Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-03

Chicago, July 3.-Hogs advanced in
price today owing TO the fact that re-
ceipts were much less numerous than
on the corresponding day last week.
Receipts of hogs at Chicago for the
week totaled 125, 500, a decrease of
S07O0 compared with the previous
week, Is, 100 compared with the same
week last year and an increase OF 5000
compared with the corresponding
week two years ago.
Average weight of hogs al Chicago
for the week was estimated at 231
pounds, the heaviest since last Sep
TENDER, four pounds heavier than the
previous week, eight pounds lighter
than same week last year and ten
pounds lighter than same week last
wear and ten pounds lighter than cor
responding week two years ago.
Top hogs at Chicago for the week
made 1910, against 10.15 the previous
week. 1929 a year ago and $50 two
wears ago. Average price figured $50.
same as previous week, 2.20 higher
than a year ago and 1.45 higher than
two wears ago. The low day Of the
week best sold at e.S5.
Eleven markets received $500 hogs
!Saturday, making $4,000 for the
week $4,000 less than the previous
week. &c, 900 less than same week
wear ago and $1,000 more than cor
RESPONDING week two years ago. Total
for 1916 to date 1927 900. or 1,741,000
L,nore than same period 1915 and
Ia. 735, 900 more than corresponding time
1914.
Cattle.
Z Cattle we're also scarce.
That something is wrong with the
sbeef market is evident. During the
kperiod when the public bought beef
without asking cost, packers took
kcattle in the same fashion. Finally the
tconsumer baked. Beef no longer
Invent into. outlet channels readily and
Retailers have been making an effort
Ito maintain prices. They argue that
teomethtn8 is coming to them and are
krymg,<o collect It from the consumer.
dJntsl .distributive trade adjusts itself
Ito theknew scale of stock yard prices
consunption will be somewhat re-
Astrfcted. Cheap cattle are getting &C
Atfon because packers have war con-
ktracts and shides are valuable. There
lis always a demand for lower priced
}beef while high priced product is hard
No force F4nto consumptive channels.
Good action by cheaper cattle last
.weekss encouraging. 1T indicates that
tbeefecan1 be sold. Other grades will
proba5tyteoon acquire stride. Buy
}ers arc getting line on the new kind
tof cattle the. season Is producing and
Twin Me able TO act with more assur-
lance as to what they are getting. Also
khe beef market is likely to pick up.
ENo heavy run is on the horizon. West
ern cattle are all late. Even in Kan
isas pastures grass is washy, and out
tside Wyoming and a part Of South
bakota the movement from the north
invest will be,somewhat belated.
Sheep.
Sheep ;andtlambs seemed to be over
plentifuhfor requirements
Spring lambs had an irregular de-
ssnand all week. and despite the clos
ling firmness to the trade such offer
!.ngs finished materially lower than a
;week ago. Closing prices were any
|where from so cents to Is cents off
Iron the previous week, and the bulk
|showed eo@65 cents decline. While
Iprices appeared so much lower. many
transactions were actually off less
taking the lighter sorting into consid-
leration. While apringers were work
ling lower. the more aged lambs which
fare Of the class to be called yeariings
tefter this week, held generally steady
with accurate comparisons hard &c
make owing to the difference in quail