Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-28
.HOGS CONTINUE
DOWNWARD TREND
ADDITIONAL SLUMP BECAUSE OF
INDIFFERENT DEMAND FROM
SHIPPERS.
MARKET WEAK AND IS
AND 20 CENTS LOWER
Choice Grades Of Cattle in Good Re-
quest and Prices Hold Firm De-
mand For Sheep and Lambs Burd-
ened by Large Left. Over Supply
Current Prices at Stock Centers.

Chicago, Sept 2S.-Falling off in de-
mand from shippers tended today to
lower the value of hogs. Prices were
Is to 20 cents lower than on Wednes-
day
Hog quality is the poorest the trade
has ever known, even at this season,
when the dregs of the summer crop
reach market. Prices are high and
growers are apprehensive of sharp de-
cines this side of December. Consid-
ering its low dressing quality trash is
realizing phenomenal prices. When
new hogs begin running it will be rele-
gated to its proper position. Bovine
trash is selling on a bargain basis. but
common hogs are realizing relatively
better prices than good ones. due to
packers determination to hold down
top prices.
Receipts for the first three days of
the week totaled about $500 head. be-
ing 500 more than same days last
week, 1900 more than year ago and
%, 100 more than corresponding period
two years ago.
Eleven markets received sS.400 hogs,
or 1920 more than last Wednesday,
10, 500 more than year ago and 1900
more than two years ago. Total the
first half of this week. 26l.000. or 22,-
600 more than same period last week,
81, 900 more than like time last year and
&C, 900 more than corresponding three
days two years ago. Total for 1915 to
date 21.IS5,000. or 2,47S.000 more than
same period 1915 and 4,53o,0o0 more
than corresponding time 1914.
Cattle.
Choice grades of cattle were in good
request.
Eastern order buyers were doing little
or nothing. Markets down that way
are congested with grassers and there
was no chance to send anything in that
direction with expectancy OF breaking
even. Winter Is approaching and east
ern Erassers must be cut loose. conse-
quently order buying will be light for
several weeks to come. Yard traders
were loaded up with light cattle and
were not bidding on the fresh crop OF
900 pounds or lighter staa
It is evident that the country has
few choice heavy or fat yearling cattle
to market during the next sixty days.
There has been little old corn to make
them on and prices have attracted
them to market. Considerable time
must elapse before heavy bullocks can
be made on new corn and continuance
of the present wide spread is GER
tainty at least until the rush OF grass
ers is over, and holiday trade has been
satisfied. Indications point to high
market for holiday beeves.
"A general determination not to feel
corn to cattle at anything like current
prices exists all over the corn belt said
a trader, back from an Iowa trip. They
are buying light steers to rough thru
the winter. but few 1000 to 200 pound
bullocks are being taken for winter I'm
ishing. Corn is a good crop wherever
I went. but the price is attractive and
much of it will be delivered at the ele-
vator at husking time. That winter
cattle feeding will be light Is certain
ty and those who convert corn into beef
will probably find high market
Sheep.
Demand for sheep and lambs was
burdened by a large left over supply.