Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-14
MARKET HOLDS GOOD ALL DAY
AT PRICES ABOVE FRIDAYS
LEVEL.
GAINS FOR THE WEEK
HAVE BEEN SUBSTANTIAL
Cattle NominaIIy Unchanged Saturday
But Higher for the Week-Sheep and
Lambs Close Week Practically Un-
SaIable-Review of Market condi-
ditions-Current Quotations.

| Chicago, May 14.-The hog trade held
/ good to the close of the session today
prices being about cents higher or
the average than yesterday. Top was
| reported to be $685..
A total of $4,000 hogs arrived al
eleven markets Friday. being 1900
more than were receiced a week ago
1000 more than a year ago and $4,000
less less than two years ago. Chicago
received 1000 more than week ago.
5000 more than year ago and 1000
| less than two years ago Combined
receipts at eleven points first five days
of this week $4,000, or 10000 more
than week ago, $4,000 less than year
! ago and 203, geo less than two years ago
Chicago alone received S1,100 first five
days of this week, or II. 500 more than
a week ago. Is, 800 less than two years
ago Eleven markets received 1,27o,-
600 hogs thus far this year, showing
2.761, 900 decrease compared with a
year ago and 4,629,0O0 decrease COM
pared with same period of 1905.
Cattle.
Cattle closed nominally unchanged
Market is closing the week in good
shape, as it should under such a small
supply as landed this week. Only 41,iOo
cattle have arrived in five days against
45,321 a week ago and 44,753 year
ago, while the receipts at other mar
kets have shown little decrease from
last week
Mondays short run was the price
stimulating factor then, but a!tho a
good share of this decline was lost
Wednesday in trade for all but choice
heavy and yearling steers, some little
reaction Thursday and Friday has
again put prices for bulk cattle little
above a week ago.
The higher costing kinds show full
strength Of the Monday advance, being
quotable 10d15c higher than a week
ago and in some cases sales have been
at greater gain, while bulk of the med
ium to good killers are closing the
week at fully 1Oc advance over week
ago. and, too, the plain and common
light grades are a little higher.
Demand for yearlings this week has
been considerably in excess of supplies.
Eastern buyers were keen for them,
while there was also a healthy demand
from packers, the popularity Of year
ling beef having grown as the season
Iadvances, and, barring prime weighty
grades, yearlings and heavy weight
stuff are destined to take preference
over the medium to good strongWeight
steers in the coming weeks. Still avail
able supplies Of fat heavy beeves are
running short and the trade is not wor-
rying much over prospects. Long-fed
steers appear to have been well ship
ped out OF the country tributary to
Chicago, while the western sections,
too, have been sort of high quality
cattle for long time.
1t is in-between season now. Ihe
trade is passing thru a period when
short fed steers will be in proportion
ately greater supply than in recent
weeks. continuing until the CRASHED
stock comes forward freely.
General eastern demand this week
took a little slump, falling proportion
ately short of last week and the best
| inquiry from shippers has been for the
good to choice grades. Still packers are
/ meeting moderately good demand for
/ beef and appear to need their fuil
quota. bearish notions having been
| temporarily forgotten as the supplies
iwindled down.
/ Corn planting kept some cattle on
the market this week and the trade Is
looking for only moderate trade. next
week. due to the activity Of farmers in
the fields. With the steer market rid
ling a comparatively high wave, there
is little cause for anxiety over the i'm
mediate future, and the corn planters
will likely get in their best ticks a,
! home while weather conditions are
| favorable.
Sheep.