Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-28
HOGS LOSE PART
Of EARLY Gain
PRICES AT OUTSET 20 TO Is CENTS
ABOVE FRIDAYS
AVERAGE.
STRIKE SITUATION
HAS BEARiSH EFFECT
Hot Weather Hampers Movement Of
Cattle Offerings and Market Is
Weak-Rua 10 Small But Sufficient
to Meet All Demands-Shesp Hold
Steady With Supply Sufficient.

was light today and as a result the
early market showed an advance of
20 to 25 cents over Friday. An en-
barge on the shipment of live stock,
resulting from the switchmen's strike,
however, soon led to reaction and
prices dropped 10 cents on later deals.
Competition on the good to choice
butchers was active. especially early in
the day, with a dozen loads mostly to
packers, at Sic. Some 229 to 250 pound
averages sold at that price, which buy
ers considered 10 cents higher than the
previous morning.
While better grades met with good
call, the poorer kinds Of mixed and
heavy packing sold slowly and closed
weak, with some unsold. Heavy pack
ers and the top stand only so cents
above a week ago.
Chicago received over a third Of the
Sc 900 at seven leading western mar
kets Friday. The total here at $4,000
was 1900 larger than week ago and
$500 larger than q year ago. Eleven
markets the first Ave days Of this week
had $4,000 more than q week ago and
$4,000 more than year ago. Chicas1
alone had $4,000 less than week ago
and 1890 more than a year ago.
Cattle.
Hot weather had beariSh influence
on cattle trade. The run was light but
sufficient for the days demands.
Some fair-f1eshed yearlings sold at
$1,000, after harder work than it took
to get s11.50 and better for similar
stock last Monday. Altho sll.50 AND
higher was bid on heavier and better
offerings they did not sell, top for the
day being made by stillers at sl1.so.
Other natives were secured largely at
ssQs.5O. with a few punches at $94
$50 and odds and ends frequently at
s797.5O, Gamer kinds occasionally go
ing down around IS.
Local receipts were larger than ex-
pected Friday and the week thus far
more cattle have arrived than any time
since last February. Elsewhere oner-
ings were OF good volume and the
seven markets bad more than double
what showed up the Same Friday
year ago. The combined western re-
ceipts the first five days this week
tutaied 100000, or more than twice as
many as same period last year and the
heaviest Of the year. The increase for
the year to date was s1s, 900.
just few Of the very primest COWS
escaped the big end OF the price drop.
but as so few OF this class was offered
during the week, they were no criterion
OF the general market. A good class
Of COWS had to sell late around $3.50
and only choice grades went up around
IS and offerings had to be prime to
sell up to $3.50 and higher. A lot OF
plain cows had to sell around $1,000
7.25, with the common kinds down to
sss0@S75. Heifers were hard hit and
showed the full decline. A lot OF little
light stuff late had to sell down around
s5.5066.00, with common kinds around
s6.2566.75, while a decent grade went
at s7o0@7.50, with good kinds up 10
ss.o06s.25 and choice to prime lots at
$3.50 and higher. The lightweight
stuff was the hardest to clear at the
finish.
Sheep.
Sheep held steady with the run OF
1000 fully sufficient to meet demands
Of the trade
Several small punches Of native ewes
went at 50, with prime light kind
quotable to 1925. Others at ss.00@S.oo
we're plain to fair, while culls frequent
" went at s5.00@e.00. Bucks Of a good
class usually made 81. Practically no
fat yearlings or native wethers were
here. but two cars Of Washington =
year-olds, under lighter sort tnan
yesterday, sold at sao.75, with feeding
end Of the consignments Of both days
not sold early.
Local supply Friday was about al
expected and proved much lighter than
a week ago and same day year ago.
The five days run footed $1,000. SUD
stantial increase over last week ana
a year ago. Outside western markers
had 1000 collectively, and the seven
markets for the week received ~, wv
or 81, 900 more than same period last
week and 10000 less than correspond
ing five days year ago despite local
increase.