Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-11
ALL SALES ON CHICAGO MARKET
TODAY BELOW THAT
FIGURE.
HEAVY ARRIVALS AS
WEEK OPENS RESPONSIBLE
Supplies Of Cattle Exceed Immediate
Requirement.. Of Trade and Top Is
Marked Down-offerinss Of Lambs
and Sheep More Than Ample to Meet
Wants of Trade.

Chicago, Jan. 11.-AS result VI
heavy arrivals, the cent hog disap-
peared today from the price list.
Receipts of nogs at Chicago last week
,otaled 277.9o0, the largest since week
ending Jan. II, 1908. when 2s5.275 ar
rived, which. in turn. stood the largest
since week Of Dec. 5, 1891, when 1885,
052 were officially counted, the second
largest on record. Stock yards record
supply aggregated 30o.4SS during week
of Nov 20, 1880 Previous week 1884,
341 arrived. while same week last year
offerings totaled 1929.
Estimated average weight of hogs at
Chicago for the week was placed at e21
pounds. or l pound lighter than previ-
Gus week pounds heavier than same
week last year and pounds lighter
than corresponding week two years
ago.
Top hogs at Chicago for the week
made $751; on Wednesday, or 2is
cents lower than previous week, $l.o2 y
lower than a year ago and % cents
price figured s715. against 1920 the
year and $7.43 corresponding week two
years ago.
Cattle.
Cattle supplies exceeded the imme-
date requirements OF trade.
That they will command stronger
prices soon is trade belief. once the
beef market squares away to better
action. since the available supply OF
high quality grades appears small. For
the rank and file Of steers. however. the
! trade is not willing to venture a pre-
diction of higher general values.
a lot Of sections in Iowa as we'll as
Illinois. appear to be uneasy over the
situation. and high-priced corn Is
crowding out many cattle. togethe!
with the uneasy situation among feed
ers relative to the quarantine condi-
| tons. That the quarantine yards vii
continue open for many weeks seems
certain. Conditions in Illinois. while
. improved over a few weeks ago. are
aggravated by fresh outbreaks here
and there. and a new case in Cllntor
county. Iowa, is another source OF
worry to many feeders there.
| The outlet to the east is in better
shape now. however. than any time
since the disease outbreak. practically
| all houses in the east which have state
or municipal inspection being permitted
! to ship interstate, as well as the house.
which are under federal inspection.
! Stockery light cattle are still coming
4 into the trade. tho in Inuc smaller
! numbers than few weeks $50, ant
! that kind should be held back. alont
with the habitat killers. The poo
little stuff has only Gamer outlet Il
! the local killers, aitho some of the TO-
I to 900 pound thin steers are going cas-
for slaughter. 1t is i general range o
s5.25N6.50 for these classes. the lighte
weights getting the low money. Still
4 small proportion of the total run il
going into beef trade at cost below
s7.25. but s7.s5a7.s5 is taking som
fairly decent warmed-up stuff tina
would make good beef if fed fifty t
sixty days longer.
Sheep
Offerings of lambs and sheep PROVED
more than ample.
Discrimination against heavy stocl
did not let up at any time during tn
past week, and some buyers neglecte
such offerings entirely, while seller
often forced them onto others, alon
with light weight animals, which wer
most urgently sought after. 1t was
satisfactory market on the "catch-as
catc.. can" affair where heavy kind
were concerned. Quality was as goo
as any time of late. and sorting o
that account was small except wher
arrivals carried too much weigh
Packers had few outside buyers to con
te. with from start t finish. Eve
were far more numerous than wether
and vear1inVS