Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-21
PRICES ONLY TEMPORARILY AZ.
FECTED By UNEXPECTEDLY
LARGE RECEIPTS.
MOST SALES MADE ON
AVERAGE WITH SATURDAY
Difficulties in Getting Cars For the
East Exercises Depressing Influence
on CattIe-Sheep Turn Weak Because
Of Same Corditions-Review Of Mar.
ket Conditions.

Chicago. Jan. 21.-Larger arrivals
than were looked for had only a tram
silent bearish effect today on the hog
market.
Receipts of hogs for the week fen
down to $500. or nearly $50, 900 below
the seven-year average for the CORE
spending Week, 100 600 less than prev
ious week, nearly 100000 short of a
year ago, and 2l7,200 less than two
years ago.
Average weight of hogs for the week
was estimated at eli pounds, or s
pounds lighter than previous week, 10
pounds heavier than same week last
year and Il pounds heavier than two
years ago, standing pounds below the
seven-ycar average for the correspond
ing week.
Top for the week was $500, or 5
cents higher than previous week. $3.50
higher than a year ago, and 1918 high
er than two years ago. figuring $3.50
higher than general average top for the
corresponding week Of the past seven
years average price figured $3.50. or
Is cents higher than preceding week,
$3.50 higher than year ago and $50
higher than two years ago
Eleven markets had $4,000 hogs Sat
urday. or $1,000 more than previous
Saturday. 10, 900 less than a year ago
ard 1000 less than TWO years ago
Sioux City was the only western mar
ket having less than a week ago. while
indianapolis was the only eastern mar
kci being credited with an increase.
Hogs for the week at eleven markets
totaled $4,000, around 100000 less than
the average OF the corresponding week
in the past four years. and about the
same decrease compared with the pre-
vious week, little more than half as
large as year ago and $4,000 less
than two years ago.
Cattle.
Difficulty in getting cars for the east
exercised a depressing influence on
prices Of cattle.
Best offerings all week sold at sl3.S5,
averaging 1865 pounds, and not unit!
Friday was this price paid, it being
among the few times in the history OF
the market when top was not recorded
on earlier days. Next best also sold
on Saturday al $3.50, averaging close
to ! 500 pounds. Despite the sharp ad-
vance, the top was still Is cents below
the previous week and many quoted
prime stock nominally at Sli.25 or
higher.
offerings taken at slloo91l.5o near
the close were no better than stock Sc
cured on the low spot the previous
week at s10.0O@10.5O. Only small
part Of the supply sold downward from
5000 at any time and those at $4,000
$3.50 on the low spot were practically
~ ryn0l feeder class a
few Gamers going downward from
1915.
Receipts Saturday were estimated at
9 500 and higher. allowing that every
thing due for the market will get in.
Weeks offerings totaled 20,5o0. about
a normal days supply, being $500
short of previous week, and 457V9
short Of corresponding week a year
ago Seven western markets had 49,
O0D for the week, against $4,000 the
previous week ard $4,000 year ago
Thus far this year the combined run
to:aled 1000 or $4,000 less than cor
responding period a year ago.
Sheep.
Sheep prices were depressed by the
car shortage, which limited shipments
to the east.
Weeks receipts totalled $4,000. de-
crease Of SO, 900 compared with the pre-
viouS week ard 90 200 compared with
the corresponding week year ago.
More normal receipts are expected next
week, as railroads are in shape to han
die stock normally. The seven west
ern markets were credited with $4,000
for the week, against 100000 the pre-
vious week and $4,000 a year ago.
Eastern shippers sent out nothing from
Chicago until Wednesday. but the bal
ance of the week they bought freely.