Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-17

MONDAY RECEIPTS
COMPARATIVELY LIGHT
Cattle Trade Slow Because Of Poor
Quality Of offerinss-sheep and
Lambs Meet With Poor Sale ana
Prices Are SO Cents Lower Than Last
Week-Current Quotations.

Chicago, June 17.-Receipts estimat-
ed at 33, 900 head were considered MOD
crate for Monday, and as result hogs
made an additional gain today, follow
ing the advances of late days last week
The average was 10 cents above Satur-
day, with bulk selling within a range
of s16.45 to s16.s5.
Receipts Of hogs at Chicago for the
week totaled $4,000 the largest since
three weeks ago, $500 more than the
previous week, $4,000 more than veal
ago, and 10000 more than two years
ago, standing 10000 larger than th'
average run of the corresponding weet
of the past seven years.
Average weight Of hogs for the weel
was estimated at 238 pounds. the heav'
lest In three weeks. pounds heavier
that the previous week. 13 pound:
heavier than a year ago and pound:
heavier than two years ago. being
pounds heavier than general average!
Of the past seven years for the cores
ponding week.
Top hogs for the week at 1853;
stood 40 cents lower than the preVtou:
week, 80 cents lower than year age
and $3.50 higher than two years ago
standing s7.55 higher than average tor
of same week in past seven years. Az
erage price figured $3.50. or IS cents
lower than the preceding week, s1,O'
higher than a year ago and 1915 higher
than two years ago. being s7.4o higher
than seven year average for the cor
responding week.
rooajptc tho 1raek at clever
markets figures $50, 900 or 10000 more
than the week previous. $4,000 more
than a year ago, 10000 more than two
years ago. and $1,000 more than the
ten-year average for corresponding
week.
So far This vear the eleven markets
have received about 15,49s.000 hogs
being 1,7s4O00 more than the same
period last year, $4,000 more than two
years ago, and 2,745,00 more than the
ten-year average for corresponding
period.
Cattle.
Trade in cattle was very low and the
quality of offerings was poorer thar
last week. Lack Of quality, in fact, is
responsible for the present unsatisfac-
tory conditions Of the trade.
It was an uneven deal every day last
week and yearlings sold within wider
range than other classes. Probably the
larg est number Of yearlings OF the
season were offered for SALE and only
small part Of them were choice, How
ever, there were more good to prime
heavier and older steers here than foI
several weeks. Weeks average price
stood 50 cents higher than the previous
week at $685. and proved so cents
higher than any previous week on
record.
Two loads Of Illnois-fed branded
Herefords sold Thursday at s1s. stand
ing highest on record. and averaging
1927 pounds. The same day two other
loads reached. s1795, price paid
Tuesday for two loads Of 145o-pound
Nebraskans for the first time in local
history. There were some other choice
lots taken at s17.75617eo, and fire.
quently sales Of good kinds were made
at s17617.65. but weight was lack
ing.
Offerings at s1s11s.9O were Of a
short fed variety, but Of fair to gooa
quality. while less desirable offerings
usually sold at s14.756 1915. Very UNI
desirable killer grades cleared at sl'.oo
@145O. and those at s12G1S were un-
usually light, inferior ones and can
ner kinds selling still lower.
Yearltngs made a new record ot
$3.50 a. thre car lot Of 1868 pound
stock making that price. There were
other lighter yearlings OF a prime class
at s17.6OG17.65 and previous to this
week none this year passed Sl7.5o.
altho s17.65 was paid on the previous
high spot of last September. Whilc
there were other choice yearlings at
SIS. 75ni7.51, many OF the lots Oil sa:e
were Of the s15116 varieties. and II
was not uncommon to see sales OF me
thin light ones at $3.50 @1450 trashy
offerings selling downward from sl2.5o
Weeks receipts were the largest
since the closing week Of April. at 81,
500 standing $500 larger than the pre-
vious week and $500 larger than cor
responding week last year. Seven
western markets received 10000
against 10000 the preceding week anc
1877, 900 the same week a year ago.
Sheep.
Both sheep and lambs were In poo
request, AMI prices slumped an eve!
half dollar for both young and maturet
stock. -,........