Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-06
OF RECEIPTS SENDS
QUOTATIONS MARKEDLY
HIGHER.
GAINS OF 20 AND
rs CENTS REGISTERED
Demand From Feeders uphelds Cattle
Prices-Good Demand From Feeders
in Sheep Division-Review Of Market
Conditions - Current Quotations at
Stock Centers.

Chicago. Oct. 6.-Scaniiness of re-
! cetpts forced sharp advance today in
/ the value of hogs, which sold 20 and
/ % cents higher.
! Eleven markets received $4,000 hogs
: Thursday, or 1900 more than last
! Thursday, 1920 more than a year ago
| and $500 more than two years ago.
! Total thus far this week $4,000, or
A. 900 more than same period last
week, 1872, 900 more thar like time last
year and $4,000 more than correspond
ing four days two years ago. Total for
1915 to date 21,745, 900, or 2,645,000
more than corresponding time 1914.
| Cattle.
Demand from feeders upheld the
| cattle market.
Four days run stood $4,000, against
5S.3a2 a week ago and 40,I09 year
ago, while the range quota this week
Is, s00-is largest OF the year TO date
and 5000 more than week ago. Ma
tive supply has thus fallen below last
week. and the proportion of good to
choice grades has been especially
smaller, lending strength to the belief
that the trade is running into period
when long fed heavy beeves will be
very scarce. and there is bull!sh sentl-
men- respecting that kind. This weeks
good price performance on the $1,000
III.oo and higher grades we'll evil
denced a keen demand for that grade
OF beef despite its high cost when
hung on the hooks Killers have taken
lot OF slo.25 1865 kinds much more
treely~than a week ago by reason OF
their inability to get full quota OF
choice grades 10 e.! the!- needs
Yearline trade has also gone higher
where good to choice grades were en-
countered. bug the yearl!ng contingent
has included a small crop of corn fin
ished grades. and anything off pasture
has found mean action. altho prices
have shown no worse levels than a
week ago.
The trade has wrestled with a big
grasser delegation all week. and this
stun is bound to come forward IN
heavy supply for weeks ahead. since
many sections which had a heavy crop
in pasture report feed scarcity now,
and there Is no disposition to carry
cattle thru the winter in face Of high
costing feed.
A big quota Of crooked grassers with
just little corn feed fRve been here
this week. weights ranging at HOO to
1850 pounds and such grades have
found meanest favor OF the season.
having to cash all the way from $i.00
dS25 and their cost on the hooks,
killers claimed, would exceed that Of
the range stuff. thus accounting for the
favor given the latter grades.
Sheep.
Quotations on sheep and lambs were
upheld by demand from feeders.
Official figures from six western
markets place receipts of sheep and
lambs at these points for the first nine
months of the current year at 7.s5I.277
head, an increase of 1925 over like
period last year. Chicago alone gained
s53.443 head. St. Louis was the only
Missouri river market to show an in
crease. Omaha receipts fell of 1889
head The September run at these six
roints totaled 1.432,145, a decrease of
90. 6ss from September, 1915. Chicago
increased 1914 head. all Missouri
river markets disclosing a decrease for
the month.