Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-19
LIBERAL ARRIVALS PROVE BUR.
ZEN TO TRADE AS TRADE
OPENS FOR WEEK..
SALES SLOW At 10
CENTS UNDER SATURDAY
Cattle Offerings Not Overplentiful and
Market Rules Firm-Sheep Not Too
Abundant to Meet Briak Demand
Current Quotations at Live Stock
Centers.

chicago, Nov 19.-Liberal receipts
acted today as a weight on the hog
market Trade was slow and prices 10
cents lower
From low to high point at the ten
outside markets last week top hogs
sold at a range of s17.0O@1S.50, with
the weeks average on tops, including
Chicago, 1856. Buffalo touched high
top az $3.50, with Louisville low at
ST. A study of the table Top Hog
Quotations at ten outside points,
showing daily top prices, will be found
interesting.
While last weeks receipts of hogs
at Chicago were largest in over eight
months and more than 10000 larger
than the weekly average last Septem-
Der, the total stands more than 100000
smaller than corresponding week a
year ago, when arrivals were 27S,77S.
This weeks receipts stand about 10000
smaller than the seven-year average
of the corresponding week from 1917
TO 1916, inclusive.
The weeks average price Of hogs
at Chicago was highest since second
week Of October at s1745, standing 60
cents above previous week, $3.50 above
three weeks ago, which was the lowest
week since July. While last weeks
average was within s1.45 Of the highest
week Of the year the top stands over
So below the record price Of $50 paid
last October.
Average price last week at s17.45
was s7.S5 higher than corresponding
week Of 1916, s11.O5 higher than two
years ago and $40 higher than the
seven-year average of the correspond
Ing week since 1909 The top a year
ago this week was 5000 and two years
ago s7.o5.
Cattle.
Cattle did not seem over-plentiful
and prices ruled firm.
Receipts for the week were smaller
Than the previous week, but the de-
mand was less urgent, except for con-
tract stuff, which benefits the palmer
classes.
The proportion of steers during the
week above the SIS line was rather
small. while not very big percentag.
sold around the S14 mark, and during
most days it was largely a class OF
steers with value around s10.00@13.00,
with a fair sprinkling down to SO. anu
the palmer kinds around IS and lower.
Anything on the light order that pos
sessed any quality was taken by the
feeder buyers,
There was a general narrowing OF
the price range on native beef cattle
last week, a much smaller proportion
selling below the 50 mark. while COM
paratively few We're good enough to
go above $13, The top during the week
for carload lots, owing to the scarcity
of prime beeves, was $1.25 below pre-
vious week at s16, being the lowest top
for carload lots in practically three
months. or since the third week Of
August #...,.
This weeks top, barring four head
OF extra fancy Shorthorns at $11.75,
was $3.50 lower than on Wednesday.
Sept. 10, highest day on record, when a
load Of fancy 1,467 pound Iowa steers
sold at $3.50. A year ago this week
best beeves sold at s12.05 and two years
ago at 5000. .,
Showing how scarce choice beef
steers were at outside market. the
top at Kansas City last week was only
s14.75. with the high point in Omaha
and ST Louis for the week at $13, be-
Ing 50 below Chicagos top for carload
lots.
Sheep.
Sheep were not too abundant and
sellers disposed Of holdings at strong
prices. ....
Compared with week ago some
sales show as 10 UGH as Is cents ad-
vance Late in the week several
punches of ewes sold up to $1125,
which looked little different but small
punches went around $11.40@11.50.
Yearlings and wethers were scarce all
week. The better quality Of some Of
the wethers on offer made the prices
look higher.
General demand last week was Of
fair volume while the receipts were
larger than the previous week. The
feeder and breeder demand was fair,
but the offerings were lacking