Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-01
HOG BUYERS I'LL
ON MONDAY RUN
POOR DEMAND RESULTS Inflow.
Err PRICES FOR TUESDAYS
OFFERINGS.
WANTS SATISFIED BY
HEAVY RUN EARLIER
Entire Market Weak and Values 5 to
is Cents Under Mondays Average
Cattle Offerings Not Over Abundant
and Market Holds Steady-Liberal
Receipts Of Sheep and Lambs.

Chicago, Aug. Hog buyers today
appeared to have been filed up by yes
terday's big supply and there was a
poor demand and lower prices.
Eleven markets received TO-, 900 hogs
Monday or 1890 more than last Mon
day, 22,S00 more than year ago and
2S,S00 more than two years ago. Total
for 1916 to date 1881 900, or 1874,
900 more than same period 1915 and
4,032,000 more than corresponding
time 1914.
Cattle.
Cattle offerings were not over-abun-
dant.
Last weeks light run cleaned up
whatever beef accumulation existed and
cleared the decks for a healthy market
SO far as good cattle are concerned, but
with slack stocker demand and heavy
run Of grassers on the horizon, killers
were not disposed to display anxiety for
medium and common steers. Of which
there were plenty everywhere. Loading
at Kansas and Oklahoma pastures will
be on a free scale during August and
September, as the long-grass areas
must be cleared before frost, and
punching cattle at the market In Oc-
tober is poor policy.
A big quota of the supply Monday
was off grass and just little corn, gen.
eral quality Of the run being about
meanest for any Monday in many
weeks. and slim proportion of the
supply had value above 1915. Several
droves of choice 1895 to 1910 lbs. beeves
topped at $10.25 and few others made
$1,000, but anything above 1915 was in
the speciality class and a lot of strictly
good handy and heavy steers had to 60
at $9.25@9.o0, these showing general
declines. Several lots Of choice year.
lings were at hand, these making 80 40
@9.75, including few heifers, but the
major portion Of the yearling crop lack
ed strictly good class and sold down
from $500, frequent plain light lots
cashing below $s.25. Within a spread
Of sS.00@s.00 it was a decent to good
light and handy class, while around
$500 frequent plain weighty steers were
cashed.
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs were plentiful
A band Of Idaho wethers, mostly 3
year-olds cleared at 1896, same as
late last week. and Is cents below the
high spot. Some good Washingtons
were held at So, but bids were lower
in morning hours and the sellers re-
fused to make concessions. A band
Of Idaho yearlings sold at $40 and
looked about steady. the feeders TAX
ing the seconds out of the band at
$3.50. One string Of Idaho yearlings
sold at 1925. which made ss.35 late
last week and $40 on early days.
Native ewes upward of 800 were
comparatively scarce, while many
heavy ones sold at s675 and some
landed at $3.50. Culls were taken in
small punches downward from $3.50,
only an inferior class below 81. A few
farmer-fed western ewes made 1928.
Bucks sold at s5.25@5.50, while a
yearling class was quotable above
s5.75. Odd wethers went at 1926 and
small punches Of yearlings seldom
were desirable enough to pass $3.50.
Native breeding ewes OF a common to
fancy class sold at $S.5o@se5o accord
ing to age.