Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-16
LIGHT HOGS ARE
IN GOOD DEMAND
OTHER SORTS. HOWEVER, ARE
ONLY DISPOSED OF AT
CONCESSIONS.
CATTLE OFFERINGS
PROVE TOO NUMEROUS
Run Is Larger Than Expected and Re-
suits in Market Showing Weakness
Call For Sheep Is Not Urgent-Re.
view Of Past Week in Live Stock
Trade-Current Market Quotations.

| Chicago. July 16.-Light hogs were
in demand today, but other sorts coulG
only be disposed of at concessions.
! Besides being second largest in two
months, last weeks receipts of hogs
at Chicago were over 10000 larger
than ting. average total of the CORES.
ponding week during the past eight
years, indicating that hogs are plenti-
full in the country.
The estimated average weight of tho
! $4,000 swine received here including
pigs, was 231 pounds, being heaviest
! in nearly year, or since last August
For the inst time in six months the
weeks average was heavier than cor
responding week a year ago.
Dwindling receipts of pigs and the
smaller proportion Of light hogs amons
| the arrivals is a pretty good sign OF
the times and shows that farmers have
confidence in the future of the market
and Intend making their hogs heavier
in weight before sending them market
ward
While the average price of hogs at
Chicago was Is cents lower than the
previous week and as low as any week
since last March, prevailing quotations
are over IS higher than a year ago and
practically IS higher than two years
ago. The weeks average price was
s15.15. against $500 a year ago ana
si.25 two years ago.
Eleven markets had $4,000 hogs Sat
urday, making 4ss,ooo for the week,
100000 more than the previous week,
$4,000 less than same week last year.
and 10000 more than corresponding
week two years ago. Only 309, 900 were
received the same week in 1909. Total
for 1917 to date t5s24000. or 1872, 900
less than same period 1915 and ,3sS,-
600 more than corresponding time
1915. Up to this time in 1910 only TO-
$4,000 were received.
Cattle.
Cattle offerings proved to be more
numerous than had been expected.
Local offerings for last week totaled
a, 900, an increase Of $500 compared
with the previous week and decrease
Of 100 compared with the correspond
ing week a year ago. Seven markets
10 the west were credited with $4,000
gainst $4,000 the previous week and
153. 900 same week q year ago.
General quality was slightly i'm
proved over the previous week. and
with the strength displayed by the
market the average price was boosted
to 1920 Tor a new record, which
stands 10 cents higher than ever be-
oh Are u-a6G - II az
July; the highest on record for any
week in July up to that time. and IS
higher than corresponding week In
July. 1911.
The new record top of s14 was paid
Monday for two loads Of prime 1852
pound Shorthorns from South Dakota
while Wednesday two men from Iowa
and illinois received $685. for bullocks
that had finish and weighed heavy.
Last week the top for fancy stock was
1880. Several loads during the week
cleared at 1880 to 1880 and un-
doubtedly tho proportion above 1880
was larger than ever before. -.
Many good to choice animals cleared
at S12 to 1885, while sales at SO to
$3.50 represented a medium to fair
kind and bulk Of all grades cleared at
81 to 1880. There were fewer lots
under 1850 than the previous week,
altho sales were noted at IS to $s.o9,
with an inferior to good Gamer class
at 1915 to s..
Yearlings as web a. the heavier
steers sold at new record prices and
In the main looked 10 to. 10 cents
higher than a week ago. Prime ssS-
| pound Illinois yearling steers and heif-
ere from an Illinois feed lot landed At
$3.50 and that price was paid Tor
some long yearlings that averaged
110s pounds. while other 1000 pound
offerings made s13.T5. There were sey-
eral loads cleared at s13 to 1885, Out
| less desira bic lots went at $3.50 70
s12.75. with a very plain class below
Sill.
Sheep.
| There were no urgent calls for sheep
| Supply figures in the past week sho"
| a local increase, but packers for"alosc
more stock from other markets. Inc
weeks offerings footed $4,000. an IN
| crease Of 1920 compared with the
previous week and decrease OF 2o,oot
compared with the corresponding week
a wear ago, when westerns were COM
! ing more freely than at present.
| One bunch of native ewes made $9.oo
| the only lot above 50, but the latter
price was paid frequently for hghl
kinds. Others sold mainly at $500 g
s.7s. with Gull to plain ones at S3.9o4a
500. odd wethers sold at S9.5601l 90
| bucks at ss.00d7.25, and small punches
| of warnings at s9.90@13.50.
| oregon ewes, first Of the season
made ss.T5. with seconds at $500 q 10
| Oregon yearlings sold to killers a.
$40 25M1o.50 after Monday. when one
string made s1150. Feeders bought
dragon yearlings at 9.15M103D- and
culls at IS, with Oregon breeding ewes