Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-26
MARKET FAIRLY ACTIVE AT DE-
cLINes OF 20 TO rs CENTS
COMPARED TO SATURDAY..
ANOTHER HEAVY RUN
AT CHICAGO YARDS
Week Opens With Receipts Estimated
at $4,000 Head-Early Sales OF Beet
and Butcher Cattle Steady, With
Packers Bidding Lower-calves and
Feeders Steady-Lambs Sell Higher.

Chicago. May 26-Hogs continued
their downward trend today and while
the market was fairly active values
were 20 to 20 cents lower than Satur-
days average. Receipts continue
heavy. the estimate for today being
5000 head. An early top of 5000
was not maintained. and bulk sold
within a range OF s2o20 and 5000.
While receipts were considerably
larger last week, shipments also
showed a marked advance in point OF
numbers, bei:.g the largest of the
present month. Under these con-
ditions it looked as if the market would
go higher but a considerable slump in
provisions changed conditions and
prices on the ether hand declined 5ou
40 cents as compared ".th the high
time of the week.
a sonciderable narrowing Of price
range was "A feature OF the weeks
trade, the cheaper heavy and mixed
kinds selling closest 10 the better
grades. On account OF comparatively
lower market in both the west and
south, packers received a large num-
Der of direct hogs, estinos placing the
number of 25g00, as against 1880 the
previous week.
The top for the week of s21.5o was
90 cents higher than the previous week
and 1896 higher than corresponding
week year ago, while the average oil
s2o.S5 was the second highest on rec
ord, being 2Oc higher than previous
week and $3.50 higher than a year ago.
The unofficial average weight for the
week OF PSI pounds was . pounds
lighter than the previous week, 8
pounds lighter than corresponding
week year ago and > bounds lighter
than the past eight year average for
corresponding week.
Eleven markets for tie week re-
ceived a total of $4,000. which was
$1,000 larger tnan previous week, ia
00C larger than corresponding week
last year 10000 larger than two years
ago, and $4,000 larger than the elev-
en- year average for the week, from
1908 TO 1915
Cattle
Early sales of beef and butcher
cattle were steady but bids by packers
were lower. Calves and feeders were
steady
Early sales of lambs and yearlings
were fully % cents higher. Ewes
were dull.
Heavier receipts Of beef cattle of all
| kinds on every day of the week just
closed than the week previous had the
logical effect Of taking prices down
and making very uneven and unsatis-
factory conditions in the trade. Re-
ceipts on the second day of the week
were nearly twice those of the cor
responding day the week previous.
Common to medium grades comprised
the bulk of the steer offering, with a
sprinkling of weighty loads, but OF
plain quality. in all but few cases.
In view OF these conditions buyers
| had greater opportunity for selections
and after they had filled their orders
| there were on most days number OF
| loads that were a drug on the market.
| Light steers and yearlngs or anything
| on the yearlng order were most in de-
mand and showed the least loss. from
% to 80 cents covering the decline for
the week on any loads that sold up to
$500. Quite a number Of yearling
steers cleared at prices up to S14.oC
and some of these did not average
much over 500 pounds.
| A total Of 900 cattle was receiv-
ed at twenty markets last week. o.
which $1,000 were credited to seven
| principal western points, including
Chicago. This weeks run at sever
markets is $4,000 larger than previou.
week. 1000 larger than year ago and
5000 smaller than two years ago.
For the year TO date seven markets
have received total OF 100000 head
being 262 900 smaller than correspond
ing period year ago and 535, 900 lar.
ger than two years ago.