Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-08
DAYS DECREASES IN VALUES
AMOUNT TO CENTS, CON-
PARED WITH WEDNESDAY,.
BULK OF SALES MADE
AT PRICES UNDER Sc
Values Continue to Widen on Most of
Lots Disposed of-cattIe Market
Steady, With Few Choice Ones Of
fered-Feeders Losing Money on
High Priced Purchases.

Chicago, Oct. S.-The drop in hog
prices today was not radical as on
previous days this week. ana quota
tons we're only cents and.r Wednes-
days average. The range for the bulk
of sales continues 10 widen. and while
q few lots sold above s., the majority
OF rne loads We're disposed Of a prices
under thai figure.
Good !isat hogs sold at $50 per
'cWt yesterday. against 5000 in the
\ dgusj boom ana heavy packing stock
vas available at $50. During the past
week he decline has been 5om66 cents
ana packers intimate that the bear
campaign will be as prolonged as the
battle OF the -Aisne
Three days receipts this week total
about $4,000 head, being 1i.Io0 more
than sa me days last week $500 less
than a year ago and 3.10o more than
tNo wears ago.
Eleven markets received 1880 hogs
Wednesday,. or $500 more than last
Wednesday. 1900 less than a year ago
and 1900 less than two Years ago
Total the first half of This week ISL
900. or 30 o0o more than same period
last week, 1000 less than like time last
wear and $4,000 less than correspond
ing three DAYS two years ago. Total for
1914 10 date l1.147 coo. or 1.24s.oeo less
than same period 1919 and l.5S2.o0 less
than corresponding time IN 1912.
Cattle.
Cattle market steadied today. While
the top for prime beeves IS still quoted
at 81. there was nothing offered which
could command that premium.
During the past two weeks cattle
values have declined anywhere from
soc 10 81 per cwt., except in the case OF
western and few specialties. While
live muttons are soc 10 1925 per cwt
lower than at the middle of September.
ANY impression that the European war
had an approaching effect on live
stock values is decidedly erroneous ana
The present basis Of values is anything
but staple Money by the ton has been
lost by cattle feeders who anticipated
mat war meant high prices and those
who laid in thin steers for corncrio
cross four 70 six weeks ago at ss-oo
az are now nursing redeyed regret.
Good corn steers landing a ss.Iod
go 40d soc cut was conservatives
quoted from ten days ago. and man
Instances OF 81 a 75c decline were
shown. while in some cases killers as
serted THAI the ss.5ods.5 kind were
down even more than 75c from the sea
sons high point. Their irresularity
in cashing now is responsible for the
widest declines. Hardly TWO buyers
look at these kinds alike and result is
tina; bids on them vary 35d5oc per c~t
in many instances, and with the seller
II is a case OF being lucky enough 20 lei
go Just az the right moment, else, often
he is stuck" l5G25c and even more
when ne comes 10 sell TO the next buy
er.
Sheep.
Arrivals of sheep We're again lib
eral. and the offerings were disposed
of with some difficulty ana with price
concessions for some grades.
Receipts We're estimated at 5000
and stood around expectations. The
previous Wednesday 1873 were on
hand and year ago 1876 showed up.
which shows that present supply vas
of normal volume Natives we're in
small proportion. but several very de-
sirable lots of ewes were included in
this number Offerings here for the
week 10 date totaled 1872, 800. de-
crease Of 500 compared with same
period last week and 100 compared win
the corresponding time last scar.