Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-15
SHIPPING GRADES
Of HOGS Wanted
DEMAND FOR ALL OTHERS SLACK
AND PRICES AGAIN ARE
MARKED DOWN.
PACKERS REFUSE TO BUY
EXCEPT AT LOWER LEVELS
Bulk Sell Under 50, Few Going Over
Scales Above ss.75-cattIe Market
s.eady-Receipts Quite Liberal For
Some Time to Come Because of In
clination Of Feeders to Let Go.

the trade today. and only best shipping
sold at steady prices. while others
We're Quilted to 10 cents under Mon
days levels. Bulk sold at "a range
from sS.25 to ss.75.
Packers are showing a decidedly
bearish attitude toward the hog mar
ket. They are hammering prices lower
at every opportunity even tho the sup
plies are compare lively light.
Hog meats at current cost are high.
The consumer is a wary buyer and
is patronizing the butcher to only
small extent. To lower prices on the
hoof and put pork meats at retail on a
basis more tempting to the consumer
is the packer endeavor.
There is decided aversion to laying
in hog meats for future use in pro-
vision trade at current cost. The pack
er believes, as does nearly every one
else that the midwinter hog supply
will be generous: at least the hog
cholera scourge has not killed a great
many thus far this season. and unless
there is a stupendous European de-
mand, lower level of values will then
be in force as a result of increased
marketings.
Prevailing prices are lowest since
Aug. 5. with the general run of sales
81 lower than high time last month.
Prevailing prices. however are still so
20 cents higher than Aug. 4, when
the average at SIS was lowest of the
year.
Eleven markets received 1880 hogs.
or 81 400 more than last Monday when
Chicago and Indianapolis had holi-
day: $500 less than a year ago and
1890 more than two years ago. East
ern receipts were of liberal volume, but
several of the western markets re-
ported moderate offerings. Total for
1914 TO date, 15.s66.O00, or 1865. 900
less than same period 1913 and 1922
600 less than corresponding time 1912.
Cattle.
Cattle were steady. receipts beins
moderate.
A full crop of cattle materialized In
the west this week. 1t was a season.
able run and there were several reas-
ons for its naturalization. Last
weeks good market exerted a some
what magnetic influence. cattle that
were held back last week owing to the
Monday holiday and the bad close the
previous week showed up and some
stuff arrived that would have been
held until Wednesday, but for appre-
hension that the Jewish holiday next
week would impair Wednesday de-
mand. The crop Wore a seasonably
grassy appearance and much of 1t was
branded, especially in the southwest,
as frost is approaching and the task
OF Gepleting pastures in the long
grass area of cattle becomes impera-
tive A run Of $4,000 at Kansas City
today was mainly out of Kansas pas
lures and told eloquently the story of
how gatherin. is being prosecuted with
the object OF terminating the seasons
grazing campaign. Omaha had a lot
of range stuff and there We're close to
5000 branded cattle in the rue here.
The days package at six western, mar
kets aggregated 1900 head, against
81 900 a year ago. On the respond
ing day last week these markets had
.l.0o0, but Chicago was then out OF
the trade owing to the holiday. 1t was
a generous supply and afforded pack
ers easier picking than last week, some
Of the recent bloom being naturally
eliminated.
No beef was imported by the United
States last week: on the other hand
some domestic stuff was sent from
New York to the battle field in France.
There have now been no arrivals OF
South America meats at New York
for more than two weeks.
Australia has put an embargo on
meat exports, to preserve her war sup
plies, while Interruptions to steamship
service. coal scarcity and banking con-
can trade.
Sheep continued to be in demand and
sold at strong prices.
History never before written on a
September market was recorded in
both lamb and sheep classes. prime
lambs. both native and Idaho stock,
scoring an 1915 top TO eastern ship
pers and packers paying up TO s6.15
for Montana aged wethers. The lamb
top was an even 80 cents per cwt high
er than ever before paid for lambs on
this market in September. prior to
last week and compared with an $40
range top and sS.25 native top late
! last week. The 1913 sheep established
! a new September record by 10 cents
per cwt.
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