Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-12
NELUES STILL RISING BECAUSE
or FALLING OFF IN RECEIPTS
At ALL MARKETS.
eRusxronAN FALLS
BELOW EXPECTATIONS
>eeselnrsdee Sen 10 Cents Higher Than
WSdnssday's Averase-Priees Now
Almost Back to Previous High Lew
el,-slow Demand For Cattle Except
Best Grades.

Chicago, Oct 13.-Hogs rose IN
value today. Influenced by the tact that
arrivals were less plentiful than ex-
pected.
The market now shows 5o966c ad-
vance over the low spot that was
reached one week ago today. Since
that day il has been series OF gooo
trades, until large part OF the receh'
price break has been made up.
Eleven markets received i2,s0O hogs
or 20700 less than last Wednesday a.
700 more than year ago ana e'oVo less
than two years ago. Total the nrs'
half of this week. $4,000 or $4,000 more
than same period last week $1,000
more than like time last year ana
$4,000 less than corresponding three
DAYS two years ago. Total for 1915 to
date 22,O96,O0O, or 2.69s.000 more than
same period 1915 and 4,6l5,000 more
than corresponding time 1914.
Cattle.
Good grades of cattle were in de-
mand but other kinds proved slow.
One string of Montana wethersr uh-
der a moderate sort. sold at sS'10,
eulIaling yesterdays price. A load Oh
farmer-feed western wethers averaging
only 81 lbs, cleared at $500. Prac-
tically nothing else in this DIVISION OF
a fat class showed UP. Some gooo
Montana feeding ewes went at 800
with some still in the pens al a late
hour. Late yesterday two loads OF
Montana feeding ewes sold down 10
$3.50.
Native ewes were most numerous at
s7.25, because quality was or hlSh
standard Other fairly good ones went
500, but the proportion between
price and $500 was short. Cults
5.0O95.5O were OF a very desirable
and, while few lots went at $500
4.S5. Good bucks easily made $3.50.
with wethers scarce at any figure. Odd
yearlings landed at sS.25 4S.so that
were of a good class. Breeding ewes
sold downward from $50.
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs were not over
numerous.
Eastern markets were loaded with
grass beef and short order buyers did
not display activity. ThiA VIII con-
ttnus at least another thirty days. The
vrgluias ~ cutting loose and eastern
graxters generally are getting ready to
ers down that way have been garnered
competition will revive.
There were few al on 80 cattle il
The run, steers weighing less than l,3oC
lbs. making the latter price. A sprink-
ling OF sn11115 yearltngs went over
the scales, but everything on which
the $1n quotation was used ranked az
a specially. There was fair showing
OF $1e@1l cattle and they got action
but medium steers were neglected
buyers spending the morning picking
over the run Of what they actually
needed.
Packer buying for the week will ab-
sorb larger percentage than this as
the Monday run carries a large per-
centage OF feeders and specula tors
take lot Of light cattle that fall into
killers hands later IN the week. Or
Monday packers took only IS per cent
at Omaha, "a per cent at ST. Paul
20 per cent at Sioux CITY and % pei
cent at Fort Worth. The rest were
either stockers, went to speculators
and small killers or were carried over
Southwestern pastures have beer
disgore+ng cattle freely for a month
past and the movement from Kansas
and Oklahoma may be expected t
subs.de at An early date Advice.
from Greenwood county. Kansas, ART
that most OF the regular grassers will
nent from TRANSMITS points. how
ever, will be Of large volume until wei
along in December.