Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-14
IMPROVED GALL FOR
PORK S|[AD|ES MART
EXCESSIVE RECEIPTS OFFSET BY
BETTER DEMAND FOR FIN
ishED PRODUCT.
CATTLE PRICES LOWER
ON ABNORMAL RECEIPTS
Prices Recede Despite Improved De-
mand Que to Cold Weather - Buyers
Compelled to concede Prices on
Sheep ard Lar,bs-Review Of Market
Condtions-current Quotations.

set the excessive supply.
Receipts of hogs at Chicago for the
week totaled l99,5OO, a decrease of u.s.
100 compared with the previous week,
2160Q compared with the same week
last year and an increase of 30.100 COM
pared with corresponding week two
years ago.
Estimated average weight of hogs AT
Chicago for the week was 2l1 pounds,
or pounds lighter than the preceding
week, ? pounds heavier than same week
last year and pounds lighter than
corresponding week two years ago.
Top hogs at Chicago for the week
sTT5, same as last week, but there was
only two days when best sold above
$3.50, against $T.95 the same week last
year and S7.S5 the corresponding week
two years ago. Average price figured
$40, or 10 cents higher than the previ :
Gus week, 65 cents lower than Il year
ago and 80 cents lower than two years
ago.
Eleven markets received $4,000 hogs
SATURDAY.. making 554. 900 for the week,
or 1877 900 less than the previous week,
$4,000 less than same week last year.
and 100000 less than corresponding
week two wears ago Total for 1914 to
date 21,772,000, or 1.722.000 less than
same period 1918 and 100000 less than
corresponding time 1912.
Cattle.
Overwhelming receipts II ade cattr'
prices today rule lower despite ths thc'
that cold weather had improved the
demand for beef.
Last weeks price boom may start
too many short-fed steers for the mar
ket this week. Iowa and Indiana coun-
ties which are still under partial quar-
antine have been able to &c. stock IN
spected in recent days. and consisninS
of it TO the quarantine division here
is expected to be heary.i Given too
many of the sixty to. ninety day FED
kinds. violent price recessions can only
be the rule this week, and total loss
of last weeks gain will not come un-
expectedly should the market this week
get an overdose. -
Even allowing for the hard week end
declines, market now is, still far ana
away better than the closeithe previous
week. Breaks measuring % cents from
high point on bulk Of the crop still
leaves values 25G 40 cents above
week ago, the lesser advance being
shown for common and MEDIUM goods.
At high spot in midweek hulk OF right
choice to prime grades were 5OQ6o
cents higher than low point Week
previous and even greater gains were
noted. Packers needed beef for the
holiday trade and their time worn
argument OF mean beef outlet was
for the moment lost sight Of
Seasonable conditions would seem to
augur for bad trade this week. how
ever. Christmas pcultPyhshippinS VIII
be on in full force and at this time OF
year beef other than from choicest
carcasses always gets second favor TO
poultry a. far as the consumer is con-
cerned Shipping only .meage- por-
ton of the half fat steers and letting
the finished ones come would seem best
policy, but a disposition on part OF
many owners to crowd stuff to mar
ket ahead of bad winter weather may
overload the demand.
Tail-end of the Christmas trade de-
mands will be filled here this week,
largely by the local killers, since the
"show-fed" steers here last week went
mainly for the eastern trade, other
than tnos yarded in quarantine. Bulk
of the remainder of the Christmas
beeves UNFOLD are due to cash next
Monday and thereafter lcng-fed choice
to prime steers promise 20 be Q dis
tinct rarity in the trade and prices
much above s1100 are prospective Of
being rarely made.
Sheep.
Buyers conceded prices ~ sheep ard
lambs.
1t is unquestionably true that Illinois
has been well drained of supplies. that
few sections of the midwest or east
have normal supply of sheep and
lambs on feed, that there is every in
dication of high prices after the dawn
ing of the new year and that many OF
the timid ones have already cashed in
but few more big runs could easily
be rounded up this side of Christmas
and the condition of the dressed NUT
ton trade just now as compared with
hoof prices Is such that any supply
above normal volume would spell
! trouble for the selling side. Hence ad-
vice to hold back anything not In goot
condition for the block seems timely. 4
| will be needed later on at good prices
and demand is certain to center strong.
ly next week on choice to prime handy
lambs for the Christmas trade.