Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-29
GENERAL DEMAND
PUTS HOGS HIGHER
COMPETITIVE BIDDING CAUSES
ADDED ADVANCE OF $ TO
10 CENTS.
AGAIN SELLING CLOSE
TO $11 PER HUNDRED
Cattle in Fair Request and Prices Hold
Steady - Offerings Of Sheep and
Lambs Prove Scarce = Review OF
Market conditiens-current Quota
tions at Live Stock centers.

Chicago, Jan. 29-Broad general
demand carried hog prices up grade
today.
Receipts, of hogs at Chicago for tn
week totaled 232.700. decrease of 81
900 compared with the previous week,
1890 compared with same week last
year and an increase of 10000 COM
pared with the corresponding week two
years ago.
Average weight of hogs at Chicago
for the week was estimated at lsS
pounds. or three pounds lighter than
-he previous week. two pounds lighter
than the same week last year and
twenty-five pounds lighter than the
corresponding week two years ago.
Top hogs at Chicago for the week
made 11S0. paid Thursday. the high
est since the early 'I0s, against ll.se
the previous week. 500 year ago, and
rs two years ago. Average price
figured 11.30, or 50 cents higher than
the previous week. $50 higher than
year ago and 4.60 higher than two
years ago.
Eleven markets received 1900 hogs
Saturday, making $4,000 for the week.
or 10000 lees than tiie' previous week.
lls000 less than same week last year
and 1000 less than corresponding Week
two years ago. sTotal for 1911, to date
3.2l7.0oo. or 4T2,oD0 less than same Pc
Rod 1915 and $4,000 more than cor
responding time 1915.
Cattle.
Cattle were in fair request
Fat beef is commanding stronger
demand than ever noted at this season
of the year. Short fed, handy ana
heavy steers last week were taken az
prices which only long fed kinds couid
made six weeks ago. Difference IN
quality and killing condition taken into
consideration the prices were on ne"
record levels in market history and
buIlish trend Of values is confidently
expected 10 prevail for weeks ahead.
Industrial conditions are fxcelien.
and foreign demand for beef continues
Of undated force. Domestic outlet IS
best in years past despite the RECORD
costs at retail and while sucn eenai-
tons prevail there can not be perfna-
nant recession of values. The car stu
alton westward is stiT handicappns
shippers. Many can not get cars "neh
ordered. and this is checking ois
movement Of cattle. Were cars aVall-
able in plentiful numbers doubtless the
high prices would induce much larger
shipping to the market IN view OF the
wide margins feeders are able TO Sc
cure over cost Of cattle when put into
feed yards. ~.
shippers to the east, however. were
able to get more cars last week Win
result that outgoing movement was
larger than a week ago<in face OF the
shrinkage in receipts.
Total run for the week stood 62.opo'
against ss.372 last week and 51,s35
wear ago. while there were shipped TO-
500. leaving $4,000 for local distrfbu-
ton. against 1854 last week and A.
as year ago. Seven markets re-
ceipts for the week we're 1880.
against 1856, 900 week ago and 49,
400 a year ago
Sheep.
sheep and lambs proved scarce.
Lightweight, mandy yearlings nave
been running scarce. which has been
the case for some time back, selling
up to 1850, weighing around eighty
pounds. One hundred-pound weights
are going at 12o0112.50: above that
from 1l.75d12.oo.
The arrival of fair supply OF "di-
reefs had bearish influence. Dis