Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-07
PRICES ON CHICAGO MARKET
DROP ANOTHER DIME As
WEEKS TRADE OPENS.
TOP IS PUSHED DOWN
TO $1s2s PER HUNDRED
ASeef Cattle Trade Opens Slow But
Prices Hold About steady-shssp
Trade Steady, Ono Load Of Lambs
Bringing $ts.7s Per Hundred - Re-.
view Of Market conditions-cvrrent
Quotations.

drop in value as receipts become more
libezl. and an additional reduction OF
10 cents per hundred was forced by
the buyers. Top for butcher grades
was pushed down to S19s25. and the
best lights failed to bring more than
sl9.
Receipts of hogs at Chivago for the
week totaled l24.S00, the heaviest since
the closing week of July, eS.eo larger
than the previous week. $4,000 larger
than a year ago and over $4,000 short
of two years ago, standing over $4,000
larger than the average run OF CORE
spending week of post eight years.
Average weight Of hogs for the
week was estimated at 2S2 pounds.
lightest since early in June and only
20 pounds heavier than the lightest
week OF the year, standing 10 pounds
lighter than the previous week IL
pounds heavier than a year ago. and
I'll pounds heavier than two years ago.
being pounds heavier than the gen.
eral average of corresponding week in
past eight years.
Top on hogs for the week was $50, or
40 cents lower than previous week and
lowest since the week ending Aug. 3,
standing 35c higher than a year ago
and s9.77E higher than two years ago.
figuring nearly twice as high as the
average top for the corresponding week
in past eight years.
Average price of hogs for the week
stood the lowest since July at 1855
being Csc lower than preceding week
SIS higher than a year ago and $3.50
higher than two years ago, standing
1910 higher than general average Of
the past eight years for the CORES
ponding week.
Receipts for the week at the eleven
markets totaled $4,000. being 100000
larger than previous week. $4,000
more than a year ago. $1,000 less than
two years ago, but los, 900 more than
the ten year average for the CORES
ponding weeks.
Total for the year to date at eleven
markets at 22.554,000 figures 3,lss, 700
more than same period last year, 21s,-
900 more than two years ago and
3,07S,6c0 more than the ten year av-
erage for corresponding periods.
Cattle.
prices held about steady.>
Quality deteriorated last week and
averaged the poorest of the season,
pulling the weeks average price down
to $500, standing 40 cents under the
previous week and $1.40 lower than the
highest week on record, which was
established three weeks ago. Trade
was never active on the intermediate
grades although those which sold so
low the previous week were bought
freely early this week.
Shipping demand was not very brisk,
although eastern buyers took some of
the low priced as we'll as a few Of the
choice to prime offerings. but they sell
dom had any need for the near choice"
kinds: Packers were listless buyers,
except where offerings suited for
special orders.
Top for the week was $3.50 and
among the offerings at that price were
some fancy 1047-lb. yearlinss. This is
a new record for yearlings. but the
heavy offerings at $3.50 only equaled
the prevailing record. A few other
loads reached sls.5o. while prime sss-
pound yearlings made $685.. a record
1CF anything unOeE l,VVN pouiioos = V
proportion of offerings Of any weight
upward from $3.50 was exceedingly
small. while between $3.50 and $17oo
there was little to be had.
Weeks supply totaled 77.4oo. prac-
ticaily the same number as correspond
ing week last year. but approximately
&c, 200 smaller than the record run OF
the previous week. Seven markets were
credited with 341 900. or 10000 less than
the previous week which stands as q
record, and $4,000 less than correspond
ing week last year.
Sheep.
Sheep were about steady despite q
liberal run One load Of lambs was
sold for s16.75.
Weeks receipts were largest in about
four years at $4,000 standing few
hundred larger than previous week ant
showing an increase Of 81, 900 compared
with the same week year ago. Sever
western markets were credited with
$50, 600 against $1,000 the preceding
week and $4,000 the corresponding
week last year.