Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-19
LARGE SUPPLY LEFT OVER UN'
SOLD AGAIN hANplcAPS
HOLDERS.
UNABLE TO FORCE
ADVANCE IN PRICE
Cattle Arrivals Prove Relatively Scarce
And Market Maintains Firm Tone
Sheep Receipts Are Not Over Plen'
tifui and Prices Hold Steady-Cur.
rent Market Quotations.

Chicago, July 19.-Owing to the poor
quality Of arrivals and to the presence
of a large leftover supply the hog
market today could not be forced
higher.
Bulk Of selected packing and ship
ping hogs yesterday ranged at sl4.eo
@15.So, just one lot selling over $3.50.
One of the leading packers bought
drove Of mixed packers at a cost OF
s14.47, against s14.93 Monday for
slightly better class.
Light weights showed the most ad-
vance on the recent upturn and have
dropped the sharpest since the decline
Sales Yesterday ranged from sl4.15 for
the common light kind up to sl4.se, for
good mixed class. Canadian
buyers paid up to s15.35, but very
few went over $3.50 and good class
on the selected order went to shippers
around $500.
The seven western markets received
5000 of the 101, 900 hogs at eleven mar
kets Wednesday. Chicago alone had
over over third of the total at seven
points. Eleven markets had 1000 more
than a week ago and 21,00o more
than a year ago. The big gain over
year ago was at Chicago, Omaha and
Sioux City Kansas City and St Paul
had less than a year ago
Cattle.
Cattle were relatively scarce
One load Of 1890 pound long yearlinss
cleared at 1885, a record for their
.l; pp haa y-ier
sold at 1890 Undoubtedly there were
more sales upward of $3.50 than any
previous session, and among those at
s13.6561375 were several loads OF
yearlings Of a prime type. Other yeari-
!ngs landed at s11.ooG13.59 and the
bulk OF this class sold upward from
$3.50, as most of them were very
good.
Medium to heavy weight steers at
s1s.0o9ls5o showed evidence OF having
much corn, while those of the same
weight at $lo.75@1aoo were far from
choice. The proportion OF offes::i
which had TO sell at $1,000 and lower
was smaller than usual, alrho there
were a few loads taken at $500 and
lower, only an inferior or Gamer class
going below $500.
Receipts yesterday were almost as
large as expected and proved $500
smaller than last Wednesday and
about the same as . year ago. Offer
ings here the first half OF this week
aggregated 80, 300. q decrease OF 400
compared with the same period last
week and 1900 compared with the cor
responding three days a year ago.
There were no noticeable increases
in cattle receipts at outside markets.
except at Sioux City. while some OF the
markets show decrea ses compared
with a week ago and a year 40. Six
outside points had $1,000, OF 5000 more
than a week ago, and 5000 more than
a year ago. Including Chicago, the
western offerings totaled $4,000, about
like last Wednesday and 5000 more
than a year ago. Seven markets the
first half Of this week had $4,000 or
$4,000 more than same period last
week and $4,000 more than correspond
ing three days a year ago.
Sheep.
The supply Of sheep was not over-
abundant
Most of the ewes Of good to choice
class sold at 1900, but sellers coca
sionally claimed that prime light ones
would have passed that figure had they
been offered. Other arrivals cleared at
ss.60@s.T5 that suited for general prr-
poses, and only a plain Gull class made
$500 and less. Bucks usually sold at
800. altho some yearltngs went at
$3.50 higher. Odd wethers went at
5000, and small punches of yeariings
at s10.000G12.oo. Breeding ewes sold
at slo.0661625. with only few at
SIS 90 or higher. Some breeding bucks
sold at $3.50 Oregon feeding yearlings
cleared at s1o.7e. averaging eighty eight
pounds.
Local receipts "wednesday were near
ly 1000 smaller than a week ago ana
$500 below a year ago. The first half OF
this week offerings totaled $4,000, an
increase Of 4,200 compared with the
same period last week and decrease
Of 5000 compared with the cores
ponding three days a year ago. Seven
markets had 10000, against $4,000 a
week ago and $1,000 a year ago. Com
bined western arrivals the first three
days totaled 1000, or 5000 less than
same time last week and $4,000 less
than corresponding period a year ago.