Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-26
MARKET STEADY TO 10 AND Is
CENTS BELOW FRIDAYS
AVERAGE.
TOP s23.2s, QUARTER
UNDER FRIDAYS APEX
Prime Fed Steers and She Stock Show
Slight Gain over Last Week-Other
Grades Of Cattle lower-Fesder
Lambs Sharply Higher and Lambs
Decline 50 Cents to S1.25.

Chicago, July 26.--Hogs today ruled
steady to 10 and is cents under yes
terday's average. The top price today
was s23.2o, "a quarter under the best
sales Of Friday. The run was estimat-
ed at 5000 head.
Twenty markets received a combin-
ed total of $1,000 hogs Friday. or which
1900 were credited to eleven principal
points, including Chicago. Fridays run
at eleven markets is Is. 900 larger than
previous Friday, 1000 larger than one
year ago and 5000 smaller than two
years ago.
Chicago received q total of $4,000,
being $500 larger than Friday last
week, $500 larger than a year ago and
1000 smaller than two years ago.
Four Missouri river markets Friday
received a combined total Of $4,000, re-
ing 1000 larger than previous Friday.
$500 smaller than year ago and $500
smaller than two years ago.
For the week to date, eleven markets
have received combined total of 417,-
600, being $1,000 smaller than CORE
spending period previous week, $4,000
smaller than year ago and 1000
smaller than two years ago.
Cattle.
Compared to a week ago choice and
prime fed steers and she stock closed
today strong to rs cents higher. Corn
fed steers showed decline OF % cents
to half dollar from last weeks aver,
age. All grass cattle, including stock
az M
lower and Gamers showed a decline Of
25 to so cents. Veal calves were 20 and
so cents lower.
Top for the week was % cents above
the best last week, when s1S.15 was
paid for a load of thirty eight steers.
averaging 1914 pounds. This week
several offerings cleared at better
prices. the best paid being $3.50 on
Tuesday. when - head Of 1.31s-pound
Herefords cleared at the figure. The
brisk demand early in the week for
heavy steers soon cooled off and any
thing that was coarse or leggy in the
weighty kinds was neglected.
Yearlings have also held up good
during the week and some have
reached ST.. They show compare
lively little change from last week.
Most OF the steers on sale today
cleared at prices below SIC, with a
considerable proportion going at SIS
down to S12.75 A load and half Of
yearlings cleared at $3.50. Forty steers
out Of an Illinois shipment Of Here
fords and Shorthorns sold at 1855.
They averaged 1928 pounds. The re-
mainder. numbering thirty-on head.
! of
Tho New York Butchers bought TWEEN
ty-four head Of Illinois Shorthorns, av-
eraging 1928 pounds. at $3.50.
Sheep.
Native lambs closed today 50 cents
to sI.25 lower than last weeks aver
age. Western ewes declined from half
dollar to $50 and sheep were off
25 to so cents. A gain Of so cents to
$3.50 was scored on the week by feed
er lambs. yearlings were up % to so
cents, and breeding ewes advanced so
cents to $3.50.
There was very light scattering of
native sheep and yearlings on hand
A small band of good we1hers sold at
5000. Compared with last weeks
close. prices for eyed sheep are gem
orally steady to 25 cents lower. Good
to choice ewes are quotable at $50
$50. with less desirable kinds selling at
IS down. Gamers and culls range in
price from 80 to -. Native wetiiers
are selling at 81 down. altho stock
would have to be very choice to bring
that price. Bucks are steady for the
week, being quotable at s5.5O@6.5o.
There were no western range sheep
on sale today. For the week, values
are steady to 25 cents lower. Aged
wethers sold to SLIPS and aged ewes
at $3.50, while yearlings landed at
sI1 5nG $40