Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-18


Ito buy nogs except at price reductions
and altho there We're only 1900 fresh
! arrivals today. there were too many
mead OF stale stock to maintain high
levels After opening SLOW prices fell
> and 10 cents
Western receipts of hogs Thursday
were considerably smaller than a year
ago While eastern receipts We're about
the san as a year ago. SIX leading
western points with total of $4,000
| mad $4,000 less than a year ago. Chi
easo alone getting 800 less. Omaha
and Sioux City We're the other points
showing most decrease.
tnr the first four days of this week
eLeNen markets received $4,000 more
, than week ago and 50, 900 less than a
year ago. Chicago, the past four DAYS
received $500. or 1880 more than a
Week ago and $500 less than cor
responding four days year ago,
Cattde.
There was no demand today for cat
tie, and while fresh offerings totaled
only 900 the market was weak all
day.
For the bulk Of the medium to RE hi
good killers which have been hurt by
reason of packers getting lot of fat
grass steers west, the market is in even
worse shape a good share of them
looking 500 4oc lower than a week ago
and like decline applies pretty We'll
down the line to the common ard
plain grass natives that have suffered
from range competition in the local
competition in the local market.
Cause for the decline is logically ex-
p!a:-ea sot- survey 81 the supply stu
alton. Chicago has had 52,lo0 cattle in
four days this week against 1882 a
week ago, and $4,000 a year ago. and a.
the six western markets total run for
the week stood ls9, 900 against AS. 900
a week ago and 1852 900 a year ago.
Record prices last week simply drew
cut too many cattle all around the
market circle High corn induced
feeders to cash stuff freely and the
situation has simply been this: Pack
ers were given an opportunity 10 ham
mer prices and they have have grasped
it. That the hammering process will
continue under supply conditions
equally as heavy a week hence seems
certain. The trade temporarily at least
is getting an overdose Of cattle, and
that means inevitable price cuts.
Prime are excepted because they are
SCdTCe anu LOT INlS reason alone are
charting their own course and will do
so for weeks again, because the scant
crop Of long fed steers is held In strong
hands. That a still higher top than
sl1.00 Will be made before long is q
firm belief in the trade, but it is go
ing TO require cautious tockeying OF the
supply movement to effect repair OF
price damage done for all other grades
this week, particularly as long as the
western markets continue to get gener-
Gus runs of fair to good grass natives
and Chicago still receives liberal crop
from the range.
Sheep.
After wearing considerable bloom all
weak. trade in sheep Turned slow to-
day. Lambs also felt the effects of the
adverse market and sold lower.
Compared with the close last week
western wethers were mainly 10M15
cents higher, and some Of the best lots
looked 25 cents up. Range ewes We're
mainly 10 cents higher, with some Of
the medium kinds showing little ad-
vance. One band of Montana wethers
sold yesterday at $500. which looked
like 1910 kind the previous session
Strictly good Idaho ewes cleared at
s5.65. One lot of range warnings sold
steady at 1918. Most other sheep
We're in the native division and con
sisted largely of ewes.