Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-23
NINE DOLLAR HOG
SCARCE COMMODITY
ANOTHER PRICE REDUCTION OF
10 AND IS CENTS FORCED
BY BUYERS.
STALE STOCK AND NEW
ARRIVALS EXCEED DEMAND
Bulk of Sales Made Within a Range
Of $3.50 to ss.75-No Improvement in
Cattle Division-Arriva OF Sheep
Liberal But Market Holds Steady
Quotations

J Chioaso. S~Dt. --S.-The s. hog al.
most disappeared from The Chica-o
nlarket TO-DAY Another reduction in
ri = Of 10 and Is cents resulted be-
: cause u liberal receipts and stale
stock OF considerable proportions.
Balh sold between sS.}o and s>.775. with
only a few choice lots OF prime mixed
and Lights touching 81.
Germany haS been wholly eliminated
"a purchaser and the war has ma
teriaily curtailed exports Of hog pro-
duct. bat the prospect is less beariSh
than might he Supposed Stocks have
! been Whitfield down in seasonabe
fashion and What European market,
are available have held strong. Il the
! Var continues any length Of time
Europe will need lot OF hog product
and should peace occur there will be
acres of empty shelves to ill In any
case America must feed Europe
The situation in the south is bad
The cotton market has practically dis
appeared and planters are unable to
buy provisions. They have neither
money nor credit in many cases; moth
ing but cotton. and while that com
modify undoubtedly has Intrinsic value
III Is not Immediately salahie Ii i.s not
a situation likely TO continue indefinite
" and probability exis that Wash
ington will furnish relief.
Eleven markets on Tuesday received
1900 more hogs than week ago and
5000 less than corresponding Tuesday
a year ago Kansas City. Omaha and
ST. Joseph showed most gain. compared
witah a week ago. and Chicago most
decrease compared with a year ago.
st. Louis was credited with 5000
more than a year ago. While Chicago
decreased 300.
The first TWO days OF the week eleven
markets received 1900 less than a
week ago and $4,000 less than year
ago. Chicagois total the past two days
was 1900 larger than a week ago and
1900 smaller than a year ago.
Cattle.
There was little improvement noted
in The cattle trade and the market was
slow all day.
The beef trade is ac1ine bad here and
in the east. according to killers, and
they assert that until the Jewish holi-
day season is ended-and that lasts
Internationally until Oct. 10-there can
be no consistently broad demand for
beef. The Jewish population in the
east Is big and at New York cessa :
ton Of kosher killing for few days
at a time is always a serious handicap
TO the demand for steers in the local
trade.
Too. the New York market is wrest-
ling just now with some 10000 and
more quarters of Argentine beef, and
although this Is likely to be the last
generous shipment from South Amer
lea while Europe's war is on, demand
for domestic beef will have its setback
! by reason OF the presence OF the South
American product on the market
Generous runs west. which include a
lot OF fair to good grass beef. afford
| killers rather easy picking. and II the
cattle holders in the south are forced
10 liquida,e now and settle up with
banks. that the latter institutions can
better arrange their affairs to carry
the stranded cotton planters, this sit
uation will not work for a good deal
| in the steer line.
Range run is now largest of the sea-
son. close to 1000 westerns being here
| thus far this week. and with a lot OF
| natives off grass meeting severe com
petition from the rangers. 1t will alone
! De the hard finished heavy and year
| ling steers Of choice kind that can be
| expected to get the only good favor
which killers can bestow upon the
| market.