Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-04
HOGS STRONG n
SPITE 0F ARRIVALS a
HEAVY RECEIPTS FAIL TO BRING
ABOUT DEPRESSION IN
VALUES.
DEMAND GOOD FROM
IS PACKERS AND SHIPPERS
Cattle in Fair Request AItho Market
Is Not So Strong az on Saturday
Sheep and Lambs il Fair Request
Review of Market cenditions-cur-
rent Quotations.

Chicago, Dec. 4. -NsDespite big re-
ceipts, the hog market developed
strength today owing to good demand,
Receipts of hogs at Chicago for last
week totaled 240,200, a decrease Of 49,
700 compared with the previous week.
$1,000 compared with the same week
last year and an increase of 1900
compared with the corresponding week
two years ago.
Average weight of hogs at Chicago
for the week was estimated at 1913
pounds, the same at the previous week,
seven pounds heavier than the same
week last year and twenty eight
pounds lighter than the corresponding
week two years ago.
Top hogs at Chicago for the week
made 1875, against 1920 The previous
week. los a year ago and 7.75 tw,
years 40. Average price figured 80.
or cents higher than the preceding
/. week sos higher than year ago and
2.55 higher than two years ago.
Eleven markets were credited with
Sc 200 hogs Saturday, making $4,000
for the week, or $4,000 less than the
previous week, $4,000 less than same
week last year and $4,000 more than
the corresponding woke two years ago.
Total for 1916 to date 27,SS4,0o0, or
3,904 900 more than same period 1919
and $4,000 more than corresponding
time 1914.
Cattle.
Cattle were in fair request altho the
maj ket was not SO strong as on Satur-
day.
1t is highest market in history OF the
trade for everything with beef cover
ing ind the keenness Of demand all
week evidenced breadth of outlet in
beef channels sufficient TO warrant eS-
pectancy of strong trade on continu-
ance of moderate marketings. 1t should
be borne in mind by country shippers
and feeders, however, that the market
is susceptible to sharp breaks on bur
densome supplies. This was clearly
shown a week ago when strong recess
sions were forced for all below choice
beeyes. resumption of big market
ing in the week ahead would be the
signal for price pounding. Labor IS
scarce in Packingtown, and with sur
plus of cattle piling up in the markets.
killers will insist upon price conces-
sions.,
The situation east is in good shape.
as evidenced by free buying last week
Close to 20 per cent of the entire cattie
crop went to shippers New York being
a liberal buyer.
BY reason of the. Illinois state guar
antine against outgoing shipments OF
feeder and stock steers, generous
crop of these CLASSES was forced INTO
killers hands last week, and such
grades had to 60 anywhere from Az
to IS cents below. the prices they
brought in feeder trade week ago.
These, however, were the very ones
showing lower prices. Killers took q
lot of the poor little stock steers Tor
Gamers down to 450q $50. but where
cattle Of feeder kind carried the least
bit of kill such sold 10 packers around
S.50a7 90 and above and showed small
depreciation in value.
with the resumption of feeder outlet
all such cattle are bound to nave
broad demand from the country and
prices should soon be worked BACK TO
recent levels. E
Sheep and lambs were in fair re-
quest.
Last weeks trade on wooded LAMBS
has been the highest in market MS
tory. True, the extreme lamb top at
1870 on natives and 1855 on fed west
ems is short of the 1890 record price
hung up-last May by load or two OF
Coiora6o-fed lambs, but more iaInDs
have sold upward from 1925 tnan az
all previous times in trade annals ano
the weeks average price OF fat lambs
6eures 1920, 50 cents above the aver.
age Of the week previous. the record
,,n that time. Last weeks lamb av-
araee figured s.s5 per cwt higher than
tbe corresponding week last year and
- On oboye the highest Mo-