Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-28

shippers and small packers developed
sufficient strength today to uphold
quotations.
Average price of hogs at Chicago
last week figured about 1910, against
1925 the previous week, 7.05 a year
ago and 800 for the same week two
years ago g..
Average weight fell off during the
week. The estimated average weight
figured about 231 pounds, against 235
pounds last week, PAS pounds year
ago and 254 pounds two years ago.
At the eleven markets Saturday
there were only about 31,4O0 hogs re-
ceiyed against 33,SOO week ago,
$4,000 year ago and 1920 two years
ago. Weeks supply at these markets
totaled about 1000 head against
$4,000 last week, $4,000 a year age
and 3SS,000 two years ago. So far
this year these markets have received
about 19, 465. 900 head against l7,254O0O
last year and 15,l46,O00 for same period
two years ago.
Cattle.
Cattle were comparatively scarse
and prices ruled strong
On the present basis of values all
such steers as took 1925 q 1915 last
Monday are now quotable at $500
1000. and it is doubtful if prime
drove could land much above 1850.
Steers that made 1000 week ago are
now an S.75@9.10 proposition, and like
declines are in force for steers Of plain
and medium grade of current value all
the way down to 7.50@S.25. the
cheaper priced stuff being anywhere
from 40 cents to Is cents lower than
last week.
Contrasting with the badly broken
basis Of cattle prices late last week
was a steady to higher level of whole
sale costs in the local beef market, No.
i and No ribs being FOL cent
higher than last week and No. I loins
i cent higher Such a market for beef
could only signalize good demand for
it in spite of the big supplies Of cattle.
Killers purchases at the sharply lower
prices are thus due to yield a profit
considera bly, above normal, as against
the severe losses suffered by country
shippers.
The situation will necessarily have
to improve to a very material extent if
the country is to be justified in
shipping cattle freely during the next
week or two. To unload generous
crop on the market this week would
be business suicide on part Of country
shippers.
Nothing is claimed to be wrong with
the outlet for beef. 1t is the killers
inability to secure labor enough to
slaughter an increasing run Of steers
into all the markets. All other in
dustres are calling for labor and many
of the killing gangs have been re-
duced in numbers as result of work
erS quitting their posts in search OF
better paying positions elsewhere.
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs seemed overplenti-
full.
Receipts here last week total ap-
proximately 102, 400 head, the largest
weeks run since January. 1915. Of
this number 265 double decks, approx
mately $4,000 head. consisted of range
stock. The weeks total is about 5000
in excess Of the week previous and
about $4,000 larger than the supply Of
the corresponding week last year. Six
western markets have received about
259 900 head in the aggregate last
week. the heaviest marketing for one
week since October last, about $4,000
more than the week previous and 49,
900 more than year ago.
A broad feeder demand and in
creased quota of feeding stock in the
receipts here and at river markets has
sWelled outgoing shipments materially,
Chicago having sent out about 1880
head during the week, nearly all OF
which went to the country for feeding
and breeding purposes. This is the
! largest weeks shipments from Chi
cago since October 1914. Regardless