Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-01
Most OF Cow Stuff of Any Quail
ty, Sells Twenty-Five
Higher
BUY HOGS FREELY
Strength Holds Turnout the Session,
/. Prices Being Fifteen to Twenty five
Higher, on Light Run-Every
Buyer Willing to Pay Advance
Sheep and Lambs Sell Higher.

Chicago, Feb 1.-Cattle-Meage re-
ceipts sent prices soaring early value,
advancing 25M40 cents. Steers, how
ever failed to hold strength, altho most
Of the offerings had been disposed OF
before the break came Butcher stuff
didn't reach much, as there was de.
mand from scalpers where packers
would not buy late. Most of the COW
stuff that had any quality. went at an
advance of about %. while there Were
cases where the advance was create.
Gamers and cutters did not sell to any
great advantage. and We're only a
shade higher than at the close last
week.
Last weeks receipts at about $4,000
and the months total at 273.000 stand
smallest for January in close to ten
years, and it is safe to say the general
quality and finish of the offerings For
the month was much poorer than usual
for this period Of the year. The pro-
portion of short-fed steers was large,
while the number of finished beeves
was comparatively small.
While beef cattle prices are 1O@25c
higher than week ago the market has
been rather unsatisfactory, as packers
paid the advance under protest and
seemingly are only waiting for liberal
enough receipts to give the market a
severe jolt. The fact that January
prices averaged highest in over TWEEN
ty-fve years for the opening month Of
the year is one reason packers are in
clned to hammer values off. They
claim prices are getting too high Tor
the good of the business. as the con-
sumptive demand for some time past
has been more Indifferent than usual,
with the warm weather early in the
week factor against the beef trade.
Hogs.
Hogs were 15@25 cents higher on a
light run. Shippers bought freely. and
strength held thruout the session. Ev-
cry buyer was willing to pay the adj
vance, and the days receipts, together
With followers, were well cleaned up. |
Hog receipts in the west We're as !
light this January as they were bur-
lensome year ago. The Chicago sup
ply will round out about $4,000, |
against 100000 last year. All mar
iets show big decreases. the deficiency
1t Kansas City being about 100000.
rhe January run last year at Chicago
will probably stand as the record COR
he month for u long time Only pre-
'ious January witnessed the arrival
# more than a million hogs and that
vas in 1891. Along in December. whom
'ackers were predicting a scent jan
ary market they looked for al least
10000 in January The fact must not
e overlooked that Chicago receipts
or the month will include consider
BILE number of direct consignments(to
ackers. mainly from Milwaukee and
It. Paul, which are counted twice in
ompiling statistics at the end of the
ear. 1t is now evident that the coun-
" did not have d million hogs to
pare this month without sacrificing :
lore light stuff and a woeful 10. of
has arrived at that.
Sheep. 1.
Sheep enjoyed prosperity due 20
lie falling off in receipts. Lambs We're =.
close to 20 cents higher
lille sheep were up 15M25 cents from
lie close last week. The run was large
made up of lambs, of which Il lib 7
al percentage was Colorado fed stuff. l