Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-04
PRICES ADVANCE WHEN USUAL
MONDAY SUPPLY FAILS TO
REACH CHICAGO.
QUARANTINE EXTENSION
DEPREssEs CATTLE
Additional Outbreak Of Disease IN
Michigan Affects Market - Supplies
Of Sheep and Lambs Too Plentiful
Review Of Market Conditions-cur-
rent Quotations.

today, Influenced by the scantiness o,
the supply here
Receipts of hogs at Chicaso for the
week totaled 99,400 an increase of "a
900 compared with the previous week
, 700 compared with the same week
last year and a decrease of $4,000 com
pared with the corresponding week two
Years ago
Average weight OF hogs at Chicago
for the week was estimated at 226
pounds, the lightest since the frs,
week OF March. or i've pounds lighter
than the preceding week. nine pounds
lighter than the same week year age
ana nineteen pounds heavier than the
corresponding week two years ago The
pigs were more numerous and caused
the shrinkase in the average weight.
Top hogs at Chicago for the week
made $3.50. the highest since last Octo-
Der, ) cents higher than the previous
week. 40 cents lower than year ago
and 40 cent lower than two Years ago.
Average price figured $3.50, the high
esq since June. or So cents higher than
the previous week. 80 cents lower than
a year ago and So cents lower than two
Years ago.
Eleven markets received 29,70O hogs
Saturday. making 100000 for the week.
more than the previous week. 1000 less
than the same week last year and 9s,-
600 less than the corresponding week
TWO years ago. Total for 1915 to date
19.O44,000 or 2,O99.OoO more than the
~,
the corresponding time 1918.
Cattle.
Quara ntine by Michigan depressed
cattle values.
Total run las. week stood $4,000,
against 49,7o< the previous week and
50.573 year ago. There were included
10000 western rangers last week. and
market for them showed strong ac-
ton, closing 1928 higher in most
cases and up to 2S435 In instances,
compared with tho finish week ago.
The elimination Of practically all
eastern shipping demand. as result Of
embargoes arising from the Duranc
quarantine case, has simply thrown the
situation into a highly conjecture.
state OF affairs. What is going to hap
pen no one can safely venture. The
killers. of course. are facing a good out
let for beef ana Will need moro OF Il
now to ship dressed to the east TO I'LL
orders there which ordinarily are cared
for in the shipments Of live cattle
Kosher demand Is being filled right
now outside of Illinois and the cattle
shipped thru this state without being
unloaded. Thus the shippers are com
plying with the eastern states restric
tions. .-.7
All this dema nd being taken away
from Chicago it is going to be case
here OF small need for weighty cattle
and too many Of them coming in tbs
near future promises to force further
severe price declines.
Illinois is known to have lot OF
choice cattle ready to come within the
next few weeks. and it is going to be &
case Of using extreme caution in ship
ping them to prevent price raiding.
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs were over plentiful
The virtual closure of the shipping
outlet here throws the market largely
into local killers hands. but a far
below normal OCTOBER suppl. is Ger
tain and continued high prices are 6
logical expectancy. Only few more
trains Of Idaho lambs are expected thi:
season and while Montana will shI
with some freedom, nothing like nor
NAL receipts are possible from any
source. and there are those in the trade
who are willing to go on record will
a prediction of $40 being paid for choice
lambs before the end of another fou
! to six weeks. The immediate future
| market, however, will depend largel,
| on pext weeks supply which at thi
/ iuncture promises to be quite moder
ate.