Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-16
BEST STEADY TO 5 CENTS HIGHER
OTHER CLASSES MOVED
SLOWLY.
TOP GOES TO $2o.s2,l
PER HUNDRED FOR LIGHTS
Best Steers Strong TO rs Cent Higher
Attaining New Record Of $3.50
Other Grades SIow-Sheep Steady on
Fat Classes-Western Sell Up to SIS
Current Quotations.

Chicago. Sept. 16.-Iiood hogs were
steady to cents higher today and the
top was advanced again, this time to
$20.s2h Other grades found slow
sale.
Receipts of hogs at Chicago for the
week, barring storm week in Janu-
airy. proved the smallest of the year al
1880, standing 10000 short Of previ-
Gus week. $4,000 larger than year age
and $4,000 smaller than two years ago
being 10000 below the general aver
age Jun for the corresponding week OF
the past eight years.
| Average weight Of hogs for the week
was estimated at Isl pounds, or one
pound lighter than official average the
| previous week, which was the heaviest
| in about four years, thirteen pounds
! heavier than year ago and twenty
| fivepounds heavier than two years ago
standing twelve pounds heavier than
the general average for the CORE
spending weelqof the past eight years.
Top hogs for the week made a rec
ord Of 5000, or so cents higher than
preceding week, $3.50 higher than a
year ago, and $40 higher than two
years ago. standing twice as high as
average top of the past eight years for
the corresponding week.
Weeks average price Of hogs was a
new record at 1895. being 70 cents
higher than previous week, $1.S5 high
er than a year ago and $3.50 higher
than two years ago, standing $1,000
higher than general average for the
10 hD OF nh
years.
Receipts for the week at eleven mar
kets totaled s41.000. being $1,000 less
than the previous week. $4,000 more
than a year ago. $4,000 less than two
years ago and $4,000 more than the
ten year average for the corresponding
weeks
So far this year the eleven markets
have received 21.314,000 hogs, or 2,731.-
900 more than the same period last
year, 1885, more than two years ago
and $780, 900 more than the ten-year
average for corresponding periods.
Cattle.
Best steers were strong to rs cents
higher today and new record price
was attained, top going to $3.50. 9th.
er classes were slow.
Weeks average price scored a new
| record at $3.50 and proved $40 high
er than the corresponding week year
ago, which was a record up to that
time. Shipping demand has not been
very urgent and most Of the better
kinds sold to local packers. who con-
tinued to inquire for anything choice
and weighty up to the last moment,
altho local buyers on Friday were in
different competitors for the bulk on
sale that day, and especially did they
discriminate against plain yearlins
stock.
| Considering that receipts were the
| largest Of the\ year in the face OF a
| slight decrease 10 the number OF west
ern rangers, the market held up re-
markedly well, the break in medium
offerings being of minor importance,
! inasmuch as such stock was not only
liberal at Chicago but flooded many OF
the other western markets.
| Indiana and Illinois fed 1894 to 1888
pound beeves made new record Of
$19.25, comparing with $3.50 a year
ago, a high mark at that time. There
were Others at $19.15 M19.20, against a
top the previous week Of $3.50
Texas bred 4)-pound yearlings of the
S NJ. s. brand and fed in Illinois sold
at $3.50, exceeding anything previous
! of that weight and kind. Some 1887
Mound long yearlings from Iowa made
record of $1,000.
Proportion at any time above ,s1S.2;
was small and a great many lot!
cleared at $4,000 1900, some Of then
not, carrying much weight. Those a
$500 a 1850 were common and com
paratively light, having lad little o.
no corn, while much palmer stock, &C
cording to weight, sold at sl0.25012.75
Gamers selling downward from $1,000
Weeks receipts, including 24,OO'
rangers totaled $4,000, an increase o
5000 compared with the previous weel
and 5000 compared with the CORE
spending week a year ago. Sever
western markets had $4,000, asains
331, 600 the preceding wee% and 241,00
the same week last year.
Sheep.
Sheep were STEADY for fat classes
and westerns sold up to $lS per hund
red.