Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-30
HEAVIEST RECEIPTS REPORTED
ANYWHERE REACH CHICAGO
AS WEEK OPENS.
OFFERINGS MEET WITH
LIGHT SHIPPING DEMAND
Prices Go to Level. 5 and 10 Cents Un.
der Saturdays Average = Choicest
Cattle on Sale But Sellers Hold Sack
and Force Buyers to Pay Steady
Prices-Sheep Receipts Ample.

Chicago, Aug. 30,-Heaviest hog re-
ceipts reported anywhere in the eoun-
try We're recorded here today, and this,
coupled with light shipping orders
lowered the market here to 10 cents
under Saturdays average.
Receipts Of hogs al Chicago for last
week toiaied $500, an increase OF 500
compared with the previous week, 3
decrease OF 20, 900 compared with the
same week last year and $500 COM
pared with the CORES onding week TWO
years ago.
Average weight Of hogs at Chicago
for the week was estimated at 2io
pounds. or three pounds lighter than the
previous week, nine pounds hshter
than the same week year ago ana
thirteen pounds heavier than the cor
responding week two years ago.
Top hogs at Chicago for the week
reached s.0,, the highest since jay,
against 7.s5 the preceding week. $40
a year ago ard 935 two years ago. Az
erage price figured 100, the highest
since the third week OF July. 10 cents
higher than the previous week. l.so
lower than the same week last year
and lis lower than the corresponding
week two Years ago.
Eleven markets received $500 hogs
Saturday. making 354 600 for the week.
the third smallest Week of the year to
date, 400 lesh than the previous
week. 1000 less than same week last
year and s. coo less than the CORE
spending week two years ago. Total tor
1915 TO date i7,44S,Ao0 or 2.l6o,oo0
more than the same period 1919 and
1910 900 more than the corresponding
time 1919.
Cattle.
Sellers offered choice cattle and
were a little backward about pushing
them on the trade. The result was
steady prices but a slow market.
Last weeks run locally shows
slight increase over the previous week
and q year ago, but the gain has been
wholly in grassers. the proportion OF
corn feds has been the smallest OF the
season. The western run has not been
heavy. the six points having had less
than 5000. or 1000 less than year
ago Beef gathering is in full swing
west Of the Missouri river. however
and the movement. altno somewhat De-
hind schedule time, promises 10 gain
volume during September as there IL
plenty of beef TO come from that quar-
TER Kansas pastures are beginning to
disgorge and cattle from that quarter
never have been better. many OF them
dressing around 60 per cent This Will
explain why the break in native grass
ers has been SO emphatic. Westerns
have had sharp decline and natives
have felt Their competition severely
Early in tie week the 1000 quota
ton had doubtful standing, but lo.lo
was paid for handyweights or Wed
nesday The l.590-class reached $50
pui TIC he's. Ehn- pound stuff would DO
was $50. these prices being steady with
the previous week. but the strong tone
that asserted itself about the middle OF
the mld-weeE session carried 1000 "a
1900 pound Dullocks with corn nnlsn
higher toward the week end. the re-
suit was much wider spread than re-
Gently. plenty of srassers selling below
the 500 line. Some eastern orders had
an influence late in the week and such
steers as were eligible 10 bids of s.l54
g 40 got decidedly better action. Like
wise there was improved demand Tor
yearlings above 800. but the grassy
and half-fa- little cattle We're pau
actors all thru. Little Wisconsin
Stockary steers nave DeeIi d OId Is
orous peddllng being necessity to move
them.
Sheep.
Sheep receipts were more ample
than the demand and lower quotations
ruled.
Omaha has been the only market on
the map with a full hopper receipts
there having been sufficient to swell
the combined marketing at six points
to $4,000 for last week, compared with
g3O 600 the week previous but SUPPLY
figures shov; marked decrease COM
pared with year ago, the six point
total being 10000 less than the same
week last year and the years market
ing TO date at six points showing the
startling decrease of nearly 1900. 900
head from the corresponding period in
1914. of which big shrinkage Of 1,166.-
900 head is charged to Chicago, due III
considerable measure to the embargo
which for the past ten months has
prohibited feeder trade here, and, in