Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-14

Chicago, May 14.-Hog prices ad-
vanced materially today as a result OF
the weeks offerings showing a falling
off as compared with last week.
Eleven markets received 81, 500 hogs
! Thursday or 100 less than last Thurs
day. 300 less than a year ago and
$4,000 less than two years ago. Total
thus far this week $4,000, or $1,000
less than same period last week, $4,000
less than like time last year and &c.
300 less than corresponding four days
two years ago. Total for 1915 to date
1851, 900, or 1,7Ss,000 more than same
period 1914 and 1,411, 900 more than
corresponding time 1913.
Cattle.
Cattle were scarce but demand was
equally light.
Receipts for the week thus far show
only a slight decrease as compared with
same days last week. At the start OF
the week the light run led many to be-
lieve that the weeks aggregate would
be very small, but the liberal midweek
offerings brought the total up well.
There were 1871 cattle received We'd
nesday, or just few hundred more
than estimated that day. The weighty
steer proportion is clearly demonstrate
ed by the average to the car. On We'd
nesday the total cattle run averaged
less than twenty-one to the car. Butch
err stock proportion of late has been
small and the big-weight cattle are
running small numbers to the load
Four days this week there have been
about $500 cattle received at Chicago
against 3S,1S9 for same days last week.
37,461 year ago and $3.50 for corre-
spending period two years ago. All
western markets had small runs Thurs
day, being about like a week ago. The
run of cattle at Chicago at 1000 COM
pared with 1921 q week ago, 4,241 a
year ago and 4.6S3 two years ago.
At six principal western markets
there were about 1900 cattle received
Thursday. being about 900 less than a
week ago, 100 more than a year ago
and 400 moro than two years ago.
Four-day total at these markets stands
about $1,000, or $4,000 less than same
days last week. 1000 more than a year
ago and 5000 more than like period two
years ago.
Sheep and lamb buying was mini
mixed but the supply was inadequate.
The boom in lamb prices which was
recorded Thursday is the most remark
able one ever recorded, inasmuch as
Wednesdays prices were the highest
on record up to that time, and IS cents
higher on best wooded lots than any
time previous to 1915, while shorn
ones were almost as high as the best
time in 1910. There were few lots
which looked only steady to strong
compared with yesterday, but bulk Of
shorn offerings showed 10@15 cents
advance and some Of the best lots
were largely % cents higher, but some
lots were only up Is cents.
Springers were in fair request and
sold on a strong basis. but not ma
terially higher than yesterday. To-
days prices for best shorn lots sur
passed all previous records, and the
same applied to wooded Colorados, al
though native and fed western wool
skins did not make new high tops, be-
cause such lots were either lacking en-
tirely or did not prove Of high class
quality There were twenty-one cars
Of wooded Colorados on sale, Of which
nine loads were in the free area and
sold to shippers. Other free area stock
consisted of 10 cars, including shorn
lambs, springers and odd ewes, bucks
and some wethers.