Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-13
BUY FREELY AND TAKE LIGHT
STUFF, ALTho HEAVY WAS
DESIRED.
LESS DISCRIMINATION
SHOWN AS TO WEIGHT
Top For Hogs is ss.2o-onIy Choice
Steers Firm, But For tho Week Are
Lower-sheep and Lambs Steady
Review of Weeks Market Conditions
and Prices.

Chicago, Nov. 13.-Packers bought
hogs freely today. While weight was a
desideratum and buyers were looking
for heavy stuff. even lighter stuff sold
we'll, discrimination being less marked
than usual. Top was $3.50.
Tuesdays combined receipts of hogs
at eleven markets 61,1oO, showing L.
800 increase compared with a week ag
and 45.900 decrease compared with
year ago. The first five days of this
week eleven markets received 415.000,
or $4,000 less than year ago. For 1909
to date eleven markets received 49,
5s5 900, of 4,113.o00 less than the REG
ord breaking total of year ago and
1,2SSo00 less than arrived same period
two years ago. Chicago's total thus
far this year is about 100000 smaller
than a year ago.
Cattle.
Only choice steers showed any firm
ness, and butcher stock was higher.
On the week, however, steers were
lower. Todays range on good to prime
cattle was sS.00G9.25.
Supply for Ave days this week totaled
$500, against 1899 week ago and
1920 a year ago, but in spite of this
decrease in marketingS net results of
the lighter run have not shown ma
terial price appreciation for any but the
choice heavy beeves as compared with
a week ago These close largely 10@15
cents higher than a week ago, but bulk
of marketings of value under 1925 have
since Wednesday gone at 1925 cents
decline from Monday this cut in values
offsetting an advance of similar
amount scored last Monday.
The chief interest of both killers and
shippers this week has been shown
toward good to choice quality strong
weight steers, which kinds formed a
small quota of the supply. While there
was a general advance of 10@25 cents
en- Monday, and many of the medium
and plain short-fed steers made the
long end of this gain. demand for such
kinds later proved about as weak and
unreliable as it was strong on the open
ing day. Then there was a brisk call
from all sources as a result of the light
run of 24,39S, but on Wednesday run
of 1850 proved too heavy to admit OF
sellers holding the advance scored
Monday. and before the close they had
cede.l back practically all of the Mon
dav gain for the common, medium and
pretty good steers ranging in value up
1 to 1925.
! Competition from western rangers
has had its effect on the natives. The
range run this week totaled $4,000
which. altho not as large as a week ago
was still a potent factor in the trade
+, Rangers have continued of pretty gooe
/ grade and the buyers considered gooe
many of them cheaper beef-makers
than the natives. For this reason the!
I showed keener appreciation toward the
rangers OF medium to good grade thar
the natives which competed against the
westerns.
The run has not included enough
really choice to prime steers to fill al
the demands for these kinds, but still i
was fortunate that the supply wa:
light. since killers are not needing an,
very liberal number of choice kinds =
the high prices now prevailing. A small
. percentage of top kinds appears to b
all both killers and shippers require
and when these are had their favo
turns toward the next best kinds, man.
of which can be fitted in nicely as sub
lstitutes for the highest costing class
es.
Tops this week We're at 1925. With
cents of the open market record pric
of June, 1882, and the trade confidently
believes that before the season Is owe
' there will have been established ney
2 record considerab bly, in excess of $3.50
I since there is known to be only
e meager number of prime beeves avail
e able at this time, and normal deman
for Christmas beeves must necessaril
: force some unusually high prices, If nc
a on the open market, then in the Inter
e national auction sales.
d Sheep.
:. Sheep and lambs were steady. Rams
8 lambs were quoted at s6.75@700.
e