Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-13
UPWARD TENDENCY
Of HOGS HALTED
PRICES LOWER THAN AVERAGE
OF THURSDAY EXCEPT
FOR LIGHTS.
FALLING OFF IN DEMAND
FROM EASTERN BUYERS
Cattle Offerings Neither Plentiful Nor
of Attractive Quality-sheep and
Lambs Not in Good Demand-Re-
view Of Market conditions-current
Quotations at Livestock centers.

, lower III prices To-Day, IalSely because
of a falling of in shipping demand.
The proportion of light mixed among
recent receipts is much larger than a
week ago and 200 to 27o-pound mixed
on the grassy order are coming more
freely than a while back. while big
feavy packers are not so plentiful.
Chicago prices for good to fancy
light weights have been relatively
much higher than at eastern points,
which has had a tendency to control
shipping orders, which accounts for
the narrowing of the price range.
Packers. on the other hand, are
keener buyers OF the cheap heavy
weights ana this competition has
placed the common to good heavy soH-s
nearer where they belong in compari-
son with good light weights
The new hog crop is coming along
finely. There never We're as many pigs
in the country and SO far porcine
health has been excellent. but the vet
erinarians scent possibility of another
cholera outbreak The hog market has
been de7noralizei owing to closure Of
such markets as Germany and neutral
European countries and an impression
Is gaining ground that hog production
may w ptcl l>cI-4il PAii
bred hog sales have averaged around
ience
Cattle.
Cattle offerings were TOT ever plen-
tiful and not of good quality.
On one fact the country ought to
ne convinced. Light grassy steers IN
der 1000 pounds are not wanted by
nc,
getting westerns here and at outside
points. Such cattle are 25a50 lower
than very recently, IN fact, most peo-
pie handling them DO not assume to
say just how much the decline Is. no
reliable outlet existing. Put them
back on grass Is the only safe advice
weigh above 1000 pounds. Pennsyl-
va1sta buyers will not look a. them and
that demand u limited at q range OF
7.z5975o. Il weighing LOO pounds.
7.75 Is possible. and some 1920 pound
grass stuff has been eligible to SIS.
but when the weight drops below 1000
pounds. the price drops so fast as to
make the salesman's head dizzy when
he can get a bid.
When steers are eligible TO $50 It
Is necessary that they show corn. or
have been well wtntered on corn and
Weighing 1000 pounds. or more, have
had an s.25 1s.5o market this week,
while in exceptional cases where more
weight was carried. they have wriggled
up close TO the 9 mark, but 90 1926
steers have had to carry beef and show
quality. They have been finished on
grass with an effective corn cross.
10. Of steers -lrted this way h,ve sold
at s.75@s.25, and that kind has been
conspicuous in the run. Above 80
il has been market for practically
dryfed cattle or steers that have been
on grass and were well dried up be-
fore shipping. Practically the entire
925ds.75 delegation has been on feed
six months or more.
Steers at e75d1o.25 are strictly in
the specially class. Prime heavy bull
locks. weighing over 1900 pounds, have
dropped below the 10 line. $50 being
about the limit and overweight stuff
has 10 be on the crackerjack order
to get that money. The trade is max
ing an effective demonstration of the
fact that II can get along with very
few big bullocks and few too many
have been availa BILE right along.
ShSSS.
Sheep and lambs were not In good
demand
TIE weaker market other days Of
the week was followed by the big price
drop THURSDAY, which brings present
value considerable lower than week
ago. Yearlings are the only offerings
in the line that do not show the big
decline for the week.
Thursdays run was first posted at
5000, but many western offerings that
were not figured on at the start ar
rived and the later mark of 1900 was
posted as the estimate.
AT six western markets receipts
were large for the day. there being
about $4,000 received, against 1920 a
week ago, $4,000 a year ago and 1920
two years ago. So far this week the
six principal western markets have re-
ceived about $4,000 head, against H.
900 for same days last week. 10000 a
year ago and 211,o00 for same days
| two years ago.