Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-20


provisions and grain markets rallied
hog values today from an early decline
due to the fact that receipts here this
week have been on liberal scale. After
opening cents lower ,he market
gained o41U cents.
Eleven markets received l,4Oo hogs
Thursday, or $500 more than ias'
Thursday, $500 less tnan year ago
ana 6,bUU more than two years ago
Total tnuS far this week 5oV,ooV, or
$50 more than same period last
week 10000 less than like time last
year and 5000 more than correspond
ing four days two years ago. Iotai
for 1915 TO date 2s,6i6,0 600, or 2,1l5,ooV
more than same period 1915 ana 4,64s,-
0OO more than corresponding time 1914.
Cattle.
Heavy rains inlerlered with the SAFE
Of cattle.
While supply around the western
market circle this week has oeeii
heavy, it has carried the smallest per-
centage OF beef IN trade history III
four Gays the six principal points nave
received 2S5,000 head, against 10000
year ago. Including Forth Worth,
Oklahoma City and South ST. Paul the
run is approximately $4,000 II has
been a crop OF light cattle and trash
everywhere, however Southwestern
pastures are still disgorging. and Kan
sas City has again had liberal receipts,
but stockerS have comprised the puih'
There has been congestion OF COM
mon killing cattle at every point on
the map. The feeder movement, While
of generous proportions, has been
lighter than a year ago, when cattle
were being bought to take care OF soft
corn. October receipts will be unusu-
ally heavy. The local run is $4,000 in
excess Of October last year and all
western markets will show a decided
increase Chicago's cattle run since
Jan. shows gain Of 100000 over last
year, but the figures do not mean ton
mage. Six western points have had s.
$4,000 cattle since Jan. l, against a.
$4,000 a year ago. the heaviest run for
the corresponding period in recent
years since 1911.
The market has acted better on good
cattle than last week, when collapse
occurred late Wednesday, and the
Thursday clearance necessitated sharp
declines. The crop was taken yester-
day. late prices being within a shade
Of the opening. The Thursday mar
ket is In ,disrepute on account OF what
has happened on that session recently,
and w!ll need a new character before
country shippers give 1t another trial
Buyers appear committed TO the policy
Of filing urgent orders on Wednesday
II the cattle are available. and a heal
thy Thursday market will be possible
only when the Wednesday run does not
take care Of mid-week demand. p
Sheep. 90
Trading in sheep and lambs was
slow owing to the storm and wet
fieeces.
The burden Of packers complaint
was against strong and heavy weight
lambs They claim dressed markets
are oversupplied with the weightier
lamb carcasses and they were inclined
TO discriminate against even the i5-lo.
weights altho the scarcity Of choice
lambs weighing under this notch is
forcing them TO the finished strong
weights. Big lambs, especially if nus
Ky, however, almost Invariably had to
be thrown out of loads Of native stock
today and took big discount.
Chicago Hay Market.
Chicago, Oct. 20.-Receipts OF tim
othy hay about sufficient TO supply the
demand and market steady. Best in
auiry IL for No. mixed and No. 2 tim
othy. When sweet and sound. this
kind Of hay sells around s12613.50.
sor,a ~ tho har arriving which ship
pers grade No. 1, is in reality No. ?,
and sells at s14. 1t requires pretty
good No. / TO bring s14Q15- Choice
timothy. ,slS.50d17.50. Receipts OF
Kansas and Nebraska prairie very
light, and demand good. Arrivals OF
Illinois and Wisconsin prairie, together