Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-12
HOG PRICES SOAR
TO- new RECORD.
MARKET TOP PUSHED UP TO
s2o.15 PER HUNDRED At
CHICAGO YARDS.
yew RECORD PRICE
FOR OPEN MARKET
Big Packers Refusc to Follow Soaring
Prices-cattIe Steady to Strong Al
tho No Choice Cattle Were on Sale
Sheep Strong to rs Cents Higher
That saturday-currsnt Quotations.

Chicago. Aug. 12.-Hogs today were
fully 10 cents higher, altho big killers
refused to follow the market to the
higher levels, which set a new record
for the open market. The top was
$2O15
Receipts of hogs at Chicago for the
week totaled $500, the smallest since
the first week of June and third light
est OF the year to date, standing 20, 900
smaller than the previous week, 10000
snort OF year ago and 10000 below
two years ago. being around 1000
lighter than the average run for the
corresponding week OF the past line
years.
Average weight of hogs for the week
was estimated at 242 pounds, or two
pounds heavier than the previous week.
ten pounds heavier than a year ago
and eleven pounds heavier than two
years ago, standing Ave pounds heavier
than the general average for the past
nine years for the corresponding week.
SINCE Monday the average weight, has
been comparatively light, aitho on that
oay offerings averaged $50 pounds.
Top hogs for the week made the
record price Of $20.0s. standiss S cents
above the previous record Of last
August. rs cents higher than the preyi-
Gus week. $3.50 higher than year ago
and 1926 higher than two years ago,
being $10.10 higher than the average
top Of the past nine years for the same
week.
Average price figured record at
Sls.05, standing Is /, cents above the
previous week. sass higher than a year
ago and $500 higher than two year.
ago. standing $3.50 higher than the
general average Of the corresponding
week In the past nine years.
Attic the hog receipts at Chicago
were smaller thana week ago the ar.
rivals at eleven markets totaled 10000.
or 1000 more than a week ago, 1h0Oo
more than agar ago, but $4,000 less
than two years ago.
For the week the eleven markets re-
ceived 100000 hogs being we, 900 more
than the previous week. $4,000 more
than year ago. $4,000 less than two
years ago and $4,000 more than the
ten-year average for the corresponding
weeks. -
Total for the year to date at eleven
markets at 1s,4s5.00O figures 2,os5, 900
more than the same period last year.
100000 more than two years ago and
3,4SS,000 more than the teneyear aver.
age for, corresponding periods.
Cattle.
Cattle were quite steady to strong.
altho there were no Choice, cattle on
sale. ~
It was an uneven market all week
and orv,o n - 4,
ly prime kinds, which are getting
scarcer every week, nroved fairly ac-
tive whenever available. Outside ca,i
was of fair volume. but the only east
ern buyers who had urgent orders
were active competitors. The packers
We're listless bidders for anything be-
low good grade and the price range
proved the widest Of the season.
While local receipts fell down con.
siderably as compared with week
earlier, the offerings elsewhere
We're of liberal volume, and at some Of
the other western markets severe
5reakslwere recorded. Top here was d
record at $3.50, paid eoY two loads Of
Hlinois-fed Angus arrivals, averaging
over 1,500 pounds. There were a few
other lots at 1885, and Sn1any of the
choice kinds cleared at ls1s.00@1s.50.
some at the latter sprice being year
lings. Previous record for y4arlings
was $3.50.
Plain to fairly good lots, according
to weight, sold at s14.oO@17.75, but the
proportion above SIT was smaller than
for several weeks. Plenty Of light
stock had to sell at $1,000 1850, while
inferior killers went down to $10.25,
Gamer grades going as low as Sc, bulk
of latter lots making s7.06@s.Oo.
Sheep.
Sheep were strong and 20 cents
higher for the better grades.