Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-30

Chicago, Sept. 30.-Slackness Of de-
mand both from shippers and packers
forced a sharp bleak today in the price
Of hogs.
Packers have the market on lower
trend at present and are out to get the
range of prices down as much as pos
sible. While liberal runs are the case
they will take advantage as they did
this week. Todays crop was liberal
and as soon as the early trade filled
the outside buyers they had things to
themselves and forced a lower close.
Eleven markets received $500 hogs
Friday, or $500 more than last Friday,
$500 more than year ago and 2.9OO
more than two years ago. Total thus
far this week, $4,000, or $1,000 more
than same period last week, $4,000
more than like time last year and COR
responding five days two years ago.
Total for 1916 to date, 2l.317.000, or
2494000 more than same period 1915
and 4.543 900 more than corresponding
time 1914.
Cattle.
Arrivals of cattle were largely con-
signed to killers.
Market is closing with strong under
tone on all good to choice and prime
steers as matched against a week ago
Anything selling above 900 is quotable
10m25 cents higher than a week ago.
the 1000 and better grades having had
most advance this week. even choice
yearlings showing the maximum price
rise. Plain and medium yearlings,
however. along with the plain and
medium 1000 to 1,250-pound grassers
and short fed steers, have been ir-
regular sale all the week and these
classes are closing lower in many
cases though sellers citing 1925 cents
declines for a lot of the cheap light
grassers in recent days, the break be-
ing mainly for kinds such as feeder
buyers would not bid for.
Same cut has been had for the
trashy little Holsteins and others
meanly bred stun selling all the way
down to $3.50 and lower, these being
eligible only to the Gamer trade
While receipts this week have con-
tinued liberal, quota Of really good
beef fell of considerable all around the
market circle. due to the increasing
proportion of trash in the runs Total
run at Chicago stood 1900 in five days
against 69,145 a week ago and $3.50
year ago. while seven markets have
had 100000. comparing with $4,000 a
week ago and 214,000 year ago. -.
The trade is getting far too many
common light native grassers and
corn warmed steers, in view Of gener-
nd ha
have killed favorable by reason of
their better dressing grade. Pasture
cleanup in many sections is plainly
the result of high cost Of corn. few
feeders being in mood to put corn
into cattle now, in view Of the shorter
new crop than early season prospects
indicated. ..s.-
The cas-, IS unloading cattle freely
for a like reason, and a lot Of Ken
lucky and Virginia good grassers are
running into the eastern markets and
depriving local trade, Of shipping de-
mand which otherwise would be had
here. ..a..
Sheep. ..
Bulk OF sheep and lambs went direct
into killers hands.
Bearish packer action the last few
days, under the stress Of free mar
ketward movement and slumpy
dressed trade. has resulted in sev""e
declines from the weeks opening
levels. Some plain habitat and fat
weighty native lambs are selling al
least 81 lower than a week ago, while
the good to choice native lambs OF de-
sired weights show 50@75 cent de-
clines. Fat range lambs are 099 sc
cents under best levels scored early
this week and quotably about so cents
lower than the close last week. Feed
ing lambs are showing full % @40 cents
declines from this weeks high time
and are closing steady to 10915 cents
lower than a week ago. They are
however holding level practically or