Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-26
ENTIRE MARKET STRONG, ESPE.
clALLY IN CLOSING HOURS
OF DAYS TRADING.
BULK SELL AT RANGE
OF 5000 TO S11
Prices Show Marked Decline For
Week, Due to Heavy Receipts-Sheep
and Lamb Trade lnactive-Review
Of Market Conditions,

Chicago, Aug. 26.-Choice butchers
were most in demand on the hog mar
ket today The steadiness Of prices
was a shade more apparent at the
close.
With hogs selling around $13 per
cwt. in Canadian markets, present
singer demand at Chicago by Tor
onto packers is not surprising. They
are paying top prices and keeping Il
class of thin rangy hogs ut a premium
that would otherwise sell on level
with packing grades. This Canadian
demand has been a stout prop under
the Chicago market for m onths past
and it promises to continue. When
free trade in live stock went into CT
feet certain theorists insisted that 1t
meant cheaper pork, but Canada, in
stead of being contributor to the
domestic supply, is spending millions
of dollars annually for American hogs.
Range cattle from the northwest are
not running in good form. They We're
advertised as fat, but few have so far
reached Chicago in that condition, the
character of the run having been de-
cidedly disappoin ting to killers. In
Wyoming and Montana cattle wintered
badly, which will be responsible for
belated beef roundup Fat little
Mexicans selling around 81 per cwt
are doing a creditable stunt.
This weeks run of cattle at western
markets has resulted in congestion at
the killing beds. Butchers got behind
with their work Monday. hence the IN
disposition of buyers to send cattle
over the scales. The European war
has created a labor condition in pack
ing circles that is little short of Sc
rous Packers have been forced to
make concessions in the matter Of
wages and are short handed at that.
Receipts of hogs at eleven markets
Friday totaled about $500 head,
against $500 a week ago. 56.400
year ago and $1,000 two years ago
While most Of the western markets to-
day We're lighter than a week ago,
eastern points received enough more
hogs to almost make up the difference.
So far this week these markets have
received about 366,000 head, against
402, 900 for same days last week. 314,-
900 a year ago and $4,000 for same
period two years ago. Total for the
year to date stands about 19,43l, 900
head against 17.215,000 last year and
ILL 900 for corresponding period two
years ago
Cattle.
There was little more than a nom
inal trade in cattle.
Thousands Of cattle have gone in re
cent days at prices considerably below
country cost, In contrast to the favor
able conditions in beef trade.
Necessarily the situation will have to
improve to very material extent If the
country is to be justified in shipping
cattle freely during the next week &
two. To unload a generous crop on tn /.
market next week would be business
suicide on part of country shippers.
Nothing is claimed to be wrong with
the outlet for beef. 1t is the killers in :
ability to secure labor enough to-
slaughter an increasing run of steers
into all the markets. All other indus
tries are calling for labor and many of
the killing gangs have been reduced in
numbers as a result of workers quit
ting their posts In search of better pay
ing positions elsewhere.
Total run in five days this week
stood $4,000. against 1882 week ago
and 4S,093 year ago, while it was the
largest supply Chicago has had since
the week ending Dec. II last. In con-
trast to this increase in receipts over
a week ago the shippers have taken
only few hundred head more than
last week and thus practically all OF
the increased movement has gone for
local distribution At seven markets
tho five days' supply stood N224. 900,
against 1877 900 a week ago and $4,000
a year ago.
Estimates on next Mondays supply
varied greatly. some traders ngurns
on less than 10000 natives, but tair
! range crop is due and general guesses
were for a supply OF $4,000 to l6,ooo