Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-28
HOG VALUES PUSHED
SLIGHTLY HIGHER
MODERATE MONDAY RUN RE.
SUITS IN ADVANCE OF 5 AND
10 CENTS.
BULK OF SALES ON BASIS
CONSIDERABLY BELOW 50
Mixed and Lights Continue to Bring
Top 7riees-Too Many Cattle Arrive
and Prices Reoede 10 Cents-Sheep
Steady For Best, Others 10 Cents
Lower.

chitaso. Sept -s--The hog run teday
MAS not neaNv for Monday. and as !,
resai, me narhe5 was s,ro;,s ara s,.'.e..s
advanced ) and 10 cents ABOVE satur-
da>s average Mixed and lights con
tinued to Top the market, With bulk
Of sales considerably under 81.
Receipts OF hogs At ChiCao for Week
to,al-d so.Go1. an increase OF $500 com
lred with previous Week, a decrease
OF - COO compared wi;h the same week
LAST year ana AN increase OF +,p0o COM
( pared with corresponding week tNo
ears ago.
4 Estimated average weight of hogs at
( Chi.ago FOR he week was 40 pounds,
] or seven pounds lighter than preceding
Meek. twenty six pounds heavier than
same week last year and seven pounds
( heavier than corresponding week Two
/ years ago. Average weight fell off be
cause demand vas best Tor f.o 10 a2o
pound lots. and many OF such were re-
/ weighed which more than offset the
! increase in the weight of arrivals.
| Top hogs at Chicago for the week.
! sa.lo paid on Monday. against $3.50 the
previous week. 20 cents higher than
YEAR ago and ga, cents higher than
TWO years ago. Average price figured
$50. the lowest since first week ot
August when it vas $50. or 81 cents
lower than last week, cents higher
| than d year ago and same as CORES
ponding week two years ago. when the
range of prices was narrower than al,
| present.
Cattle.
Too many cattle arrived today, and
| the marker was mostly 10 cents lower.
| The top FOR choice beeVes was pushed
| h<rA 10 81.
Establishment OF a new top. 31i.ea
| on Wedn esday, both for prime heavy
and yearling steers, opens the way for
a still higher basis now that the oven
, money dead line" SO risidly main
tanned BY killers for two weeks has
been passed and a higher top next
! week than made this week Will be ex
! pected in event that really prime goods
show I'D. Just how high the scarcity
( of prime steers will force tops this sea.
! son is matter open TO wide conjec-
/ ture. but no one in the trade LOOKS for
/ material cessation of a climbing mar
ker on prime grades for some weeks
{ ahead.
I
! ent question. Killers claim now that
/ the ss.o0G1e.50 kinds are costing far
! and away TOO much money, relatively
I speaking, and taking dressing figures
F.; into consideration. that kind are sell
/! ing on new record basis, and as well
the bulk of steers off grass. though a
wide spread with this crop taking ita
, justified big margin in prices from
finished goods. Is undoubtedly due 10
, be maintained, and continues to move
freely.
Marked decrease in native supplies
had wholesome effect on the trade
and little bet,ermeut in beef demand
| occasioned by cooler weather was al
SO stimulus though the Jewish New
Years holiday cut of kosher call. and
another Jewish holiday. DAY Of Atone
Ineut which falls next Wednesday,
will be expected 70 have effect IN shut
ting out some kosher demand here
next wednesday and again in midweek
| However the prospects for next
weeks trade appear more favorable
than was the outlook week ago, when
| the market was decidedly down in a
rut on all below really prime grades.
| Scarcity OF choice grades the past
| week afforded a good outlet for lot
| OF next best kinds. as substitutes. with
! result that big quota Of &10.9011o.5o
! steers were put over despite the fact
;hat many of them lacked a heap OF
| being finished goods. Irregularity IN
! the trade for all below prime goods has
not been more marked in long time
past. but still the fact that price ap
| probation was had for ali the better
grades, and as we'll for many Of the
intern ediate sorts. well attes,ed a
i strong demand situation.
Sheep.
Another FOOD al sheep caaue TO mar
ket today. and While the market was
( steady for best. others we're 10 cents
! lower
+, Sheep and yearlinss Mere uneveniy
/ lower for the last Meek showed
! less decline than the .ounger kinds
/ Mos ewes. natives and Westerns were
F, largely 80 cents lower. altho some Of
I the latter kinds we're of less. Year
,ings and western wethers We're gener-
ally % cents off from the close last
week. Finish was practically the low
; point on everything out prime wethers
< which show ed a little strength on Fri
CAY and one string that session sold
within - cents OF the nom inal top al
the close last week. Feeding grades
| were lower on carly DAYS, but have
sonce recovered and closed steady with
a week ago. Breeding ewes were
J mainly steady turnout. altho they sold
I weak at times
AT this time last year best natives
and westerns reached $40. but closed
at 1928 for the best natives and al
s7.15 for finished rangers. while feed
ers brought the bulk OF suitable lotl
around $50. It IL plainly seen thai
closing prices. despite the big break
since the high spot, are stiii COMPARE
lively high, and rangemen may le'
holdings come along freely unless toe
severe reaction happens next week
Combine receipts in the west for thu
year to date now show a slight de.
crease compared with the correspond.
ing time last year. while ut one time
the net increase was over 900, 900.
Chicago lfvsseeel1
Chicago. Sept %. - Cattie-Esti-
mated receipts for today, $4,000: mar
ket mostly 10 cents lower.
Beeyes .. ................. s.75@11.0t
steers .. ......,........-.. 500 9.ot
stocksrs and feedrs ...... 500 s.3f
Cows and heifesr ....,.... 3.So0 eli
Calves 80, ...,......, sAo011.7l
HogN-Estimated receipts for today