Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-24
HOGS CONTINUE
TO SCORE GAINS.
ADVANCES OF S TO 10 CENTS
SCORED BY GOOD GRADES IN
EARLY TRADING,
MARKET FOR GOOD
CATTLE HOLDS STEADY
Fest Steers Are Higher But other
Grades Dull and Weak-Twenty- five
Cent Gain Shown in Price Of Ma
tive Lambs Sheep Market Rules
Strons-No Westerns on Market.

Chicago, July 24.-Altho the market
for hogs today was slow and steady,
advances of and 10 cents were scored
in early trading.
Tops at the twelve outside points
We're s1S.25 and s20.1O, with Pittsburgh
highest and st. Paul lowest.
Chicago's top Tuesday at $500 was
Su. cents above week ago and $3.50
higher than low time last month.
eleven markets Tuesday received
$4,000 fewer hogs than a week ago.
$4,000 more than u year ago and $4,000
more than two years 20.
Chicago had $500 less than a week
ago, 1S,400 more than a year ago and
Is, 400 more than corresponding Tues
day two years ago.
The four Missouri river markets
TUESDAY had 5000 less than previous
Tuesday. 100 less than year ago
and 1900 more than two years ago.
Buffalo and Pittsburgh receipts were
very small Tuesday.
Eleven markets first two DAYS Of
this week received $4,000, being 3d.
Ot0 less than week ago, $4,000 more
than year ago and SO, 900 more than
two years ago. Chicago first two days
of this week received $500 less than q
week ago and 2s.S0O more than year
ago.
Cattle.
Good cattle were steady today, but
other grades were dull.
Around noon nine loads Of illinois,
fed 1924 to 1.422 pound offerings
equaled the record of 1885 made
earlier in the day by three cars OF Da-
-ki.tos, that averaged over 1,40O pounds.
The previous record was $3.50, made
last Thursday. There were numerous
other lots taken at s1S.00@1s.25, some
at the latter price averaging only 1855
pounds.
4 very good grade sold at $17.0J@
1I.75. but the short-feds usually cleared
at s15.o0pl6.5O where they were of any
account. The plain grades. carrying
little weight. sold usually below s14.oo
end many of them sold at s11.00@12.00,
while inferior. trashy killers on the
t'anner order frequently landed at $3.50
% 80, with many slightly better ones
1T $S.00G9O0.
1earlags sold up to $500 and a
good class sold ut $1LO0@l7.5o, while
those at sl5o0@slS.0Q suited for all but
'axacting needs. Many Of the yearlings.
often steers and heifers mixed, were Of
The s12.00@13.0O variety, and trash"
vent below $11.00.
Local receipts were estimated at H.
200, about as expected less than 1000
smaller than the previous Tuesday and
over three times as large as a year
ago. Two days arrivals totaled SO, 800,
practically the same as a week ago,
and 1000 more than the corresponding
time year ago.
Six outside western markets yester-
day were credited with $4,000, or IL, 900
less than week ago and 5000 less
than a year ago. The most marked
decrease was at Kansas City ana st.
Louis. Including Chicago, the seven
western markets had $4,000. or 1900
less than week ago and 5000 more
than the corresponding Tuesday q
year ago. The first two DAYS this
week combined arrivals totaled 1872, 900,
OF $4,000 more than the same period
last week and 5000 less than the COR
responding two days year ago.
Sheep.
Native lambs scored an advance of
25 cents today, on a strong market. No
were to be had
Most of the good to choice native
ewes landed at $13@13.25 and some
prime ones were quoted even higher
There were others taken downward
from $12.75 and inferior seconds sold
as low as $4.50.nI A band of thin, light
western ewes went to killers at $3.50.
Fed western yearlings sold at $3.50
and few natives reached $3.50,
while others sold usually betweeY, s14
and $16. Bucks were most numerous
at $9@9.50, with some at SO and
higher. A few native breeding ewes
went at $14, while a band of around
1000 Idaho yearling breeding ewes
went out at $1s.15. Late yesterday a
larger bunch Of Washington yearling
ewes to breeders scored 1925. Sew
eral lots Of feeding yearlings went at
S13 and one bunch sold at $12.75.
Receipts Tuesday were estimated at
5000 about two thirds as large as a
week ago and the same number as a.
year ago. The first two days this week
22,200 showed up. or $4,000 less than a
week ago and 5000 less than year
ago. Seven western markets. received
Is, coo, or 5000 less than last Tuesday
and 5000 less than a year ago. Com
bined arrivals for the week to date
footed $1,000. or 10000 less than
week ago and 1000 less than year
ago.