Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-16
HOG PRICES SHOW
MARKED ADVANCE
PoRkERS IN BIG DEMAND AND
QUOTATIONS SHOW is TO IS
CENTS GAIN.
READY CALL FOR
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READY CALL FOR
eooRD BEEF STEERS
Suckers and Feeders Rule Fairly
Steady and Veal Calves are Firm
Sheep and YearIinss Hold Steady and
Lambs Sell at Advance Of Is to p
Cents Above Mondays Best Time.

Chicago, July 16.-Hogs We're in biz
demand from the start, prices showing
an advance of from Is to 35 cents ovei
yesterdays average.
| Hogs at present are coming heavies
of the year in weight, averaging a.
least ten pounds per head heavier thar
year ago at this time. when they were
heaviest for year previous to thai
date.
The Western Packing Company
Miller & Hart and Roberts & Oake
droves of selected butcher hogs all cost
SIS last Saturday, in all about 1,5Ot
head Armour's 500 packers the
same day, cost s17.15, showing how
wide the range is at present.
Hog values declined 25@40 cents
wear ago this week. best heavy closing
80 cents above top light at $3.50.
Spread in hog values year ago was
extremely wide. rough heavy selling in
load lots closing day OF the week as
low as sl3.75. while fancy 2s7-pound
butchers reached $3.50.
Influences were of Strengthening
character, especially the talk OF big
government orders being placed last
week 1t was talked that 100000 DOC
pounds of bacon alone were included in
the order Most of the outside markets
quoted hogs higher and the closing
trade here was best OF the day. Ar
mours drove cost around SITS
against 1882 last Friday and 1856
Tuesday of last week, when the market
was lowest of the week. :
Seventeen thousand more hogs were
received at eleven markets Yesterday
than the total previous Monday, the
total at 121 900 standing 5000 larger
than a year ago and 1000 larger than
two years ago.
chicago Monday had $500 more than
week ago. 400 more than a year
ago. and $500 more than two years
ago. The four Missouri river markets
had 1000 less than a week ago, 300
less than a year ago and $500 more
than two years ago. st. Louis had
$500 more than a week ago.
: Cattle.
Good steers We're in demand today
and prices inclined upward. Other
grades were slow: Stockers and feed
ers held fairly steady and calves were
firm.
top Of $3.50 was recorded again
yesterday but larger number OF cat
tie went at the price than did-1ast
week A drove Of Dakota cattle averag-
ing only around LOO pounds went at
the price as did some others averaging
around 1.400 pounds. There were a
fair number of sales recorded up to SIS
and numerous lots landed upward OF
$3.50. while the number at SIT and
higher was about the largest seen so
far
While the market was slow for the
plain and common grades. buyers
picked I'D the good TO choice kinds IN
an active manner. Kansas City. st.
Louis and st. Paul had liberal cattle
receipts and grass stock was reported
to be plentiful at these points. This
had bad effect on the plainest grades
here
The receipts Of cattle Monday were
the largest in nearly month but as
general thing buyers displayed neeos
for the stock. which resulted IN de-
cent market at the prices.
Mondays receipts Of cattle were esti-
mated at 81 coo head being more than
1000 larger than a week ago. around
200 larger than a year ago, out SUI
less than two years ago.
Six hundred outside western mar
kets received $1,000 cattle Monday, be-
ing about 49, 900 more than a week ago
1900 more than year ago and lo.eoS
more than two years ago. An increase
is noted over year ago despite the
fact that the arrivals at Kansas City
Monday were nearly 1900 less than
that day. ST. Paul receipts were more
than twice as large as year ago.
while an increase of nearly 1000 Is
noted in the arrivals at st. Louis.
Omaha had twice as many cattle as a
year ago, but ST. Joseph and Sioux
City received smaller supplies.
Sheep.
Sheep and yearlings held steady at
yesterdays prices, and lambs showed
a firm. tone. prices advancing Is to %
cents above yesterdays best time.
Some Washington wethers sold at
s14G1425, the latter lot being extra
prime. The lot at sl4 sold straight and
was called steady with the close last
week
Native ewes sold around Sl3 and
few of the best little higher and the
palmer kinds around s12.75 and lower.
Bucks sold around ss@9.50 with some
common kinds below this range. Yearl-
ings and wethers were scarce and some
were nuotable about Ike last Friday.