Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-18
Seven Cent Hog Comes Back and eu'N
of Sales Are Made at Near 7nas
Fieure-cattle and Sheep Hece'P''
AsIo Show Decrease Compared TO
Week Aso-current Quotations
,,o 1an ,s-nog prices bound

years ago.
ESTIMATED average weight of hoss az
Chicago for the week was 30 pou
or four pounds heavier than the
ceding week. eight pounds heavier .n'..
same week last year and TWO pouii"-'
heavier than corresponding Week W.
wears ago Scarcity o. pigs anu iis'
hogs caused the increase in the aver
age weight.
Ton hogs at Chicago for the week d.
s. and the average price at $3.50 stoou
the lowest since first week OF Marcn'
1a19 when they we're s6.15 and se-'o'
rasnec-iye]v. Top was 9. cents lower
.han .ba nrevious week. $50 lower
,ban wear ago and so cents lower
than two years ago. Average Hsui
35 cents under last week Si.fo lover
than a year ago and IS cents below TWO
years ago
Eleven markets received 1880 hogs
Saturday. making $4,000 for the weeh'
or $50. 900 less than the previous "eeA'
10 600 more than same week last year
and II 600 more than corresponding
week two years ago. Total for l9lo 10
date 1924. 900. or 211 1000 more than
same period 1914 and 2e1. 900 more than
corresponding time 1918.
Cattle.
Cattle were also feW in number
That beef trade can continue TO use
liberal supplies and cattle on the hooi
hold even at current reduced prices
does not seem likely. Everything GONG
for slaughter. IL is supply abo.e traae
demands. Soft weather mas been a fac-
tor operating against the outlet Tor
beef, while high corn and the disease
situation continue an inducement tor
feeders in many sections 10 cut loose
Illinois has shot over big run of i'm
maturely fed cattle into the quarantine
division, many of them coming from
premises near the disease, ana ihe
owners evidently feeling that the prices
they got the stuff was We'll sold. IN
view of infection danger: Such poilcy
on part OF feeders far removed from
disease area is deprecated in the TRACE
To quarantine the seven counties IN
Illinois where disease now exists ana
permit the stun from counties unin-
fected is a demand being made now
upon the state board by many IN the
trade Who view the continuance OF
quarantine on wide section OF ILLINOIS
as unnecessary restriction, which Is
costing feeders thousands OF dollars
ahe7 they coTle 10 market.
Heavy beeves seem bound to get con-
tinued disfavor at matched against the
light and handy gra des. The latter are
showing least decline this week and
have been best actors for three weeks
PAS Where the neavies are forced to
at a lly
! poor sellers. and in the free area irreS-
| ularity in the prices paid for them has
| been severe. All the killers and ship
/ pers as well are on the other hand
ready buyers Of the LOO to 1900 pound
| steers in the free area of the yards
and in quarantine packers are also
showing strong preference for the
/ lighter weights. The heavies of choice
kind enjoy very narrow premium ovel
! fat handy weights and this week lo'
! Of well-fed big steers selling AT 1913 q
| s.s5 looked 70 be intrinsically worth 81
! M60 cents more money than the light
ones and handy ones that went at this
range.
| Yearlings have been scarce all we.l
and good sellers where fat, tho imma
ture yearling stuff had mean coins
and these are showing at least 15G q
cents decline from a week ago.
No good action in the Immediate fu
ture is presaseo for any class Of stuff
a shut-off in generous marketing
which looks unlikely. will be needed t
straighten out the kinks in the deman
situation and again afford free Quite
for cattle. Industrial conditions ar
not good barometer of better prices
since consumer purchasing power
short.
Sheep.
Arrivals of sheep also showed
marked decrease compared to tn
opening day last week.
Trade has been the most unsatisfac
tory of the season and unless the re
ceipts diminish Immediately, further re
action is certain to hapren.
No complaints were 10 be heard {
any time last week about the qualit
as choice to prime lots were quite mt
merous, but good many carried te
much weight and consequently four
an uncertain outlet. Sorting was hea,
| Ter than for several weeks buyers d.
handing that all weighty lots be tai
en- out OF loads. Offerings weighir
upward of 100 pounds came in for t!
most severe discrimination and mar
of the natives were OF that variet
Shipping orders were Of fair volum
while even city butchers took son
stock each day. but packers were n
bothered by the outside call. al
claimed. that bad-dressed trade In t
: east warranted their present actions.
Chicago Livestock.
!. Chicago, Jan. Observation-Disclosures
receipts for today, $4,000: mark
], strong.
Native beef steers 1890. $500 ..
/. Western steers 900 V z.
Cows and heifer.s ......... 1850 8.
lCalyes 7.60@10.
Hogs-Estinated receipts for tods
80, 0Oe: market 20. to Is cents abo
a SATURDAYS average.
a Lights .s.....s ....... 6.75@7
l. Mixed ...... ...s.....s.... o.1VWG
HeAvies .:..... 49,. ....... o.S0Vy