Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-22
HEAVY ARRIVALS
BREAK HOG PRICES
RECEIPTS 5000 HEAD IN EXCESS
OF OFFERINGS OF MONDAY
OF LAST WEEK.
VALUES 10 AND is CENTS
UNDER SATURDAYS CLOSE
Cattle in Brisk Demand and Market
=. Is Firm-Sheep and Lambs N
Plentiful Supply But Demand For
Lambs Continues Broad-Review Of
Market Conditions. -. $3.50. -. =.
Chicago. May 22.-Hog prices brok

Chicago. May 22.-Hog prices broke
| today. weighted down by arrivals
| 5000 in excess of the total on the cor
responding day last week.
Receipts of hogs at Chicago for the
week proved larger than expected. al
l45,S00, an increase of 40,500 COM
pared with the previous week. 1890
compared with the same week last
year and $500 compared with cor
responding week two years ago.
| Average weight of hogs at Chicago
/ for the week was estimated at 221
pounds, the heaviest since the week
, ending March 25, when it was the
same. Barring that week it stood the
! heaviest since last Sept ernber. The
previous week 1t was 216 pounds and a
year ago ga pounds, while two years
ago offerings averaged 2SS pounds.
Top hogs at Chicago for the week
reached 1925. paid Monday. the high
est since April. 1910, against 1920 the
previous week, 1925 a year ago and
S621s two years ago. Average price
figured 1000. highest since April, 1910,
or 20 cents higher than the preceding
week, 2.35 higher than year ago and
so higher than two years ago.
Eleven markets received 3s,1 100 hogs
Saturday. making $4,000 for the week,
or $4,000 more than the previous week,
l6, 900 less than the same week year
ago and $1,000 more than the cor
responding week two years ago. Total
for 1916 to date l2,S30,oo0 or 1.742ooo
more than same period 1915 and $685.
900 more than corresponding time 1914.
Cattle.
Cattle rere IN brisk demand.
The advance has carried the top to
the highest May level on record and
the general average price TO the high
est basis for any week in trade his
tory. Killers have had access to
few decent killing steers below So and
the big bulk of the right good to
choice 1.eo0d 1900 pound and heavier
st eers sold at s.58G 1000. with several
loads Of strictly choice long yearlings
and handy and heavy bullocks- at lo.1o
alo.25 and a fo35 top on a load OF
ass pound wyoming bred. Illinois fed
Herefords. While many good heavy
steers have been received. shippers
from numerous localities report the
last OF the winter fed beeves marketed.
and as steers now selling above $50
are cheaper in the beef than the short
which is likely to encounter some
yissitudes as the season advances,
qualified long feds are likely to work
higher. Prime yearlings are in strong
demand and selling up close to the top,
f,ur feeders would conserve their own
interests. in trade opinion, by refrain
ing from premature picking Of half
fat yearlings at this 1uncture ana D!
making them good.
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs proved to be more
plentiful than has been the rule OF
late but the call for lambs was broad.
Lamb prices enjoyed a remarka bic
boom for the past week and never be-
fore did country owners get so much
money for this class of ovine stock.
The advance on most wooded stock
was 50 cents, some showing more gain
and others a little less. The shorn
delegation came in for a better re-
ception at the hands Of buyers and
scored 1880 cents gain on the most
desirable lots, while some of the
heavies and plain kinds were prob
ably only so cents higher than a week
ago.
The gain carried average prices for
all grades to within cents OF the
previous high level for week, but
when one considers the largely In
creased proportion of clippers, 1t IS
plain to be seen that actually the
average is higher than ever before.
There was nothing dissatisfying about
the trade at any time unless it was
near the close. when buyers. because
of the high cost. made an attempt to
force heavy stock down.