Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-22
SWINE RETAIN
TRACE STRENGTH
MARKET STRONG AND AsopT ON
BASIS OF SATURDAYS PRics
LEVELS.
LIGHTS COMMAND PREMIUM
OVER MEDIUM WEIGHTS
Sell up to sis 20. While Top For Med
iums Is s1s3o-conservative Run
Fer Monday-Cattle Trade Slow
With Many on SaIe-Shoep Market
Firm Despite Receipts OF 4l,ooo.

Chicago, Sept. 22.-HOg market was
strong today, with prices showing ut
! tie variation from the levels of sat
| urday. Receipts were moderate Tor
| Monday, $4,000 head being estimated IN
! the run. Lights commanded premium
! over the medium weights TO-DAY of ~
! cents, top for the former being $le.iV,
and for the latter, $3.50.
While trading for the week has fluc-
tuated to some extent, the market has
been on a comparatively stable basis
as compared with the two previous
weeks. The market opened at the high
point on Monday. with a sharp break
on Tuesday. after which prices settled
down TO a gradual advance the last
half OF the week, the trade being on an
entirely healthy basis.
Business was nearer normal last
week. the spread between the top and
average being anywhere from sl.65 the
first day OF the week TO sllo on FRI
day. On the other hand, the spread be-
tween common heavy and choice
butchers was only $3.50 on Friday as
against $3.50 on Monday and $40 on
this last day OF August, when IT was
on about the widest basis ever known
at the Chicago Mrds.
Receipts for the week. estimated at
Sc. 500, were comparatively smaller than
the previous week and slightly larger
than two weeks ago. AS compared
with the average OF $4,000 for the past
seven weeks, the run iasc week was
only slightly smaller. Shipments, on
the other hand. estimated al around
1000 were about the same as the pre-
vious week, around 1900 smaller than
two weeks ago. and 5000 larger than
corresponding week aNyear ago. Ship
ping orders were cut down consider
ably on account Of the relatively high
prices prevailing at Chicago IS COM
pared with eastern points, altho they
were large for this time OF the season
as compared with previous years
Receipts carried a larger proportion
Of good light and light butcher hogs,
with a subsequent lessening Of packing
grades. The large number OF light hogs
arriving leads many IN the trade to be-
Ieve that the new crop is beginning
to move.
The top for the week Of $3.50 was
s1.S5 lower than the previous week and
s245 lower than corresponding week
a year ago. while the average of $3.50
was As cents lower than the previous
week and $500 lower than correspond
ing week a year ago, when the range
was unusually narrow.
The weeks average was lowest Of
the year.
Cattle.
Cattle trade was slow today, with
% 900 head on sale. Chicago ana prime
range continues TO widen. those classes
selling today from sl5.25 10 $3.50.
Receipts last week brought IN a
large proportion of medium weight
plain cattle on the grassy order which
go to the middle class trade. which Is
demanding lower meat prices and do
ing all they can to reduce their con-
sumption of meat. Packers under these
conditions are buying close and for
deliveries which are in sight. They
are not taking chances on filling cool
ers with cattle TO clean up runs.
Range Of beef cattle prices for the
week runs from S13 70 SIT, the range
by days showing little change from
this. Tops for the principal days do
not vary much. the range being from
s17.40 on Wednesday. when fey choice
/ steers were on sale, to 1910 Thursday
Fridays top was $3.50. Tops the first
! two days of the week was the same
s17s5.
The number Of offerings Of year
| lings was a feature Of the week and
| they generally sold right at the top
of the market. duplicating the top
! prices in several instances, which were
paid for heavy steers. At this time
! Of year many small offerings of year
! lings always come in. being the an
nual crop OF small feeders and farm
ers.
| Receipts Of western rangers for the
| week at 10 600 are 5000 under week
previous. Receipts for the year TO date
| at IT'S 100 compare with i44,9o0 year
ago and 9S,70O two years ago.
| Sheep
Despite a run of 1900 head sheet
market was firm today.