Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-14
ScANTiNESs OF OFFERINGS RE
SUIT IN FURTHER ADVANCE
: IN VALUES.
DAYS RUN Is BELOW
ANTICIPATED SUPPLY
Cattle Meet With Ready Sale and
Prices Tend Upward-Holders OF
Sheep Find no Difficulty in Dsposins
of SuppIy-current Quotations Of
Leading Market Centers.

chicago, Aug. l4-SCantlneSS OF nOS
arrivals as compared with the number
which had been looked for, led to a
fresh advance today in prices.
A ten-load bunch OF Illinois hogs
sold today at $3.50 and another four
load bunch made that price, with some
single loads at the price, a new high
record top. Packers alone secured
over fifteen loads at the price.
Most of the desirable light and
butchers sold early at 20@25 cents
advance, while quite a few common &c
fair packers went over in first hands
Seven markets Monday received "a,
600 of the $4,000 hogs at eleven mar
kets. The eleven points Monday had
$4,000 less than a week ago and $4,000
less than a year ago. Chicago alone
had 200 less than week ago and
21,SO0 less than year ago. Kansas
City, Omaha and eastern points showed
big decrease compared with a year
ago, Buffalo alone decreasing $500.
Common to good heavy packing sold
late at $16.00@16.30, being little better
than Saturdays average Armours
droves. including mixed butchers, cost
around $3.50.
Cattle.
Cattle met with ready sale.
Quality was strictly good as a rule
and not many of the trashy kinds of a
few weeks ago were here. However,
the proportion of prime bullocks was
not materially increased. The advance
carried many of the cheap animals back
to the high time of the season and put
best offerings on a new record level.
Dressed trade is improving, and that
with short receipts, is some induce
ment for buyers to purchase the Of
ferings freely Only fair number of
yearlings were on sale, but some Of
them were well. finished while few
were rather common. The spread on
yearlings is as wide as on the older
arrivals.
Prime steers, several loads of them,
reached S14.50 for q record, which
stands 15c above last weeks high mark.
and others sold up to- s14.S5, some Of
them only averaging 1880 pounds.
There were several lots lof choice Of
ferings cleared at s1s75@1425, with
more OF them above s14.00 than any
previous time on record.
Offerings at s12.5O@1350 were quite
numerous and included many that had
access to only small amount Of corn
where they sold under $500. Sales at
Sl1 .00@12.00 represented the plain to
fair kinds and much palmer offerings
sold at $9.00G10.00, latter kinds being
relatively scarce. Only an inferior class,
usually in small punches, sold at $3.50
downward, Gamer kind making $3.50
and lower. Stillers OF light class sold
downward from $1,000.
Yearlings at s14.10 were steers and
heifers that averaged 833 pounds and
proved 10c higher than the previous
record. Other prime yearlings made
$400. while good class sold at 1925
@13.50 and some fair ones made 1890
@12.5o. with common to medium
grade at s9.5o@11.5o. Only usually poor
bred light ones going any lower.
Sheep.
Holders had no difficulty in dispos-
ing Of sheep
Not many yearlings were here, but
they sold readily at strong figures.
Trade was comparatively active, and
SSSAy llAAAS Al ILLS ANtSiou CledTeO raul
er early. Packers did most of buying,
altho city butchers picked up some
low-priced animals. Feeding and
breeding stock looked fully steady, but
little suitable stock was available.
Packers bid up to $3.50 on some
choice native ewes, which sold to
breeders at $40. Other breeders Of an
aged class reached s11. Killers gave
1925 for the bulk of good ewes and
bought Gull to fair, kinds at 5000 800
Bucks were usually secured at 81 OF
higher. Odd wethers We're worth 81
and native yearlings, in small punches
went usually at SIP or better if a good
kind. Four cars of Oregon yearlings
sold at 81 to killers and deck tc
feeders made $40.