Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-23

Chicago, July 23.-Hogs rose to
record price today when live porkers
were sold in the Chicago market TOT
| $685. a hundredweight, as against sgS
paid yesterday. Until today s2S was
the highest price ever reached. A de-
crease in arrivals is attributed to be
the cause for this record breaking ad-
vance in hog values. As a result of the
advance in hog prices lard, bacon and
pork also advanced to new high rec
ords. The market closed strong. The
run was estimHed at 1900 head.
Average wight Of hogs at Chicago
last week at ,242 pounds was pounds
heavier than the estimate being 8
pounds heavier than previous week,
10 pounds heavier than four weeks ago
and as heavy as any week since the
third week Of last September. The
average weight has Increased steadily
since the second week Of last month.
The severe break in prices for big
heavy" packers late last week cur
tailed the proportion of this class Of
hogs thus far this week. which will
undoubtedly cut this weeks average
weight.
Common heavy packing hogs sold a
year ago today down to $3.50. with
fancy light butchers at $500, a spread
of st.6O. Two years ago there was a
spread Of $3.50. At present the same
grades are selling about $500 per 100
lbs apart.
Cattle. ..
The market for cattle was unsettled
but good choice handy weight animals
Comma nded firm prices.
Quite a number Of offerings were
sold below $1S.75, and between this fig
ure and $3.50 caught a considerable
number. One nice lot of steers and
heifers averaging around 500 pounds
sold at 1855. Seventeen steers aver
aging 1104 pounds cleared at $16.25
and other loads went at this price to
$3.50. One load of Hereford year.
lings cleared at $500 and string Of
100 Of the same breed averaging about
1000 pounds sold at $3.50. Two loads
of 1905 pound steers cleared at $3.50.
One load Of Shorthorns sold to Wilson
at $1s.25 and another load, numbering
Is, sold to Armour at the same figure.
A string of 143 head Of Herefords
averaging 1875 pounds sold to Armour
at 1885. while $3.50 was scored by
several shipments. At this latter price
was sold a load Of branded Herefords,
Illinois fed, and averaging 1910 pounds
also three loads Of 1870 pound steers.
| and another large offering Of white
| faces.
A total Of $1,000 cattle was received
at Chicago yesterday. being ITO larger
than previous Tuesday. 6.ss1 larger
than year ago and 16.414 larger than
| two years ago.
Twenty markets yesterday received
a combined total of 74,700 of which 63,
600 were credited to seven principal
| western points. including Chicago.
| Tuesdays run at seven markets is
5000 larger than previous Tuesday,
IA 900 larger than a year ago and 49,.
900 larger than two years ago.
| For the year to date, seven markets
have received a combined total Of s.
100000, being $4,000 smaller than cor
responding period year ago and 1885,
900 larger than two years ago.
] Sheep.
Sheep were slow on a run Of 10000
| head.
A fve-car string Of prime aged
Idaho range wethers sold at $11.25, be-
ing CSC higher. A deck Of Washington
range ewes at $3.50 were fully steady
and two doubles Of Washington range
yearlings at $1,000 were steady with
| Monday. Three doubles Of thin Mon
tana yearlings sold to a feeder al
$1L00 and another nine-car string OF
yearling wethers and aged wethers
sold at s11.00 and $500 respectively
Feeder prices were regarded strong
demand being good.
A total Of $4,000 sheep was received
at Chicago Tuesday, being 1887 larg.
er than previous Tuesday 12,1s7 larger
than a year ago and 1908 larger than
two years ago.
Twenty markets yesterday received
a combined total 10000, Of which Ss..
900 were credited to seven principa
western points, including Chicago. To.
DAYS run at seven markets Is 2.00t
smaller than previous Tuesday. $4,000
larger than a year ago and $4,000
larger than two years ago.