Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-25
HEAVY RECEIPTS CAUSED AN
OTHER TEN CENT DROP IN
HOG QUOTATIONS.
MARKET FULLY $3.50 LOWER
THAN MIDDLE OF OCTOBER
Cattle Steady on Steers and Some Buy
ers Thought Butcher Stuff Had Frr,-
err Tone-Good to Prime eeeves se4o
to S7-Sharp Boost in Price Of
Lambs on Active Demand.

chicago. NOV 25.-Heavy receipts
caused another drop IN prices today.
Scalpers and packers We're entirely out
al the marl<e, ana buyers used their
hammers effectively. The highest fig
ure for prime hogs early was $40.
With indications that the s. hog IS
about 10 be eliminated, Values We're
about 10 cents lower ttan those Of
W ednesday The market today was
fully s. so lower than in the middle Of
October
There has been steady decline in
hog values thus far this Week; in fact
each succeeding day las, week found
further inroads in prices from the pre-
ceding one. Packers are bent on get
ting hogs down and recently have had
but little trouble IN carrying Out orders
to that effect. Shippers did bu; little Of
late and even speculative demand was
cain. Nelu, ~dAy was the low spot and
average price that day vas $685., while
,op was only 500, and tina; price was
nor quojabe al the finish. Wednesdays
prices were lowest since March. 1905
and compared with last Saturday
showed mostly 30m35 cents loss. thu
average price being 5 cents lower and
top 90 cents off.
Receipts the first half of this week
total around $1,000, against S4.274 for
,he same period last Week and $500
Tor corresponding time last Year. Cen
eral quality has been good thruout and
range Of prices has narrowed consider
ably the past few weeks. Late Wednes-
day big weight" packing sows were
almost unsala BILE and sellers found it
hard work all week TO get bids on any
thing weighing $50 pounds and upward.
Pigs were slow and dull also and such
offerings We're mostly % cents lower
in three days.
Cattle.
Cattle We're fully steady on steers.
and some buyers thought butcher stuff
had a firrner tone. No western cattle
we're reported Good 20 prime beeves
were quoted at So oG7.0o.
This week less than $4,000 cattle ar
r: ed in the first three days, against
61494 a week ago and 6S, 090 a year a go,
but in spite of this light run net price
changes. com pared with the close last
week show only basis firm 20 10c
higher. Il is the good to choice handy
NC!S ~ anu va ing VIII di'-
higher than last week, while market for
choice 10 prime big weight beeves.
along with medium to good weighty
kinds, are still lowering around bot
tom point for months past.
Market had a little firmer star. or
Monday. when sales of handy weights
and vearlings were 10c higher and other
classes steady TO strong, but there was
a weak close that day, While the Tues
day trade held steady. Wednesdays
run of 10000 was the signal for bet
ter tone in the market and prices We're
strong TO 10c higher than Mondays
close in most cases. but there were a
great many cattle in the Sc notch which
showed a basis 10c higher than late
last week. Prime yearlings and big
steers, however were called only steady
with a week ago. along with the plain
corn warmed stuff and cattle out Of the
stalk feds.
The trade will necessarily need small
receipts next week. but there is fear OF
a big run here next Monday, since
many feeders may wish to ship and ac-
company their cattle in order 10 attend
the International show. 1t would be
prudent thing TO leave the cattle at
home. however, since beef channels are
heavily crowded now and only deeper
gloom than shown thus far this season
can materialiZe as result Of another
,iquidating spell.
Sheep.
The demand for lambs We're active
and prices We're boosted sharply. A
buyer for an independent house paid
$3.50 FOR prime lambs. II cents higher
than the top Wednesday, and there
were lambs held at even a higher fig
ure. Since the close of last week choice
ra.i.n lambs have gained about 20