Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-16
READER MANNER OF BUYERS
MADE HOG MARKET FEATURE
OF LIVESTOCK TRADE.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE
NO HIGHER, HOWEVER
In Some Instance. Packers Paid Moro
Than They Were Willing to Psy
Thursday - Cattle Firm, With Mar
ket IS TO IS Better Than Monday =
Little Change in Sheep and Lambs.

Chicago, Dec. ia good market for
hogs featured the livestock trade today.
-Altho the general average of prices was
no better than that Of Yesterday. i'm
provement was noted in the reader
manner in which buyers for the pack
ers bought in the early market. Some
of their prices We're higher than they
had shown Willingness 10 pay yester-
day. The top was S.,.721a.
A stale stock of 1871 '.sleepers,
many of them in spectators hands,
is a bearish factor. but many of these
have been planted in expectation OF
the same kind of q weekend trade
that occurred last Saturday. December
receipts to date show decrease OF
10000 compared with last year, while
shippers have taken $4,000 more. These
figures indicate that packers are not
getting the hogs they need. At Mis-
souri, river markets supply is barely
heavy enough to grease the skillet
The five principal western points had
only about $4,000 Thursday, against
5000 last week and 10,o00 year ago,
and the four day aggregate run this
week is but $4,000. against 100000
a year ago.
Cattle.
Cattle were firm, there being a good
demand for yearlings. and even tor
heavy sorts. prices being fully Is cents
higher than on Monday. with many in
stances of % cent advance.
Practically the same prices as were
in effect at the close last week have
been restored by the advance late We'd
nesday and Thursday. Stating adj
mi
manner is impossible. especially
with such uneven markets as
the trade has encountered late
w. Mondays drop was estimated
all the way from 100 csc, heavy steers
getting the brunt of it. This damage
has been repaired but the recuperating
p cess has not been along the same
lines as the work of depreciation.
Heavy steers got most OF the decline
Monday and have benefited least by
the subsequent Improvement, while the
$3.50 16.25 classes of handy-weights,
short-fed and really fat. show most OF
the gain. Yearlings, OF course. are in
a class by themselves, and light killing
steers that enjoy competition from feed
ers and slaughterers are also charting
their own market course.
Supply figures begin to wear a more
bullsh appearance. December receipts
70 date are about 10000 less than
year ago, while shippers have cut their
purchases only 5000 The four-day
run this week is about 5000 less than
las, week and 5000 less than a year
60 II looks as tho the bulk OF the
marketable cattle are in Chicago ter
ritory. as Missouri river points are
getting but scan;y runs.
Sheep.
Lambs were steady, but the market
was rather quiet. save in the case of a
few choice sorts Of light weights. Sheep
were SLOW ard dull and without price
change.
Receipts of sheep at six western
markets Thursday totaled $4,000.
against 23,20O a week ago, $4,000 a
year ago and 2S,1oO two years ago.
Total thus far this week $4,000.
against 10000 same time last week.
$50, 900 like period last year and 1885,
900 corresponding four days two years
ago.