Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-30
DEMAND FROM BIG KILLERS RE
Suits IN MARKED UPLlFT
TO PRICES.
VALUES JUMP BACK
TO NEAR $40 MARK
Cattle Offerings Scanty But of Fair
Quality and Sellers Move Them
Quickly at Strong Prices-Sheep and
Lambs in Demand-Current Quota
tions at Live Stock Centers.

Chicago, June 80. - Active demand
from the packers helped to lift hog
prices today and some sold slightly un-
der 1000.
War demand for cured meats is the
sole prop under the hog market.
Usually at this season fresh meat is
the dominant influence. On heavier
run than year ago prices are being
maintained on 200 higher basis than
at that time. Pork loins are selling at
about the same figure as when hogs
were 100 per hundred lower, but pack
ers are getting their own price Tor
such cured meats as are suited TO
army consumption. The big summer
run theory has blown up. Chicago had
$4,000 hogs Wednesday, but quality
indicated that the country is gathering
with a fine toothed comb. Light trash
and sows are showing up in profusion
and such hogs do not make choice
meats From now on quality will de-
teriorate.
The seven leading western markets
Thursday received 10000 more hoss
than a week ago and 1000 more than
corresponding Thursday year ago
Chicago had 500 more than week
ago, and 800 more than year ago
St. Joseph received 900 less than
week ago. Omaha decreased 5000, ana
Kansas City had $500 less than a
week ago. Sioux City had 3,o00 less
than a year ago while St. Paul gained
1900 over year ago.
Cattle.
Cattle offerings were not numerous
and met with ready sale, quality snow
ing some Improvement.
Few steers here: market about
steady. Comparatively easy to sen
cheaper grades. Higher priced stun
slow. By-produce and hides are cut
ting more figure than beef at present.
War developments have injected HE
into cheap cattle trade, and at the
recent dollar break they looked pet
ter worth the money than grades sell
ing about $40. It has been slo" ana
intermittent market above $50: &C
tive at somewhat higher prices belo"
that figure Some order ouS1ns III
cheaper cattle has been in evidence
and more of that trade is expected.
Kentucky 'stillers have been wei! run
and Lancaster, Pa, advices are Una,
PENNSYLVANIA barn cattle have all put
disappeared Part Of this weeks oe-
fcient action has been due TO FourtH
of July influence. slack demand 1ol
beef in the east invariably being a
feature around that holiday. The run
all over the west has been moderate,
a fortunate circumstance, as 1t has ar
rested the slump and afforded the
market an opportunity to eaten It's
breath. Few prime cattle have SHOWN
IN this week. while lot of 9.'on
10a5 goods have shown up. Since the
high spot in June. the Whole Hst mas
been scaled down sharply, ooh 10 cent
declines catching the bulk. Even the
hest are off. This week, after the hrst
round on Monday, buyers fought shy
of 100 cattle, and whenever a sales
man asked that price the buyer put
snurs 10 his mount. Choice steers
are probably still quotable to 11.2o, but
100 stops nearly everything anu
there have been few above that figure
this week The s12 forecast mas oeei'
called in to be refitted. altho many
in the trade believe prime steers VIII
be scarce enough this side OF the hon-
DAYS to permit good cattle TO come
back" Grassers appear to be worth
the money, and have done good stunt
this week, reaching 25635 cents from
the extreme low spot last week. The
snread has narrowed a little in con-
sequence.
Sheep.
| Sheep and lambs were in demand
! and offerings were moved without Oil
| ficulty.
| Chicago Live Stock. =.
| CO q