Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-14
PRICES MOSTLY 25 CENTS HIGH
Err THAN SATURDAYS AVER
AGE-REcEIPTs MODERATE.
BULK OF OFFERINGS
RANGE ABOVE SIS
Lights and Eight Butchers Sell From
$15.25 to $3.50, and heavies For
SLABS to $15.25--Beef Steers Slow
to Lower, Common and Medium
Weakening Most.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Chicago. Juno 1i.--Hog prices to-
day were mostly 20 cents higher
than Saturdays average. and bulk
offerings except ordinary heavy
weights, arc selling ut SIG and above.
Bulk of light and light butchers
ranged from $t5.25 to $3.50. Buzz
OF $50 pound and over sold from
sl4.35 to S15.25. Pigs were % to 90
cents higher. Receipts were moder-
ate for Monday at $1,000 head.
Top for the week at sl5.35. paid
Saturday, stands 40 cents higher
than top theNprevious week. $500
lower than year ago and $3.50
higher than the nine-year average
for corresponding week, from 1911 to
1919. inclusive. The weeks average
price at $14.30 stands Is cents higher
than the previous week, $6.o5 lower
than q year ago and 1915 higher
than tho nine-Sear average.
Owing to relatively low prices or
heavy packers early In the week,
:,e range in prices was exceptionally
wide. common heavy packers" SELL
ing 1910 under choice light Tuesday.
However, packing grades advanced
sharply later In the week. and Fri
days price range was S2.70.
The weeks receipts were estimated
at 10000. as compared with 1880
the previous week. 100. 42i year ago
and 12T.S00 for the nine-year aver
age. On the other hand. shipments
were practically as large as the pre-
vious week, being estimated ut $4,000,
against 32,ss0 the previous week. co.
1877 a year ago and 1882 two years
ago.
Estimated average weight OF hogs
last week at 22s pounds was as light
as any week since the week ending
Jan. 10, being equal to that Of the
week ending Feb. 7, and six pounds
lighter than the previous week. three
pounds lighter than year ago and
five pounds heavier than the nine
year average.
Cattle.
Beef steers are slow to lower to-
day. Bulk sold within range of
$3.50 and $16.s5. Common and
medium grades weakened most. Ar
rivals numbered $1,000 head.
Best grades OF beef steers increased
in value more than anything else last
week. They gained big so cents each
day Monday. Tuesday and Wednes-
day. Early Thursday morning they
scored another % cent rise. Thurs
day afternoon there was little weak
ness noticeable on some sales, but
Friday sales OF the best kinds were
almost in line with the highest time
of the week. or &1.75 to in extreme
places. 81 higher than the close of the
preceding week. States just missing
the top grade also held UP well and
lost little in the weak time Thursday
and Friday. They closed the week not
more than Is cents lower than they
were at the high time, but still $1.25
to Sits higher for the week. Re-
ceipts Of common ana medium grades
have been light, but there has been
little QUIET, for that kind the latter
part of tho week. Many thin steers
that would ordinarily go back to the
country went to the killers at prices
not more than SO cents higher than
one week ago and ajm9E Min some
cases lower than they were at the
high time of the week.
Sheep.
Most Of the 10000 head Of sheep
reaching the yards today were con-
signed direct to the packers. Spring
lambs We're steady to higher and
others steady.