Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-02
OF QUARANTINE
RULES IN CHICAGO UNSET.
TIES EARLY TRADING.
PRICES JUMP HIGHER WHEN
ORDER is MODIFIED
Cattle, Hogs and Sheep All Sell at
Higher Prices After Early Scare Be-
cause Of Government Restrictions
Against Shipping From Illinois
Hogs Up Is and 20 Cents.

| Chicago, Nov. 2.-Quarantine rules
had weakening effect OF. the prize
of all livestock today. The sharpes, de-
! clines today We're in quotations of
cutie and sheep but the ra; -, - oc h ;gs
suffered too
Later, however, prices frightened III Il
surprising manner, and hogs. which
| had fallen 500 cents under Saturday
average rose TO point 100 Is cents
higher than early and 10 cents above
Saturday.
| The livestock market took the tight
ening of the quarantine in nervous
| fashion. The bulk of the trades had
| been made before rumorS of the order
We're confirmed, but with confirmation
prices for cattle and sheep dropped
sharply for the moment but as sharp
| ly recovered. Hogs. which sold to 10
cents lower than Saturday, advanced
to 15M2 20 cents higher than the previ-
Gus close.
Hogs.
Receipts of hogs at Chicago for the
week totaled 1860, decrease of
1000 compared with the previous week,
100 compared with the same week
last year and an increase of $500
compared with the CORES ponding week
two years ago.
Estimated average weight of hogs at
Chicago for the week was 225 lbs, the
lightest since the third week In Febru
airy, three pounds lighter than previous
week, eighteen pounds heavier than
same week last year and the same as
corresponding week two years ago
Top hogs at Chicago for the week
made $3.50, or 5 cents lower than the
previous week, so cents lower than a
year ago and 80 cents lower than two
years ago, Average price figured
$40, or cents higher than the pre-
ceding week, compared with $500 the
same week last year and s7.SS the cor
responding week two years ago.
Eleven markets received 54,400 hogs
Saturday, making 47s,0oO for the
week, or 1000 less than the previous
week. $1,000 more than a year ago and
$4,000 more than two years ago. Total
for 1914 to date 1881 900, or 1,257.000
less than same period 1913 and 1901, 900
less than corresponding time 1912
Cattle.
The market turning to q brighter
side after weeks of depression has
given traders lot of hope for still bet
ter prices on the good 20 choice steers
as the fall season advances and scare
ity of finished grades long shown and
expected to be further accentuated
materiaiZes. This week a scant quota
Of choice long-fed steers We're here
and for weeks past the proportion has
been running almost steadily smaller.
Such cattle having scored recovery of
big share of the break made in recent
weeks. now give promise of holding up
since there is little chance OF any in
crease in marketings for many weeks
off.
A lot OF heavy feeders bought for
short feeding operations at best can
come back to market within the next
few weeks as merely good rather than
choice steers, and the long fed ones
give promise of doing some stellar price
performances. and If considerably
higher top price than registered previ-
ously this season fails to materialize.
a lot of good guessers will have gone
wide Of the mark. A very meager quota
of the prime goods coming now Is in
strong contrast with generous supply
at this time year ago
| The first bad spell of winter weather
may cause another rush of immature
steers into the trade, kinds that feed
ers do not intend carrying thru the
winter, but the impression now pre-
walls that liquidation which marked
the first three weeks of October about
SKINNED off the bulk Of the excess crop
Of plain and habitat steers and later
n to- ~,
broader demand even for the in7ma
ture natives is probable than has been
the case prior to this week
! Sheep.
| Sheep and yearling prices enjoyed a
! boom and closed at the highest point Of
] the month. Compared with the pre-
Vious weeks finish. the market last
week closed fully 25c higher on most
aged lots. with numerous instances Of
$50 Acc advance Yearlings were large
appreciation. Feeding grades ruled
strong turnout and many sales looked
1OM15c higher than the previous week.
The advances came in the fact of larger
receipts than last week, altho volume
of business was considerably below
that of g, year ago.
| Trade was active most days and got
liberal support from local packers, who
consumed the bulk of the crop. City
butchers took some low-priced sheep
and a few yearlings, but generally con-
fined their attention to the lambs,
while shippers did almost nothing.
| Quality was good and most of the ewes
carried considerable weight. Yearlings
were never abundant. while buyers had
access to several bands of wethers,
| but ewes were most numerous at all
times. Sorting was short most days
and particularly at the finish. Handy
weight arrivals were scarcest and al