Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-24
100 MANY HOGS FOR
SATURDAY. TRADE.
ARRIVALS MUCH HEAVIER THAN
EXPECTED AND ADVANCE is
CHECKED.
PRICES FALL 5 CENTS
UNDER FRIDAYS LEVELS
Bulk Of Cattle Receipts Consigned d.
rect to Packers-LittIe Competition
in Bidding For Sheep and Lambs =
Review of Market conditions-cur-
rem. Quotations.

-'@' -. -f---tiIlNdiS oi nos :
TO-DAY Were much greater than cx-
peeted. Consequently prices weakened.
Arrivals for the first fire days of the
week total about 1881 head. being
2s.i0o more than same days last week.
500 more thar Il Year ago and 1000
more than corresponding period TWO
years ago
With the naw advance in prices Fri
day, market averaged the highest OF the
week. tho the top was 10 cent higher
, than the best price paid during the
week
Eleyen markets received $500 hogs
Friday. or 1880 more than last Friday
$500 more than a year ago ana 400
less than two years ago Total thus far
this week .e3. coo. or q. 600 more ina,
same period last week. - 600 more than
like time last year and 10. 600 more thar
corresponding five days two years ago.
Total for 1914 to date 1886 900 or
! l'-s-,oo" less than same PROD 1918 aud
l.522.0oc less than corresponding tim.
1912.
Cattle.
Most o. the cattle receipts were con-
signed direct 20 packers.
The trade has come to the con
ciusion that The decline ma about run
It's course but when ii i considered
/ that lot az stun selling now below
sS.pp i 10 a i,5o lower than high
point and the sa25 a 1000 kind. any
Where from 5od,5 cents down. and
even the prime ones, finish considered.
"a least - cents lover than the high
spot IN September, the limit seem. Il.
nave been logically reached
Killers are wiling to admit thai the
steer crop is being bought worth the
money. They have as well pushed
values Tor the range crop down to
relatively cheap basis and the flood Of
supplies bolh of native and range de-
scription. here in recent weeks has af-
iorded them opportunity 10 lay in a
considerable surplus crop Of beef at
cheap cost.
Whether the end Of the declining
period mas been reached vii. OF course.
depend upon subsequen; receipts
tanks are calling for money in many
sections Of the country and forcing
liquidation. and this does no, serve a.
as indication that liquidation is al an
end y lot Of forced shipping has been
Gpre this Week. ihrn = mig proportion
- the common and medium grades a;
market have come from feeders who
"ere reluctant 10 carry cattle for the
next fifty to SIXTY days feeling tha, to
save tn corn woG,d be better prom
oSi,ion
The weeks tttr here stands s.3on in
I've days, large@t since last DeceIr -.
ana asains, 5l,sll a week ago and II
~ = wear ago Al six markets the
Total Is 2l6.0o6 in the 1--WE days an IN
GREASE oi +.e0n over a week ago and
$1,000 more than year ago.
canadian markers have seen II! Lao
shape wel as the eastern ara vest
trn points. and generous runs there
haze simply flooded killing center-
That the available supplies arr large
enough to permit Of his movement ard
SIN! afford a liberal early winter beef
supply does not seem probable. and
any materially strengthened situation
in beef trade a few weeks hence when
cold weather NiD set IT, should have
"a decided STRENGTHENING effect on
prices for the good grades
ne trade estimated all the 9ay from
.g.JV6 to e3,9fil cattle f7: next Non
DAY out il is REASONABLY certain that
the range run that day viii fall few
thousand below the 10 600 crop that ar
rived from the ranges las Monday
Popular guesses were At %. 900 TO "A :
900 but this %iil likely prove too rnsuy
I" give the market a little reaction
from the current badly depressed price
situation shown for al below Well
finished classes