Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-17
HOGS MAKE GAINS,
RECEIPTS MODERATE
PRICES TAKE UPWARD TREND
ALrHo RANGE is STILL
QUITE WIDE.
LIGHT COMING INTO
FAVOR AMONG BUYERS
Top Market With Mixed and Within
Narrower Ranse-cattie Trade Slow,
With No Material Price Variations
Sheep Firm-Review of Conditions at
Livestock Centers.

Chicago, Sept. 17.-There was an up
ceipts being moderate. Lights are
coming into favor again and top for
the little ones equalled The high point
for best mixed. Bulk sold today at a
range between $3.50 and 1905.
Inc recent collar break III hogs is
attributed TO closure in the German
market for lard and inability of the
cotton country TO buy rough meats
Packers make no bones of their posi-
ton. Hogs have been cutting up a
great profit and they intend to make
them DO that stunt With light re-
ceipts they must have wider margin
than if supply was normal. Hogs they
40 not kill can not make them cent.
overhead charges are fixed and must
be paid out of a diminished volume OF
business. The attitude of the distrib
utter is Identical. consequently the grow
er must weld some of his increm ent
and the consumer must stand an added
this condition and the altitude they
have attained has undoubtedly mater
tally repressed consumption.
Cattle.
Trading in cattle was slow today al
tho there was no material change in
price levels.
Packers have been getting big sup
plies of grassers and medium short
feds in the west as we'll as here this
week. and while there is apparently
need for everything coming. it is sim
ply a propitious time to apply the AK
to the price list. and this is being done
with a vengeance.
Last week buyers were under the
necessity of forcing trade, but this
week the shoe has been on the other
foot, meaning that too many cattle
have arrived. Quality was not as good
as on Monday more Wisconsin grassy
stuff showing up. Demand was to some
extent impaired by the set Of Jewish
holidays beginning next Monday.
which affected Kosher trade.
The badly shattered price basis now
can alone be credited to the desire of a
1t of feeders to cash In medium to
pretty good steers and escape buying
corn. Such grades have 1un against
strong competition from fat grassers
in the west and with the supply map
wearing a much more beefy appear
ance than in some weeks past. the de-
cines are strongly logical tho recur-
renee of breaks again in the near fu-
ture will be calculated to check the
generous movement from pastures and
feed yards. since the country is firmly
of the belief that a bare spot in the
supply situation will be hit next month.
especially for the fat weignty steers, as
result of premature cashing now.
Sheep.
Sheep continued to be in demand at
recent high levels. III
Chicago offerings for the week to
day. using $4,000 for yesterday, were
$4,000, an increase of 1900 compared
with same period last week and a de-
crease of $1,000 compared with cor
responding time last wear Com inei
western arrivals the first half of this
week aggregated 212 900 or 5000 m ore
than same period last week but 1876
600 less than corresponding three days
a year ago. AT this time last year
rangers We're abundant and even ma
tive arrivals were more plentiful here
and elsewhere than at present