Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-21
HOGS SHOH GAIN
On GOOD DEMAND
SHIPPERS ARE ACTIVE BUYERS
AND PRICES ARE 5 AND 10
CENTS HIGHER.
MAakErEoR CATTLE
MARKET FOR CATTLE
SHOWS LITTLE ACTIVITY
Trains Are Delayed and Market, as Re.
suit, Is Slow With Price Changes
Narrow-Most of the Run Made Up
Of Cows and Hsifers-Demand For
Sheep Is Good and Market Is Strong.

Chicago. Dec. 21.-Good demand for
hogs nut the market today ) to 10
cents above yesterday. Shippers were
active buyers.
Receipts for the first half of the
week total about $4,000 head, being
I5e00 more han same days last week,
6,0Go more than a year s and $4,000
more than corresponding period two
years asG
Inferior 10 good mixed packing hogs
sold Wednesday at S.6eQ s.SS. Mediums
and butchers went at 9.s0 q 1910. Poor
% good heavy packers cleared at s.S5a
lt,l5 and rough heavy packers at $50
1880. Light weights sold at s.ie@
s.SS. This class Of offerings has been
getting the full strength of the market
during late days, and very few low
sales are now the ease. Selected. pack
ing and shipping lots ranged at s.s0d
1880.
Eleven markets received lS2, 200 hogs
Wednesday, or $500 less than las,
Wednesday, 1890 less han a year &
and So, 200 more than two years ago.
Total the first half Of this week 5SS,-
600. or $4,000 more than same period
last week, $4,000 more thar like time
last year and $4,000 more han CORE
spending three days TWO years ago.
Total for 1916 10 date 29.s3S,000, or
$3.50, 900 more than same period 1915
and 7.l0S,0 900 more than corresponding
time 1914.
Shipping orders were very large
Wednesday, but owing to the car
shortage proposition outside buyers
were working in the lark. Close 10 To-
500 hogs bought by eastern packers
are being held in the yards. part of
them here since Monday. owing to the
lack OF cars.
With normal conditions shipments
this week probably would be the larg-
est on record and the market, while
good this week. would undoubtedly be
still better. The average price, around
1000, stands practically 400 higher
than a year g today when the aver
age of gil was lowest in about i've
years. @ -
Cattle.
Cattle trains were late in getting in
ana that market was slow. Most OF
the run was made of cows and heifers.
Steers around $500 were kinds that
would show al least 400 50c advance
over two weeks ago, and those at $3.50
qe.75 had the best para. of that much
gain as well, compared with the early
days this month. RI 5
Packers got few cattle for beef trade
below 1925 m only the failing light
stuff down to $3.50 and lower. these be-
ing odd lots. A comparatively short
| quota. in fact, sold below $500, any
/ thing Of class to- suit feeder trade n
purchasable below $500 finding better
outlet in that channel h for beef.
Ycarling trade was a. disappointment
! even in spite OF a light run Of that
| class. Week before Christmas is in
J variably a bad one for selling yearling
stuff, since yearling other
than strictly choice TO prime have lit
! tie holiday demand and coolers are
/ holding all of the choice ones which
| current demands can 4 accommodate.
| Result was a weak market for the snort
run of y%earlings here today and it was
| we'll that nothing strictly choice was
! offered. else these. along with the half
fat and pretty good grades would have
had to take wide discounts from levels
made a week ago.
Afternoon trade still showed fair
packer action, but shipper demand
slowed down owing to difficulty expert
enced by shippers in loading out stock
the day Of purchase. All excepting one
of the eastern roads are facing a seri-
Gus car shortage and this Is handicap
ping the outlet for cattle to the east
Were more cars available for shipment
to the chief distributing points at sea-
board a much stronger shipping de-
mand from that quarter would be in
evidence.
Firm demand in COW trade centered
strongly on the right good grades. these
| clearing freely, but there was meder-
ately good action on kinds just above
: cutter class and anything due for can
ner trade had best action Of the a