Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-02
HOGS RISE WHEN
SUPPLY lessons
PRICES ADVANCE BECAUSE OF
MARKED cURTAlLMENT
OF RECEIPTS.
GENERAL MARKET SCORES
GAINS OF 10 CENTS
Light Weights Coming to Market in
Increasing Numbers and Prices Have
Been Hammered by Packers-cattIe.
Bulk Of Arrivals Being Consigned
Direct to Packers.

Chicago. Oct. 2.-HogS rose IN price
today owing to the number Of arrivals
having been much curtailed.
Of late the proportion OF light
weights has been steadily increasing.
This fact is noted in the average
weight for September. which figured
235 pounds, against 246 pounds during
August and 242 pounds during Sep
TENDER a year ago. The large receipts
have caused the turning point in the
market and have caused the light
weights to sell at relatively low prices
as compared with one monh ago.
The hamme ring of the prices for
light hogs down to 500 and lower deal
has caused the general price range to
grow narrower. While some light
weights today sold as high as 500.
packers secured plenty of good quail
ty offerings down around l.65 and
7.75
Eleven makets received $4,000 hogs
Friday or 14,400 more than last Fri
day. 500 more than year ago and T.
500 less than two years ago. Total
thus far this week. $1,000. or 10000
more than same period last week. same
as like time last year and $1,000 less
than corresponding five days two years
ago Total for 1915 TO date, 1905 00.
or o101 900 more than same period
1914 and $4,000 more than the cor
responding time 1913.
Cattle.
Most OF the cattle We're consigned by
shippers direct to packers. The mar
ket was weak.
Steer trade closed the week IN I'M
promising manner. With the eastern
outlet practically closed the prospect
for next week is by no means luminous.
But that any heavy run will materi-
alize on Monday is improbable. Illi-
nois shippers have no other outlet but
on tho other hand. they are in a posi-
ton to dominate the local supply SIT
uation. Temporarily eastern orders
will be filed from Iowa and Missouri
points. Just how long tho present
embargo viii last IL q matter for con-
lecture but there is every reason for
tho hope that II will not continue for
any considerable time.
Much OF the vicissitude that has
overtaken the market this week was
due to closure Of the eastern outlet, a
set OF Jewish holidays which elimi-
mated even local demand for kosher
cattle and the liberal proportion Of
heavy steers on the market Wednes-
day. Many Of these cattle were over
due coming out Of Warren county, IL
linoiS, where they had been tied up by
quarantine for six weeks and the mar
ket was unable to digest them. The
break above 50 is anywhere from 504
Il cents. excent in the case of year
lings which have lost % cents Cheap
light cattle, on the other hand have
either held steady or show little gain
for the week. On the break $3.50 took
good steers that would have made
Sl0.1O easily on Monday and SO bought
the s9.6099.75 kinds then. Plain. heavy
cattle selling below the 80 line were
swatted to the fun extent.
Sheep.
Bulk OF arrivals Of sheep and lambs
! went direct to packers.
Altho the dressed lamb and mutton
trade has failed to respond to light
! slaughter with such advances as were
anticipated by killers, and the en-
| barge of eastern states has virtually
| eliminated shipper buying here the
apnormaiiy snort supply ard strenuous
| feeder competition at Missouri river
markets have combined to counteract
! adverse influences and the. week is
closing with prices mostly Il and %
cents higher than a week ago on lambs
and on the highest basis on which a
! September and October market has
ever sta ged. Some Wyoming and plain
Montana lambs have sold the last day
or so on practically the same basis as
a week ago. but on the other hand the
. extreme outside top on natives is &C
cents higher. Matured wethers are
quotably 10 and Is cents higher thar
q week ago and fat ewes Is and ,;
cents higher. while best handy year
ling stock is big quarter higher fol
the week