Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-09
BEST HOGS STEADY,
SLIGHTLY LOWER
FAIL TO HOLD At TOP FIGURES
ATTAINED IN THURSDAYS
TRADING.
LIGHTS TOP MARKET At
$50 PER HuNpREDweleHr
Others Sell 10 TO IS Cents Above
Thursdays Close, Which Wa.>Lower
Than at openins-cattIs Trade
Quiet But stesdy-steep Steady to
10 Cents Higher, Choice at $17.75.

Chicago. Aug. s.-Good hogs today
failed to hold at the top reached
Thursday, and while the market was
steady prices were for the most part 8
cents lower. Medium grades scored a
material advance, selling 10 and Is
cents above Thursdays close. which
was the low time of that days trad
ing. Lights topped the market at $50.
while combined receipts Of hogs at
eleven markets Tuesday were II 900
larger than week ago and 10000
larger than year ago, Chicago re-
ceived 800 less than a week ago and
500 more than a year ago.
The four Missouri river markets had
1900 more than a week ago and $500
more than Year ago. Omaha alone
had 1000 more than week ago and
Sioux City increased 1900.
The first four days OF this week the
eleven markets received 10000 more
than week ago, 5000 more than year
ago and $4,000 less than the CORES
ponding period two years ago. Chicago
the first four days OF this week had
1900 less than week ago. 10, 700 less
than year ago and $500 less than
TWO years ago.
Cattle.
Cattle trade was quiet at steady
prices.
1t was hard to get traders to agree
Tuesday on the tone OF the market
when compared with the close last
week. They agreed that the very best
grades We're fully steady, but when it
came to cattle with value around $1S.25
the market showed weakness and the
farther down the line, the larger the
decline. Some Of the plain grades were
lower than that time. -
= Local offerings Thursday were called
11,eoo and less. standing 5000 higher
than last Thursday and over three
times as large as year ago! Thus far
this week receipts totaled $4,000. or
nearly 1000 less than the same period
last week and 10000 more than the
corresponding fcar days last year. !
Seven western, markets were cred
itcd with $4,000. or 1000 less than a
week ago and twice as many as the
corresponding Thursday a year, ago.
Combined offerinrsr for the week to
date aggregated oas.0o9. CT 10000 more
than the same period last week and
1900 more than ,the corresponding
four, days year ago.
e-lli Sheep.
Sheep were steady and some grades
sold 10, cents higher than Thursday.
choieo natives brought as high as
s1L75.
Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago, Aug. 9.-Cattle ESTIMATED
receipts for today, 1000; market quiet
and steady.
feef cattle. good. choice AMI
prime .s...,....... iI.O0Ols.S v
Common and medium ..... 10.00@1T00
Gamers and cutters $500. 5000 100
Stockers and feeders, good,
choice and fancy 3..5... 10.o0@13 90
Butcher stock, COWS and
ne1ters .......:...f..... 7.00pI4.Z'
Veal calves. good and.
choice 80. ......... $500 It's
Hogs-Estimated receipts for today
10000: market good hogs steady to )
cents lower; other 10 to No cents high
er than low time. yesterday.
Bulk OF sales ............ 1s.4o0 1928
Light 1900 20.0c
Packlng ..........'........r 1900 9.2U
RouSn ........ ............ 17.760T1S.lC
Pips, good and choice 49,. 1S.09@1s.50
: Sheep.-Estihated receipts for today,
10000: market steady to 10 cents high
er: choice natives N775