Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-08
HOGS CONTINUE 70
CLIMB PRICE SCALE
VALUES ASCEND TO HIGHER
LEVELS BECAUSE OF PREVAIL.
ING SCARCITY.
MlDWEEk ARRIVALS NOT
UP TO EXPECTATIONS
Keen Demand From East Forces
Beeves to Highest Prices Of Year =
Edge OFF Trade in Sheep and
Lambs.

| Chicago, July S.-Hog values climbed
/ of arrivals.
Eleven markets received $4,000 hogs
| Tuesday, or 26,5 500 less than last Tues
( day, $4,000 less than Year ago and
! 11,l00 less than two years ago. Not only
was the supply light in the west, but
! eastern markets reported small re-
: ceipts, SO packers were unable to get
F., very much anywhere. Total thus far
this week 1872 900, or $4,000 less than
same period last week $4,000 less than
( like time last year and $4,000 less than
! corresponding two days two years ago
Total for 1914 to date l2.4Sl.o00. or
f., $4,000 less than same period 1913 and
| 1.6Sl.000 less than corresponding time
! 1912.
Price range widened little more and
! prime offerings are now bringing
| substantial premium. Country shippers
/ should insist on wide margins when
! buying common stock or else their
chances for profit will be materially re-
duced. Do not overload Your hogs. as
weather is sultry and crowding in the
cars at this time of the year often
results in unnecessary loss in transit
Receipts were placed at 1900 and
the packers had none of that number
direct from other markets. There were
/ 3,4S9 left from Monday, making around
$4,000 on sale. as some of the state stock
was not offered. Two days supply ag-
gregated 30,100, a decrease OF 14.40o
compared with same period last week
and 20.600 compared with correspond
ing time last year. Sellers and buy
ers were surprised at the light receipts.
Cattle.
Keen demand from the east forced
beeves TO the highest price of the year.
Altho the top cattle so ia, this week
show 20-cent gain over last weeks
high point. there are very few places
i'll the market where an advance OF
this kind is noted, the general price
rise being about 10 cents. and some
of the medium and common grades
show no advance. The price advance
that was registered Monday was hard
fought by packers.
Not many cattle were offered at
western markets Tuesday. Kansas City
had only 5000. Omaha 2,l00 and ST.
Louis 3,201. These points, as Well as
Chicago, show liberal decrease in
receipts from same days last week. A;
six western markets Tuesday there
were 1900 cattle received, against
$4,000 a week ago, 1640O year ago
and 1S, 700 for same day two years ago.
Chicago total in two days stands
only 1880 head. against 1881 for
same days last week, 12,411 a year ago
and 21,761 for same days two years
ago. Shippers have been quite liberal
buyers so far this week, there being
about $500 taken on that accoun.
fnr $pyn a or
4,34S a year ago and $500 for like pc
Rod two years ago.
Two days total at six markets this
week at 40 900 compared with $4,000 for
two days last week, 1900 year ago
and $1,000 for same two days two
years ago.
Imports of fresh meats at the port
of New York during the past week
were lighter than in recent weeks says
the National Provisioner Fresh beef
arrivals totaled 33,310 quarters. COM
pared with 1928 quarters last week.
There were no receipts of foreign NUT
ton or lamb against 1865 carcasses
received last week. Of the beef ar
rivals. 11.S41 quarters chilled and IA
1857 quarters frozen came direct from
South America, the balance arriving
via England.
Sheep.
Direct consignments to packers took
the ge off the trade in sheep ana
lambs.
No range lambs arrived and packers
had but one price to bid for decent to
best natives. wanting everything at 50
and buying that way. A lot of stuff
selling that way with lot of needed
/ sorting that it did not get certainly
! sold high enough to please the most
( grasping, and the selling side, escaping
ruinous Sorts was pleased, but it was
a trade in which quality failed utterly
| to command merited respect. except
ing for that somewhat limited portion
of it as could find city butcher outlet
and packers were able to secure some
very good lambs for the same price
! they paid for quite ordinary grade,
SO buying most everything decent tho
a few plain light lambs went at $3.50
S.s5. or lower, and for such culls as
| came out it was largely a $6.50m1.00
market. City butchers bought some OF
the best lambs here at 1925 $50 I'M
der respectable sorts that made most
of them figure as cheap as any OF the
packer purchases. The general trade
was strong to 10c higher, figuring ex-
IRENE laxity in sorting and ALL tho the
packer limit of 50 was no higher than
Monday.
/ Chicago Livestock.