Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-17
BEST GRADES COMPARATIVELY
STEADY BUT OTHERS ARE BE-
LOW TUESDAYS FIGURES.
VALUES RANGE FROM
$40 IS CENTS LOWER
Best Grade Steers Strong and Active
With Others About Ste ady-Calves
Active and Strons-Market For Sheep
Holds Firm-Current Quotations
From Leading Market Centers.

! Chicago, July 17-Hogs showed de-
clines from yesterdays high mark, best
grades holding steady to cent decline.
| Other grades were 10 TO Is cents lower.
The Armour houses were out of the
trade entirely, while most of the other
packers bought freely during the fore
noon. when the market was strongest.
North Packing Company of Boston was
] in the trade for the first time in sew
eral months, which had a stimulating
effect.
| Outside markets were unevenly high
/ er. most points showing a gain of Is
/ a 80 cents, with Buffalo claiming more
advance With top of $500. The gem
eral market here was very strong early,
but quite decidedly fat.
| There was decrease OF $4,000 in
combined hog receipts at the eleven
points Tuesday, Compared with previous
| Tuesday, but the total at 10000 was
$1,000 larger than year ago and 10000
larger than two years ago.
Chicago's total Tuesday was S.I00
smaller than a week ago. 1890 larger
than year ago and $1,000 larger than
two years ago. when only 1908 arrived
The four Missouri river markets today
received l4.1O0 less than week ago.
1000 less than a year ago and 1850
more than corresponding Tuesday two
years ago.
Cattle.
Good steers, selling at SIC and up.
were strong and active, and lower
grades and butcher stock were about
steady. The quality as rule was poor.
Calves were in demand and neld strong.
Three loads Of 1903 pound steers sold
today al $3.50, equaling the record
price, Other steers sold al $500, with
a fair sprinkling of choice steers
around $3.50 and higher. A drove OF
S32 pound yearling steers sold at si7.s5.
making a new record for cattle OF
such light weight.
It was hard TO move any stock that
weight under 1000 pounds. Packers
chief work at present is filling war &C
ders and these requirements call tor a
weight carcass. Distillery steers to-
day sold up to s17s5.
Receipts Tuesday at 5000 head were
about 100 larger than week ago,
1850 larger than a year ago and
ll,l00 larger than two years ago. Ar
rivals for - the first two days OF the
week total about 1920. being 1000
larger than the same day last week,
1900 larger than year ago and H.
400 larger than two years ago
Six principal outside western mar
kets received $4,000 cattle Tuesday. be-
ing 400 more than a week ago. $500
more than year ago and 10000 more
than two years ago. The run at Kansas
City today was 1900. or l.40e more
than week ago, about 1900 more than
year ago ard nearly twice as large
Louis were 1900. or nearly 5000 more
than a week and year ago Other
points were little changed from last
week or a year ago.
|, Sheep.
T The market for sheep was firm.
Native ewes sold to killers up to
| s13. while prime kinds were quotable
I little higher and palmer class went
around s11.50 1880. Wethers in odd
I lots sold up 10 Sl4. altho the right
! kind was quotable higher. Yearlings
were valued Up to 1850 and sl6.6u,
| but very few we're on hand.
| There was a good inquiry for breed
/ ing ewes ana The supply was soon
picked up al relatively strong prices
Ewes TO go back TO the country sold
az a range OF s13.00dlS.00. Some
yearling eve breeders sold around
! 81. 91S.00. with heavy kinds mostly
around s14,GoG15.5o and good
mouthed older kinds around 10000
/ 100. with some OF the better grades
! up to $500
Tuesdays receipts at 5000 head
! looked rather small when compared
with Monday. The arrivals Tuesday
We're 300 less than a week ago. 400
more than a year ago, but 1890 less
| than two years ago. Receipts for the
! first two days Of the week total about
| 32,40o. being 5.1GO more than same
! days last week, 1850 more than a
year ago and 1900 more than two
years ago.