Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-11
OFFERINGS ARE TOO NUMEROUS
OWING TO HUGE LEFTOVER
SUPPLY FROM MONDAY.
CATTLE PRICES ALSO
SHOW MARKED DECLINE
Run Of Steers Lacks Quality and Buy
ers Appear Disinclined to Make In
vestments-Packers Have But Few
Direct Cons snments Of Sheep and
Lambs-Current Market Quotations.

Chicago, July 11.-Hog prices had a
downward slant today owing in
measure to the fact that the number
of leftovers from last night was liberal.
Armour houses bought around 1900
mixed packing and medium weights at
a cost of 9.S7. The shipping demand
showed some Improvement. which was
help to the market. Canadian packers
bought fancy sort of smuggling hogs
al 1010G1015. but they We're no cri-
terion of the general light hog market.
Shippers and packers both paid as
high as 1920 for fancy 240 q 500 pound
sorts and shippers bought fair to
choice light weights at $50 a 10.O0.Pigs
sold actively TO shippers, mostly
around $50. being as high or higher
than any time last week.
The seven leading western markets
Monday had 1000 more hogs than a
week ago, 1000 more than two weeks
ago and 21,O00 more than a year ago.
Chicago had $500 more than week
ag. and 4S00 more than year ago.
Omaha had 1900 less than week ago
and $500 more than year ago. ST.
Louis increased $500 over a week aSr
and $500 over a year ago.
Last weeks average weight of hogs
at Chicago was as estimated. 2SS
pounds, being heaviest since last Sep
tember,N2 pounds heavier than previous
week, 5 pounds lighter than year ago
and pounds lighter than two years
ago.
Eleven markets received 11s,700 hogs,
~ ma NnNi9r % 600
more than year ago and $500 more
than two years ago. Altho most west
ern markets reported good receipts. the
eastern markets were moderately sup
piled. Total for 1915 to date 16, $4,000,
or l,774,O0O more than same period
1915 and 1881 900 more than CORE
spending time 1914.
Cattle.
Cattle lacked quality.
Strictly prime offerings were rather
scarce but there was q fair string OF
good to prime steers in the run Mon
day. Best on offer was q thirteen
head drove of 1880 pound Shorthorn
offerings, which sold up to 11.30. This
was the only lot able to land over 100.
\ three load drove Of Nebraska beeves
averaging l.447 to 1,4S7 pounds landed
at 1920, which was about the next
best. \ two-load of steers averaging
1874 pounds made 1855. while some a
little heavier went up to 1920. four
load string of Nebraskas landed at
1855.
There was quite number of Ne
braska offerings in the run Monday.
also a fair spripklins of Missouri Offer
ings.
Action on the heavy steers was not
very good. Outside of a few of the
very primest offerings it was hard to
tions in most cases.
Mondays receipts were 1900 head,
or about the number expected. The
supply compared with only $500
week ago. caused by the holiday. 90
316 year ago and 1910 two years
ago.
Cihcago's supply was quite liberal
following the break Of last week, and
some were surprised when the run was
posted at 1900. Kansas City had 49,
900 Monday, while ST. Louis had $500
Fort Worth posted a run Of 5000,
which shows that Tevas grass cattle
are moving in a free manner to the
southern and river markets.
At the seven principal western mar
kets there were about $1,000 cattle re-
ceived against 2s,S0O week ago. $4,000
a year ago and 40,100 two years ago.
Sheep.
Packers had but few direct consgn-
ments of sheep Of lambs. rH .,
Some strictly good Idaho ewes sold
at $50 which looked a little higher to
many traders, but generally the sale
was called strong. A few odd range
ewes made 80 A few head of Idaho