Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-09

Chicago. Aug. 9.-ACtlNe demand any
the fact that the supply was small
gave an upward swing today to the hos
market
Packers are not going into the WIN
ter packing season with huge piles
of meats in their cellars. They have
been able to contract their residue be-
fore the hogs were bought, when eA-
plains why a $40 market is possible
When and in what condition the pig
crop will be marketed depends IN
large measure on the corn crop out
come.
Eleven markets received $4,000 hogs
Tuesday or 1900 less than last Tues
day, $4,000 more than year ago.
and 400 more than two years ago.
Total thus far this week, 1tg,oee, or
$1,000 less than the same period last
week, $4,000 more than like time last
year and $4,000 more than cores
ponding two days two years ago. 10
tai for 1915 to date 1S,ooo,ooo' or
2.O37 goo more than the same perloa
1915 and 4.2S0,0oO more than cores
ponding time 1914.
Cattle.
Choice cattle were in good request
but other kinds appeared to drag.
The market is acting encouraginsly
and return of the s11 quotation is con-
tidently predicted, as the grades OIL
steers now claiming top prices are
growing more scarce each succeeding
week. Measured by the 5000 grades
Yesterday. choice bullocks ought TO be
worth $1,000. Recent Improvement IN
eastern beef trade has affected these
cattle more than other grades, as VIZ
ginia grassers are running ana no
choice cornfed steers are available at
eastern markets, or, for that matter
anywhere else than at Chicago. Inc
last half of August. September ana
October will doubtless develop an acute
shortage of good cattle. Buyers are
as anxious for weight as they were
persistent in ignoring it recently. Even
plain heavy steers are doing we'll, De-
ing impressed into service to make
good the deficiency in high dressers,
but fat is the factor. II possessing
that qualification a big plain steer can
realize s990@10, but lack Of finish
penalties it to the extent OF 81 per
cwt. Some Of the $10.40 cattle yester-
day were open to the criticism Of be-
ing plain. but they had been fed a
long time, were rolling in fat and were
made TO do substitute duty for TIE
choice heavy cattle that were not
available. Weight is in favor OF year
lings. If able to beat 1000 pounds they
get a premium. Long yearlings are
worth s10G10.15, possibly s10.25. but
s9G975 is taking most of the good TO
choice little cattle. The Hammond
yearlings, all heifers, made 1915 to-
day. Finish is what counts in little
cattle and unless they have it they
get discrimina ton. There is a dollar
difference between yearlings Of the
same quality. owing to lack OF condi-
ton. 1915 taking a habitat kind that
would be worth 1915 if possessing a
more effective corn crib cross.
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs seemed to be over
plentiful.
A trade feature was the sale Of
deck Of choice 76-lb dry-fed Illinois
western yearling wethers at $40 to a
packer They were in a class alone
in the yearling supply. however. no
natives DdSSlllS - am q piVliS Doou
kind selling at $3.50. a five-car band
of Idaho vearling wethers sold at $3.50,
with a deck out. at 1925. and were
steady. but two loads of mixed Idaho
yearlings and twos at sS.15 were 25c
lower in price than on Monday. They
carried. however more twos than yes
terday and a smaller breaker end an
probably will not figure more than
15c down.
No big run is expected the balance
of the week but with prices at record
summer levels sellers are of the opin-
ion that there will be no scarcity Of
arrivals. Elsewhere in the west the
run today was of good volume. but at
no market are feeders getting all