Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-21
HIGHER PRICES RESULT BE.
CAUSE OF FALLING OFF IN
NUMBER OF ARRIVALS.
RECEIPTS BELOW THOSE
OF LAST SATURDAY
signed Direct to Big kilIers-Review
Of Market Conditions-Current Quo
tations at Western Market Cen.
tiers.

J Chicago, Oct. 21,-Higher prices re-
suited in the hog market today owing
. to the fact that arrivals were less nu-
merous than week ago.
: This weeks hog receipts at Chicago
" i'll total within a few thousand OF
, 11c, 900, or the largest since last March.
The quality during the week has, been
! fairly good for this season of the year.
! The price range narrowed lot this
! week, the packing grades showing most
! advance. Pigs We're in fair supply to-
! day and met with a good demand at
! 1O920-cent advance in prices, selling
! largely at 9.0069.2o.
! Eleven markets received 1890 hogs
Friday, or 1900 more than last Friday,
-, 400 more than a year ago and 4,sVV
more than two years ago Total thus
far this week $4,000. or 10000 more
than same period last week. 10000
more than like time last year and 1lS.-
900 more than corresponding five days
TWO years ago. Total for 1916 to date
p, 49,, 900 or 2.746.000. more than same
period 1915 and 4,163,000 more than
corresponding time 1914.
Cattle.
Most of the cattle went directly 10
killers.
Long continued dry spell in Argen-
tina, which has greatly affected the
wheat crop. has also left its mark on
the cattle situation there, shortening
up the supplies of beef available for
foreign trade. and If the effect Of the
Argentine situation is such as will!
Shn.Ntapa E.nrODean
trade there is bound to be correspond
ing strength in the demand iii this
country TO I'LL the gap abroad.
This weeks receipts are largest in
many months past and the movement
al all markets approaches record for
one week. Five days run stood !4,loo
at Chicago, against S9,l2l a week ago
and only 1888 a year ago, while al
the seven markets the week to date
supply totaled $4,000, against 100000
last week and $4,000 year ago.
That big runs Of pasture steers will
continue to come for some weeks
ahead seems assured. Rising corn
cost is driving a lot OF cattle into the
market in premature shape. and that
condition is likely to be noted as long
az a bunish market Is on in corn. It
also will have effect in checking feed
ing OF com TO freshly bought thin cat
tie. and there is strong proba b!lsty that
big number Of cattle which have
gone out for a short feed in recent
! weeks will be turned into stalkfelds.
Storms today, including the first snow
of the year in Iowa and Minnesota. will
likely have effect in driving in a big
run Of pasture stuff at the start next
weak, tho the trade has long since Civ
en- up hope OF, anything like an over
supply Of fat heavy beeves coming into
the market from now on to Christmas,
and there is still a consistently bullish
sentiment respecting prices for all the
fat beeves.
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs for the most part
went directly to killers.
AS anticipated. the supply Of fat
range lambs has fallen off materially
this week. while feeders and native
stock has been more plentiful A fair
sprinkling OF early running fed west
ern stock has also shown up. Chicago
receipts for the week have increased
about 1000 head over the week pre-
v.ous, but this gain is accounted for
by the arrival Of some $4,000 head OF
westerns that came in late Monday by
IT steke and were sent back to feed
stations. Eight markets have had
combined supply Of, about $4,000.
decrease Of 24,s0O from the week pre-
vious.
Closing prices are generally 1oG1o
cents higher on good to choice TAT
lambs than a week ago, the inter
mediate grades Of light and handy
weights showing 25@40-cert gains
with the most upturn on such westerns
as went for slaughter around $40 late
last week Feeder competition has
been stronger than any previous time
this season and feeding lambs show 40