Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-05

tnlcago, Sept. o.-PackerS and spec
hiators continued to hammer ne hog
market today. and made their own
prices largely. There aaS consider
able number of hogs which arrived
yesterday still in first hands, which
added TO the poor condition of the
market.
Fridays receipts at 1000 include 4
nearly loco direct 10 packers Tie
quality was rather poor with big heavy
and common to fair pig and packer
mixed in liberal supply a layover
from Thursday Of 1914. the largest in
; several weeks had depressing effect
upon the market. The stale offerings
! carried large proportion of big
! heavy packers which hsYe been ac-
cumulatins for several days past PIGS
sold about 25c lower
Cattle.
Cattle trade slow, prices slightly
lower
Current values are on basis ia 25n
lower than rates shown last week bulk
of medium 10 good steers. as well As
risit choice grades Of value around
ss.S5a lois. being fully 25c down.
That II has been logical decline IS
disputed by sellers. since the supply
here ana westward has not been above
actual needs. Possibly BY next Tues
day, when the market reopens nun
CRY demand for beef Will again be in
evidence, tho killers are reported 10
have some direct steer arrivals due for
the Tuesday killing and very gene
rous run Of natives that session may
put prices in bad way again. Range
crop for next Tuesday is estimated all
he s-,,, -
holiday will not interfere with range
shipping. Two days supply from the
range is thus probable of landing for
the market next Tuesday, and in event
that native run is of at all liberal pro-
portions at least 1900 general ar
rivals may land here TO be followed
by another liberal m;dweek run.
The trade is not in position to
safely guess as 10 the immediate future
OF trend OF values. With the big chunk
taken off prices in the past few days IL
would under ordinary circumstances
appear that a stea der situation IS due,
altho killers assert that beef trade Is
IN Dad shape In the east. due to high
retail costs. and there Is nothing rosy
about local beef selling conditions
Markets west and eastward as well
Will be open next Monday. Chicago be-
ing The only point TO observe labor hoE-
day, and in event of a generous run at
river markets on Monday and also a
liberal crop Of grass cattle al Buffalo
Pittsburgh and Lancaster that day, a
decidedly weak demand may present
itself in the trade here next Tuesday,
all OF which must be taken into con-
sideration by shippers contemplating
landing cattle here Tuesday or
Wednesday,.
That the prime goods will continue
guess. but with other kinds Ii is an
up in-tne- air situation and calls for
cautious action on part of country op-
orators. who must carry in mind the
present decidedly pearish condition OF
affairs and govern Their ACTIONS &C
cordingly.
Sheep.
prices remained steady.
Compared with week ago. most
range stock shows % cents advance.
while native arrivals were largely 25D
40 cents higher. and some ewes now
selling al s. showed 80 cents gain.
Feeding and breeding stock ruled gem
orally steady from start to finish. The
advance on fat grades came largely
after the first TWO days Of the week,
when receipts fell down Sharply. The
break in prices late last week had a
great deal 10 do with the curtailment
OF oil erings From ali reports IL looks