Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-26
PACKERS BUYERS
OF HEAVY HOGS
SHIPPERS ALSO IN MARKET FOR
LIGHTS AND PRICES LIFT
ALL AROUND.
GENERAL ADVANCE OF 5
CENTS OVER WEDNESDAY
Cattle Buyers Hold Of in Hope Of
Lower Prices But Market Remains
Steady at Wednesdays Average
Light Run Of Sheep and Good De-
mand For Choice Hold Market Firm.

Chicago. Aug. %. Packers were
good BUYERS of heavy hogs today and
shippers also bought readily of lights.
Prices lifted cents above Yesterday.
Eleven markets received 62,40O hogs.
Wednesday, or 100 less than last
Wednesday, 1890 less than year ago
and 1860 less than two years ago.
Total thus far this week. $1,000 or
81 900 less than the same period last
week, $1,000 less than like time last
year and $4,000 less than correspond
ing three days two Years ago. Total
for 1915 to date 11.2S2.o00. or 2,15sooo
more than same period 1914 and 1,S3S-
600 more than corresponding time 1918
Cattle.
Cattle were dull and buyers were
holding off in the hope of lower prices.
The market however, held steady at
about yesterdays average.
Trade sentiment does not bulge
away from a bearish attitude 1t is a
case Of the market getting lot more
beef than was expected would come to
hand at this period. The range runs
are just beginning to come freely, and
=" TN llS lteCGT Quiet SiOScu h pl-
number of light and medium weight
cattle of little flesh are finding only a
killer outlet, and in SO doing they are
going about at killers prices. The
western range market having broken 25
G35 cents from last week this decline
has of course been strong factor in
influencing breaks in the native trade.
In the case of choice to prime steers
81. t<, f1~ to Inc-f
explained by the fact that there is ap-
parently small need for such grades.
Killers are taking a few loads now
where they were after them by the
dozen loads a few weeks ago. 1t ap-
pears case O, switch in public favor.
Obviously the top line beef Is not get
ting its premium over the butchers
block.
Blyers are looking ahead to softer
picking later on this season. They
make no secret Of the fact that they
feel they are going to have access to a
lot Of fat grass beef In Kentucky and
Virginia which will go direct to sea-
board, and these purchases there they
Feel will strongly influence the demand
locally. Kansas. too. will cut loose a
lot of this stuff in the next few weeks,
WHICH VIII lthSlS nave no ScOu Sl1cGl
on the market A few Of the prime
handy and long fed big weight beeves
may yet do some good price stunts,
but their performance in the market as
price ge.ters will be best where not
demand that apparently is going to
prevail for them
Tine trade this week going lower, tits
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Four DAYS run stood $4,000 against
1874 week ago and 3S,8SS year
ago. while the six markets crop Of 49,
900 showed 1000 cut from week ago
and 900 increa Sc over a year ago.
Sheep.
Light run of sheep and a good de-
mand for choice stock held the ma TX t
firm
Some good native lambs sold early
at SIS and a few OF fairly good class
at $50. but sales of good to choice
were made seasonably to packers al
SIS to $500 and the latter figure was
not hard to get for strictly good ones
| for choice and city butchers cream ing
I the crop at 915 to $40. quality showing
| some improvement over yesterday.
Range lambs from Washington al
! 500 to 800 were Is cents above identi.
cal offerings here Tuesday. and one
string Of Idahos at 800 was 10 cents
up, while other very good Idahos, such
as sold at 900 late yesterday, or al
| high time that day, We're put over at 6
10 cents advance, and the best sold t.
925 to shippers.
! A two-car string of Washington
yearlings, hidey and undesirable. solo
10 cents higher at $50, with slightly
better kind at 6.55, while 1925 wa!
quoted for choice handy weights
| Choice handy range wethers anc
choice ewes were conservatively quot
ed to $40 and $40, respectively. at the
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