Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-11
SIXTY THOUSAND HEAD ON SALE
As TRADING FOR WEEK OPENS
At CHICAGO YARDS.
PRICES DECLINE AS
RESULT OF OVERsUPPLY
Values Fall 10 and Is Cents Under Sat.
urday's Avsraas-Priee Range Narrow
Cattle Hold Steady Despite Liberal
Run-Sheep Too Abundant to Be
Absorbed BY Trade-Current Quota
tions.

OF hogs at the Chicago yards today,
the estimate being $4,000 head, and as
a result price concessions were de-
manded and received by the big killers.
Values were 10 and Is cents under
Saturdays average,
Receipts of hogs for the week totaled
222,100, or 95,400 more than previous
week and $4,000 more than year ago,
when offerings were the lightest since
October Of the previous year. and 34.-
900 short of corresponding week two
years ago. The seven-year average
run for the corresponding week was
192,90O.
Top hogs for the week made $17.4o,
or 20 cents higher than previous week
and highest since last December. stand
ing 1855 higher than year ago, $1.so
higher than two years ago and the
same amount above the average top for
the same week Of the past seven years.
Weeks average price at $3.50 was 50
cents above the preceding week. $40
higher than a year ago, $3.50 higher
than two years ago and seven year av-
erage for the corresponding week.
Average weight Of hogs for the week
was estimated at 23O pounds, or the
heaviest since last September, pounds
heavier than previous week. % pounds
heavier than same week last year.
when hogs averaged the heaviest since
October OF the previous year. 81 pounds
heavier than two years ago and -
pounds heavier than the general aver
age for the corresponding week Of
the past seven years.
Arrivals for tho week At these mar
kets totaled $4,000. being 130.00 more
than last week, $1,000 more than a year
ago. but $4,000 less than two years ago.
The weeks total was $1,000 larger than
the average for corresponding weeks
for the past five years.
Total receipts for the year to date at
the eleven markets at $3.50 600 figure
$4,000 less than year ago and 1901
900 less than same period two years
ago and 474,OOo less than the average
years.
Cattle.
Cattle were literally offered but
prices ruled steady with those Of the
previous session.
Next Wednesday is Ash Wednesday,
and with the beginning of Lent the
demand may be temporarily shortened.
altho most traders are OF the opin-
ion that because OF the enormous war
contracts packers Will need a gooa
supply Of most classes. The shipping
demand was not very keen. altho east
ern buyers had many orders which
they were unable to fill owing to the
inability to get enough cars.
Top for the week was s14.15. paid
for some 1445-pound arrivals, and next
$l4Oo A few other strong weight lots
landed at s13.5o@13.so. and good
share Of the 1850 to 1850 pound kinds
went at s12.5o@13.4o. Among the Of
ferings down to STATS were some
coarse 1513pound stock. and others
averaging above 400 pounds sold down
to $500.
Weeks receipts totaled e7,1oo. an in
crease Of 5000 compared with the
previous week and $4,000 compared
with the corresponding week a year
ago. Seven western markets had 20s,-
900 for the week, against $4,000 the
previous week and 100000 the corre-
spending week year ago.
Sheep.
Sheep receipts totaled $4,000 and the
market turned weak.
Local receipts for the week totaled
6S,700, an increase OF 5000 compared
with the previous week and a decrease
Of 1000 compared with the correspond
ing week OF a year ago. Seven western
markets were credited with $4,000.
against $4,000 the preceding week and
215.e00 the corresponding week a year
ago