Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-28
RUSH 70 GET ON
SATURDAY MARKET
OF USUAL LIGHT
WEEKEND RECEIPTS FAILS
TO RE REALIZED.
PRICES FORCED DOWN
DESPITE GOOD DEMAND
Values Reeede 500 cente Under Fri
days Levels-Trade in Cattle Active
Sheep and Prevailing Quotations-
Review Of Market Conditions.

Chicago, Aug. ga much larger
run than expected on Saturday low
cred hogs to 10 cents today in spite
OF a good demand.
a so q 15-cent advance in packing
and mixed hogs during the last Week
ought 70 stimulate loading operations
in the country Fresh meat demand
and the fact that the half week run at
Chicago is less than $4,000 are the
factors. The country is busy thresh-
ing. and the recent break discouraged
specula ton at interior points. but re-
covery is calculated to engender con-
idence among shippers. The next free
marKetward movement will carry 2 lot
of shoats of this years crop, few OF
that kind showing up this week. Pack
srs would not be averse &c further
price advances, and a bull movement
would aid them in valorizing and CASH
ing provision stocks. which are burden
some.
Cattle.
The trade in cattle Vas good and the
market vas active at steady prices.
In the west while the receipts are
running Of generous volume, killers
IIdN z ACCESS " NSlS SiAjcIi NAoP ~
good 10 choice steers. and Chicago be-
ing the only point they can depend
upon TO get such grades, the market
here las logically shown some price
reaction in the past few days. 1t
started late Wednesday, when market
closed strong and little higher on the
good ones. hut in mean shape for the
medium and common grades. Thursday
:, Nf 10 H..
nesday deal and Friday there were or
ders Tor numerous fat bullocks OF value
above 900. but practically nothing Of
class was at hand.
The trade is not looking ahead to
price improy ement on the lower grade
steers for reason that big range run
is due in the next few weeks, and the
good killing quality OF the westerns
promises to nut them in strong favor
as against short-fed and grassy native
steers. There is some reason. however,
to expect continued better market
On the choice ones. provided present
indications OF further shortage in the
crop Of thar kind materializes.
The five-daJ crop this week stood
4s.4O0. largest since last January. and
has included $500 western rangers.
these HI CClAIIE AL lA1e AZ 81 iou1 LAY .
no westerns being here Friday. This
run stood against 1881 week ago
and 1892 a year ago. Shippers have
taken only few hundred more cattle
than last week and the generous in
crease for local slaughter, bulk of the
stuff being common and medium in
grade has naturally been a bearish
influence in the trade.
Sheep.
Sheep were in good demand and
prices held steady.
While the market is abnormally high
for this period of the year, with best
sheep about 10 cents and best lambs
I.25 above year ago and the latter at
a record August altitude, prospective
figures do not furnish killers
A light run OF west
ern stock is in sight for the coming
week. according to advices thus far
received and while prices will draw
out more natives, the known paucity
Of native stock precludes the posi-
bility of normal runs Of such stock.
Early Idaho "a mbs are now pretty well
run and the late crop from that source
is not expected to be large. while an
unpre cedented movement of Montanas
direct from the range TO feed lots and
scarcity Of aged muttons in that quar-
ter will keep the run of Montanas at
market centers this fall far below nor
mai volume.