Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-10
SUPPLIES FALL BELOW Elk.
PEcTATloNS AND PRICES
GO SOARING.
ADVANCES OF 10 AND is
CENTS FOR BEST GRADES
Prim. Light Weights Sell Up to s7.s5
Cattle Offerings Lacking in Quail
ity and Market Turns Weak-Sheep
and Lambs Scarce-Current Quota
tons at Live Stock centers.

! Chicago. Sept. 10.-Hog prices today
reached the highest level of the year
Best sold up to 7.S5. The supply was
7 less plentiful than expected.
/ Eleven markets received $500 hogs
Thursday, or 1890 more than last
Thursday. 400 more than year ago
and $4,000 less than two years ago To-
tai thus far this week 100000, or 1000
less than same period last week $4,000
more than like time last year and 49,
600 less than corresponding four days
! two years ago. Total for 1915 to date
! 1S.026, 900. or 2.16500 more than same
period 1914, and 1,2s6,O0O more than
| corresponding time 1913
Cattle.
Cattle offerings lacked quality.
A combination of adverse circum-
stances has hit the market this week,
chief of which have been the biggest
run of the year today. of both native
and range cattle: Jewish holidays.
which crippled the kosher demand: the
Labor Day holiday, which eliminated
local killing last Monday. Killers have
failed to register a complaint of bad
beef trade and there is reason to as
sumo that when this bearish argument
is not resurrected the stuff they put
into the coolers is making money. For
the feeder and shipper. it has been a
had week, barring the Monday trade.
That days market was a good one.
as far as II went but it only paved
the way for severe price pounding
later, and the weeks buying by killers
ana shippers has averaged consider
ably cheaper than week ago. not
WlthstanGins the generous fills stock
took in the midWeek session.
What the trade obviously needs is
moderate dose Of supplies next week to
offset the big run here this week. With
another generous supply next Monday
things are bound to go to the bad. The
Thursday run has totaled $4,000 lars-
est of the year TO date, against 42,039
week ago and 1852 a year ago, while
at six markets $4,000 have arrived in
four days. against 900 a week ago
and $4,000 a year ago. Chicago, how
ever, has not been the only badly brok
en- market. the western markets all
having shown hard declines this week.
and Chicago prices, despite the break
are still relatively the highest on all
cattle of fair to choice and prime
grade.
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs were scarce.
Both native and western offerings
were mainly 10 cents lower than at
the close last week, while some OF the
arrivals showed as much as 25 cents
decline, considering the heavier sort
ing often demanded. The demand has
been comparatively short even tho re-
ceiptS We're of smaller volume than an
ticipated. TOday's trade was decidedly
dull at the outset, but before the finish
was relatively active. The strength on
a few prime natives at the close was
due to the fact that some buyers were
short after not getting enough range
stock
There were many good to choice lots
offered, all of the rangers being of ex
cellent quality. There was no heavy
sorting of rangers. most bands selling
straight The natives sold under a sort
in practically every instance, the
coarse bucky lots coming into disfavor.
The run elsewhere was of good VOL
ume. but packers have been forward
ed less stock than usual, and on that
account proved fairly good buyers Of
local offerings after the start. when
they attempted to force prices down to
new low level for the week.