Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-21
Livestock ard Grain GOSSIP.

The country is bullish on corn. hut
has had no reason 10 expect c0nti-
uance OF recent prices Tor hogs. con
seouently winter feeding operations
Will De cur;aiied. With restricted win-
ter production Of beef and mutton.
heavy meats and lard ought - ne sood
properly. as continuance o, the War
viii place Europe under the necessity
81 purchasing large quantities OF Amer
lean hog product The southern stu
alton and restricted domestic consump-
ton consequent on an unsatisfactory
industrial situation are the princIpa.
bear influences.
Last weeks average weight OF hoSs
at hicago was only so POUNDS, De
cline Of seven pounds from the pre-
vious week and This week the average
IS expected to drop 10 22e pounds.
Growers are cutting loose light stun IN
wholesale manner. and the eNpecte''
rush is occurring before bad weather
furnishes IN, entive Ia order cars. NJ
recent decline in hog values Is uh
douhtetlly responsible FOR much u TINS
sacrifice and there is danger mat to-
1918 crop 81 mature hogs may ne re-
duced 10 smaller proportions than
packers EXPECT. owing 10 this policy On
the part OF the growers.
An old fashioned run % cattle
reached Chicago Yesterday. and there,
were enough sheep 10 so around. Chi-
cago had 3n0oo cattle, Kansas S!tN a.
many more. the four principal western
points including Kansas City and 81.
Louis having 10000. Naturally ths
market was demoralized
Western lambs have never reacnsa
eastern markets sappier. heavier. or
fatter than this season, and as re
suit killers have claimed an UMPIRE
cedentedly large slice OF the crop. Not
only have they taken fat ones put
scarcity of natives has forced them
10 buy feeders. Usually at this season
they have access to an abundance Of
s5.5On6.9G native lambs, but TINS year
to take care of trade handling that
Grade OF product they have been com :
pelled to buy western lambs at $3.50 ~
,.GO that ought TO have had a corn
crib cross.
Demand for breeding stock continues
,lnapa;ed. Yearling ewes are as rare IN
the sheep house as coyotes, ana ofoe.s
for thousands have accumulated olo
ewes have also been scarce and II Is
PROBABLE that sugar factory refuse
feeders in the west are holding them
old ewes were marketed close lasl
year. and anything likely to pun thru
the winter is being held for another
lamD and a fleece. AS was anticipated
I the proportion of live lambs in the
! western run has been small. There has
been ar entire absence OF white face
/ iamns from Montana. oregon. and IDA
! no The process Oh reiapiii'i ILLS
I focks is evidently in progress.
/ Speculation in corn has dwindled e
/ small proportions and fluctuations afe
narrow. The facts that the official
! CROP estimate is 2o4,0e0,0o0 bushels
larger than last year: that it is more
/ lnirorrnly distributed: that the has
crop is 100000 tons larger thai'
last year and fodder is plenn
iful everywhere, have tempered
4 builish sentiment Widespread rains
4 las; week. causing delay in gathering
! the crop. and propably resulting II
some Impairment in quality had M
! stimulating influence on specuiatif'
! buying. The majority of traders seen
convinced that little movement II
prices is to be expected for some tim'
to come. Seaboard messages reported
| Argentina corn underselling domestic
tho Argentina shipped only lSS,oo
/ bushels of corn to America from III
total exports at 100000 bushels las
| week. Grain from that country wa
offered to the seaboard at about o.
cents a bushel.