Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-20
PRICES TAKE DAILY JUMP AND
SOARING TOWARDS MARK OF,
$40 PER HUNDRED.
NEW TOP FOR DAY
PUSHED UP TO $1s.e5
Trade Turns to Mixed Grades, Which
Are Now in Favor-Liberai Arrivals
Of Cattle and Sheep Prevent Prices
From Acknowledgement Quota
tons at Live Stock centers.

Chicago, Aug. 20-Scanty supplies of
hogs gave added impetus to prices to-
day and new record top Of 1885
was reached for choice animals.
Traders are generally expecting COM
paratively small receipts this week,
and. in fact. for several weeks to come.
The tendency OF values, notwithstand-
ing an advance OF $3.50 10 81 since
July 20, low day last month. IS inquest
ionablly higher. with plenty of predic-
tons Of $4,000 hogs in the near future.
Weeks receipts of $500 stood less
than half as large as same week last
year and among the lightest on record
for this time of the year. It was around
10000 smaller than the previous week
and for the corresponding week in
other years back to 1907; the nearest
in point of smallness was IN 1908, when
S4,234 showed up.
Average weight of hogs for the week,
estimated at 235 pounds, was back to
the heaviest Of the year. and heaviest
otherwise in nearly two years. 1t was
pounds heavier than the previous week,
equalled same week last year and
proved IS pounds lighter than cores
ponding week a year and two years,
ago Hogs averaged only 22s pounds in
the same week of 1908.
Tops each day last week advanced
20 10 SOC as compared with the previous
day. with the biggest gain on Friday.
Average daily advance ranged from
l5c TO i5c. For the week &c Top was
boosted s1.15 and the average $3.50,
the high time last week also being on
Saturday.
Top at s1e Saturday was $50 high
er than same week last year and high
est On record, standing sl1.15 higher
than two years ago. The new weeks
record average price Of $3.50 was $3.50
higher than the previous week. 1925
above year ago and 5000 higher than
two years ago;-when 1t figured the low
est for corresponding week since 1903.
Cattle.
Liberal cattle arrivals kept prices
from advancing.
Previous to this week s14-56 was top
and not until Wednesday did any pass
that price There were many offer
ings cleared at s14.oo and higher, while
s13.00G1:.s5 took the strictly good
corn-fed lots and those at s11.50 G12.5o
showed evidence Of having had little
corn.
Plain kinds were taken largely at
s8.50N10.50. altho on late days sew
eral loads had-to go at ss.sod 800 and
an inferior class sold usually at $500
500, with some Gamer kinds at $3.50
GT.0N.
Some s5s-pound yearlings made
new record Of s14.5o and others sold up
TO s1425, against s14.oo for the best
previous to this week. Some 11SS
pound long yearlings landed at s14.4e.
While there were several cars Of good
10 choice corn-fed yeariings taken at
s13.50T14.oo, those at s12.00G13.oo were
of a medium TO fairly decent kind That
had some corn. Only an inferior to
plain class sold downward from s11.5o,
those al $500 and lower having little
kill to them.
Weeks receipts totaled 4s.5oo, an
increase Of 5000 compared with the
previous week and decrease Of LOO
compared with the corresponding week
a year ago. Other western markets
were also fairly well supplied and, In
Guiding Chicago, there were La ,OOo
cattle at the seven western markets
for the week, against 1900 week ago
and 1905 a year ago.
Sheep.
Sheep failed TO advance because Of an
abundance Of offerings.
Local receipts for the week totaled
So 300, an increase Of 5000 compared
with the previous week and de-
crease of 27,s00 compared with cor
responding week a year ago. Outside
receipts for the week were not much
different than previous week, altho
a year ago.