Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-15
BUTCHER STOCK SHOWS
TOP PRICE OF $1s.e5
Good to Prime Beef Steers Hold
Steady, But Other Cattle Slow to
Lower-Market For Sheep Heavy -
Lambs and YearIines Show Price
Declines-Mediurs Sharply Down.

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estimated at $4,000
Last weeks average price of hogs At
Chicago was s17.20, standing highest
| since the week ending May 20, against
S16.15 the previous week, Sl6.oa Two
, weeks ago, s1515 a yea rago. $3.50 two
| years ago, only 1925 three years ago
and 1915 for the eight year: average
for the corresponding week since 1919.
| Top hogs at Chicago at $3.50 stood
| within 20 cents of the high point the
second week of May, when the top at
$3.50 was highest since the third week
of last October when they reached
$3.50. A year ago the top was $500.
1t was the third week of last August
that tops reached $4,000, the highest on
| record.
The estimated average weight Of
| hogs at Chicago last week was Z4o
pounds, equaling the heavy week OF the
year, against 23S pounds the previous
week and 231 pounds the last week OF
! June, when the average was 1ghtest
since February. The closing week OF
last April the average weight at Z4o
pounds was the heaviest since Septem-
Der, 1915.
Combined receipts Of hogs at the
eleven markets last week toteled Eeo,
900. being second largest for any week
since last April and among the largest
on record for July. $4,000 larger than
the par!vo1s week. practically 100000
larger than a year ago. 100000 larger
than three years ago and $4,000 larger
than the ten year average for the cor
responding week since 1907. Only 3os,-
900 arrived at the eleven markets nine
years ago last week.
For 1918 to date eleven markets re-
ceived 17,6s2,o00, being over 100000
more than ever arrived for the same
period in any previous year. The total
for 1918 to date shows over 1000, 600
increase compared with the same Pc
Rod a year ago and 5000, 900 increase
compared with the ten year average Of
the corresponding period since 1907,
standing 1921. 900 larger than the same
period Of 1910, when receipts were the
smallest in over twenty-five years.
Cattle.
| Good to prime cattle were steady on
| today's market, while other grades were
slow to lower.
|
| the past week had a firm undertone, it
was rather uneven. Top grades of cat
| tie did not advance very much, nor
! did the real low priced grades, but
many Of the in-between grades made
| large gains over the close of the pre-
vious week. General run Of stock was
quoted 25d5O cents higher than the
| previous week, but there were many
! instances where as much as Is cents
| advance was noted Most Of the yearl-
| ings came in for big price gain, some
selling 75@s1 higher and some which
| sold during the week were called S2.50
higher than the recent low spot.
The market was active at all times,
and while the plain grades did not get
much advance, they found freer out
let whichIgave the trade better tone
Top steers sold at $3.50, being 10
cents higher than the record previous
| to last week. A fair quota OF steers
sold up to SIS including some averag-
| ing only 100 pounds, being the high
est price ever paid for such light
weights. 1t was the grades now selling
around $3.50 q 1850 that came in for
a good share of the price gain. In fact
anything that had quality and weight
sold to good advantage but sellers were
unable to advance the top very much
over recent levels.
| BUYERS favored the cattle with
weight and when qaulity was combined
in the weighty grades they sold freely.
| General quality was fairly good early
| in the week but later, the proportion OF
| good cattle was small.
Receipts of cattle for the week
totaled about 1000 head, against 3d.
1852 the previous week, 1892 a year
ago and 1882 for same week two
years ago.
| Sheep.
The market for sheep was heavy
Lambs and yearlings were lower, and
medium kinds sharply down.
The supply of aged sheep and year
lings was rather small last week. A
few strings of Washington wethers
made up a large proportion of the sup
ply early in the week, but there were
none of that grade on hand during the
closing DAYS. At the finish of the week
the crop was made up of native or
ferings, ewes forming most Of the re-
| ceiptS.
At the high time of the week the
western wethers sold up to 1890, but
on the following day the same stock
sold at $780, but the sort was not as
large and the price was figured 40 cents
lower than the good time and slightly
higher than levels in force at the close
of the previous week. Native ewes
sold up to $3.50 at the good time but
few were on hand late in the week
to equal this price. The general mar
ket for sheep was quoted mostly %
cents higher than the previous weeks
close. There were exceptions where
some offerings did not show that much
gain.
A few native wethers late in the
week sold at s14-25, with others Of g
palmer grade around s12.00@13.00
while yearlings went up to $3.50
Bucks sold mostly around $9.00@9.5c
with the common kinds down at $500
| Chicago Live Stock.
| Coahicg tle-Cat cn1fw emf en- cmn
! Chicago, July 15.-Estimated receipt
for today 10000: native beef steers
good and prive, steady; others ant
butchers slow. and lower.
Beef cattle. good to choice, 1915 q
1910; common and medium, 1915
1910; butcher stock, cows and heifers
S.25@14T5.
stockers and feeders, good, choice
and fancy. 10.50M13.00; poor ant
medium. RS @10.5O
! Veal calves, good and choice, 5000
l1s.75. s.,