Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-15
PRICES ABOUT STEADY WITH FRI
DAYS AVERAGE, WHEN SLIGHT
ADVANCE WAS SCORED.
EVIDENCE APPEARING
THAT OLD CROP is SOLD
Country About Depleted Of Last Years
Supply, and Lights Continue to Be
scrimnated Asainst-cattle Trade
Weakens Because Of Absence Of De-
sirable Sorts.

Chicago, Oct. 10.-Ihe hoS market
continued firm today, fresh arrivals
being moderate.
Current hos supply shows that the
old crop Of 1914 is about exhausted.
This was logical, as. owing TO 10"
prices for hogs and costly corn, grow
ers had no incentive TO convert corn
into pork. The new crop of hogs Will
not be ready for several weeks, ana
packers will meanwhile have scant
picking, but this condition suits them
as IL places value on their provision
stocks. acceleratns the distribution
process, while at present prices they
are under the necessity OF taking few
hogs
Eleven markets received $500 hogs
Thursday. or 1900 more than last
Thursday, $500 less than year ago
and 22,5o0 less than two years ago
Total thus far this week 2lS.o0p, or
80 900 more than the same period last
week $4,000 less than the like time last
year and $4,000 less than correspondents
four days TWO years ago. Iota! lor
1915 10 date la,6ii.000. or l,s6o,oee
more than same period 1914 and sli,-
COO more than corresponding time 1918
Cattle.
Cattle trade was slow and prices
weakened there being no choice cattle
on sale.
When it is considered that this
weeks run has been largest OF the
year and far beyond trade REQUIRE
men,s, the decline must be looked upon
as logical and likely to remain ii force
just so long as the country continues
10 unload freely. Bad weather and
frosts have driven in lot Of cattle
from Minnesota, Dakota and Wiscon-
sin. a big proportion OF the supply
has been 900 TO l,100-pound stuff OH
grass and of kind suited largely for
feeder purposes Many OF the lighter
grades went only for frozen beef
trade, but the chief handicap 70 the
whole selling situation, and which has
contributed to the severe decline, has
been the fact that receipts were Tar
above the numbsr local killers couio
handle.
Slaughterers today insisted that sup
plies on hand would force their plants
to run full time right up to SATURDAY.
night and it was doubtful If they could
kill out" in that time.
Chicago has had $500 cattle in
four days this week, against 40,IOs
week ago. and the run included 1850
western rangers. year ago the run
was $685. and two years ago arrivals
were 4S43s. Total at six markets for
the four days this week stood 22S,0oo,
| largest in many months past, and
comparing with $4,000 week ago and
100000 year ago. The western mar
kets have simply been flooded with
cheap little grass steers of Gamer KIND,
and as we'll big quota Of feeder and
stocker types, the right good to choice
! corn fed steers, as was the case IN the
| local trade. being very scarce at the
J river points.
I A halt on excessive marketing is GO
ling to be necessary to check declines
i for other than choice yearlings, and
the handy and heavy prime grades
These kinds hold as specialties and
| the firmness in values for them well
/ evidences killers strong need for tha'
kind Given another big dose of CHEAP
| cattle at the outset next week anc
market paralysis must follow.
| Sheep.
| Sheep held steady, there being a de-
cided curtailment of receipts compared
to previous days during the week.
Western lambs have been closely
garnered and little is now coming from
that source but feeders. The crop ha:
been woefully short and the proper.
ton of fat stock larger than usual. con
seuuently fewer lambs have gone t
feeders. 1t is estimated that fnisher:
in territory east of the Missouri river
have secured 800, 900 fewer lambs thar
last year. West of the Missouri feed
ing will be of normal volume, Colorado
| having put in every possible animal.