Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-05
RECEIPTS AT OPENING OF WEEK
TO NUMEROUS FOR IMMEDIATE
REQUIREMENTS.
PRICES SLUMP 20 AND
Is CENTS PER HUNDRED
Arrivals Number Nearly 4Oooo Head
Cattle Prices Also Weaken Under
Burden o fHeavy Reeeipts-Sheep
Offerings Also Liberal-Review OF
Market Conditions.

Chicago, Nov. 5.--Hog receipts to-
day proved too numerous for the I'M :
mediate requirements Of the trade ana
prices underwent marked decline.
Total for the week at these marke's
was 366, 900, or $4,000 less than previous
week, 395, 900 less than year ago ana
10000 less than two years ago. The
total was $1,000 less than the nine
wear average for corresponding period
Total for the year to date 20,916OOo,
being 3,7S5, 900 less than a year ago and
252. O001ess than same period two years
ago. While the total stands smaller
than a year and two years ago. bar
ring these years it was the largest since
1908 and 100000 more than the nine
year average for corresponding periods.
Receipts of hogs for the week to-
tailed 107,100 and shippers took about
90 per cent Of the offerings. The run
was 500 less than a week ago. 49,
200 less than same week last year ana
q 500 less than corresponding week
two years ago, standing $500 less than
general average run for the CORE
spending week Of the past seven years.
Average weight of hogs for the week
was estimated at 206 pounds, the light
est since March. three pounds lighter
than the average Of the corresponding
week of the past seven years, two
pounds lighter than previous week,
seven pounds heavier than a year ago,
and fourteen pounds heavier than two
years ago.
Top hogs for the week made s17.7t,
the highest since Oct. II. 80 cents high
z
than a year ago. 1895 higher than two
years ago and s9.45 higher than aver
age top Of the corresponding week OF
the past seven years.
Average price for the week figured
$3.50, or sS.s5 higher than general av-
erage for the corresponding week II
the past seven years. s1.o5 higher than
previous week. ss.S5 higher than same
week last year and 1856 higher than
two years ago.
Cattle.
Cattle were plentiful and prices
weakened.
Shippers bought with fair freedom
until near the end of the week, and
even the packer buyers had compare
lively urgent orders for anything OF
weight and quality up to Thursday.
Killers bought the grassy light stock
with least freedom at any time be-
cause the country competition for such
offerings was less urgent than usual.
Long yearlings reached $3.50. but
strictly yearlings did not pass $3.50
in the absence Of prime ones. which
are nominally quotable at SIT or bet
ter. Other yearlings of a plain to
fairly good kind sold at $12.00614.S5
and inferior ones downward from $40.
Heavier offerings taken at $4,000
400 were Of a fair to rather good
grade and many of the plain arrivals
sold at s9.5O@11.50, with very common
light stock making s7.009S.50 and some
for Gamer purposes much below 1915.
Weeks receipts of $4,000 proved sec
ond largest on record, 23,600 larger
than previous week and 29,200 larger
than same week last year. Seven mar
kets were credited with 10000 for the
week. against 2ss 900 the previous week
and 272,000 corresponding week a year
ago.
Sheep.
Sheep offerings were abundant to
meet trade requirements.