Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-05
ACTIVE INQUIRY SENDS PRICES
AND 10 CENTS ABOVE FRI
DAYS AVERAGE.
WEEKS CATTLE MARKET
II. PROVES SATISFACTORY
Bulk Of Losses in Prices Shown Last
Week Almost Recouped-Western
Points Receiving Only Small Quota
Of Good 1eef-Receipts Of Hogs De-
creasins Materially in East.

Chicago, Feb. 5.-Active demand
from shippers gave lift today to the
hog market.
While hogs are coming marketward
freely in the west, receipts at most
eastern markets are decreasing very
materially. which is the season of the
increased orders coming this way.
From present indications the market
promises to do well in the near future.
especially if supplies are held down to
moderate proportions.
The eastern demand is largely for
pigs and light weights. Some of the
$50 and lS0-pound averages took 25
and 80 cents higher than the low spot
late Wednesday, while pigs are any
where from % and so cents above low
spot earlier this week. A good many
pigs sold today around 100.
Eleven markets received $4,000 hogs
Friday or 80, 100 more than last Friday,
1850 less than a year ago and $4,000
more than two years ago. Total thus
far this week, $4,000, or 100000 less
than same period last week, TO-, 600
more than like time last year and POS,
600 more than corresponding five days
two years ago Total for 1916 to date,
100000. or $4,000 more than same
period 1915 and 149l,000 more than
corresponding time 1914.
Cattle.
Quotations on cattle were almost
nominal
The weeks market has done well. in
view OF the kind of goods offered. Re-
coupling bulk of the loss in prices
shown a week ago, on a light run, it
has been apparent to sellers that beef
Is urgently needed and that killers are
carrying little of it. Shippers have
bought only moderately. but the east
ern channels of outlet are taking q
generous quota of dressed beef from
here. and industrial activity, which
gives no sign of lessening in the COM
ing months, is a bu1Iish barometer.
The western points are getting only
a small quota OF good beef, and sup
plies Of all grades there are moderate,
the run at seven chief markets this
week totaling only $4,000 against 49,
900 week ago andl39, 900 a year ago.
A range OF $50 and $50 has taken
big share OF the weeks run Of me-
dunn warmed up to good short fed
and handy steers and only slim quota
Of 1,350-pound and bigger kinds wen:
below S.2o. it being. chiefly an ITO &c
1,250-pound kind at $50 and SIS. and
down from 1925 the run has carried few
other than thin feshed light cattle, the
tailinSs landing around 600 and under,
but loads below 700 have been a
rarity.
A small general showing has been
made above 500 and while a few choice
heavy beeves have gone at $50 and
975. such were in the specially class
as matched against rank and file OF
the crop.
Unpopularity Of the plain grade big
steers has been we'll evidenced each
day this week and for weeks past chief
complaint against them being relative
~ poor dressing percentages. since
they are only a short-fed kind and
yield a greater percentage of waste
than the tidy killers, while consumer
call is rarely partial to other than the
handy and light carcasses.
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs were in small sup
ply and did not attract the attention
of buyers.
Strictly good to prime fat lambs OF
tidy weight show 80 and so cent ad-
vances over a week ago and are selling
at the highest prices Of the year. The
better the goods, where weights are
desirable, the more is the advance
recorded. An inbetween class of lambs
and the best of the Weightier delega-
ton, retain a portion Of their sharp
advance shown at mid week, tho they
show hardly more than a 10 and Is
cent gain over a week ago, while the
more common kinds are little changed.
The spread in prices is now the widest