Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-19
STRENGTH IMPAIRED TO MAR
kEr BECAUSE OF INQUIRY
FROM EAST.
ENTIRE MARKET FIRM
TO 5 CENTS HIGHER
Bulk Of Cattle Offerings Of Unattrac.
tice Quality and Market Turns
Weak ~ Call For Sheep and Lambs
Confined Largely to Big Packers
Review Of Market Conditions.

Chicago, Nov. 10. = Improved ship
ping demand gave strength today to
the hog market.
While the top Thursday stood 81 1a
cents lower than a week ago, heavy
packing classes are about the same
as a week ago, with underweights
20@4O cents lower than previous
Thursday.
The fact that heavy packers are
outsellins the general run of fair 70
coed light weights is making 1t hafd
going for statesmen in explaining why
the big heavy packers outseil the
desirable weig hts. but it is case OIL
weight counting against quality.
Receipts today We're slightly below
expectations the estimated number at
$4,000 including $500 direct to pack
ers. Quality today was poorer than
"Wednesday when the average to the
load was 81, showing how very light
offerings are in weight.
This weeks hog run promises to
reach 100000 the largest total since
second week of last February and S.
600 more than year ago.
Cattle.
Most OF the cattle CIIeTeu were W
unattractive quality.
The run in the west shows signs
of subsistence and If eastern demand
revives the market ought to pick up,
but that there will be plenty of the
kinds of cattle now selling at I-3ou
$50 right along the trade is confident
Eastern demand has been lacking be-
cause Virginia and Kentucky cattle
have been running larger than usual
Packers have been free buyers in Ken
lucky and ali eastern markets have had
more cattle than they could conven-
iently absorb. AT Lancaster, Pa. the
market has been glutted. Some eastern
inquiry has been reported here this
week however. indicating that killers
down that way expect subsistence OF
local receipts and will be here for more
cattle. Further relaxation Of restric-
tons on the movement are to be ex-
pected and will broaden the outlet
Few western cattle have arrived here
this week and at Missouri river. mar
kets the crop of grass beef has been
practically garnered The Dakotas.
Wyoming and Nebraska are about IN
ana Kansas pastures have been de-
pleted The crop Of corn fed cattle IN
Missouri river territory is not avail
able yet and supply gap is expected
which will enable Iowa, Missouri and
Illinois feeders to get rid of short FED
stuff. Colorado still has considerable
beef to unload and consignments from
that quarter Will be in evidence until
early in December.
The poultry season must be reck-
oned with. that commodity being
~. Nc
holiday period. Choice cattle are scarce.
however, and high priced bullocks
usually experience the brunt of poultry
competition. The outlook is most I'M
promising for middle grades of steers.
weighing 12oO@1,4oo pounds and sell
ing at 7.50m9.50. These are bad actors
now, as they comprise the big end OF
the run and plenty of them are on the
horizon. The soft corn country Will
unload cattle right along, as there is
no incentive to ship in corn where the
crop was failure and that what little
old corn remains is held at a prohibitlve
price.
Sheep.
Call for sheep and lambs was con-
fined chiefly TO the big packers.
The holiday falling next Thursday
and demand restrictions from the
temporary favor shown by the meat
consuming public to poultry suggests
the propriety of short runs Of ovine
stock all next week, if prices are to be
retained,
Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago, Nov 9.-Cattle-Estimate
receipts for today, 5000; market weak.
Native beef steers ..... 5000 1925