Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-13
VALUES JUMP UPWARD BECAUSE
OF CALL FOR MORE ANIMALS
THAN ARRIVE. go
QUOTATIONS IS AND 10 a-
CENTS ABOVE WEDNESDAY
Marked Gains Made During Past Few
Days - Cattle Offerings Scarce and
view Of Market Conditions-Current
Quotations at Live Stock Centers.

Chicago. Jan. 1S.-keen demand ana
a falling off in the number of offerings
today made hog prices soar. Values
were So to 40 cents above Wednesday.
Eleven markets received 143 900 hogs
Wednesday, or 10000 less than last
Wednesday, 1880 more than a year
ago and 43, 100 more than two years
ago. Total the first half of this week
555 900, or 5000 less than same period
last week, $4,000 more than like time
last year and $4,000 more than cor
responding three days two years ago.
Total for 1916 to date 1,5S5,000, or 226,
600 more than same period 1915 and
$4,000 more-than corresponding time
1914.
Top hogs Wednesday sold at 1875. be-
ing 80 cents higher than the previous
session and 10 cents higher than last
Friday, when the same price was paid,
and barring that day the top goes back
to last November. After the first
round. the market grew better as the
day advanced. All the hogs did not
sell at the high spot "Wednesday, so
that the average trade for Wednesday
was not as high as the high day last
week. At the start Wednesday some
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time there was not much life to the
trade and very little strength. while
later packers gave 7.20 for several
loads of hogs and some reached 7.25
97.30.
Packers absorb big hog runs in
manner calculated to convince every
body that they are anxious to put stuff
in their cellars. With over a quarter
r. a
Tuesday. not serious damage was done
to prices and had there been $4,000
less last weeks quotations would have
been durable. Packers now realize with
the average weight OF hogs running
thirty pounds less than normal there
will be no danger OF congested ware
houses. Provision exports continue OF
large volume. Europe evidently needs
stuff and if the war came TO an end the
added buying power of Germany and
81 per cwt. 2.,
Cattle were scarce and the market
was strong all day.
The eastern demand has shown con-
siderable strength this week, especially
New York CALL broadening beef trade
there anu " SCI SpSo sou =
east of Chicago causing the increase in
shipping orders here.
A general price range steady to
strong with the close last week which
prevailed for bulk of the run Wednes-
day we'll evidenced continued broad
outlet for beef. Killers have been hold
ing only small stocks in coolers for
some weeks past, and there is free dis
no hnth
here and eastward, which affords a
good market. Liquidation of much OF
the thin and immature stuff, which
was on in full swing a few weeks back,
is at an end now and cattle generally
are held in stronger hands.
Market for bulk of good, bad and
indifferent steers shows 65G15 cents
advance over the low point few
weeks ago, and in the case Of much OF
the crop of light and medium weight
plain to good steers 70 cents to 100
gain is evidenced by the current price
range, even top quality kinds. such az
they are, being now able to command
so cents and more above prices like
grades brought here in mid December.
when top price getters Of those days
were kinds far and away better fin
ished than in the case Wednesday.
Sheep.
Offerings of sheep and lambs found
ready sale.
Current lamb marketings are carry
ing a good many fed westerns that
handle we'll. but are receiving their
appearance by dressing out poorly.
causing buyers to go to them timidly
on their next appearance at the mar
ket and at deserved price discrimina-
ton. Some such are cashing 25@40