Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-08

Chicago. Jan. S.-Broad general de-
mand today hoisted the price of hogs.
Prices advanced 10 and l. cents.
Receipts of hogs at Chicago for the
week totaled 206,900, an increase Of
| 400 compared with the previous
week IL decrease of 137.4O0 compared
with the record run the same week
| last year, and a decrease OF 7l,2OO COM
| pared with the corresponding week two
| years ago.
Average weight of hogs at Chicago
! for the week was estimated at 1875
| pounds, the heaviest since last NoNem-
Der. four pounds heavier than the pre-
vous week and same week last year,
and twenty-siX pounds lighter than
corresponding week two years ago.
Top hogs at Chicago for the week
made Sl065. against S10.SO the pre-
vious week, $7.25 a year ago and S7.3I y
two years ago. Average price figured
5000. or 10 cents lower than previous
week, $40 higher than year ago and
s3.O5 higher than two years ago.
Cattle.
choice cattle were in good request
but common offerings proved slow Of
sale
Market is giving good account OF
itself for the obvious reason that the
country. cutting loose terrlfcally of
half tat steers six weeks and two
months ago, when corn was climbing
Svkward, failed to take cOgnizance Of
the fact that the demand this season.
unlike most is practically unlimited
and the domestic consumers having the
wherewithal TO buy beef are not
skinping over price while European
call is OF immense breadth.
Those who unloaded prematureiy
few weeks ago have since Witnessed
full recuperaiton of declines that were
forced for the in-between grades then,
a big lot OF 1850 to 1.200 pound steers
selling last week at s9.O0G9.75 being
as high as any time in recent months
for that kind, while 1850 to 1900 pound
short feds going at S9.859 1850 and up
to S11 and above at 1850 to 400 pound
short feds commanded prices as nigh
as were made for such classes a month
ago when long feds were landing at
sl2.0OGl12.50.
Steers at s11.50611.70 were merely
seventy-five to ninety day fed heavies
that came off grass in fat condition
early in the fall, and the market simply
has had nothing really choice and of
heavy weight. Such a class doubtless
would have been worth 81 or even
better this week, since there is need for
a few of these grades all the year round
and buyers are willing to pay strong
premiums for them.
Eastern buyers were ready bidders
for all good weight steers. and there
is little chance for any receding de-
mand for that kind for many weeks off.
That they will continue to cash freely
at even higher rates is a safe predic-
ton now, since the paucity of supply
can only make it bulish market, to
be regulated alone by the consumers
ability to go the pace.
Sheep. .ae
There was a continued scarcity OF
sheep and lambs.
Although packers have shown dis
position to fight the high-flling market
at every step in the road, continued
light receipts here and elsewhere and
the development of broad eastern
shipping demand for strictly good to
prime lambs. has forced them to keep
in the going and while they have re-
fused to enter strongly into the compe-
tition with shippers and city butchers
up to late Friday for the cream of the
crop, such kinds are commanding
strong to 1O0l5c higher prices than Il