Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-20
HEAVY ARRIVALS
WEIGHT HOG TRADE.
RECEIPTS FOR DAY REACH ENoR.
NOUS TOTAL OF $1,000
HEAD.
PRICES FORCED 70 LEVEL
AND 10 CENTS LOWER,
Liberal Offerings Of Cattle and Market
Also Turns Wsak-Sheep and Lambs
Relatively Scarce-Review Of Market
conditiens-current Prices at Live
Stock Centers.

Chicago, Nov. 20,-Plentifui arrivals
acted today as weight on the nos
market. ~
Receipts of hogs at Chicago for the
week were largest since the iast week
of January at 2IS,40G, an lncrease u
1920 compared with the previous
week. $500 compared with the same
week a year ago, and 10000 compared
with the corresponding week tNo years
ago.
Average weight of hogs at ChICaSo
for the week was estimated at A'v
pounds, the lightest since January
pound lighter than the previous "eeh'
10 pounds heavier than the same "eeh
last year. and "a pounds lighter th'a
the corresponding week two years az,
Top hogs at Chicago, 'aade sio,'o
early in the week, against $io.-o Tue
previous week, sos a year ago ana
ss.25 two years ago. Average Pt!ce
fell down to $3.50. the lowest since me
first week of October, cents io"er
than the previous week. $3.50 nisher
than a year ago and s2.l5 higher than
two years ago.
90, 500 hogs Saturday, making sso'eoo
for the week. the largest since week
ending Jan. %, when 94s.000 were re-
ce,ved or 23S.0O more than the pre-
yious week, $4,000 more than same
week last year and 3sS.o0O more IMAM
corresponding week two years ago
Total for 1916 TO date 25.T21, ooo. or D.
SIS. 900 more than same period 1918 ana
5000. 900 more than corresponding time
1914.
Cattle.
There were liberal offerings OF cattle
and the market turned weak.
Dndpirg the feed bill and the induce
mert- OF recent sharp price gains were
plainly the influences inducing heavy
shipping. but the recent decline ioF
cheap and medium grade killers mas
wiped away chances of feeders getting
a profit on much Of that class OF oee1,
Drawins heavily upon the future
beef crop as is the case when prena-
ture shipping Is INDUCED in, will only
make the chances of feeding nigh pre-
ed corn all the better for those who wi!i
hang on to their. half-fst steers ana
feed them out.
Industrial conditions VII! need TO I'M
dergo a violent change before the beef
market car be dislodged from its pres
ent nigh position, and it is matter OIL
history that high costing corr mas
meant high cattle.
The weeks receipts OF $500 stooo
against 66.S12 last week and $3.50
year ago, and included i0.10o westerns.
Rangers. like the medium natives, nil
a lower level. a break OF 20 cents
catching bulk OF them, altho in the
early days this week q. lot OF medium
westerns went 5000 cents under last
week.
A lighter run this week should sig
naIize recuperation in values for the
cheap and medium steers, but the
country is in a mood TO cash cattle and
save corn and much smaller receipts
are hardly expected while this policy
is being followed by feeders. Many
could not get cars for midweek snip
ping and ability TO get them to be
LOADED for next Monday will doubtless
bring a generous run.
Sheep.
Sheen and lambs proved relatively
scarce.
lncTe WAS SODu NcIioho
for fat lambs until late in the week
and on late days buyers forced de-
cline in prices, but not until most OF
the run mad been bought up Of the
highest November prices on record ano
at the best level for natives ever
known. Even fed westerns practicalij
euualed the record level Of May. The
average price figured s11,45 and stooe
! Is cents higher than the old record o.
| the week ending March %. DURING
May when wooded Colorados sold up u
is12.s0. there was an abundance o.
shorn stock coming which held the av-
erage down.
Closing prices FOR best offerings
ruled 3o@40 cents lower than weet
ago and many Of the in-between grades