Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-25
INQUIRY FOR WElGHTY KINDS
SENDS PRICES CENTS ABOVE
TUESDAYS AVERAGE.
OTHER GRADES SELL
ON STEADY BASIS
Demand For Cattle Sluggish But Mod
crate Supplies Result in Steady
Price.-Larse Run Of Sheep, With
Packers Slow in Taking Hold-Sell-
ers Refuse to Force Sales.

Chicago. Aug. 25.-Good demand for
heavy hogs today sent prices up cents
over the general average of yesterday.
Other grades We're about steady.
Since last Thursday it has been a
supply and demand proposition in the
market. Last Friday only 1915 ar
rived. followed by 5,262 Saturday.
1929 Monday and 10000 Tuesday. or
less than $4,000 all told. With shipping
orders increasing during the same Pc
ROD it was only natural for the market
to get good, especially after the nerve
racking declines recorded from Thurs
day, Aug. 10. to Thursday, Aug. 10.
Eleven markets received $1,000 hogs
Tuesday, or 1890 less than last Tues
day, 800 less than a year ago and
1890 less than two years ago. Total
thus far this week 10000, or $4,000
less than same period last week. $4,000
less than like time last year and 10000
less than corresponding two days two
years ago. Total for 1915 to date H.
22o, 900. or 2.117,000 more than the same
period 191. and l.35S.00o more than the
corresponding time 1913.
Cattle.
Demand for cattle was slow and the
market was sluggish, but prices held
steady.
Rangers are getting a seasonable
break. They sold Tuesday anywhere
from Is to SIS cents lower than high
point last week, and the good grades
showed most decline. These are kinds
that come in direct competition with
the useful cornfed natives. ranging in
weight at 1,l5o to 1900 pounds and
heavier. which are now hitting around
S.75d 800 and up to 915. That kind
have had the most severe break of
late. Today they are 80 40 cents lower
than ten days ago, and II was not long
ago that the shapely fat corn feds which
now command e.25 were the as5 kinds.
II IS taking a prime big weight grade
to go at e.75, and little above and
safe quotation for prime handy and
yearling stun - only point above
1000. Fortunate It 10 It this time, with
the conditions working bearishly, that
the country cut loose big raft Of long
fed heavy steers last Monday, and the
first two weeks Of August. Carrying
them longer would have meant severe
losses.
The small quota OF betwixt feeder
and cheap beef grade natives is suffer
litS udfC huOChS. quay iiAliSiouS IptS
OF these kinds cashing down from 700.
and even around a little higher. were
called as much as 25 G35 cents lower
than some selling OF like grades in the
Monday market These classes have
had fully so cents and more decline in
the past ten DAYS. and reason is OBJ
viously the larger quota of range steers
TO which killers have had access.
Sheep.
There was a large run of sheep, but
packers were slow in taking hold.
Holders did not push sales and quota
tions held around yesterdays values.
The two day supply at Chicago
stands at only about $4,000, or over
10000 less than Ike period last week
and 43,700 less than a year ago, but
six western points have had about
10000 or practically the same as the
first two days last week. altho 760
less than the corresponding period last
year.