Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-03
HOLIDAY SEASON
ADVERSE 70 HOGS
INACTIVITY IN MARKET DUE TO
TWO DAYS OF lDLENESs AT
YARDS.
PRICES AND 10 CENTS
UNDER FRIDAYS LEVEL
Cattle Quotations Nearly Nominal at
Week End-Predictions Freely Made
That $40 Steers Are Due-eulk Of
Sheep and Lambs Go to Killers
Direct-current Quotations.

Chicago, July 3.-Inactivity owing to
the approac holiday tended today
to make hog prices decline.
Eleven markets received $4,000 hogs
Friday, or 1000 more than last Friday,
1920 more than year ago, while two
years ago was holiday. Total thus
far this week, 4S6,000 or $4,000 more
than the same period last week, $4,000
more than like time last year and 1882
900 more than corresponding four days
two years ago, one of which was holi-
day. Total for 1915 to date, 14,S22,O 600,
or 1897 900 more than same period 1914
and l.4S3,0OO more than corresponding
time 1913.
Cattle quotations were nearly nom
inal.
Monday market will need moderate
supply. There is prospect of some eX-
pert buying of 1900 to liOO pound
steers to fill French army orders, ana
even though local plants will not XIII
next MondaW buyers today asserted
that they were going to need talr
quota of steers with which TO begin
killing operations next Tuesday. Trade
guesses were put at 1000 TO $4,000 for
next Monday and a run of this volume
should get fairly good action.
Ten dollar and higher top is con-
fidently looked forward to next week
The high spot of 1895 this week inul-
Gated keenness of demand, and do as
they would to hold the advance in
check, killers had small chance TO re-
press the bullish tendency of the trade.
A long string of $9.50G9.15 trades have
been made this week both for handy
and heavy beeves and tops were made
for heavies. Prime yearlings might
have made a $1,000 top had they been
here. but the yearling crop was minus
a really fancy load.
The stuff under $500 now is of kind
that never had lot OF corn. and much
of it around $500 of late has shown
some grassy condition. 1t is mainly
s91569.50 deal for the good grade
short fed to we'll conditioned, $500 to
eoo5 per cent beef makers, and the
run above latter price has carried
considerable quota of stuff that made
CLOS and So per cent and thus proved
cheaper on the hooks than the lower
costing kinds
This weeks run at 43,s0o stood larg-
est since last week in April and com
pared with 1882 a week ago and 49,
sS6 a year ago, while the six mar
kets' run stood 111,000, against $4,000
week ago and 100000 a year ago.
A range Of ss.6509.5O has taken big
gest share of this weeks run, against
sS4099.35 a week ago, while showing
81 and 40 cents advance on prices that
bought bulk year ago this week,
when tops stood so cents lower than
now.
Sheep.
The bulk Of the supply of sheep ana
lambs went TO killers direct.
COMPARED with week ago most or
the native springers were 30 cents
lower, attic some heavier sorting con-
sidered. were down So cents, while the
best lots were only 60 cents off. Spring
ers of the range variety were quoted 81
m65c lower. Most aged lambs were
little changed from week ago. altno
some looked weak, but as compared
with the high time early this week this
class is fully 25040c lower. The kind
now classed as springers Will be termed
lambs commencing next Monday and
those now called shorn lambs VIII be
quoted as yearlings. this being the
regular thing at this season.
While no heavy run from any source
is expected next week, holiday co2di-
tons will be an adverse influence, ard
it is not to be forgotten that the market
is still on a lofty level for this time OF
the year, despite the sharp declines
registered on lambs since this week S
initial session. The decline may be
checked for the time being, but feel
ing exists that July trade in spring
lambs will hit basis around SS@9.5O
and if a stable market at such prices
can be maintained shippers should have
no complaint to register. Demand for
aged rnuttons is not broad, but not
enough are coming or in sight for the
immediate future, it is believed, to very
adversely affect that market, altho
heavy ewes look out of line with handy
weights.