Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-09
MARKET STEADY TO HIGHER,
WITH COMMON CLASSES
ADVANCING MOST.
LIGHTS AND BUTCHERS
SELL AT $3.50 TO $16.25
Receipts at $4,000 Head Moderate for
Monday-Good and Choice Steers
Steady to a Shade Higher, With
Bulk Selling From $16.25 to $1s.95
Choice Lambs Scarce.
By Associated Press.

'S <tSsoCidleu PrcSS,
chicago, Aug. 9.-Hogs were STEADY
to 10 cents higher today, common
grades showing the most advance ana
being in better demand. Lights and
iisht butchers sold within range of
$3.50 and $l6.25. Receipts of $4,000
head were moderate for Monday.
The weeks average price OF hogs
Inquired $14.65, being the same as the
previous week. s6.40 lower than a
year ago, SI.40 lower than two wears
ago, $3.50 higher than the 9year
average. There was a smaller pro-
portion OF pigs and light hogs than
any recent week, the estimated av
erage weight at 24S lbs. being the
heaviest since October, lbs. heavier
tnan yeag ago and lbs. heavier
than the 9-tear average.
The top Saturday was fifteen cents
higher than the previous Saturday.
with prices on packing and mixed
grades unevenly higher. Big pack
ers' closed about 25c higher than a
week ago, with the cheaper grades
OF mediums and mixed butchers
showing more gain in places. Pigs
closed 50c4 s1.00 higher than a week
ago. owing to the comparatively
small supply in the face of urgent
eastern demand.
Cattle.
Good to choice steers were steady
to shade higher. with bulk selling
within range of s16.25 and s16.S5.
Fifteen thousand head made up the
run.
The week ending Saturday showed
continuation of the widening iot
the range between desirable weight.
strictly finished steers and other
grades. Steers that were too heavy
for the midsummer demand, those
lacking quality and finish, and those
showing grass ended the week
sharply lower. Even the choice
grades lost a little during the week
and some sales late in the week
were 20 cents lower. Plain heavy
kinds were 50@75 cents lower at the
close. Choice yearlings were steady
to rs cents lower and palmer grades
or grassy yearlings lost on the
average q big 81 during the week.
Common and medium grades OF
steers continued to sell on catch
as-catch can basis, but the tendency
was lower. The unevenness per-
mitted some sales to be called is
cent to 81 under week ago, but the
average values were not that low at
the close. Some packer buyers
claimed that their purchases Of COM
mon steers figured as high this week
as last. The declines were sharp and
regular until Thursday, when values
stiffened and some Of the losses of
the early part Of the week We're re-
gained Thursday and Friday.
Dmand was decidedly moderate
all week. In spite of fairly steady
beef markets in the east, shipping
orders were light. While prices held
up well on beef carcasses, the outlet
was limited. Late in the week beef
sold slightly better at some seaboard
cities.
Receipts were not excessive last
week, and there We're more long
finished steers on sale, especially
early in the week than for several
weeks. The bulk of the offering each
day. tho, was made up Of an In
creasing number Of grassy steers and
yearlings. These were the kinds that
were hard to sell at satisfactory,
prices.
Sheep.
Sheep market was slow to lower.
Choice lambs were scarce among the
$4,000 head on sale.