Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-26
HOE QUOTATIONS.
CONTINUE UPWARD
PRICES ASCEND BECAUSE AR
RIVALS FALL BELOW Elk.
PEcTATioNs.
BULK NOW SELLING
ABOVE $40 PER HUNDRED
Good Demand For Cattle, ,Altho Most
~of Stock Offered Is Of Plain Grades
-Shssp and Lamb. scarce-Revisw
suf Market conditions-currept Quo
tatisns.

chicago. Dec. 26.-hogs rose IN value
today, helped by the fact that arrivals
We're not as plentiful as expected.
Last weeks average price of hogs at
1905 was second highest week since
September and by long odds highest
on record for December. The average
a year ago this week was down to
$50. the lowest since May, 1911.
The estimated average weight Of
swine received last week was 1913
pounds, same as previous week, four
pounds heavier han a year ago and
thirty-four pounds lighter than two
years ago.
Last weeks receipts at $4,000 were
within about 10000 of the largest week
on record, $4,000 larger than a year
ago and $1,000 larger than two Years
ago.
Eleven markets last week received
$4,000 morsrhogs than previous week,
Ill 900 more than a year ago, $4,000
more thanstwo a ago and $4,000
more han~corresponding total Of 1913.
Cattle.
Cattle We're in good demand but
l1IOSl VI LAX VllSliHSS NSRS ma
grades.
Two Monday holidays. Christmas
and New Year. will give both eastern
and western roads an opportunity to
return empty stock cars to loading
points and facilitate the marketward
movement in January. The present
trouble is that empty stock cars are
s~idetracked TO permit movement OF
~westbound paying tonnage Conges-
ton exists everywhere and operating
officials naturally give preference to
business that swells monthly earnings
Once a stock car is utilized for other
business its return is delayed. All
eastern roads are deluged with west
bound freight and live stock traffic
suffers.
Eastern concerns have been buying
cattle In Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana
and a word of caution Is warranted.
These cattle will be delivered at the
seaboard with a short haul and viii
ease pressing needs for this week.
Crowding the market next Wednesday
and ThHsday may make trouble for
the selling side, altho IT is logical to
assume that with a holiday on Jan. i,
some shipping win be in evidence this
week.
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs seenTed scarce.
Another light run il expected this
week and many cam fbresee nothing
other than short receipts and a con-
tinued high flying marke. until such
time, at least, az Colorados begin to
move freely, probably the latter nah
OF. January. The fact is patent. how
ever. that should supply develop OF
near normal volume at any time, that
Time would be the signal for bear raid
by, killers on the price list.
Weeks closing prices were lod2o
cents higher than a week ago on rat
sheep and yearlings and mostly ioao
Is cents n;sher thar early, on FRIDAY
of last week IN al laribs. The latts-,
however, are easily 80 @ 90 cents
higher than on Tuesday OF last week
and fully % cents above the extreme
close last week.
Feeding lambs nave not shared II
the gain, in fact, are selling b@2S
cents lower than last week. Few have
been available. but demand has been
limited and none sold last week on
feeder accounts above Ills A couple
NJ small punches of feeding wethers
and yearlings sold up to $50 n s.so'
respectively, new high records. u not
enough OF this trade Ia been done 70
make a market. owing to supply
paucity.