Evening times-Republican., 1910-12-03
DEMAND ACTIVE At OUTSET
PRINCIPAL INQUIRY BEING
BY scALPERs.
GENERAL MARKET HIGHER,
LOAD OF PRIME At $3.50
No Cattle Market, Receipts Unusually
Heavy and Much Stuff Held Over,
But Butcher Stock Sold WeIi-1ad
Slump in Lambs But Sheep . Little
Higher.

Chicago. Dec. 3.-The demand for
hogs was active at the outset, there
teins good inquiry from scalpers who
had been successful in their efforts OF
the previous day. while shippers wei e
not especially active, altho where the.'
did buy they We're willing to pa.
within a range of s1.35 40. Scalp
ers Nere reported to have paid as hish
aS $50 for load of prime animals
The market looked generally cents
higher than The best time OF yester-
day
The s74o line vas crossed Friday
whereas S1l5 vas The limit last Fri
day. Since mat time the market has
been gradually making gains under
the impulse Of broader shipping de-
nland, that outlet having taken about
3S 900 hogs 80 :ar This week, against
less ,han @Qodo a year ago. II is
piairIl case % excellent demand for
botn hogs and provisions. and in the
upl.tt each inarke; seems TO be doing
q good stunt. Demand for all kinds
Of cash provisions. fresh and cured
Is expanding. Prices are near nor
nal. the stuff is as cheap as other
Goods and quality excellent.
There quite d falling OFF in hog
receipts in the west and east. The
c9.Eb.2ed total at eleven points waa
only $4,000 or 5000 less than a week
ago. l1.I00 less than year ago and
50 200 less than the CORES sponding Fri
day two years ago. Chicago receivtd
5000 less than week ago about the
same number as Year ago and 1900
less than TWO years ago. Kansas City
reported 1000 less than a week ago. s..
600 less than year ago and $4,000 less
than TWO years ago. Omaha had 1900
less than week ago 1000 more than
d year ago and 1000 less than two
years ago. 81. Louis received 1900 less
than a Week and year ago and $500
less than TWO years ago. St. Joseph
and most eastern points decreased COM
pared with week and year ago.
The first Ave days Of this week elev-
en- markets received 100000, being ST.
900 more than g week ago, $4,000 less
than a year ago and $4,000 less than
Two years ago. For 1910 to date ar
rivals 1otaled 17,717,ooo or S,2s7.ooo
less than year ago and 7eSo,OoO less
than TWO years ago.
cattle.
No market for cattle was reported.
Receipts We're heavier than usually ex-
pected on the closing day of the week,
and sellers had few cows which they
expected TO dispose of in part, tho the
probabilities were that the most of the
stuff would be held over. There has
been a good market for the grea ter
/ part Of the week. something in con-
FRA n
stock sold we'll. and tho there was Il
| weaker tone late in the week. prices
are closing little above the low lev
els of last week.
AS result of the strength developed
in the market for cheap steers the last
two days practically ali offerings now
held al IS and lower showed net adj
vance Of 10 10 Il cents from last weeks
iclostng basis. Handy weight offerings
Of fair 20 good quality were fully
steady with week ago and the year
ling beeves were unchanged 20 a shade
lower. Good 10 choice heavy steers. on
the other hand. showed an actual de-
cline Of 10 TO Is cents, with some trad
ers quoting as much as 20 TO 25 cents
loss from values in force week a go.
The weakness in the market for pr o
yearlings was attributed wholly 70 the
presence Of The fat stock show cattle,
Buyers ali counted on securing Al least
one or two loads Of the latter. and
While they had this prospect in mind,
they were not inclined TO rush tine call
fo- yearlingS OH the open market 20 any
marked degree.
Sheep.
Tn. lamb trade has been hit hard
this week Prices here slumped sharp
y. 50 that they are 25M50 cents lower
tan they We're at the best time in the
early part OF the week. At the close
it was doubtful if there would be any
] lambs above the s6.25 mark. Sheep are
considered iom - cents higher than
+, they wer, at the low time last week.
! Chicago Livestock.
I Chicago. Dec. 3-Cattle-Estimate