Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-09
DEMAND FROM SHIPPERS AND
SPECTATORS LIFT PRICES
FROM Low LEVELS.
RECENT QUOTATIONS
LOWEST IN MONTHS
Liberal Receipts Tend to Weaken Cat.
tie Market-Sheep and Lambs by No
tains strensth-Review Of Trade
conditions-current Prices.

Chicago, Aug. 9.-Hogs advanced to-
day. influenced by demand from specu-
lators and small shippers.
Prevailing prices for heavy packing
hogs are the lowest in over three
years, or since March, 1912. The gem
eral average price of all hogs. however
is still about shilling above Feb. 10
of this year when the top was $3.50
and the average s6.47.
Receipts of hogs at Chicago for last
week totaled 125,S0o an increase of
$500 compared with the same period
the previous week, $1,000 compared
with same week last year and 5000
compared with the corresponding week
two years ago.
Estimated average weight of hogs at
Chicago for the week was 24S pounds,
or four pounds heavier than the pre-
vious week, one pound less than same
week last year and eight pounds
heavier than corresponding week TWO
years ago The weeks average weight
was the heaviest since last September
Top hogs at Chicago for the week
made 1895, against $3.50 the previous
week s9.15 a year ago and s9.35 two
years ago. Average price figured $3.50,
same as the preceding week. sl.65 low
er than a year ago and the same
amount off from two years ago.
Eleven markets received 31.7oo hogs
Saturday. making $4,000, or $4,000 less
than the previous week. despite local
increase, 162, 900 more than same week
last year and $4,000 less than CORE
spending week two years ago. Total for
1915 to date 1875 900. or 100000 more
than same period last year and l,344,-
900 more than corresponding time 1918.
Cattle.
Liberal receipts weakened cattle.
Net changes 10 prices during the
week have been few. Popular weights
may show little net Improvement
Mondays market was trregularly high
er; that of Wednesday unerenly low
er, which practt cally wiped out Nom
days bloom, but later in the week a
strong undertone developed. The
years 5000 top has been restored on
yearlings On Monday prime heavy
cattle sold up TO 1913, but $3.50 took
the same kind later. The run has car
ried a long string of cornfed oultochs
selling at 9Q9.75, indicating that beer
making has been on a generous scale
Long fed cattle have not been numer-
Gus but the weighty kind has shown up
in excess of killers needs. Short-fed
cattle have shown the feeder good
,narg.r. Of profit but steers that were
laid in high last fall, fed all winter
and nursed along thru the spring Pc
Rod for a better market have not given
sa,issa Glory results. Much Of the
short-fed stuff has shown margins OF
1.75d2.S5 per cwt over cost when put
in. Good yearlings have acted well.
but stockery kinds have not oeen
wanted. Killers have had an appetite
for fat cattle not carrying excessive
weight. which at present means any
where below the 1,405 pound line. The
!. 1000 1850 pound grades have been
market favorites.
Beef trade has been in better condi-
ton. packers are exporting large guam
titles of product and the whole at
mosphere reflects improvement. The
trouble with the big steer is that too
many of that kind are showing up.
Killers can use only few such bull
locks weekly and a single load in ex-
cess of that number creates sur
plus