Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-28
MARKED DECLINE
N HOG PRICES
VALUES GO TO LEVELS 10 AND is
CENTS UNDER SATURDAYS
AVERAGE.
RECEIPTS MUCH HEAVIER
THAN ONE WEEK AGO
Shipping Demand Puts Some Firmness
in Cattle Trade.-Offerings Of Sheep
and Lambs Prove Scanty.-Review
of Market Conditions.-Current Quo
tations at Livestock Centers.


in value today, influenced by the fact
that the supply was much larger than
a week ago.
Receipts of hogs at Chicago for the
I week totaled 1900. an increase OF 81
, Gee compared with the previous week,
II. 500 compared with same week last
year and a decrease of $500 compared
With the corresponding week two years
ago
Average weight of hogs at Chicago
for the week was estimated at $50
pounds or one pound heavier than the
preceding week, eight pounds lighter
than the same week last year and
twelve lighter than the corresponding
week two years ago.
Top hogs at Chicago for the week
made s1s5. equaling the high mark any
previous week this year. against $3.50
the previous week, $3.50 the same week
last year and $500 the corresponding
week Two years ago. Average price
figured $40. the highest since week OF
last Oct. 10. or % cents higher than
the preceding week so cents lower than
a year ago and sl.O0 lower than two
years ago
Eleven markets received IS. 500 hogs
Saturday. making $4,000 for the week,
or 90 600 more than the previous week,
5000 more than same week last year
and 10000 less than the corresponding
week two years ago Total for 1915 to
date 1885,. 900 or ! 100000 more than
the same period 1914 and $4,000 more
than the CORES onding time 1918.
Cattle.
Shipping demand put some frnness
Into >ne cattle market.
at
pared with 1906 week ago and 81
o45 year ago. while shippers took -
496 There were thus 81 2s6 for the To-
cal killers 10 dispose Of, comparing
with 31.s96 the previous week and
22.44S a year ago. In the west it was
q small run of fat beeves. Chicago's
fast advancing prices and the strong
premium paid here for finished steers.
as against other markets. serving to
draw the finished goods this way. To-
tai at the six markets was 102,500 for
the week, against 10000 last week and
102. 700 a year ago.
A long line Of seooGs.5o sales were
made. heavies, yearlinss and handles
going at this range. and prime heavies
made $685. handles $3.50 and 1900
! ID. fancy drove took s9.7o, equaling
previous high spot Of the year, made
| in January.
| There is confident prediction now
that the tops Will soon be on $40
basis. since highly finished beeves are
few in number IN the corn belt and
are held in strong hands.
Belief exists that last weeks strong
price performance is merely forerur-
ner of more 10 follow. There has been
abandonment of bearish beef trade ar
gunenrs on killers part. and their
broad needs for domestic trade. cou-
pied with foreign orders for refrigera-
tor beef, as well $ the export demand
for live cattle, assures strong ana
higher market as the summer season
advances.
Biggest share of medium to good
killers last week went at Ss.s5Ge.15.
and it was longest list of s9.256 1850
sales this year. Merely plain grass
fed to decent warmedup class has
gone at ss.10GS.50, and down from
s7.s5d to s725 it was common light
killer sort, little wanted where they
came into the modified yards. but get
ting decent call from shippers in free
area. Tailings landed around $500 and
lower.
Bulk of the weeks trade going with
in a range of ss4oGs.35 compared with
spread of ss.25d 9.15 last week and
sS.15ae.15 year ago, when tops made
$40.
Sheep.
Offerings Of sheep and lambs proved
! scanty.
/ Packers had more direct stock here
last week than any previous time tins
| season, but it will not be long before
! the southern stock is all in and local
representatives will get little when
they can forward to Chicago. Rangers
were of more seasonable volume and
| in the near future there will be con-
| siderable western grass stock on SALE
Local arrivals for the week aggregated
| 200. an increase of 1000 compared
with the previous week and decrease
] of 20,5O0 compared with the corre-
spending week last year.