Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-25
QUOTATIONS is TO 20 CENTS
BELOW WEDNESDAYS BEST
TIME.
GOOD BEEF STEERS
STEADY TO STRONG
Other Cattle in Poor Demand, With
Prices Tending Downward Corn
Fed and Distillers Command Good
Prices = Sheep Market Generally
Steady-No Westerns in Market.

Chicago, July 25.-Trade in hogs was
slow today and prices receded Is and
20 cents from yesterdays best time.
The number OF common to fair heavy
on sale was smaller than yesterday
with this proportion of good to choice
butcheNs larger. Comparatively few
sales were made below the SIS mark,
with plenty of desirable butchers above
the s19 mark. Several droves Of Sc
lected butchers cost $19ts619.14, with
fancy sort averaging 1870 pounds to
z packer at 1920.
The tendency OF values at most ont
side markets was higher. there being
general advance OF 10000 cents, with
top Of 5000 at Buffalo. st. Paul had
top OF S1S.45 and Sioux City $3.50.
There was comparatively small
hog run at eleven markets Yesterday.
the combined total, at $4,000. being s.
900 smaller than week ago $4,000
smaller than year ago and 1000
larger than two years ago.
Chicago with only 1900 had 1000
less than week ago, 1890 less than
year ago and 1900 less than two
years ago. The four Missouri river
markets received LOO less than a
week ago, 400 less than a year ago
and $1,000 more than two years ago.
The first half of this week the eleven
markets received 26S.0o0. or $4,000 less
than week ago. 10000 more than a
year ago, and $4,000 more than two
years ago. Chicago first half OF this
week received 1900 less than a week
ago and 1880 more than a year ago.
Cattle.
Good grades of beef steers were
steady to strong, but other kinds were
slow. A bid Of $3.50 was made for
corn fed and distillers.
Three loads of steers averaging
around 1880 pounds sold at 1885, and
the same price was paid for single
load of other choice steers. Next best
made $1S.25 Five or six loads OF
strictly good offerings went at $3.50
and among the lots at $500 was one
band that averaged around 1850
pounds. The proportion upward OF
sl7.75 was short. while good many
lots had quality enough to land at
s16.s0@17.5O.
Offerings at S15.n0G16.00 were of q
short-fed variety of IL medium to fair
grade. while the palmer kinds. accord
ing to weight. sold usually at $4,000
1850. There were numerous offerings
of the $10.00@12.00 grade on sale that
averaged 500 to 900 pounds, while the
lighter lots often sold at $s.00@9.00
where they were plain. with inferior
kinds. practically Of stocker variety.
going to killers at $6.00@700. S,,s5
Receipts here yesterday were esti-
mated early at 1000 and later at
10000. including nearly 5000 to packers
from outside markets. standing 1000
larger than last Wednesday and $500
smaller than year ago. Offerings
the first half of the week totaled 5000.
less than 1000 more than same period
last week, and only a few hundred short
of corresponding three days year ago.
Six outside western markets, with
$4,000, had a little less than a week
ago andla year ago. Including Chicago
the seven markets received $4,000, or
5000 less than last Wednesday and
5000 less than year ago. Combined.
arrivals thus far this week totaled
5000, or $4,000 less than same period
ldSS WEN dllu 1opOOO less t&itlA COTTe-
spending time a year ago.
Sheep.
The market for sheep was generally
steady. Top for native lambs was
$18.75. No westerns arrived.
Most OF the good to choice ewes went
at $13.O0@s13.25 aand best made 1880
Other lots went downward from $12.75
and only very thin seconds cleared be-
low $500. Bucks were most numerous
at >ss.o0@9.50, a few making $1,000.
Yearlings sold up to $l6.50 In small
lunches, Breeding ewes Of a yearling
class went at s15.0o@s1sOO and aged
ones upward to $15.25, with a few
breeding bucks down to $1,000.
Receipts Wednesday were estimated
at 5000, including around $500 to the
packers from other markets. Some