Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-04
ACTIVE TRADE IN
SWINE DIVISION
PRICE HOLD COMPARATIVELY
STEADY DESPITE HEAVY.
RECEIPTS.
LIGHTS AND BUTCHERS
STILL FAR APART
Native and Western Steers Steady,
Other Glasses Slow-Oeeiinc in Prices
Of calves--Fat Lambs Mostly SO
Cents Lower and Sheep Drop rs to
SO Cents-Current Quotations.

Chicago, Nov. 4.-Trade in hogs was
fairly active today despite the heavy
run. which was estimated at $4,000
head. Prices were about, steady. The
range in prices between lights and
butcher classes still is wide, the top
showing variation of 40 cents.
The announcement by the food ad-
ministration of a fixed daily average
minimum for hogs for November OF
about $3.50, with nothing but monde
script kinds to sell below $3.50. has
been responsible for the sharp and I'M
even advance since the low time the
previous week, but now that the mar
ket has settled down to a more uni
form basis offerings are certain to sell
within a narrower spread. To-Day
sales were at s16.50@s1S.40 while the
previous Saturday they were at s15.29
G$1S.00. the inside price being $1.2o
higher and the best end up 40c. The
range on all grades has narrowed up
S5c since previous Saturday and S2.2o
compared with the range OF Oct "a,
the low day, when the best sold at
$3.50, with common big heavy
packers that day as low as 1880. the
general average that day being 1850.
Receipts of hogs at Chicago for the
week at 173,700 proved the largest
since the third week Of April. around
IL 900 more than previous week, $4,000
more than a year ago and $4,000 less
than two years ago, standing nearly
SO, 900 larger than the average run for
the corresponding week Of the past
eight years.
Average weight Of hogs for the week
was estimated at 22S lbs. the highest
since the first week Of February and
only 1S lbs. heavier than the lightest
week Of the year being pounds light
er than previous week. 81 pounds
heavier than year ago and 20 pounds
heavier than two years ago, standing
10 pounds heavier than general aver
age Of corresponding week Of past
eight years.
Top hogs for the week made slss5.
or S5c higher than previous week. s1.l9
higher than a, year ago and $3.50 high
er than two years ago, standing nearly
twice as high as the average top for
the corresponding week Of the past
eight years.
Average price Of hogs for the week
at $500 was the highest since three
weeks ago, s1.75 higher than the pre-
ceding week. $40 higher than year
ago being 1915 higher than the gen.
eral average Of the corresponding
week in the past eight years.
Receipts for the week at the eleven
markets totaled 100000. or 1000 more
than previous week, $4,000 more than
a year ago, 221.O0O less than two
years ago, but $4,000 more than the
ten year average for corresponding
weeks.
Arrivals for the year to date at the
eleven markets at 24,627, 900 figures
1851 900 more than same period last
year. $4,000 less than two years ago,
but 4.04l.S00 more than the<ten year
average for corresponding periods.
Cattle.
Native and western steers were
steady today, while other grades were
slow. Some sales of calves were %
cents under Saturday.
General quality the past week de-
Perforated. altho trashy underweight
offerings were less numerous than u
few weeks ago Price range continued
wide and undoubtedly there will be
little narrowing Of the spread as long
as the need COR strictly prime stock
Is as urgent as at present. Trade was
most uneven on late days and activity
of early in the week was replaced by
dullness on the bulk at the finish.
While shippers took more than the
previous week the proportion on east
ern account was smaller as receipts
showed considerable increase. making
the net supply to packers larger. Mid
die grades Of offerings probably were
firmest on early days and showed the
host weakness al the close. Altho the
weeks average price of $14.9O stood
$50 lower than the record week OF
September the weeks top at 1870,
Paid for load Of 1440-pound Here
ford arrivals was 10 cents higher than
ever before. One 1620-pound fancy
Angus animal even made $19.75.
Plenty of business was done at S1s
61650, while the plain and light kinds
most frequently sold at $1S@14.5o.
with less desirable grades at $11m
1880 and inferior light killers at 1925
@105O. Gamer grades we're seldom
taken at $500 and below, the bulk sell
ing at $7OO@s00 and a few with fair
weight up to SO. General bulk Of all
offerings sold within a 1925 @1S.50
range.
Sheep.
Fat lambs today were mostly so cents
lower and matured sheep were rs to