Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-17
PRICES AGAIN WEAKEN BECAUSE
OF LIBERAL RECEIPTS IN
CHICAGO.
MARKET SLOW AND ALL
GRADES SELL LOWER
Read justment Of Price Basis Expected
Early in October - Cattle Offerings
Moderate But Lacking in Quality
No Urgent Call For Sheep and Lambs
Current Quotations.

Chicago, Sept 17.-Hogs weakened
in price today, influenced by liberal re-
ceipts.
Early in October hog values Will De
subjected to seasonable revision. Llsnt
stuff now selling at s.25@s.5O is hkely
to break. while weight may work high
err. After Oct. / there will be an abun-
dance of $50 to 2oO-pound hogs OF the
new crop, which will effectively relieve
fresh meat scarcity.
Eleven markets received $4,000 hogs'
Thursday, or 200 more than last
Thursday. 5000 more than year ago
and 1o.10O less than two years ago.
Total thus far this week 24s.o00, or
l 900 less than same period last Week.
10. 900 more than like time last year
and 10000 less than corresponding FOUR
days two years ago Total for 1919 10
date 1s.352,ooo, or 2,1s5,000 more than
same period 1914 and 1,e34.ooo more
than corresponding time 1913.
Cattle.
Cattle. altho not overplentiful. were
lacking In quality.
The appreciation on grassers ana
plain warmed-up and short-fed cattie
has been at least $3.50 cents ana III
the erraticallv higher midweek market
there were frequent trades at much
more advance, In that session, when
was erratically higher. as was the
case in the reverse direction last
THURSDAY and Friday, there were sales
fully % cents to LOO above the peo-
rock prices ot last week
Such violent fluctuations as have
been IN the market within the past ten
nc oil into
a coniectural state. What Is coming
next7 That's a query on many lips.
Will the country reverse its short
shipping policy and give the market a
big dose next week. induced by the
sharp price gains in the past few days?
| II this Shipping form reversal results
there can we'll be expected further vio-
| lent fluctuations. this time downward.
The range run Is coming freely. That
is a certainly. Some big shipments are
on the way from the northwest for
next weeks market, and 1t would be-
hooye the native territory to ship stuff
moderately II there is retention OF any
| considerable part Of the recent big
price gains.
Nobody hears complaint against the
beef market II is pretty well estao-
nshed now that the killers can use
all the beef they are getting. II this
| were not the case they never would
have rushed the prices skyward on a
light run this week. Still, there Is no
big growth in beef demand. and a set
| of Jewish holidays next Thursday ana
! Friday again promise to upset the
| kosher orders next Monday.
The four day run this week STOOD
1880 against 1896 week ago anc
$3.50 a year ago. while there nave
been "a, 500 ranches here this week,
against 5000 a week ago and 15.ooo a
wear ago. AT the six western markets
! total crop this week stood l62.ooo IN
four DAYS to compare with lo.,ooo a
week ago and 10000 year ago, but II
has been a small run OF good beer IN
the west. A big proportion OF the sup
plies there comprising stockers ano
feeders and plain killing stuff, all OF
which was strong factor In creatlns
broad call the past few days Tor the
good to choice beeves in the local mar
ket.
There was no urgent call for sheer
or lambs.
comnared with the close last weef
native ewes were steady to 10 ana II
cents lower, but only small part o
the crop was more than dime on
The range sheep available from day t
day showed little change and yeariin'
lots also held steady with late las
week Bucks were unchanged. Tn
trade today was active where seiier
had no lambs to go with the sheer
but otherwise offerings did not NOV
very freely Pens were eventually wei
cleared. altho many lots were not DIS
posed of until the afternoon sess;cE
Quality was as usual and the Gull lot
sorted out met a narrow demand.