Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-20
BULK OF DAYS RECEIPTS OF
QUALITY SUITED ONLY FOR
USE OF PACKERS. g."
QUOTATIONS TURN LOWER
WHEN BEST ARE SOLD
Shippers Uphold Early Market-cattIe
Selling at Highest May Prices on
Record-5ulk Of Sheep and Lambs
Consigned Direct to Paekers-cur-
rent Quotations.

| Chicago, May 20.-Owing to the 1ac'
| that much of the receipts were OF a
grade that only the packers could use
the hog market today turned weak al
ter shippers had been supplied.
Offerings here five days this week
totaled l349o0, an increase Of $4,000
compared with the same period last
week and 1920 compared with the cor
responding five days year ago. Buy
ers were surprised at the moderate run
Friday, especially after the big We'd
nesday supply. General quality was
fairly good, but too many mixed lots
were on sale to enable sellers to make
satisfactory clearance of them. 1t
was an easy matter to dispose of
choice butchers.
Eleven markets received $4,000 hogs
Friday, or $500 less than last Friday,
840O less than a year ago and s,2oo
less than two years ago. Total thus
far this week 5000, or 10000 more
than same period last week, 5000 less
than like time a year ago and 72,ooo
more than the corresponding five days
two years ago. Total for 1915 to date
- s2, 900, or 1885, 900 more than same
peTlOu 1910 anu oVoo-NNo AAiSA~ SAAe-'
corresponding time 1914.
Cattle.
Cattle quotations were nominal.
The advance has carried the top to
the highest May level on record and
the general average price to the high
est basis for any week in trade history.
Killers have had access to few decent
killing steers below 800, and the big
10 oh
@1,5OO pound and heavier steers sold
at s5og10.oo. with several loads or
strictly choice long yearlings and
handy and heavy bullocks at 10.1OW
1925 and a s1O.35 top on a load of
1856 pound Wyoming Herefords. AS
steers now selling above $50 are
cheaper in the beef than the short fed
and common grassy light stuff, which is
likely to encounter some vicissitudes
as the season advances, qualified long
feds are likely to work higher. Prime
yearlings are in strong demand and
selling up close to the top, but feeders
would conserve their own interests, in
trade opinion. by refrainin from pre-
mature picking Of half fat yearlings at
this juncture and by making them
good.
" ME corn pldHliliS may ny ShSotSN
to an extent in holding down supplies
this week and last, the supply stu
alton in prospect is not one to LEND
much encouragement to the buying
side. and with trade developments this
week such as to increase bullish sentl-
ment in the ranks of feeders, there
appears little proba bility of run next
week Of sufficient size to give buyers
ha
Sheep.
Most of the sheep and lambs We're
consigned direct to Killers.
Prices rested at the highest level on
record for all classes of lambs; in fact,
a new high mark was hung up on
prime light clippers which stood I"
cents higher than Thursday. This
honor went to two Illinois feeders and
one from Missouri Trade was com
paratively active and many offerings
were weighed up before II o'clock and
around that hour the last sales of the
session were made. SO that traders dis
appeared from the sheep house Before
noon.
COMPARED with the close Of last
week the woolskins, which were lack
ing Friday, looked nominally so cents
higher on the bulk, with few OF the
best showing even greater apprecia-
ton. Most Of the clippers enjoyed a
rise of 1890 cents in value since a
week ago, but there We're others of the
nondescript variety which probably
only showed about a half dollar up
turn. The highness Of prices previous
to this week makes the present ad-
vance the most remarkable ever re-
corded in the history Of the industry.