Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-27
PRICES GO TO HIGHER LEVELS
BECAUSE OF sMALLNESs OF
ARRIVALS At CHICAGO.
COUNTRY HAS A PLENTY,
RUSH TO COME LATER
Bad Roads and Uncertainty Of Train
Service Cause Of Shipments Being
.ee Plentiful and Market Is Firm
sneep Receipts Moderate.


fact that the supply was not large.
Receipts of hogs at Chicago for the
week were remarkably light. and caused
the sharp advance in prices since the
opening session, standing the highest
since week of Aug. last year. 2S.io0
lighter than same week last year and
So 900 lighter than the corresponding
week two years ago.
Estimated average weight of hogs
was 23S pounds, the lightest since the
last week of June, FIVE pounds lighter
than the previous week, six pounds
lighter than the corresponding week
q .ear ago and nineteen pounds heavier
than the same week two years ago
The decrease in the average weight was
due to the shorter number of 500 to
$50 pound offerings.
Top hogs at Chicago this week s.+o,
against SIS the previous week, nothil.s
selling higher since last October, against
$50 a year ago and $50 two years ago
Average price figured 7.25, same as the
previous week, $50 lower than a year
ago and LES lower than two years
ago.
Eleven markets received $4,000, max
ing $4,000 for the week, the lightes:
which was the smallest in over fifteen
years, or Sc, 900 less than the previous
week 10000 less than a year ago ard
49,, 900 less than two years ago Tota.
for 1915 10 date 1858 900. or 2.100, 900
more than same period 1914 and 1880
900 more than corresponding time
1918
An acute shortage OF hogs exists at
market centers, while the country is
full of them. A week ago packers
broke prices so and - cents per cwt.
under an impression that supply would
expand, but nothing Of the kind hap
pened and the reaction has carried
prices up 90 cent to LOO per cwt. None
Of the local houses has been able to
satisfy requirements the past week.
| Armour obtained thousand head yes
terday and other concerns got half
what they needed. The market Is on
weather basis. and as long as young
hogs are making good gains the move
ment win be scant The first sign OF
winter will readily alter conditions and
proha bly, food the market with the
excess OF the pig crop.
Cattle.
The offerings of cattle proved 10 be
none too plentiful.
Weeks receipts totaled ia, against
3S,9S7 the previous week and 1896
year ago while there We're 1900 west
erns In the run. against 10000 the pre-
,io.s u4ek and $500 year ago.
Shippers took s.3s2 of the supply, com
pairing with s,,se the previous week
and 20.5S0 a year ago, and 4l.391 went
for local distribution. against 32.2o5
last week and 25,s45 a year ago.
At six markets the total stood 1920
this week, against 1920 last week and
2G2. 200 year ago.
The trade right now is in stable
position only for the finished handy and
Tight steers. and with range stock run
ming freely all other classes of natives.
especially the kinds of current value al
S.0Od 9.25. are likely 10 meet unreliable
demand. All the eraser and short-fe
grades are on a hit-or miss selling
basis and the greater the range runs
the worse the natives are likely &c
, sell in the next few weeks.
| Given a moderate dose of supplies
the week ahead. some stability may be
expected in the price list but it is q
time when the least over-supply will
cause sharp price recessions, since he
market is pretty we'll locked out fr o,I
err concerns. New York and West Eir-
GINA beng about the only states cas-
which will take Chicago cattle and tiiel
can go there only under strong restric
tions.
, sheep and lambs we're not over
plentiful.
Fridays advance boosted lamb val
: ues to % and 80 cents higher level
than the close the previous week, tn
:. bulk showing 81 and 40 cent gains
The better grades Of yearlings ar
= about 10 and II cents above weel
. ago. plain stuff little changed, Will
o the eve market is 10 and % cent
higher and matured wethers show 3
and 80 cent advances over nomina
quotations a week ago.
This healthy advance which ha
, lifted the wether market to the high
!. est levels of the month and lambs u
: to within close striking distance Of tn
= months opening, is suggestive o
: healthier dressed trade conditions
strongly indicated by the heavier buy
= ing here this week on eastern KILN
!. account. Prior to Friday eastern ship
ping demand was the chief force be
hind the advance. but packer activit
late Thursday and since is suggestiv
OF their needs.
Il Chicago Live Stock,
Chicago. Sept. 27.-Cattle-Estimat
ed receipts for today, 17,W0; marke
e firm.
u Native beef steers ........ sooa1o
;, Western steers ........... 5000 SIS
- Cows and heifers ......... 2.s5@ 80
:, Calves 7.25@10.t
= Hogs-Estimated receipts for toda,