Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-25

Chicago, Nov .25.-Hogs advanced to-
day as a result of the scantiness of re-
ceipts.
Figs and underweight light hogs are
too plentiful at the leading markets OF
the country for the good of the pro.
Queer. These classes are selling at a
sharp discount everywhere and hogs
weighing over 300 pounds easily bring
the largest premium. Advice to hold
pack the light stock and feed it until il
puts on enough weight to command the
attention of the buyers goes unheeded
because of the high price of corn. 1,
is an admitted fact that there are plenty
of young hogs in the country and prob
ably owners are only getting rid of their
surplus rather than unloading all their
holdings, regardless of weight. Cost OF
production and feeding up to 40 pounds
Is relatively small and for that reason
owners unloading stock of that weight
figure they are making big money even
at present prices.
There were 240,500 head received here
in five days this week, a decrease of
1900 compared with the same period
last week and an increase of 81, 900 COM
pared with the corresponding five days
year ago. The proportion Of live stock
was as liberal as ever, and the average
weight for the week will be the lightest
of the season. The spread In prices was
wide and heavy butchers sold at a
premium.
! Eleven markets received 143,500 hogs,
! or 1900 more than last Friday, 23,500
more than a year ago and $4,000 more
than two years ago. Total thus far this
week. 5000, or 10000 more than same
period last week, loo more than like
time last year and 366,000 more than
corresponding five days .wu years ago.
Total for 1915 to date, 26.534,OO0, or 3d.
9l1.000 more than same period 1915 and
6,263.O00 more than corresponding time
1914 .
Cattle.
i Cattle offerings We're of an unat-
itractve sort.
1t has been a slow weekend market.
Absence of the, little local killers was
! felt. They bought light steers early in
the week until they were loaded, and
quit throwing the market into the hands
of the big outfits with the customary
bargain sale results. A clearance was
effected by dint of peddling, but every
thing was 25@50c lower for week, QUIZ
side few specialties, and there were
spots that looked even lower.
! Local receipts have again been heavy
altho about 1900 less than last week
but killers began with a carry -over and
the accumulation has been piling up all
week The 5-day crop here is around
! $4,000. but western markets have been
in better condition, the six points hav
ing had but $4,000, or $4,000 less than
, last week. In Chicago territory the Ii
quidation microbe is still busy. but out
| in the pastoral country the big fall rush
| appears to be over.
Local conditions have been aggrayat-
/ ed by an addition to the seasonable rush
1 of grassers from the north country OF
thousands of barley warmed-up steers
out Of the corn area that would have
! been fed along another SO to 80 days
! had feed conditions been anything like
right. The Wisconsin, Michigan and
Minnesota delegation has been large and
the volume of steer trade at a range OF
is51S formidable. The run has carried
larger percentage of $10911 cattle
/ than last week. causing that kind to
+ lose ground. Everything under $ll.50
is 25a soc lower and the close was dull
on that basis. Late in the week 1T was
a hit miss trade, steers that might
have made $3.50 last week going at $3.50
with only one bid. This was not exactly
a sample of the market. but it indicat-
ed killers indifference due to the ac-
cumulation at the killing beds.
Sheep.
Fully half of the arrivals OF sheep
l. and lambs went direct to packers.
-rla ~ in local S1lDnly for the