Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-30
MARKET SHOWS SOME STRENGTH
EARLY. PRICES THEN
REcEpE.
LIBERAL RECEIPTS AT
ALL WESTERN cENTE7s
Depressing Influence Congestion at
Western Points = Choice 7eovss
Scarce - Buyers Anxious to se'ure
Sheep and La-,bs But Oppose Any
Advance in Priees-Surrsnt Values.

| Guaranteed and non -quarantined hogs
failed to help prices today except a Mt
tie at the start The main influence
appeared to be the liberal receipts at
I western points taken altogether.
Receipts of hogs at Chicago for the
week totaled 1890. an increase OF
$500 compared with previous week,
500 compared with same week last
, year and a decrease of $4,000 compared
with corresponding week two years
ago.
Estimated average weight of hogs at
Chicago for the week was PA POUNDS,
the ightest since January. or pounds
lighter than the previous week. :
pounds heavier than same week last
year and 1. pounds lighter than cor
responding week two years ago
Top hogs at Chicago for the week
made S1.T5, or so cents lower than the
preceding week. 20 cents lower than a
year ago ard &c cents lower than two
years ago. However. average price at
$50 figured cents higher than pre-
vious week last year and 20 cents lower
than corresponding week two years
ago.
Cattle.
Choice bees were scarce.
That the shipper call will be broad is
not believed. The eastern houses are
getting a fair quota of beef right now.
The bulk of eastern purchases have
come in the past three weeks from the
Missouri river markets. The fact That
beef is in poor repute with consumers
must be taken into consideration and
because of this no big shipping demand
can be looked for here. Consumers
are prejudiced against beef to consid-
cradle extent by reason OF The fear that
it may be contaminated. attic federal
guarantee goes svith every pound that
is sold from a packing house that il IS
absolutely free from contamination
Poultry season is on in fun force
now and the enormous demand for tur-
key, chicken and ducks has. Of course.
cut a wide hole in the beef sales IN the
past ten days. Until there is normal
call for beef from all quarters. the de-
nand from killers. as we'll as eastern
shippers. VIII necessarily be restricted.
and feeders who may Se DESTROYS OF
rushing a lot of cattle into the market
when the quarantine in Iowa and Wis
consin is lifted Nov. so must bear in
mind that run of normal early De-
cernber proportions may at this time
prove far above trade needs.
Recurrence of the terrific declines
that marked the trade ten days ago is
not improbable on a big run. Freeing
% parts of Iowa and Wisconsin seems
better policy than lifting the lid over
the entire states. 1t at ieas: viii pro-
vide against a flooded market and Sc
we're price depression %
Sheep.
BUYERS seemed TO reed sheep ana
lambs but fought against any advance.
The week witnessed gradual adj
vance in prices up to Friday which
carried lamb prices mostly 10 cents
higher than nigh time last Friday and
that muef above the previous high
spot this month reached or NoH. S. the
. day the Yards were closed by quaran-
tine Yearlings are fully as high as at
any time this month. as are best 2
1 year old wethers. Most aged sheep
while showing strong to higher levels
than week ago today. are still 15I25
cents lower than high spot. the first
week Of the month.
/ The advances have been scored In
! the face of the adverse influences
which the poultry season exert on the
/ trade and may be attributed to light
! eastern slaughter. modest western
| slaughter. favorable weather and fre<
| packer buying in anticipation of bet
/ ter dressed market conditions ahead.
Fed western lambs touched s9.45 In
| the Friday session. the highest price
paid here for lambs since the frs,
week of June last when the years top
to date, of $3.50 was scored by Colo
! RADIO fed lambs. Barring that week
no lambs have sold here above s9.5t
since May. 1912, when Colorado.
reached $1,000, the yard record. Prime
s2-pound yearlings were carried or
this weeks bulge up to IS on the Fri
day high spot, mixed 2 and 3year-o ole
wethers TO $3.50 and a few choice ma.
tive ewes to 1913.