Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-13
PRICES AGAIN ASCEND TO NEW
RECORDS, PRIME HEAWEs
TOUCHING. $3.50.
SUPPLIES SMALLER
THAN TRADE EXPECTED
Many Sales Made Above $17, General
Advance Being rs Cents Over satur-
days Averase-cattIe Not So Plenti-
full as Predicted and Prices Rule
Firm-Substantiai Gains Made.

Chicago, Aug. IS. Hog prices
jumped higher today than ever, as the
supply proved to be smaller than the
trade had looked for.
Average price each week has been
advancing steadily since second week
of July, a time when it figured $15.15.
This weeks average at 1920 was a
new record that stood sc higher than
the May high spot and figured Sc above
the opening week of the year, soc above
the previous week. $6.15 higher than a
year ago and $3.50 higher than two
years ago.
Average weight last week, estimated
at 233 lbs. was the lightest for the cor
responding week in other years since
1909, barring last year. 1t was lbs.
lighter than the previous week. which
was heaviest in over two years; lbs.
heavier than a year ago and IA lbs.
lighter than two years ago.
Weeks receipts at 105,70o were $4,000
heavier than the previous week, 10000
lighter than year ago and 1920
heavier than two years ago. Official
offerings the corresponding week in
1913 totaled 156,s21.
Last weeks hog receipts at eleven
markets, barring 1915. were the small
est for any corresponding week since
1912 when only $4,000 arrived. The
run this week at $4,000 was $4,000 less
than last week, $4,000 less than a year
ago, but 81 900 more than same week
two years ago. Total for the year to
date at 17,393,000 figures 1862, 900 less
than same period last year. but, barring
!ast year. stands the largest for such
period since 1908, when l7,6o5,0U0 were
received.
Cattle.
Cattle were not so plentiful as had
been predicted and the market was
firm
The advance last week carried the
top to a new high mark of $14.35 for
1914 to 1440 10. arrivals from Iowa and
finished off sold Wednesday at $14.25
and best to be had Monday cleared at
s14.15. equaling the record previous to
Wednesday.
A good share Of the supply sold at
s1s.5o@14.oo that were Of a choice class
and sales at, S1250@I335 included
good many animals which had some
corn. Those at $10.00@11.00 were of
plain to medium class and fairly good
lots landed largely at s1150@12.25.
Only coarse or grassy grade went at
sS.00@900 and few inferior ones sold
at s6.0067.5 many of them on the
Gamer order.
Yearlings made new record Of
$14.00, against 1880 for the previous
high figure. Several other choice to
prime lots made $13.50@13.90. while it
took good class to make $12.75@13.25.
Those at s11.oo@12.00 were not eagerly
sought after by most buyers, and orders
were even less numerous for offerings
to be had at s9.5O@10.50. A few grassy
light yearlings had to sell at 50 and
lower, the spread being as wide on
young stock as on the older classes.
Local receipts for the week totaled
81 200, a decrease Of $500 compared
with the previous week and $1,000 COM
pared with corresponding week a year
ago. The seven markets had only 127.-
900, or 10000 less than the preceding
week and $1,000 less than a year ago.
Combined offerings for. year TO date
at 5.4oS, 900 were $4,000 larger than
corresponding period year ago.
Sheep.
Receipts Of sheep. like those Of hogs
and cattle, fell below expectations.
Run last week totaled $4,000. an in
crease of 800 compared with the pre-
vious week and a decrease of 23.soO
compared with the same week last
year. Despite the local increase over
the previous week, combined offerings
showed a decrease and compared with
a year ago there was 4 material de-
crease.