Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-09
MOST SALES At 10 TO IS 40.
VANCE DESPITE LOWER BID.
DING By PACKERS.
LATTER MAKE EVERY EFFORT
TO HOLD MARKET DOWN
Doubtful If They Will BE Able to Do
This if Runs Are No Heavier-cattle
Finding Reader Outlet - Lambs
Sharply Advance, Reaching Highest
Figure for Many Weeks.

Chicago Dec. 9.--Hogs were strong
and mos; sales showed 1o@ 5 cents adj
vance. and this in spite of the fact that
packers gave little support TO the early
market and We're bidding lower. Pack
ers are making every effort u hold the
market down. bur it may be doubted If
they VIII be able to do this should the
runs prove no heavier than they have
been in the past.
supply is steadily running ahead Of
the current period of 1909 There We're
over $4,000 hogs a the five principal
points Thursday, against 10000 Year
ago and the four day run at these mar
kets IS approximately 2e6.oo0. agains,
$4,000 a year ago December receipts
here are gaining on those of year
ago, but il must be remembered that
i; vas a starvation crop at that period.
Packers are evidently clinging tena
ciously 10 the theory that short runs
now mean liberal receipts later in
the winter when the run will carry
more weight. They do not intend 10
put much stuff away al present prices.
fearing a lower market later when the
big end of the cron shows up
Cattle.
Cattle were about steady. with q few
good -nrts finding little reader out
LET. Train delays hampered the trade.
not only in cattle but in hogs and sheep
as we'll.
Recent declines put prices down to
the lowest level of the year and a
large proportion of the steer crop is
now appraised below the &c line: in
fact that price is taking good 1900 TO
1.400-lb stuff Indicative Of trade con-
iitions is purcshase of a load of 14C0
ID branded steers plain but fat
by an exporter yesterday. Boat space
could not be secured and they were
resold al The same price minus costly
shrink. Such cattle are playing the
hole of under-dog in the market just
now.
Some export buying is being done
right along and hope exists that this
s5.S0G6 for 1900 to 1,40o-lb Liverpool
cattle yesterday.
Probably the highest-pnced steers
on the market now. measured by car
cass standards, are the cheap killers
selling from 1926 down. Buyers ex-
plain shat they have broad demand for
such stuff and must All their orders.
The / 900 70 1,150-lb, s51 1925 class is
getting good action and selling rela-
lively much higher than good bullocks
with weight. There Is also good call
for 1850 TO l,o50-lb steers selling at
s5.50G575.
Under new conditions an excellent
set of cattle. weighing around 1900
lbs can be had at ss.25 Some of
that stuff that could not beat $500 into
yesterday would have been eligible TO
$40 on Monday. Light 1,2o0-lb steers
with all kinds Of quality have TO sell
around $3.50 and ssds.95 takes 400
to 1soo-lb bullocks that are good. There
is decreasing proportion Of this stuff
in the run, however. and 1t will gradu-
ally disappear 10 be replaced by the
1900 - 1300-Ib. short-fed grade, now
on s5..5I6 basis.
Sheep.
Sheep were about steady, but lambs
were sharply higher on packing de-
mand. gaining l5m22 cents from the
low time OF yesterday. with a top Of
1915 for prime stuff. while yearlings
showed similar gains and made $500
for prime sorts. the highest figure for
many weeks