Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-09
ENTIRE MARKET ACTIVE At
PRICES CENTS UNDER SAT-.
URDAYS AVERAGE.
LIBERAL RECEIPTS
DISCOURAGE HOLDING
Cattle Steady Despite Large Number
of Arrivals-Gains Made Last Week
Maintained-Sheep Firm and Steady
With Saturdays Lower Prees-Re-
view Of Market Conditions.

Lineage, oSl. S--altCi ppSiiAAS SAS'~
and unchanged the hog market became
active altho prices receded 5 cents, SELL
ers concluding the slight reduction was
better than holding hogs until Tuesday.
Receipts were quite liberal and the
, outlook uncertain.
Receipts of hogs at Chicago for the
week totaled 140,S0O, an increase of g
100. compared with the previous week.
! $4,000 compared with the same week
last year and $500 compared with the
; corresponding week two years ago.
Average weight of hogs at Chicago
for the week was estimated at 211 lbs,
the lightest since the week of March
1, or lbs. lighter than the previous
week. lbs. lighter than same week
last year and IS lbs lighter than cor
responding week two years ago.
Top hogs at Chicago for the week
made SLOPPY, paid Monday. against
s9.s71s on Wednesday. Best the pre-
vious week went at SHES and a year
ago top was 1915. while two years ago
$3.50 was the limit Average price fig
ured ss.4S. the lowest since week Of
June 10. or CSC lower than the preced-
and s1.55 higher than two years ago.
Eleven markets received $500 hogs
Saturday, making 475,000 for the week,
the largest since the second week Of
July. or $4,000 more than previous
week, 10000 more than same week last
year and 10000 more than correspond
ing week two years ago. Total for
1916 to date 21,S4o0oo or 1853. 900
more than same period 1915 and $780,
600 more than corresponding time 1914.
Cattle.
The cattle market held steady despite
liberal receipts, the estimates being 25,-
600 head for the day.
Closing rates on practically all steers
Of value above $500 showed a range
firm TO 16c higher and above $3.50 II
was a general gain Of 1O615c over the
week before.
This good price performance in face
Of continued generous supplies we'll
evidenced beef need IN packingtown
and eastward. Choice grades getting
bulk OF the advance. a big share OF
them going csc higher than last week,
met keen favor by reason Of growing
scarcity and regardless OF market
events as respecting the great portion
OF cattle off grass and short feed, a
continued strong market Is looked for
in the strictly good to choice steers.
Jewish holidays will likely cut kosh-
er demand at the outset this week. tho
no very weak trade is looked for in big
ripe steers. Such grades are so scarce
as &c s:ad free outlet III other than
kosher channels at this time. big
rar mn &c nd will
continue for the next forty days at
least, and this competition against
grass natives and short feds promises
TO be severe, especially while the heavy
runs continue from native pastures.
Sheep.
Sheep were firm, steady with Satur-
days lower pricese. #
The opinion is fairly general that
bottom prices on both fat and feeder
classes OF sheep and lambs for the
season were uncovered this week.
While dressed trade conditions are I'M
favorably reported by packers, they
have nevertheless shown a greed for
supplies the last half of the week that
is at least suggestive Of their faith in
future dressed market developments
and their fear Of shorter runs of good
stuff ahead. Demand here for fat
lambs on eastern slaughter account
has also picked up considerably this
week and is likely 10 be factor in the
trade for weeks ahead. AS TO the
feeder end Of the market. hundreds Of
prospective buyers have not as yet
supplied their needs and the break in
feeder lamb prices this week and last
is expected to attract them. Qualified
feeding lambs are now selling largely
6od75c below the September high spot,
some Of the palmer, strong weight
kinds as much as 81 down, and it is
not considered probable that a better
buying opportunity will be had this