Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-24
RECEIPTS 10000 LESS THAN ON
CORRESPONDING DAY
OF LAST WEEK.
SHARP ADVANCE ENsuEs
ToTAliNG 10 AND IS CENTS
Cattle Offerings Lacking in Quality and
Market Turns Weak-Sheep and
Lambs Scarce and Prices Seek High
er levels-Review Of Market Condi-
tiens-current Quotations.

Chicago, Nov. 24.-Hogs jumped up
in price today owing to the fact that
arrivals were 10000 less numerous
: than on the corresponding day last
week There was marked advance
of 10 and 10 cents
Receipts for the first four days OF
the week total about l91, 500 head, be-
ing 1900 less than same dogs last
week, $500 more than year ago and
$500 more than corresponding period
. two years ago.
Eleven markets received 135.l00 hogs
Thursday, or $4,000 less than last
+ Thursday, agoinst holiday year
ago and 100000 more than two years
ago, when one western market and four
eastern markets had a holiday. Total
/ thus far this week 56s,000, or $4,000
more than same period last week. U.s.
600 more than like time last year and
100000 more than corresponding four
days a year ago. Total for 1916 to
date 26,2S6,900, or S,7S4.000 more than
same period 1915 and 6.104,Go0 more
than corresponding time 1914.
Cattle.
Cattle offerings lacked quality.
The whole market is simply swampeC
with beef and reason therefor is the
fact that practically l75,0oo head of
cattle have come into the local trade
! during the past ten business days. Tais
makes a record for the period and I'M
less the country shuts off its flood CT
half-fa and warmed steers in the
next week further price cutting Is
bound to occur.
The lower priced light steers when
had good action early in the week oy
reason of the slowing up of range runs
and the high money their hides COM
mand are getting price trimming now
which should induce owners 10 keep
that stuff back until the range runs are
out of the way. when demand should
show general breadth.
Four days receipts stood s3.teo'
gainst S6,5T3 a week ago and 4l,2t9
year ago. when the market was handi-
capped by plague guarantees. Seven
markets have had $4,000 cattle in four
days against $4,000 a week ago and
lT3,600 a year ago. The lighter runs In
the west this week have been the one
encouraging sign in the trade, but un-
less cattle holders in Chicago territory
check the heavy movement into the
market traders believe that recently
receding prices for ~the common and
n-between grades will prove only
starter toward far worse breaks. Kill
ers are simply taking ADVANTAGE OF
condition Of affairs the country rs fore
ing onto them and buying the stun
lower almost at their will. barring the
slim runs Of really prime grades which
are available.
Sheep.
sheep and lambs aSGVed scarce
Compared with the close OF last
week. the bulk of lambs show so cents
advance. a few lots showing less APP
probation, while others. owing to the
lighter sorting. were up even more.
Feeding grades were easily logl'
cents higher Michigan unloaded a
good many punches here and Iowa
showed up with some stuff. Among the
offerings were some very good clippers
that sold as readily as those IN fuli
fleece. Receipts here were smaller
than expected. and Omaha was the only
other market with anything like a nor