Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-25
SELLERS FAIL TO MAINTAIN AD.
VANCE BECAUSE OF LACK
OF DEMAND.
PRICES HIGHER EARLY,
ALL GAINS OF DAY LOST
NJ rket Turns Slow and Values Recede
to Former Leveis-Cattie Prices
Nominal as Week Closes But Higher
Than Last Monday-Slow Call For
Sheep and Lambs-current Prices.

Chicago, Sept 25.-Slowness Of east
ern call did good deal today to prevent
owners of hogs from maintaining an
advance in quotations. Prices were
higher early but the gains were lost
when the market turned.
Trade seemingly is in healthy shape,
Notwithstanding the sharp upturn in
values However, it would be well for
country shippers to have care as it
is only natural to expect a reaction, es-
pecially with any marked increase in
receipts.
Eleven markets received $4,000 hogs
Friday. or 1900 less than last Friday.
H. 400 less than a year ago and 21,4oo
less than two years ago. Total thus
far this week, 236,000, or $4,000 less
than same period last week. $4,000 less
than like t,me last year and $4,000
less than corresponding five days two
years ago. Total for 1915 to date. 1s,-
66s 600, or c.os5 600 more than same Pc
responding time 1913.
Cattle.
Cattle prices We're nominal.
On The rank and file of medium to
good and choice corn-fed steers the lit
tie reaction IL Iiilu" cen iiitSu PAiSNS -
few points off the Monday basis, but
these grades are still showing range
not far from that level and 25d 30
cents lower than the high Wednesday
of last week. This decline applies
mainly above SIS. while down from
that level the market Is 4hT5e cents
lower than the high spot last week.
Great variance in bidding has marked
al he ORC and corn
warmed grades They are classed by
the buvers as gamblers" for reason
that killing percentages vary consider
ably and their real value is not deter
mined until the cost sheets are studied
Only the really hard-feshed steers
are stable articles in the trade, and
-hasa kinds. especially where choice
TO prime are coming now in volume
light enough to assure some steadiness
in the price levels. The other stuff is
a hit or miss selling proposition. and
likely 70 be for some weeks of, since
a LOT of the short fed natives are meet
ing competition from the best end OF
1ha range run and will for the next
month, while the grass natives come IN
direct competition with the IeAas anu
native bred range steers
A
ery steers selling at 4.50@5.50. and the
nice colored ESQ to pound stuff that
has gone a. 5.75as.5o and around 1;oo
this week, we're marketed untimeiy py
rea son of ti.e closed country outlet tof
such grades Their sacrifice into the
market where they can go Only 10.
.c,,pad heef trade is stroke of Dad
economic policy. A world of rough
feed IS going TO be had this fall ana
winter and before next spring there
is likely 10 come Tine "aen me heei
trade win have use for all of such
grades the country could handle this
winter. The trade earnestly urges
owners of tnin stuff TO keep such pach'
and put little meat onto them. In lne
casa of the knot head little stuff their
cashing now of cause, may mean Just
as much ne. return as a few months
later. but with the decently bred httle
cattle their farm value ought to eXceeo