Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-27
MORE HOGS ARRIVE
THAN LOOKED FOR
SLOW MARKET RESULTS FROM
EXCESSIVE RECEIPTS IN
CHICAGO.
tToP FOR PRIME LIGHTS
AND MIXED DOWN TO $3.50
Bulk Sell From Ss.s5 TO Se.t5-cat.le
Market Steadies and Few Choices
Lots Sell Above S1o-Tradns Slow
in Sheep and Lambs Division-Re-
view Of Market Conditions.

Chicago, Aug. Receipts OF hogs
lions OF the guessers ana IS a result
the market was slow ana top prices
We're showed down slightly. Lights and
mixed OF prime quality topped The mar
ket at $9.3o, while bulk did not sell
ABOVE S915.
Three days arrivals at chiyago total
than same days last Week. -. 400 less
than = year ago and 10000 more tnan
corresponding period TWO years ago.
Eleven ma rkets received si.4oo nogs
"Wednesday. or 2i.7oo more than last
Wednesday. 500 less than d year ago
and $500 more than TWO Years ago.
$1,000 more than same period last week.
$4,000 less than like time last year and
49,ee0 more than corresponding three
days TWO years ago. Total Tor 1914 to
GATE, 15,o72,0o or $4,000 less than
same period 1915 and l.6920Q9 less than
corresponding time 1872.
Cattle.
cattle market showed disposition
TO become. steady, ard several choice
lots sold above SO.
Advices received by local houses
from Kansas indicate deficiency in
grass cattle of 25 to 40 per cent, ac-
cording to locality, but owing 10 good
grass larger proportion of the crop
will be beef than last year Owing 70
the 1913 droutll there was imperative
necessity last spring of conserving
grass ana larger acreage per steer
was allowed. This means fewer feed
ers to cross the Missouri river into
the corn bel, proper.
Eastern markets have been filed up
this week and as Virginia grassers are
running freely markets down that way
VIII De able TO take care Of few cattle
from the west. The eastern beef
market is also or the rocks altho the
imported article has ceased to be a
factor. Conditions in New York and
other eastern cities are deplorable, ac-
cording to returning eye witnesses.
The European war has stagnated ex-
port trade and the shipping interest
IS literally paralyzed. New York and
other harbors are full of ships flying
flags of belligerent countries. which
are afraid to leave their noorings
This condition will gradually remedy
itself, but temporarily it is serious.
Medium and common yearIings are
getting hot and somewhat disastrous
competition from lish. grassers which
have been marketed by the thousand
on account OF drouth. This beef does
not compete with choice yearling pro-
duct, but it does take the place OF med
extent 50 that tribulation encountered
ings is largely attributable 30 drouth
Sheep.
There was littl" activity IN sheep and
lambs and the market was slow all
dai.
Around 1000 head OF surety desira-
BILE Nevadas out ot a Dig band sold be-
fore II O'Clock at s7.s5 ;est Idahos
We're taken at $3.50. while more than
one string Of Idahos cleared at s7.s5.
Fairly good ones sold down TO $40
First feeders which changed hands
made $40, while s7.2567.35 was the
range within which most buyers
wanted Gesirabl thin kinds
A shipper gave SS.UV lOr & lOa0 OF
fancy eightytwo pound natives in the
morning session. while city butchers
took q few others a the same price.
hut packers refused to go glove 1915
for anything, ard consequently kept
The sort down to the minimum 10 avoid
paying extreme prices. Packers paid
1915 less often than on Tuesday. and
took very good kinds at s7.60@7 So.
with little or no sort.
Fairly good arrivals We're obtained at
$3.50. while those at $1,000 80 were
very und esirable and Were not wanted
at any price by most buyers. Offerings
weighing upward of seventy pounds
sold to the best advantage as light
lamos have become 100 numerous OF
late in the native division. Seconds
were quoted at s5.75a6.1,. and hardly
any assed $3.50. while many lots wefe
secured at S6.o0mG.
Chicago Livestock
Chicago, Aug %.
Gait Ie--E.Ef ina led receintv for today