Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-20
SHIPPERS AND SPEcULATORS
BUY READILY AND LIGHTS
ARE IN FAVOR.
PACKERS HOLD OFF,
OTHER GRADES WEAK
Abundant Offerings Weaken Price OF
Cattle. Arrivals Being Estimated at
$4,000 Head Sheep and Lambs
Prove Relatively Scarce = Current
Qu,tations at Live Stock centers.

Chicago. Sept 90 - There was an
uneven hog market today shippers ana
spectators buying quite readily but
packers holding of.
Receipts OF hogs at Chicago for the
week totaled l0$.So0, an increase OF
400 compared with the previous week,
p. 900 compared with the same week a
wear ago and decrease OF 5000 COM
pared with the corresponding week TWO
years ago
Estimated average weight OF hogs
Mas placed a, Esq pounds. or one pound
heavier than the previous week. eight
pounds lighter than the same week last
years and twenty-five pounds heavier
than the corresponding week two Years
ago There were fewer light weights
reweigned during the week. conse-
oue1,tly the average weight was more
in line with the country OFFERINGS than
usual
Top hogs at r'hlcaso for the week,
made OF Wednesday reached $40. the
highest since last October. 20 cents
higher than the preceding week. lilo
lower than year ago and 10 cents
lower .har Two Years ago. ANerase
price a; rs figured the highest since
July against 7.05 the previous week.
Ssd year ago and SIS TWO years
ago
Eleven markets received $4,000 hogs
SATURDAY, making another light run for
The week OF 50. 600. same as the pre-
vious week $1,000 larger than wear
ago and 81 600 smaller than TWO years
ago Total for 1915 TO date lS..Sl.00o,
or a.lelo0 more than same period 1914.
and 1922 900 more than corresponding
tine 1918.
Cattle.
Abundan, offerings weakened the
price OF cattle.
In the week ahead several Influences
viii have effect notably another set OF
Jewish holidays. which will especially
affect kosher demand. while the Brit
ish prize cour4 decision Is likely TO De
an influence in checking further buy
ing of beef for export Denial Of the
packers ss5.90o.o09 claim is hard
blow to them and may result in bear
raid on prices, the possible excuse be-
ing a choking off of the export dressed
Tee. outlet
Generous range runs are due 10 come
the week ahead and these will have
serious effect as competitors against
the cheap and medium grade grass ma
tives as well as warned-up grades, tho
after the terrific pounding of the pre-
vious week and shut off in the run Of
mediocre stuff last week, furtherance
OF such policy may be carried ont by
country owners who have a plentttude
of fed and are by no means compelled
10 ship into a down-going market.
Corn finished choice 10 prime steers
ara due 10 chart their own course from
now on. provided demand holds a.
good as recently. since that kind are
running scarcer than any time this
season and they are in strong hands.
Marketed tc balance the limited de-
nand that prevails for them there
should pc ever higher prices for that
knid from row on and their price
strength should have influence in firm
ing up the market for all the better
grade corn feds. altho liberal supplies
of native grassers and warmed-up cat
lie are assured for weeks ahead and.
meeting range competition, these
grades will necessarily require a much
broader general demand 70 enable
them 10 make better prices than now
prevail.
sheep and lambs proved relatively
scarce
INSERT SHEEP
Prospects for the coming week look
none TOO favorable for the selling side
Packers are hard set in their determin-
alton 10 get prices down and on the
arrival Of anything like normal sup
plies will probably make further head
way in their hear raid Some advices
from Omaha indicate probable mod
crate shrinkage in the run from the
west compared with last week. but no
big supply will De needed TO further
damage the price list
A sustaining influence to the price
list not 20 re ignored is the high mar
lie. for pelts Late take-off packer
sheep and lamb pelts are quoted at
i35G14o: early shearings, 1.loI L20:
outside city and country packer lambs.
I.l5T1o5 shearings. s5d1.1o; coun-
| try lambs. 80T 100: shearings. 60a -
cents. al TO lots Dry western pelts
lsa 30 cents. up to % cents asked for
the best lots