Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-19

| NniCdSo, NV. ls--llpe-dl TeCelpt'
acted today as a weight on the hos
market. Trade was slow and prices II
| cents lower.
From low to high point at the ter
outside markets last week top hogs
sold at range of 7.0091s.50, with
! the weeks average on tops, including
! Chicago. sl7.65. Buffalo touched high
/ top a. $3.50, with Louisville low a,
sl7 A study of the table Top Hog
| Quotations" at ten outside, points
showing daily top prices, will be found
| interesting.
While last weeks receipts of hogs
at Chicago were largest in over eight
| months and more than 10000 larger
than the weekly average last Septem-
Der, the total stands more than 105, 600
smaller than corresponding week q
year ago, when arrivals were 2IS,T1S
This weeks receipts stand about 10000
smaller than the seven-year average
of the corresponding week from 1915
TO 1916, inclusive.
The weeks average price Of hogs
at Chicago was highest since second
week OF October at s11.45, standing 50
cents above previous week. 81 80 above
three weeks ago, which was the lowest
week since July. While last week s
average was within s1.45 OF the highest
week OF the year the top stands over
So below the record price OF $50 paid
last October
Average price last week at slT.45
was s7S5 higher than spending
week Of 1916, s1I05 higher than two
years ago and SIG higher than the
seven-year average OF the correspond
Ing week since 1909. The top a year
ago this week was 5000 and two years
ago sos,
Cattle.
Cattle did not seem over-plenHtul
and prices ruled firm.
Receipts for the week were smaller
'Han the previous week. but the de-
,nand vas less urgent, except for con-
tract stuff, which benefits the palmer
classes.
The proportion of steers during the
week above the SIS line was rather
small while no. very big percentage
sold around the S14 mark, and during
most days il was largely a class o!
steers with value around $1,000 @ 1900,
with a fair spriakling down to 50. anu
the palmer kinds around IS and lower.
Anything on the light order that pos
sessed any quality was taken by The
feeder buyers.
There was a general narrowing OF
the price range on native beef cattle
last week, a much smaller proportion
selling below the 50 marx. while COM
parativeiy few were good enough TO
20 above s13 The top during the week
for carload lots. owing 10 the scarcity
Of prime beeves, was si.25 below pre-
vious week al s1S. being the lowest top
for carload lots in practically three
months, or since the third week Of
August
This weeks top, barring four head
OF extra Fancy shorthorns at $lI75,
was $3.50 lower than On Wednesday.
Sept. l9, highes: day On record, when a
load OF fancy !, 467- pound Iowa steers
sold al $3.50. 4 year ago this week
best beeTes sold at s1205 and two years
ago at 5000.
Showing how scarce choice beef
steers were at outside market. the
top at Kansas City last week was only
s14.75. with the high point in Omaha
and ST Louis for the week at s13. be-
ing SO below Chicago's top for carload
lots.
Sheep.
Sheep were not too abundant and
sellers disposed Of holdings at strong
prices.
Compared with a week ago some
sales show as much as Is cents ad-
lance. Late IN the week several
punches Of ewes sold up to 311.25.
which looked little different but small
lunches went around sl1.40d11.50.
YearlIngs and wethers were scarce all
week. The better quality OF some Of
the wethers on offer made the prices
look higher.
Cen IA, demand last week was o:
fair volume while the receipts were
larger than the previous week. The
feeder and breeder demand was fair
but the offerings were lacking.