Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-10
FALLING OFF IN ARRIVALS AT
CHICAGO CAUSE OF SHARP
ADVANCE IN PRICES.
QUOTATIONS MARKED UP
rs TO 40 CENTS PER cWT.
Top Goes to $3.50 For Mixed Weights
Cattle Receipts much More Nu-
merous Than Expected and Trade is
Slow-No Urgent Call For Sheep
Current Quotations.

Chicago, Sept. l0.-Hogs jumped N
value today because of decided fall
ing off in the number of arrivals.
Weeks average price figured s11,,0,
or $500 higher than general average
of the corresponding week of previous
seven years. 40 cents higher than pre-
vious week and only 80 cents lower
than two weeks ago, which was highest
on record Ii figured $500 above same
week last year and $l0.65 more than
two years ago the lowest for the cor
responding week in the past seven
years.
Only $4,000 hogs arrived at the
eleven principal markets today, being
5000 less than week ago. 1900 less
than year ago and that many less
than two years ago. Total for the week
at 900 figures $1,000 more than last
week and 1000 more than same week
year ago. The run OF hogs
for the year to date at these points
totals 1924 600 head. or 2,2I1, 900 less
than same period last last, and bar
ring a year ago, the total stands the
largest since 1905 and 100000 larger
than the average for a like period dur
ing the past nine yeaps.
The government report On the num-
Der OF hogs on farms Sept, ! was
great surprise 10 the trade, who gem
orally looked for an increase of 2,o0e,-
600 to 100000, while the total was
given at 6O.-iS,U11, OF So Per cent less
than last year. when 1t was 6o,S+5,oo9
Two years ago the aggregate was S.
psf, 900.
Cattle.
Cattle were much more plentiful than
had been expected.
Range cattle We're more numerous
than any previous week this season.
and although prime heavy kinds clos
ed about steady others were mainly 5o
n 75c lower Best westerns were from
Montana and sold at s14.l5, new
record with other medium to good ones
at s1150dl3.25 and inferior to plain
lots at s6.00G1I.00.
Local receipts last week, including
20, coo rangers. were largest OF year
at 1900. an increase OF $500 compared
with the previous week and $500 COM
pared with same week last year. Seven
western markets had 27S,090 for the
week. against $4,000 a week ago and
$4,000 year ago.
The improved market for those OF
good or better grade and the Sharply
lower deal for others caused prices TO
widen so that at present offerings are
selling within the widest range on rec
ord Quality showed signs OF deteriora-
ton and the proportion Of strictly corn
fed offerings seldom was as small at
this time Of the year.
Shipping demand picked up during
the week. although at the close outside
orders were limited. II was an active
market on the good to prime kinds al
most daily, but at no time did sellers
get much action on the plain and
grassy lots. while on late days it was
almost impossible to get buyers for
the plainest grades.
There was no urgent call for sheep.
Fat and feeding lambs closed the
week generally steady with late the
previous week. However, prices worked
lower on early days, but the late ad-
vance carried prices back to a week
ago. Late Friday the market on ma
tives was decidedly weak, but rangers
held up well. Feeders secured the bulk
of the rangers from day TO day and
killers are getting only small quota
This had a Strengthening influence OF
natives making packers better COM
petitors than II they had secured more
westerns, 4.