Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-07
HOG PRICES Up 70
NEW HIGH LEVELS
PRICES GO TO FIGURES NOT BE-
FORE TOUCHED IN SEVERAL
MONTHS.
CATTLE SHORTAGE DOES
NOT ACETATE BIDDERS
Refuse to Admit Demands Are Urgent
DESPITE Smallest Of Reeeipts-Pr'ees
Again Nearing High Figures Of Year
Half of Sheep and Lambs Received
Consigned Direct to Packers.

Chicago. July Hogs today reached
the highest prices that have peer
touched IN several months.
Forty thousand fewer hogs arrived
at the eleven markets Monday than
were recorded week ago, the total
falling $4,000 below a year ago. Inc
decrease was mostly IN the west, as
Buffalo and Pittsburgh received only
$500 less than a week ago and 1000
more than year ago.
The small run all over the west and
the fact that supplies of pork IONS,
spare ribs, tenderloins and other cuts
OF fresh pork products were unusua iy
small. with a good demand at the re-
cent advance made the hog situation :,
strong one at least for the time being.
While small packers had TO have good
steady on their own merits, in the cost
larger packers held back and bid little
ii any better than late last week.
Cattle.
Cattle were not plentiful but the
shortage did not seem to make buyers
urgent.
The top Monday was brought within
10 cents OF the years hight point, when
.s5 was paid for forty-nine cattle
from South Dakota. which averaged
1850 pounds. Last March se..5 was
paid which stands high for the year so
far Sales above S9.25 We're the most
numerous since last spring. Other
cattle from South Dakota sold at 1910
ass, drove OF 1872 pound cattle
selling at the latter price. A twoload
drove Of cattle averaging 1873 pounds
sold Up TO $3.50. Yearlins cattle OF
choice quality were rather scarce
among arrivals. and some sold at ss.lo
G925, load averaging S29 pounds go
ing at s9.20.
For the small run OF cattle the mum
Der OF sales upward OF 50 vas the iarg-
est seen in long time. Distillery cat
tie sold up to 1925. which established
a new high mark for the year. Other
'stillers sold at $500.
The lightness in receipts was caused
by the holiday last Saturday. and it
came with much surprise TO most trad
ers. who had expected many more. de-
spite the OF" day Mondays TN was
first estimated at 1900 and later
raised to II 500. All markets had light
runs Kansas City reported only s.
600. Omaha 2ooo. while St Louis had
400 head Fort Worth was also light.
there being only 1900 at that point.
Buffalo reported ruin Of rs cars,
which was about usual run for that
market
Sheep.
Hall Of the sheep and lambs coming
IN had been consigned direct 10 Kill
lers.
Under such small marketings here,
light runs in the aggregate at Missouri
river markets and no surplus at Ohio
river or eastern points. sellers were
logically bu,lish. but found the buying
side in no haste TO boost prices. The
latter, however. were forced by scarcity
rather than by any extensive character
of demand. to meet in part the demand
of the selling side for more money an
once well under Roadway. the market.
tho irregular. was conducted on basis
largely 10I15c higher than the close
last week. Exceptions to this rule were
were found especially in the cast Of
heavy ewes which were little wanted
and which rarely sold better than
steady on their own merits, nj the cost
of heavy ewes which were few spots
in the trade on range sheep and year
lings and to city butchers in choice
native lambs that looked 15125c to the
good.
It looks like a very short run OF
range ovine stock here this week. less
than twenty five carloads unless some
stuff now headed toward Missouri river
markets comes this way.