short
volume as the season advances, and
while a fairly liberal quota OF finished
steers cleared the past week at $1,000
m1O50, continuance of the same pro-
portion for few weeks longer does
not seem probable, since advancing
corn to cost of S0GS5 cents bushel
in many localities, and even up to so
cents, has already driven out a lot Of
cattle Of kind that sold recently at
$500 @9.75, which would otherwise have
been matured to come later this sea-
son. ~l
A top of s10.65 for three droves of
heavy beeves last week showed cents
gain over a week ago and stood against
1925 a year ago, while two years ago
was also a Sl0.65 top. Spread Of
s9.00@9.75 bought bulk Of the good
steers and stuff around $3.50 1O.1
showed choice grade, while big quota
of handy and light steers off short feed
sold within a spread of SS.40q $50,
these getting competition from medium
to good range steers.
Killers put up no lmall number of
beef steers at cost down from IS, such
kinds being grassers, and they got the
crooked little stuff Of kind that feeders
would not take down 20 81 and lower.
YearlingS topped at $1,000 and a few
others went around $9.S5 q 1000. but it
was a slim showing of bapy beeves
above 1915, even tho the market for
good ones had a lot better action than
at low time week ago.
1t is confidently believed that the
worst of the liquidating spell off dry
pastures is over now, and that the
trade this week and thereafter will get
a smaller quota of native grassers, tho
so to 90-cent corn will likely drive out
a considerable crop of medium to good
1900 to 1850 pound steers, which, were
feed more plentiful, woul1 likely be
a t11r 70 frh hof
ter market in October, BY which time
decided falling off.
Sheep.
Another overdose of sheep and lambs
came today and following the heavy
marketings Of last week the market
was weak.
A search of the records reveals the
fact that the weeks receipts have been
heavier than for any pEct eGing Au-
gust week within the last three years
and the largest for any week since last
December. Western markets have also
been well supplied and despite very
marked increase of feeders, western
slaughter for the week will aggregate
about 10000 more than the week pre-
vious. Dressed mutton markets which
We're in demoraliZed condition a week
ago, have naturally not improved. New
York and Philadelphia dressed mar
kets, in fact, being reported in de
plorable state" The trade viii be slow
to mend and will need considerable
lighter supplies this week, in trade
opinion, if any progress toward that
end is possible The season for good
runs, however, is here, and the only
| factors of strength that can be located
are the facts that mutton and lamb
is comparatively low With beef and
pork and that feeder demand is ex-
pected to be Of good volume despite
| many dry spots on the may and the
high cost Of feed.
Chicago Livestock.
| Chicago. Aug. -Cattle-Estimated
receipts for today. 10000; market
/, steady.
Beeves >. ................ 7S5@1Ae0
Steers OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $3.50 9.25
Stockers and feeders ...... $500 SIS
Cows and heifers ........ $500 9.25
Calves ................. 7.0O@11.20
Hogs-Estimated receipts for TODAY.
10000; market opened strong.
Light >. -................. s.oo@s.5o
Mixed ................. 8.8009.50
Heavy :. ................. s.65@9.45
Rough ;. ................. s.60@9.20
Pigs :. ................... 7.25@8.70
Bulk :. ..-................ s.s5@9.35
! Sheep-Esfimafed recAinfs for TODAY