Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-06
TOO MANY HOGS
R[hA|N UNSO|D
HOLD OVER SUPPLY FROM
THURSDAY SENDS PRICES
DOWNWARD RAPIDLY.
ANOTHER DECLINE
OF 10 AND is CENTS
Cattle Relatively Scarce But No Ur-
gent Demand Ensues Sheep and
Lambs Find Ready Sale Despite Fact
That Shippers Refused to Bid-Re-
view Of Market Conditions.

Chicago. Aug. clog prices gave
supply.
Eleven markets received 1920 hogs
Thursday. or 500 less than last Thurs
day. $1,000 more than year ago and
400 more than two years ago. Total
thus far this week 219.000, or 10000
less than same period last week. 1o5.-
600 more than like time a year ago.
and $1,000 less than corresponding four
days two years ago. Total for 1915 to
date l6,271,0o0, or 2,24S,000 more than
same period 1914 and 1.339,ooO more
than corresponding time 1918.
Cattle.
Cattle were relatively Scarcer but
there was no urgent demand.
Heavy choice to prime sorts. which
made 1od15 cents gain Monday. have
lost most of it since then. Big weights
are unpopular with both the killers and
shippers. Few of the buyers claim to
have a place for that kind. and even
tho the prime ones are landing around
SO. considering their cost 10 produce,
that stuff is not selling relatively as
we'll as the short-fed light and handy
recent weeks was actuated by belief OF
owners that the market was going TO
continue 10 Climb higher, but cashing
them a few weeks ago would have
meant considerably better standard
at the bank.
Such classes have had their break
along with the rank and file of short
fed steers and grassers, but the big
600 C,Iaprirv a ShjS
time, can hardly go much lower. 1t is
an in-and-o demand for them, to be
true. but properly distributed in the
market few loads at a time. they
should be due to get fairly decent ac-
conditions from the state OF meanness
prevailing in the past three weeks
would be a signal for an upturn In
prices for the prime heavy steers.
Range season Is now opening and
conditioned 1850 TO 100 pound westerns
coming into the trade for weeks ahead.
the situation as affecting medium and
plain steers Is not one which warrants
bulhsh expectancy. The rangers are
much the best dressers and the opening
prices OF the season, s7.o5 $500 for
straight STSdSSTS, IL timely ~ mani
them strong favorites with the killers
Today an etght-load string OF 1874 to
1900 pound Washington steers which
had been on hay early IN the season
and later fed ON grass sold at $500
$50. these being a very good quality
class OF stuff
Sheep.
Sheen and lambs found ready sale
notwithstanding that shippers were
virtually out OF the market.
Compared with the close last week
most offerings are lo@15 cents higher.
while some showed more upturn. Pack
early hours city butchers had not Sc
cured any natives but one Of them OBJ
tanned load of the prime Idahos
available. Pens were we'll empried and
a good share of the crop was weighed
up by noon. Shippers were not among
the competitors altho last week east
ern buyers were in the market rather
literally.
Receipts were of moderate volume
and only the direct stock made the run
look something like normal size. After
the aged and yearling stock and the
direct arrivals were eliminated buyers
had comparatively few lambs to bid for
and for that reason sellers held the ad-
vantage Tone of the trade was healthy
and the firm close may attract better
receipts here early next week, but Their.
are not many consignments in sigh:
for today, altho few loads of rangers
are due to get in.