Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-15
LACK Of DEMAND
MAKES ROGS Weak
MARKED FALLING OFF IN CALL
FOR PoRclNEs FROM
SHIPPERS.
SHARP BREAKS IN
VALUES AS RESULT
Cattle Prices Were Almost Nominal,
Little Demand For Beef Cattle
b. Shown-Most Sheep and Lambs Con-
signed Direct to kiI'ers-currsnt
Quotations Of Leading Markets.

Chicago, July 15.-Falling off in de-
mand from shippers resulted today in
weakening the hog market.
Some prime heavy butchers cleared
at s1o.l5, while s1o.1219 was paid for
some lighter offerings. but sales up to
SOTO were in small proportion. Many
of the mixed and fairly good offerings
sold downward from $3.50, but the
proportion below $3.50 was small, al
tho some common 260-pound high
mixed had to go at $685.. Fancy light
weights reached 2sl0 but prachcaIly
nothing sold on singing account.
Inferior to good mixed packing SOLD at
1885 to 1910, but only grassy class
sold downward from $3.50.
Mediums and butchers were taken
at s9.72h $3.50, with good class up.
ward of $3.50 and shipping grade
most freely at $40 and better Poor to
good heavy packing made $3.50 to
1855 and full loads Of extremely heavy
stock were reported at $500 to s9.oV.
Rough heavy packing went at 50 to
1925, largely at the latter price. Plaln
to good light weights sold at ss.45 to
sa.s2Aa, with fancy shipping grades
above 1855 All classes of selected
packing and shipping went at ss.61 Il
to s1015, but Very small part of the
crop passed s10.05.
Pigs were quoted weak by most
traders. Some called them steady
while others considered them dime
lower. Sales were at 50 to $3.50. and
$3.50 was the most popular price for
the prime ones. Stays were quoted at
1926 to 1915, boars at S2.75 to IS, gov
ernments at SO to s7.25 and other
throw outs and cripples at $3.50 to 50.
Eleven markets Friday received 49,.
100 hogs. or $500 less than last Fri
day 26.400 more than a year ago and
1915 900 more than two years ago. Total
for FIVE days this week. $4,000, or So
900 more than same period last week.
1866 900 more than like time last year
and 100000 more than corresponding
five days two years ago. Total for
1915 to date, 1s.s2e,ooo, or 1913, 900
more than same period 1915 and $685.
900 more than corresponding time 1914.
Cattle.
Cattle were almost nominal.
In the run were steers selling around
7.5o@s.00, with few up to S.25@s.75.
The cheap steers on offer Friday were
cleared about at the lowest level of the
week.
Demnad for steers after the start OF
the week was small and some were
carried from the midweek market to
the following day, only to find the same
conditions and still lower market.
A few choice yearlings. as well as
the very choicest handy weights, had
some action, but everything else went
slow. Outside of the best yearlings
and handy weights it was mostly 20
cent lower market with some declines
of 35 cents noted from the close last
week. Heavy steers were mean sellers
and even when of good quality were
forced to sell at lower prices for the
week.
The supply this week did not include
any strictly prime steers, such to
match with the best offerings last
week. Buyers wanted good stuff and
when unable to get anything fancy
they the next best, which accounted
for the action on the good yearllnss
and handy weights. The general oeef
trade was reported as poor and caused
pa ckers to go slow. Packers had sew
eral cars of cattle in direct during the
week from other markets. This stuff
was used to supply large part OF the
demand and cut the call for offerings
here.
The trade needed a moderate supply
of cattle this week, but did not get II.
Instead of moderate run the totai
was larger than the previous week. the
increased supply enabled packers to
continue their bearsh tactics and force
general run of values to level lower