Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-20
GOOD GRADES IN DEMAND BUT
POORER SORTS DO NOT MOVE
READILY.
RECEIPTS FOR TODAY
IN EXCESS OF $4,000
Not Excessive Sheep and Lambs
Are OF in Active Demand, Receipts
Being in Excess Of Needs-Current
Quotations Of Leading Markets.

Chicago, July 20.-Good hogs were in
fair demand but the poor sorts were
not wanted. AS result the market
was unsettled.
Pigs We're in fair request and prices
looked little different than Tuesday, al
tho choice lots were scarce and COM
mon kinds met the smallest call. Top
10 the spectators was 1915 for some
light butchers and some heavy ones,
while singers topped at 1910, win
most of the prime light-weights below
1000 Some Of the plain mixed lots
sold at 9.35 and lower, while a small
part of the total supply made upward
Of 1000. Inferior TO good mixed pack
ing landed at 9.25M9.55, with bulk after
the start around $50.
Mediums and butchers went at s.51 y
@9.921s, with bulk Of this class at 9.'o
ASS. Poor to good heavy packing
went at 9.20@9.50 and load lots often
sold below $40. Odd lots of rough
heavy went at S.S5@9.15, but few SOLD
below 800. Common to good hsht-
weights sold at 9.45G9.S5 and only a
mixed variety was obtainable DOWN
ward from 9.65.
All grades Of selected, packing and
shipping sold al 9.521s Glo.15, against
a top of lO.l5 and l0.l2hs Tuesday. Piss
were quoted at S.75I9.50, but the pro-
portion prime enough to pass 9.25 was
small. StaGs were taken at 9.l54s.'o,
a good kind making $50 Bears were
secured al 2.75@5.Oo. only young anc
light ones passing 400. Governments
cleared at 500 a 700. with other throw
outs and crippIes at 7.25@S.17.
Cattle.
The market for cattle was weak &c
spite the fact that arrivals were
meagre.
Ruyers went out with instructions
n be careful" and they managed to
live I'D TO their orders. Up TO the
noon hour very few cattle had changed
hands. just a sprinkling of the pest
yearlings and choicest steers setliie
the early bids.
Common grades were the hardest 10
sell. Plain grass cattle on the 1eeoer
order have been the hardest hit in the
recent price breaks. and they are no"
selling at prices considerably lower.
than they would have brought thru
feeder channels about ten days ago.
Quality of offerings was rather plain
TODAY. The run carried a large num-
Der of steers of plain quality, which
made it all the worse for the selling
end.
Strictly top cattle were very scarce
TODAY. Not a great many were on
hand that were able to land aver the
1000 mark A load of heavy steers
landed at l0.4o. while others made
lO.0Om1025 The latter price seemed
to buy about the best offered today.
4 load of yearling steers carrying
few heifers made $1,000.
load of steers from Montana
averaging 1926 pounds sold at 80.
This was the first of the western crop
offered this season.
Wednesdays receipts at 1880 COM
nared with 1896 a week ago. l4,206
wear ago and 1892 for same day two
wears ago. During the first three days
of the week there have been about
30. 400 cattle received at Chicago,
against $3.50 for same days last week,
20 757 a year ago and 32,s3s for cor
responding two years ago.
Al the seven principal western mar
ketS receipts were not as heaN! as q
week ago. but most Of the decrease
was made in the Chicago run Wednes-
dav. The tolal at these points was
about $4,000 head. against 3I,4oo
week ago. $1,000 a year ago and $4,000
two wears ago. So far this week the
total at these markets stands al iSSS.
600 being the same as like days last
week 10000 more than a year ago and
"a 600 more than same days two years
ago.
Sheep.
Receipts Of sheep and lambs were IN
excess Of demands and the market was
weak.
Omaha wired $500. while Kansas
City had 1000 and St. Louis'was cred