Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-13

The big packers We're Indifferent bid
ders for most offerings and they We're
not after the high-priced lots at any
time, preferring TO buy the heavy ana
plain lots. which appeared cheapest be-
cause of lack of outside call for them.
lit was an uneven deal to the end and
sellers We're dissatisfied with much OF
their work. but couldn't do any better,
try as they would. Quality was fairly
good. but prime arrivals that weighed
downward from 200 pounds were scarce
and in best demand from shippers who
carried liberal orders.
This caused a further widening OF
the range and heavy packing stock
sold at the largest discount in many
months.
While top light hogs in the free area
are so near week ago the general run
OF mixed packing. heavy packing
heavy butchers and heavy shipping are
selling 80 and 10 cents lower than
week ago. the spread in prices being
by long odds the widest of the season
Common to good heavy packing sold
in both divisions at $500 $50, with
desirable uniform class of heavy mixed
packing around $3.50 q $50 and good
smooth class Of medium weights
around the 81 mark.
Sales above $40 were no criterion
Of the general market. as strictly
good class Of butchers sold at sl.1oG
80, according to weight. Shippers
bought most of the selected light sold
above $50, with a good even class OF
light bacon hogs to packers in the
modified at 7S5GI.45. Pigs were in
small supply and good demand. prices
showing little change.
Eleven markets received $500 hogs.
Monday, or 1900 more than week
ago. when Omaha had a holiday: 1850
more than a year ago and 10000 less
than two years ago. Chicago had a
larger run than expected. but other
western, markets, with the exception OF
ST. Paul, We're lightly supplied. East
ern markets reported receipts OF nor
nal volume. Total for 1915 TO date.
1.,See.o00. or 2,114,ooo more than same
period 1914 and 1.4s4,0oo more than
corresponding time 1915.
Cattle.
Little interest was shown In cattle
trade. The run was light but the quail
;ty was not e hove the average and the
market ruled weak.
The steers which were able to land
at $3.50 and better had the best ac-
ton relatively, but the trade was rath-
er draggy for all offerings and for the
the palmer sorts 1t was a peddllng
market even at large price discounts.
Under the IS line the market was slow
est Of all. and the lower the price the
slower the market for steers. There
were many sales under the 50 line that
looked as much as 80 cents lower than
o,-S
declines were common, and in extreme
places the declines were quoted as
much as so cents off from the best
spot.
There was nothing doing ut all dur
ing the early rounds Of trading on the
little thin steers There was liberal
supply of this grade on hand and pack
ers were out from the start to lower
the price range. There was a smaller
proportion of butcher stock IN the days
run Of q 900, but the number of plain
grassy steers was larger. 1t seemed
nobody wanted the little stuff on the
stockery order and it was only after
considerable peddling that sales were
made and this grade showed largest
end Of the price decline.
A year ago thirty head OF 1,441-
pound steers sold in Chicago at $40. the
highest price reached during the first
seven months of 1914. Last August
top steers sold at 5000, in September
sl1.65 was paid and in October and
November s11 was top. The second
week of last December the record price
of $40, outside of show" stock, was
paid, The week ending Dec. IL, 1914,
beef cattle sold at an extreme range OF
s5.SOml140, spread of nearly St per
100 pounds. The general average price
in that week was ss.75, or so cents be-
low the record average of last week,
when best steers sold at S1G.40 and
comparatively few beef cattle below IS.
Demand was not very keen for
calves Monday and it was slow, weak
market all day for vealers OF all
weights and quality. General market
was so cents under late last week.
which caused a good grade to sell at
5000. which was the practical top OF
the market. Outsiders paid slightly
higher for a few choice sorted vealers,
but these transactions were no critic
rion of the market. A medium to good
grade Of yealers went around 500
1925, while a fair class landed down
around 1915,
Sheep.
Sheep trade was inactive and call for
both sheep and lambs was slow.
Range lambs were present from
Idaho and Washington and while
CARRYING a good top end. none were
strictly choice. Best Idahoes, good
fat kind, sold at $3.50 under short
sorts, while 1925 took a fair class OF
Washington stock.
About four cars Of Washington year
1ings were received and a good but
strong weight class selling At 81. IS were
accounted fully steady Others were
unsold at the noon hour. Native year.
lings were very scarce and IS took
the best available. good kind going
at -$775.
A few matured Washington ewes and
wethers sold steady at IS and s6.75.
respectively, but no full load lots Of
range sheep arrived and the native
supply was virtually limited to small
lots Of ewes. Heavy native ewes were
slow hut scarcity held most Of them
about steady at s5.50@5.65. while
handy weights sold occasionally at
S5.75@5.s5 and $6 was quotable for
str4o<1r chofro ffdv vrelNhta chile sell.