Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-02
ARRIVALS HEAVY AT CHICAGO
AND AT ALL WESTERN PACK.
ING cENTERs.
PRICES DROP RADICALLY
IS AND 80 CENTS
Choice Cattle in Demand but Others
Are Neglected by Bidders-Market on
ply of Sheep and Lambs More Than
Sufficient for Needs Of Trade.

! Chicago, Oct Liberal receipts
here and thruout the west had de-
pressing influence today on hog values
! Values dropped % to so cents.
Receipts of hogs at Chicago FOR the
week totaled lSS,600, an increase OF
24,400 compared with the previous
week. $500 compared with the same
week last year and $4,000 compared
with the corresponding week two years
ago.
Average weight of hogs at Chicago
Tor the week was estimated al y.
pounds, the lightest since week OF May
IS, or five pounds lighter than the
previous week, ten pounds lighter than
( the same week last year and is pounds
lighter than the corresponding week
TWO years ago. During the same week
in 1918 the average weight fell down
TO POI pounds
Top hogs at Chicago for the week
made 1925, paid on Monday, the low
est since week of Aug. 1s. against ll.eO
the previous week, $50 year ago ana
5. 80 two years ago Average price was
lowest since the third week of August
at 1910. standing IS cents lower than
the preceding week, $50 lower than
year ago and $50 higher than two
years ago.
Eleven markets received $1,000 hogs
Saturday. making 4S7,0 for the week,
the largest weeks run of the month.
5S. 900 more than the previous week,
SIS, 600 more than same week last year
" 6l
week two years ago. Total for 1916 TO
date, 1851, 900. or 100000 more than
same period 1915 and 4,506,00 more
than corresponding time 1914.
Cattle.
Choice cattle were in demand nui
others were neglected.
Sight decrease in receipts last "een
exerted a healthy Influence, especially
in the case of good bullocks, but all
markets have had an excess OF com
mon grassers and under SO irregular
declines have been scored. Steers SELL
ing anywhere from SO to sN.2o have
done a good stunt, closing prices De
ing 10I25 cents higher. 1t mas peen
a healthy market for yearlings ana
handyw Fights up TO LOU pounos,
which have sold al the high point OF
the year.
It has been a two sided market, one
for fat cattle with a corn crib cross
the other for grassers of all shapes
colors and sizes. altho weight in grass
ers has facilitated selling. The run
has carried a generous percentage oil
light grass steers selling anywhere
from 500 to $50. and they have been
hos
ern cattle have been coming tnln anu
deficient in quality. giving low grace
natives keen competition. The north
country. which always cleans up year
ling stuff at this season. has peeh cut
ting loose a food Of nondescript steers
and they have gone to killers on bar
gain basis. Shippers have bought
them TOO high as a rule. not reckoning
with the recent dollar break, ana the
transaction has involved loss. HAD the
feeder market been in healthy condi-
ton. selling such cattle would nave
heen less difficult, as the country
would have been a better bidder LOT
good colored stuff.
Sheep.
The supply Of sheep and lambs were
overplentiful.
Bear,sh packer action the last few
DAVIS under the stress of free mar
ketwari movement and slumpy dressed
trade has resulted in severe declines
from last weeks opening levels. Some
plain habitat and fat weighty native
lambs are selling at least 100 lower
than a week ago. while the good to
choice native lambs of desired weights
show 50d75-cent declines. Fat range
lambs are 5O660 cents under best
levels scored early this week anc
ouotably about so cents lower than the
close last week. Feeding lambs are
showing full 25Gi0-cent declines from
this weeks high time and are closing
steady to 1om15 cents lower than {