Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-16
Chicago, Aug. 1s.-Packers held of

/ Chicago, Aug. 16.-Packers held of
today and forced a decline in hogs.
The proportion of common to good
heavy packing among the arrivals has
increased Thursday which afforded
packers a good chance to pound the
market.
Pigs today were in more liberal sup
ply and they sold about 25 cents off
from the high point of the week, selling
around $3.50 for a good class.
The increased number Of big heavy
sows among the offerings the past few
days forced the estimated average
weight for the week to 246 pounds, the
heaviest since last September, against
PA pounds previous week, 243 pounds
! a year ago and 235 pounds two years
ago.
| Weeks run at Chicago was the
smallest of the year thus far. The
light run caused hogs to gain consid-
cradle, but a large part of this adj
vance was lost on the closing days.
! Average price for the week figured
against $500, against $3.50 last week,
$40 a year ago and $685. two years
ago.
| Chicago run for the week totaled only
about $500 head, against 2o,449 last
week, 106.907 a year ago and 15b,32l
two years ago. The estimated aver
age weight of hogs for the week was
246 pounds, being two pounds heavier
than last week, three pounds heavier
than year ago and eleven pounds
heavier than two years ago.
Cattle.
There was fair call for cattle after
a slow start.
A big number of medium and decent
grassers and warmed-up steers has
sold at sS.15@S.65, these showing
strong declines since they came in
competition with the western steers of
good grade which sold at $500 @9.oo
and made a heap Of beef on the hooks.
1t Is the good dressing quality OF the
westerns this season which Is bound to
make them cut a strong figure in the
competition against the natives.
Proportion of common and medium
decent light grass-fed natives has been
only moderate, but still too big in view
of the excellent conditions in the feed
situation. Their cashing prematurely Is
not considered good policy, since there
is bound to be room In the trade Tor
that kind at remunerative prices later
on A fair quota of cheap light steers.
some of them on the stocker order, but
mostly of kind fit to go right on corn,
has been here and cashing that stun
is bad policy. Bulk Of them sold az
rates anywhere from IS cents to Sl2o
below their value as feeders II they
could have gone to the country. This
stuff cashed all the way down to $obo
AGO. tho not MANY little stsSss ven.
under 1925
Total run for the week was 47,7OO,
against 1851 the previous week ana
433 year ago, while there were IN
cluded 1900 western rangers, against
600 last week and 100 year ago.
Shippers took 1920 of the weeks sup
-ply leaving 36,5O0 for local slaughter.
to compare with 29,793 last week ana
90, 04S year ago.
Foot and mouth disease outbreak IS
effectively under control and there Is
no occas sion for alarm on part OF cattle
feeders country bankers or the pubic
generally. Source of the infection Is
nositively known to be hog cholera
serum that was made last october ana
recently shipped to the country. Inc
animals vaccinated have been oroereo
slaughtered in cases where disease mas
not as vet been developed, and Wltnlh
the next few days every injected OF
exposed animal in each OF the nine
counties now under federal closeo
quarantine is expected to be put un-
der ground Illinois has six quaran-
tined counties, as follows: COOK, 'ehrs'
McDonough, Warren, Ford and bureau
while the townships OF Ella vernon
and West Deerfield, in Lake county
are also under closed quarantine.
IN, n
nav. in Michigan, and Dodge, IN MIN
nesota, are as we'll quarantlneo.
Sheep. :.
sheen and lambs were sustained by
the smallness of supply in other cities.
At week END the SO quotation had
heen entirely eliminated, best range
10 mis- selling at ss.9O@S.95, against
sales to packers up to $40 on Monday
and week ago and $3.50 top at that
time to city butchers and shippers. RAT
natives at ss.50@s.65, compared Win
sales of similar classes to packers at
90 oom915 a week ago. YearllnSs TO
sell now to 81, or slightly above
would have to be choice and handy'
while s7.5OG7.75 was quotable for such
week ago. and good to choice ma
tured wethers late this week at $6.oV
had a auotable value up to $3.50 s9ioV
week ago. Fat ewes selling now at
s575 were making ss.75@6.s5 readily
late last week ana fat bucks. selling
now at s4.75@5.00, were then com
manding s5.25@5.5o.
At this time no heavy run OF range
stock is indicated for this week, put
supply will need be moderate II pres
ent prices are held or any recovery
noted, in trade opinion. The reopen
ing of the feeder outlet is a privilege
much needed at this time. and with
out 1t or the development OF good
eastern killer competition. packers will
be pretty well in control. Local
slaughter demand Is proving falrly
broad, but Competition is the life OF
trade" and it is in measure strangled
as long as feeder competition is denied
and eastern order buying demand 1or
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