Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-26
QUOTATIONS GENERALLY Is TO
20 CENTS UNDER YEsTER.
DAYS AVERAGE.
TRADING IN CATTLE
SLOW AND ERRATiC
Beef Steers Hold Steady, While
Butcher Stock Is Dull With Ten
dency to Lower Prices Sheep
Trade Is Unsettled, Best Lambs
Showing Pruc Recession Of SO to
rs Cents and Killers Drop of 81.

Chicago. July 36.-Hog prices again
sought lower levels in today's trading,
prices showing declines of Is to 20 cents
below yesterdays average.
There was an early top Of 1910 but
late The $40 mark stopped the best OF
them.
The decline in prices Thursday was
only IA natural" after the sharp adj
! vance during the past month. All
| classes Of buyers were unusually bear
ish in their views and statesmen had
! no other alternative but to take off a
big slice. Trade was rather slow all
day and the finish was topheavy, with
an estimated layover Of 10000.
Practically all outside markets ruled
| weak and unevenly lower. some points
| quoting q decline of 5000 cents. Pro-
vision futures showed q sharp decline
and other influences were of weaken
ing character.
Combined hog receipts at eleven
markets Thursday totaled the same MS
week ago. 1000 larger than q year
| ago and $4,000 larger than two years
ago. Chicago had 1900 fewer than a
week ago. 1900 more than year ago
and 1880 more than two years ago.
The four Missouri river markets had
1900 less than q week ago. $4,000 less
than n year ago and 800 more than
two years ago. st. Louis had 1000
less than a week ago and $500 more
than a year ago.
The first four days of this week the
eleven markets received 362 900 or A.
900 less than a week ago, $4,000 more
than year ago and $4,000 more than
two years ago. Chicago first four days
of this week received 1900 less than
week ago and $4,000 more than a
year ago.
Cattle.
Trading In cattle was erratic, beef
steers showing steady tone. and
butcher cattle ruling dull with ten
dency to. lower Prices. Calves held
steady at Thursdays figures. "
Shippers bought some Of the good
kinds, but local packers secured the
choice arrivals. There was no reli-
able demand for the under grades. es-
pecially those on the stocker order
which are now going into killer chan
nels. Trade was irregular turnout and
altho good stock found moming out
let many Of the common light kinds
were still in the pens at 2 O'Clock.
Top for sixty head OF Indiana fed,
l,1IS-pound steers was $1S.45, stand
ing 10 cents higher than anything
here earlier this week. but earlier to-
day some other offerings scored $1S.40.
A few other choice lots made $IS.25
and strictly good grades made $1775D
1910. several lots at $17.90@1&00 aver
aging under 1,15G pounds.
Offerings at $17.O6@17.60 were Of a
fairly good class. but had a short ra-
ton ofxcorn. Those-selling at $4,000
1850 were plain to medium and gusu-
|ally had run on grass for some time,
while thinner lots sold mainly at
sl3.oO@14.00. There were many of the
light lots of a decent type at $4,000
1916, but the undesirable ones often
landed below $500, the trashy ones
going as low at $500.
No. prime yearlings were offered, but
best were nominaHy north $500 or
better. Some Of those on sale were
good enough to pass $3.50 and sew
eral lots went between $1,000 and
$500, while the plain light ones often
sold at $1200Q14O0, with inferior
grades below 5000 in many in.
stances.
| Receipts yesterday were estimated
at $4,000 and later at $4,000 and larger,
or over 1000 less than week ago and
5000 larger than corresponding Thurs
day year ago. Local arrivals thus
far this week totaled 66,sO0, about
the same number as same period last
week and nearly 11.oo0 more than cor
responding three days last year.
six outside western markets, with
$4,000, had little more than a week
ago and a little less than a year ago.
Including Chicago the seven markets
received 10000, or 1000 less than last
Thursday and 1900 more than a year
ago. Combined offerings for the week
to date footed 204,000, or $4,000 less
than same period last week and $4,000
less than corresponding four days a
year ago.
Sheep.
There was a big drop in sheep prices
best lambs being off SO to rs cents, and
medium killers about 81 under yester-
days figures. %
Most of the native yearlings sold at
s16.00@16.50 where they were good to
choice, and others went downward
from $500. Some farmer-fed west
erns landed at $3.50. Native ewes went
mainly at s13.00@13.25 and a few lots
went at $3.50, while those at $4,000
1915 were plain to fair, and culls oc-
casionally landed below $780, Bucks
were taken largely at $9.00@9.50. A few
fair aged breeding ewes sold at $14.O0
and some westerns of feeder, class
sold at $500, while feeding yearlings
cleared at $12.75.
4 Receipts Thursday were called H.
900. including over 5000 to packers
from other markets. standing over
5000 smaller than last Thursday and
1000 larger than year ago. Thus far
this week $4,000 have arrived, or 10, 900
less than same period last week and
$4,000 less than corresponding three
days a year ago. Seven western mar
kets were credited with $4,000, or 1000
less than a week ago and the same
number as year ago. Combined sup
ply for the four days totaIed 129, 1000, or
1000 less than same time last week and
5000 less than year ago.
Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago, July 26.-Cattle estimated
receipts for today, 500; market beef
steers steady; butchers cattle dull
tendency lower; calves steady at yes
terday's close.
Beef cattle, food choice and
prime lib @1S.4t
Common and medium 1O50m / 7 OC