Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-18
BEEF CATTLE SELL
At NEW HIGH PRICE
PRIME BEEF STEERS TODAY
BRING S1s.25, TOP FIGURE so
FAR THIS YEAR.
BEST STOCK SELLING 10
CENTS OVER WEDNESDAY,
Good Grades of Hogs Show Strong
Tone, With Prices 5 Cents Higher
Tradina in Other Sorts SIow-Four
Loads of Heavy Hogs Sell at $3.50
Sheep Steady to Strong.

Chicago, July 1S.-A new season =
record was attained today in the cattle
market when $lS.25 was paid for good
! beef steers Best steers were steady
! to 10 cents above Yesterday and BUTCH
! er stock hell steady at Wednesdays
prices Other grades, however, were
unevenly lower.
Wednesdays closing prices were soc
@s1O0 higher than the previous We'd
nesday. with packing kinds showing
least gain. Practically all the leading
outside markets were higher yesterday,
the gain ranging from 10 to 80 cents.
Tops sold at the twelve outside markets
at sl74O@19.00, with Buffalo and Pitts
burgh highest and st. Paul lowest.
There was marked falling Off IN
combined receipts OF hogs at the eleven
leading markets. The total at $4,000
was 2l.OOO smaller than week ago.
-. 600 smaller than a year ago and
5000 larger than corresponding We'd
nesday two years ago.
Chicago. however, received 200 more
than previous Wednesday,, 10000 less
than a year ago and 500 less than
L
river markets yesterday had $500 less
than week ago 1,SOO more than
year ago and 1850 more than two
wears ago. st. Paul received 6,lOo less
than previous Wednesday and Indian
apolis decreased 5000 while Buftalo
and Pittsburgh gained 1900.
The first half of this week the eleven
markets received $1,000 smaller than
week ago, 1900 larger than year ago
and $4,000 more than two years ago
Chicago first half of this week received
400 less than week ago, $500 more
than a wear ago and 1s 800 more IMAM
two years ago.
Hogs.
Good grades e hogs were strong 10
& cents higher and trading in other
sorts was slow Four loads Of prime
heavies sold at $3.50. The packers
were doing little
Quality Of offerings was rather plain
today. A load Of prime 1,340-pounc
steers sold late in the day at $3.50,
making a new high record and stand
ing cents higher than the previous
high mark. On account Of the poorer
quality, the number of sales above the
$3.50 line weer rather scarce. There
was fair proportion of sales recorded
around s17G17.50, while the palmer
kinds ranged around s14615.50 and
| down. Buyers seemed to draw the line
around the s1s line and below this
| price cattle ran light in weight and
| were hard to move.
| A load Of prime Angus yearinFs
| averaging sa5 pounds sold at sl7.so,
| being the highest for such light weight
| Some steers averaging around LOU
| pounds went at $3.50, with 1850
hound stock at SIS and some averaging
around ! 400 pounds at the same price.
Packers needs are for wetghty cattle
and they are having trouble In getting
| enough of such grades. The keen de-
mand and the short supply has causeu
| the trade to rule strong and the range
! OF steer prices to widen between the
| top and bottom grades.
Receipts Wednesday at 1000 were
! nearly 1000 larger than week ago.
| but 400 less than year ago and a.
I O0O less than two years ago. Receipts
| for the week to date total $4,000, be-
| ing nearly 10000 larger than same
| DAVIS last week. S.4C0 larger than a
wear ago and 200 larger than same
period two years ago.
| Six principal outside western mar
kets received $4,000 cattle Wednesday,
or about 1900 more than week ago.
100 less than a year ago and S,90o less
than two years ago. Kanass City ar
rivals were larger than a week ago,
Omaha was about 1000 larger than a
week ago, while st. Paul received only
half as many as last "Wednesday. other
points showed little change.
Sheep.
The market for sheep was steady 10
strong. with bcs. range lambs selling
at an advance.
Native sheep and vearlines were
scarce as usual. A strong OF WASH
irgton wethers sold at SLABS, being
the same as yesterday.
Good heavy ewes sold up to Sl3'
with the palmer kinds around $10,OoD
1900 Native yearlings and weights
were offered only in odd lots and went
at previous days prices. Demand
was good for breeding ewes, but the
supply was small Bucks sold around
s7.0Od9.50 depending upon Quality
and weight
Receipts Yesterday at 5000 head
were about 700 larger than a week
| ago 1900 more than a year ago, bu'
$500 less than two years ago. SO far
this week the arrivals at Chicago
total $4,000. being 5000 more than
same days last week, 1900 more than
a wear ago and 500 more than two
| yoarc