Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-22
HOGS SELL LOWER
PRICES DECLINE Ae TRADE FOR
WEEK OPENS At CHICAGO.
Nearly oc,coo Head Reach Yards and
Values Drop rs to 20 Cents - Prices
Sell Within Narrow Range, Bulk
Bring s13.7s to $3.50, With Extreme
Top at S14-Cattls Trade Firm.

Chicago, Dec. 22.-7ISwine market
failed TO hold its advances of last week
and on slow demand prices receded
Is to 20 cents. There were nearly &c.
000 head In the arrivals at the yards
and packers held Off for concessions.
The price range narrowed, bulk SELL
ing between 1875 and $3.50. witi ex-
IRENE top Tor the day at $li.
Average cost OIL hogs FOR the week ar
$3.50 stands $l.l0 higher than pre-
vious. week. lowest since February.
1917, $3.50 lower than year ago, s2.2s
lower than two years ago, $3.50 high
or than same wNek In 1911 and Si-lo
above the eight year average. q
The average weight Of hogs last
week was 22I pounds, being three
pounds heavier than previous week.
three pounds heavier than u, year ago
ana seventeen pounds heavier than
the eight-year average.
The weeks receipts totaled Pa, 700.
being $500 larger than previous week.
5000 smaller than "a year ago, $4,000
smaller than two years ago and $500
larger than the eight-year average.
The weeks shipments were large early
In the week, owing to relatively lower
prices prevailing at Chicago than 9TH
er points. However, as prices gained.
shipments fell off later in the week,
shipments for the six days totaling
$500, being 500 smaller than prevl-
Gus week, but $1,000 larger than cor
responding week Il year ago.
Compared with q week ago, values
at the close last week were 10Ws1.lo
higher. heavy packing and common
grades showing greatest decline Quail
ity was the best in several weeks and
range between lowest and highest
prices was extremely narrow at the
close. range being only % cents, as
compared with $l.5G Monday and si.T5
Monday OF previous week This is
compared with a spread of $5.10 Sept.
l and $685. Julye !. when prices were
highest on record.
For the week arrivals at twenty mar
kets totaled $50, SEQ. of which 100000
Were credited to seven principal west
ern points and 10000 10 eleven pri-
mary markets. This weeks run at
eleven markets was 10000 larger than
~ O' aOuS WEN, i"'FpV 'Hi"iNi N'e'i "a
year ago, 100000 larger than two years
ago and $4,000 larger than the eight
year average.
Cattle marie. held firm, choice and
prime steers selling within q narrow
range. Receipts were 5000 head.
Prices swung into a much narrower
range during last week, being quoted
in spread of 1915 to 1880. as COM
pared with 1915 to 32L50 in the pre-
cedin.s week. Offerings Of the week
included comparatively few choice
cattle and not as many OF 4 class be-
tween medium and choice. gDuring the
week the bulk Of the sales was In a
range under the sl3 line.
Daily top quotations represented
material declines as compared with re-
cent high markets. The best price
| was 1880, paid last Tuesday for q
bunch of Angus yearlings. conpar-
ing with s21.50. the highest price on
record for a car lot OF steers, estab-
| lished Dec. 5. Monday the top was
SIS. with one head at $40, while, We'd
nesday none crossed the SIT line.
Thursday a load cleared at Sls, and
Friday none sold better than $3.50,
there being a total absence of choice
| stock that day.
The average price OF good native
beef steers last week was 1880 rs
| compared with s1465 in the preceding
! week, s1l.35 in the corresponding
week in 1917 and $3.50 in 1911. The
! average price for the week from 1sll
| to 1918, inclusive, was 1885.
| Sheep.
Sheep market was strong. Arrivals
numbered $4,000 head.