Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-21
LEFT OVER HOGS
KEEP PRICES down
BIG KILLERS SHOW LITTLE IN
TEREsT IN CATTLE
OFFERINGS.
LIBERAL SUPPLY TODAY
ASSISTED IN DECLINE
Inquiries Of Shippers as to Quality Of
Offerings Helped Market Some But
Markets Were Slow and Sellers
Worked UP AiII-current Quotations
From Livestock Centers.

Chicago, July 21.-There was de-
cline in prices today on account OF
liberal receipts of large leftover
supply Cattle dealers had hard work
interesting big killers. MARKETS. We're
helped by the inquiries OF shippers
regarding the quality OF big offerings.
Packing of hogs for the Week, as
compiled from special reports by the
Drovers Journal, totaied 10000 thru
out the country, against 44l'ou the
previous week and $4,000 the CORE
spending week a year ago. roar -of
1915 TO date, 17,195.00o against 1S.3o"-
800 the corresponding period 1914.
Eleven markets received $4,000 hogs,
or $500 more than last Tuesday, IL
500 more than year ago and 4,2oo
more than two years ago. Total thus
far this week 10000, or $4,000 more
than same period last week. 9o,ooo
more than like time last year and I,0oo
less than corresponding two days TWO
years ago Total for 1915 to date 15,-
331. 600 or 2,064.000 roore than same
period 1914 and 1,374,00o more thai
corresponding time 1913.
Buyers are having access to all man
ner of qualities. from the rankest little
doggy stockers to prime big and Mandy
cattle, yet nothing is getting anywhere
near as good action as short time
back, despite the fact that barring the
SO and upward kinds the bulk are
cashing 40675 cents below top levels
of the sea son. and in the case OF lot
Of grassers declines are measuring 10
cents to 81 in extreme cases. VI
course. it is a seasonable break, on
the grasSers, but there has been lot or
price pounding on the corn feds, ooth
short eaters and those which nave nae
sixty days and more of it. Dressing
percentages are varying greatly and It
is obviously a campaign on killers
part to put costs on a relative basis,
and one that is likely to continue in
force while the going Is good.
Until there Is feeder outlet estab-
lished in the local market, shipping OF
q lot Of habitat and poor-feshed
steers off grass Is going to be bad pol
icy. All of these have to go into the
killer channels and, deprived OF feeder
competition, the prices for them are
necessarily punished severely. A lot
Of little stocker steers and kinds as
we'll that would make acceptable feed
ers are cash.ng all the way down TO
s5.50@7.o0 which. were they permitted
to go countryward from the market,
could probably command 81 more
money.
Only the neatly grassers Of light
weight are getting anything Ike de-
cent shipper demand that Kind going
mainly to the Pennsylvania killers. but
they are rarely willing to pay above
s7.50.and want most of their purchases
around 81 and under.
From all that can be cleaned lot
of grass beef is on the market hori-
ION. Kansas City reports nbat the
Kansas and Oklahoma move thd par
ticulariy the former, will hardTo TO
three weeks earlier than usul hIhere
is already a scattering movem sat from
that quarter and it will increase until
maximum volume is reached late IN
August Grass is luxuriant ana Kan
sas will contribute the heaviest run
of beef in several years. both from the
long and short grass areas.
The recent break has had the eHect
Of checking the movement OF IeHas
stuff, but prices have not responded.
Considering hide values $6.I5W I.2o
Texans are considered more desiranle
by killers than native cattle with Whlch
they compete. Texas stuff is being
strung out and will be in evidence for
several weeks to come. There a-'e sew
eral hundred cars yet to be moved
from the Fort Worth district.
On the long-fed beeves alone is the
market showing anything like decent
action, but these, too. are getting a
little price cut in many instances from
recent high spot.
The quality was about as good this
week as the recent standard and fewer
under weight natives are being sent in
No big run is in sight for the balance
of the week and sellers have hope Of
price improvement. Packers were
little more anxious bidders than pre-
vious few sessions and this may be ar
indication that their needs are grad
ually getting larger. The dressed mar
ket has much room for improvement
and with the decrease in supplies pack
ers will be able to get rid Of what they
have on hand to better advantage.