Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-04
IMPROVED DEMAND FROM SHIP
PERS LARGELY REsPoNs-
IDLE FOR ADVANCES.
VALUES LARGELY 10
CENTS OVER SATURDAY
Arrivals Of Cattle Not as Large as
Looked for and Firm Tone Pervades
Trade-Sheep Receipts Fall salow
Expeetations-Review Of Market
Conditions-Current Prices.

Chicago. Feb. 4.--Improved demand
from shippers today gave an upward
swing to hog price,.
Receipts at Chicago for the week to-
tailed lS2,7o0. or less than half as large
as the previous week, $1,000 sma!ier
than same week last year and lOl-iVo
less than two years ago, being nearly
so 900 short of the average run OF the
esponding week of the past seven
years.
Average weight Of hogs at Chicago
for the week was estimated at rs
pounds, the heaviest since last Sep
TENDER, a month when the average
was the heaviest of all that year, six
pounds heavier than previous week.
twenty-five pounds heavier than
year ago and twenty-four pounds
heavier than two years ago, standing
five pounds heavier than the seven
year average for the corresponding
week.
Top for the week was $3.50, or 20
cents lower top than the previous
week: 1856 higher than year ago
and $50 higher than same week two
years aSo. proving nearly twice as high
as the average top for the correspond
ing week in the past seven years;
Average price at $3.50 was cents
lower than a week ago, $3.50 higher
than same week last year and $3.50
higher than two years ago, standing
twice as high as the general average
Of the past seven years for the CORE
spending week.
70 oS
to;aled $50 900 being $4,000 more than
last week, 5000 more than a year ago
and $4,000 less than two years ago,
but the total was $4,000 more than the
average for the corresponding weeks
for the past six years.
Cattle.
Arrivals Of cattle were not as numer-
Gus as had been looked for.
General quality the past week was
o. a good standard. altho prime
weighty lots were not abundant, and
there were days when too many light
lots Of plain TO medium class showed
up. The range widened on late days
after narrowing up slightly early in the
week. There were a good many loads
taken for slaughter that would have
ers, bu: the absence Of farmer call
compelled sellers to go to packers with
them.
Top for the week vas s14.3O, paid for
a load OF 1.66s-pound offerings, and
that price was the highest OF the year
10 date and record for this time OF
the year. Others reached $i400Gli15
tina. carried plenty OF weight. while
some, averaging 1870 pounds, landed
at 1890. There was a fair proper
ton at s13.00G1375, and a few mace
sl3.s0G 1885. while sales at sll.75G
1918, were numerous. Plain kin DIS usu :
ally cleared a. sl0.50d11.50. altho there
were some at sS.50G9.15 and Gamer
grades even lower.
Weeks receipts of 81. 500 We're around
$1,000 short OF the previous week and
over 10. 900 smaller than the same week
last year. Seven western markets were
the preceding week and $4,000 the cor
responding week a year ago.
Sheep.
Sheep arrivals fell. below. expecta-
tions.
Local receipts for the week totaled
$500, a decrease Of 1850 compared
with the previous week and an increase
OF 1920 compared with the CORE
spending week year ago. Seven west
ern markets were credited with 1885,
900, against 215,000 the previous week
and $4,000 the corresponding week a
year ago.