Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-29
SELLERS HANDICAPPED BY RE.
cEIPTs IN EXCESS OF DAYS
DEMANDS.
PRIME STEERS AGAIN
IN ACTIVE DEMAND
Most of the Offerings, However, Are
Cows and Heifers Of Plain Quality
Arrivals Of Sheep and Lambs Proved
to Be About as Expected = Current
Quotations Of Leading Markets.

ply left over from last night.
Heavy butchers topped the market
on Wednesday at $3.50. The latter price
was 10 cents higher than Tuesday. and
the highest price paid in about ten
days, Shippers were good buyers of
hogs, they taking around 1000 head.
Lay-over hogs were increased from
Tuesday, and many statesmen refused
to let hogs go at steady rates or the
way packers bid at the close. Big
packers secured large number of pigs,
but not many regular hogs
Receipts We're estimated al $4,000
head or less than generally expected.
There We're $40 left over from Tues
day, which made total offerings mod
crate, but despite this fact packers re-
early in the day.
/ Receipts for the first three days this
week total about 74,700 head. being TO-
! 900 less than year ago and 300 less
than corresponding period two years
ago.
Inferior 10 good mixed packing lots
! sold at s7.20M7.45. Mediums and
butchers went at s7.5O@7.60. Poor to
! good heavy packing lots cleared at
| s7.15 dz.40, with rough heavy packers
/ at $6.S00 80. Light weights sold at
| $I10a7.5o. Selected, packing and ship
! ping lots ranged at s145 01.S0.
Eleven markets received 76,400 hogs
yesterday or 11.400 less than last
| Wednesday. 500 less than year ago
and 1880 less than two years ago.
Total the first half of this week. 100000.
or 10000 less than same period last
week. ! 900 less than like time las; year
| and $4,000 less than corresponding
three days two years ago. Total for
! 1914 to date, ls,473.000. or 1.2So.00o less
than same period 1913 and l,554oO0 less
than corresponding time 1912.
Cattle.
! There was an active demand for
| prime steers. but most of the cattle Of
fered were cows and heifers of plain
quality
| The run yesterday at 10000 included
$500 rangers and $500 Gamers, the
latter coming direct TO killers. 1t was
| thus quite moderate beef steer run
and from the start both packers and
the shippers showed a strong interest
! in the crop. Clearance of the run was
made in due season, and q big share OF
| the good to choice steers were out OF
| first hands before noon, the activity of
| Monday trade being again noted. AZ
| tArnoon hours showed some slowing up
! in demand for the medium and plain
steers. especially the underfeds tho all
had outlet before the close. and 1t was
a rare occasion when traders did not
quote even the palmer and common
little cattle a least a shade better sale
than on Monday.
The three day run here stood AZ. 700,
| against 56,346 a week ago and 59,lS6 Il
| year ago, and this alone stands as the
/ principal factor in elevating prices. AT
| six markets there were 3I.100 cattle to-
! day. against 43. 500 a week ago and 49,
| 900 year ago. while half weeks total
| at six points was $4,000, a decrease
| of so coo from week ago and $4,000
! less than a year ago.
| Cow and heifer market showed re-
! covery of a big share of the severe
decline noted at the close last week. a
brisk demand for everything decent to
I choice and also q quite satisfactory call
| for the plain and common beef cows
and heifers was shown. The Gamer and
cutter deal also had strong action de-
! spite arrivals of $500 Gamers direct
| for slaughter.
A brisk demand for the bulls, strong
| to 10c higher rates prevailing, and bulk
were 10M15c higher than last week.
There were moderate supplies and good
call both from killers and eastern buy
ers. Only few choice to prime big
bulls landed at s7.25GDI.40 and a fancy
big animal took s7.75. A fair to good
4 butcher kind made $685. a SIS and the
selected big bolognas made s625M 635,
l. ID :,
/ kind took s5.75m6.oO. Plain light stuff
/ sold around $3.50 and down, with the
z, Gamer delegation under $500. poor
/ kind at s45OM4.75.
I Sheep.
Arrivals of sheep and lambs proved
/ to be about as expected.
Prime Montana wethers sold at $500
! a new high mark for the week. 9th
ers sold at $3.50 which were similar
to some Monday at the same price, al
( tho at that time there were some year
lings in the band, while Wednesday
! the Young stock was sorted off. Other
wethers. such as sold Tuesday at $500,
! did not find an urgent outlet and were
! doomed to sell little different. Some fed
western and Montana ewes topped at
/ $40 and fairly good class was Sc
cured around $500, with choice ones at
! 1925. Dakota yearlings made 1915,
while fed western yearlings made a
new high mark for the month at $685.,
while late Tuesday some mixed year
| ling ewes and yearling wethers were
sold by the same seller. Feeding ewes
went at s4.10@4.50, while yearling
yearling wethers sold to feeders at
1925.
Packers bought every Tot Of natives
they had chance at and 1t was
seldom that buyer left the pen with
out getting the arrivals in question,
as his bid usually showed the full
strength of the market. Sellers were
bullish, as conditions were in their ia
vor, and many arrivals vent without
a sort, while none was trimmed to any
extent Much Of the advance was
shown in the light sorting, as packers
did everything to keep away from in
stalling the $500 lamb, altho city
butchers gave that in several in
stances. =
Chicago Livestock.
Chicago, Oct. Observation-Disclosures