Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-12

same months last summer. Receipts
Of hogs, however. in western markets
in September and october were nearly
20 per cent less during the same
months last year.
Chicago, Nov 12-Hogs lost all their
early strength before the close, the fin
ish being no better than that of yes
terday. Extreme top paid early was
$50, tho this figure could not be Sc
cured at the close Quotations for good
top heavy was $500 q $50 and for good
TO choice light s. so1s.o5.
In his provision review. L. J. Schwa-
hacker says: In the past week the
demand for dry sale meats from the
south has been quite urgent and the
small stock of dry salt ribs, which
is closely held by some of the local
provision men, are being reduced rap
idly at steadily advancing prices The
fresh meat trade has also improved
considerably. Loins and other fresh
meat cuts being marked UP IA cents
a pound. Altho we have had a slight
increase Of hogs. nc daily run .h-a
the west for the past week has been
on the average about IS per cent less
y
mark received this last week IS 5000
hogs, compared with $4,000 the same
week last year. All the refineries and
packers in the west are sold over
two weeks ahead on their lard output
and, in fact. lard is as scarce as hens
teeth all over the world. Shippers are
anxious buyers for prompt shipment
at s1o95 and Liverpool is quoted at
IS shillings pence for the pure lard
hogs we can not see anything but
higher values.
Cattle.
Cattle were steady. the market being
little more than nominal. as receipts
we're meager. Good to prime steers sold
az ss00@9.25, and fair 10 good $3.50
500
Nowadays the buyers are discr.mi-
rating sharply in favor Of fancy grades
as against the good 10 choice lots. 1t
takes a choice heavy kind of steers to
sell at So. Also it takes a weI-fatte3
( load of heavy steers TO sell at $3.50 and
It is in the market for the latter classes
! that sellers are having trouble making
satisfactory sales. Il is claimed by
/ the statesmen that many feeders and
/ shippers do not seem to appreciate the
wide difference in values now current
ard also fail 20 appreciate the discrim-
inatory tactics which do not rank as
strictly prime
Evidence OF this discrimination was
shown yesterday and again today,
when buyers in some cases got good
quality heavy beeyes at even more than
- cent decline from Monday. but. due
u the shortage of choice kinds. and
keen demand for them, were unable
/ 10 effect similar declines for these.
| Il is in the trade for the s500G 80
I steers that most of the feeding con-
tingent is most interested just now As
the supplies Of finished kinds run short
lin feed lots the plain too good classes
become more of a factor 10 be reckoned
with They are forming the bulk .!
narketings now and will likely ID 50
for the next TWO months or more Thesa
kinds. altho meeting broad outlet a,
an advance of mostly 1925 cents Al
the star. this week. are now back on a
selling basis not much different from a
week ago. ana the price change was
brought about in one day-yesterday--
just as was the boost in values scored
is one day. on Monday. Thus quick
changes IN lIlf sltudt ioll are lIIS Iuls
and il appears more good fortune gets
good judgment when the shipper gel;
his cattle here on an upturned marke
rather than lower one
Receipts this week have been e4.sot
in four DAYS against 1850 a week agt
and 74.429 a year ago, but as far as ne
results go the lighter runs have no
had much Of an effect on the market
However the bulk of strictly good Il
choice steers are now auotable littl:
higher than q week ago, strong TO II
cents up, and il has been the urg=n
shipping demand which afforded thi!
gain.
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs were strong. Fo
choice native lambs $3.50 was beinl
paid and seemed TO be the genera
! price. No range lambs were in the xiii
ing division. but a big string of feeder
went over the scales at 1858