Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-15
PACKERS SHOW INDIFFERENCE
REGARDING OFFERINGS
REACHING MARKET.
VALUES DEPRESSED BY
ABSENCE OF BIDDING
Prices Decline 10 and is Cents Com
pared to Saturdays Averrse-Cat.
tie Buyers Swamped Under Largest
Supply Reaching Chicago in Five
Years-No Demand For Sheep From
Except From Feeders.

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packers had depressing effect today
on the hog market.
Hog receipts at Chicago for the week
at $500 head were the largest in about
two months and about 1900 more than
the previous week. but around 1000
less than the average for correspond
ing weeks for the past seven years.
Average weight for the week figured
2l5 pounds. the lightest in about two
months. and while five pounds under
the previous week was two pounds
more than year ago. but seven pounds
lighter than the average for same
weeks for the past seven years. The
average was twenty-three pounds light
er than two weeks ago. when the
weight figured the heaviest in two
years.
The average price of hogs for the
week at $3.50 was so cents lower than
the previous week. the latter being the
highest on record. The weeks average
was 1855 higher than a year ago and
nearly SO higher than the average for
CORES ponding weeks for the last seven
years.
The eleven markets Saturday re-
ceived 5000 more hogs than a week ago
and $4,000 less than corresponding Sat
urday a year ago. Chicago alone had
1900 more than a week ago and i4.I0o
less than a year ago.
Combined receipts at eleven points
last week al 325. 900 were smallest since
1908. comparing with corresponding
week in previous years and 1000 less
than the nine year average Of the cor
week since 1907. Last
weeks total. while $4,000 larger than
previous week. was 1872 900 smaller than
week a year ago.
Cattle.
Cattle buyers were swamped under
the largest supply offered here in i've
years.
Packers had several thousand cattle
forwarded from other markets late IN
the week. and, being well filled up
from he early week arrivals, needed
very few cattle at the close. This
caused the slow market al lover prices.
Disttllery cattle sold on Thursday up
to .174o. being within 20 cents OF the
record prices for such grades
The weeks receipts totaled about
81 200 head. being 5000 more than the
previous week and 1890 more than
same week a year ago.
Cattle receipts for the week az chi
cago were right at the record arrivals.
Receipts at the seven principal mar
kets for the week made new record
while the arrivals q. Kansas City set
new mark for that point.
Sheep,
. There was no special demand for
sheep except from feeders
Lambs formed the big proportion OF
the arrivals in the sheep house THIS
week. Demand was good early IN the
week and the market held UP fairly
well. Some offerings were htle
changed, while others were about 20
cents OFF This was followed by
weak TO 25 cents lower close, which
made most range offerings a big 20
cents lower. IN some cases more
while natives were about 50 cents down
and some Of the heavy-weights and
bucky kinds at a larger discount
At the close Of the week quality OF
natives was rather poor and best sold
at $3.50, against top Of $500 made
earlier in the week for prime light
weights Range lambs were slow sale
at the close. Feeders paid up to $500
for several strings, but killers would
not 60 over s17-75 for western offer
ings.
Feeding demand was brisk and bulk
Of range stock offered this week found
outlet to country buyers.