Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-07
ARRIVALS OF HOGS GREATLY RE,
DUcED AND PRICES TAKE
SHARP UPTURN
| ADVANCES OF IS AND
IS CENTS SCORED
Cattle Also Relatively Scarce and
Strong Market Results-Sheep Offer
ines Seanty-Review Of Market Con.
ditions-Current Quotations at Live
Stock Centers.

Chiago. Jan. Hogs jumped II
value today as result Of the number
Of arrivals being greatly reduced by
storms.
,, Supply is expending and it is expect.
ed that 225,O00 or more will arrive this
week, which will probably enable
packers to put UP droves around SIS
their objective point for month past
Receipts for the week totaled 49,.
900 or 1s.400 more than previous week
31.700 less than same week last veal
and 15S,300 less than corresponding
week two years ago, which was the
largest on record at the yards. Last
weeks run was 1890 less than the
general average Of the Corresponding
week Of the past seven vars.
Average weight Of hogs for the week
was estimated at 210 pounds or
pounds lighter than previous week, Il
pounds heavier than a year ago and IL
pounds heavier than corresponding
week two years ago. standing pounds
lightr than general average OF cor
responding week the past seven years
Average price Of hogs for the week
figured $3.50 or As cents lower tnan
previous week. $500 higher than year
ago and $3.50 higher than two years
ago. being $3.50 higher than seven
year average for corresponding week
Top for week was at ST standing ~
cents lower than a week ago. s6.3o
higher than year ago and 1915 high
er than two years ago. comparing with
ss.o5 as the average top for the cor
responding week in the past seven
years. ------,-'-....
Cattle.
Cattle were also relatively scarce
and the market showed strength.
Weekend cattle trade conditions
were the most promising in a monti
past. Since the low spot Thursday de-
mand has been emphatic, indicating
that the bargain season has passed
The last round was % cents higher
for the week, practically restoring tnf
high prices Of Monday and the planks
were swept clean, creating good pros
pect for today. The bulk OF the steer
crop has sold at $9g12.50, packers pay
Ing S1050Q11 for near-best Butcher
cattle have shown encouraging gains
demand for good cows and heifers o9
eastern shippers having been a ouiilsf
influence. The country is in a posi-
ton to nurse the market and prevent
repetition of such decentralization as has
made it possible for killers to hold par
gain sales recently. Bulls sold at the
highest level in trade history and de-
mand for all kinds of bovine trash was
unappeasable. Feeders were slow, bu
packers took nearly everything In yarc
traders hands. Veals were so cents
lower than early in the week.
Top for the week was $3.50. paie
on Wednesday for two loads which av'
eraged 4, 431 and 1892 pounds respect
lively. There were a few other rathe1
weighty animals taken at $1,000 q l3.4O
but sales at any time upward from
s12.75 were scarce, while many gooc
lots were taken at $12.00@12.50. Two
different punches Of Missouri-fed year
lings sold at 1885, averaging s75 tc
1850 pounds. There were some steers
averaging over 1,400 pounds which sole
down to s11.50 while drove after drove
of light offerings cleared at $11.OO@
'11.50.
Weeks receipts totaled 60,4o0, an in
crease Of $500 compared with tn
previous week and 400 compared witt
the corresponding week year ago
Seven western markets were credited
with 10000, against $4,000 the previ
GUS week, and $4,000 corresponding
week last year.
Sheep.
Sheep offerings were not over plen-
tiful.
Local receipts for the week totaled
$500, an increase Of 1890 compared
with the previous week and 500 com
pared with the corresponding week a
year ago. Seven western markets were
credited with 10000, against 117,0oo
the previous week and $4,000 the cor
responding week a year ago.
Feeder buyers were in the trade tn
limited manner and purchases made by
them looked strong to Is cents higher
Receipts were much larger than dur
ing the previous week and showed coli
siderable increase over year ago, but
that did not seem to have weakening
influence on the market. Sorting was
comparatively light and fewer "oie
weight" lots than usual were to be had
Some fresh and fall shorn, westerns
were scattered in the supply.