Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-02
HOGS OPEN 5 CENTS UP,
CLOSE FAIRLY ACTIVE
Top Reported at $6.eo-Sheep and
Lambs About Steady-Good Western
Lambs Sell Around $e-Review Of
Market Condition-current Quota
tons at Livestock Centers.

, the Dulh Oh Kansas lily ) Receipts
lately having been from that supply
source, While Chicago has had gen.
erous sprinkling of them. They are
coming in pretty good condition. hay
/ ing been held back to put on weight
after the long drouth broke. AS they
craze in long grass country frost
spoils the feed and necessity for
crowding them to market exists. con-
! sequently the movement is showing up
in a lump. 1t carries a generous pro-
portion Of feeders, or such fleShy cat
tie as formerly went to Illinois and
Missouri for a corn finish at this sea-
son. but killers are taking most Of
them. After the Kansas run is over
grass beef will not be as plentiful as
Colorado is short. and both Montana
and South Dakota will be in early. ST
Louis is getting seasonable supply
of quarantine cattle. but the seasons
crop is very short. and cattlemen be-
low the line show no disposition to
crowd matters
Packers were able to chop off 500 IS
cents in values for good to choice veal
eTS the past week and make the de-
cline stick to the finish. Vealer de-
mand has fallen off some from a short
time ago. consequent to continued high
prices, and a slumpy consumptiTe call
vas d strong inducenent for lower
prices. Run was moderate, being only
about of equal volume with a week
ago. On the close a prime kind had
To go at 1928 and good to choice made
SS.50M 800. while fair sort of light
calves brought $500, and some COM
mon and thin stuff off grass sold down
to S6.50@700. Heavy and strong
weight grades had rough treatment
from the buyers, who forced 5O@75
CENTS decline for the week. on top of
a 50-cent break the previous week.
Only a strictly choice strongWeight
class could land at $3.50 in late days.
and good ones made $500, while the
right good 3O0-pound calves sold a:
$40, and common and fair heavies at
s3oOG350.
Receipts for the week were $500,
against 6o,31. previous week and 1876
year ago. while the shippers took
20 800. against 22.544 previous week
and 3l.440 Il year ago. OF the sup
ply there were $4,000 natives and 1890
westerns, the native crop thus run
ming l.4o0 smaller than a week ago.
Market map in the west showed a
plenttude of beef Kansas City and
Omaha had generous receipts. the
former getting big lot of pasture
stuff from the southwest While Omaha
had a generous run of Dakota grassers
all of which weighed against the me-
dium and plain steers in the loca!
trade At the six western markets
total receipts We're e14.7o0. comparing
with 500 last week and 260,4 400 a
Year ago.
The trade Is getting too many cattle
Mondays and too few other days. Dur
ing the range season there is small in
centive for native shippers to load ont
70" Tuesdays market. since the pack
ers show decided preference for west
ems that day, but fewer natives Mon
days and more Wednesdays and
THURSDAYS would effect shorter price
fluctuations.
Hogs.
Hogs opened cents higher and
closed fairly active, ftumors Of top
of $500 were current.
Receipts of hogs al Chicago stock
yards last week totaled 1880 and was
the largest weeks run in over two
months, or since the week ending July
90. when 129,112 arrived. 1t was 1890
larger than the previous week. 40,500
larger than the same week last year
and $500 larger than the correspond
ing week two years ago. Grand average
of corresponding weeks Of last twelve
years, which ranged at S4,037 to 169,-
37l, was 101,I69. Unofficial receipts for
September We're 442,lo0, and for the
first nine months 5,142.560. against 1885,
229 for September, 1910, and 4,006.s06
for corresponding nine months last
year.
Estimated average weight of hogs at
Chicago last week was PA pounds, the
lightest weeks average since week end
ing March 5. 1910, when it figured 211
pounds and stood five pounds lighter
than the previous week. 1t was fifty
pounds lighter than the same week last
year, but that week was the heaviest
since November. 1893, and was eighteen
pounds lighter than the corresponding
week two years ago. Grand average of
corresponding weeks Of last twelve
years. which ranged at 200 pounds to
2s4 pounds, was 241 pounds.
Average price Of hogs at Chicago
| last week figured $3.50 and stood Al
cents lower than the previous week,
SIPS lower than the same week last
year and s1.64 lower than the cores
! ponding week two years ago. 1t was
| 81 cents lower than the highest week
of this month and stood 31.57 lower
than the highest week of the year,
which was the one ending Jan. Z, and
was lowest since week Of July 1, which,
in turn, stood highest since week end
ing April S. The grand average Of the
corresponding weeks of the last twelve
years. which ranged at $4.60@S.7s, fig
urd $6.44.
Combind receipts Of hogs at eleven
markets last week totaled $4,000, or
5000 more than the previous week, 95,-
600 more than the same week last year
and $4,000 more than the correspond
ing week two years ago. Grand average
of corresponding weeks Of last eleven
years. which ranged at 2Ss.000 to 49,
600. figured $4,000. Total for 1911. to
date 17.s42,o00. or 4,o1s.0o0 more than
the same time in 1910. and 1.052,O0o
more than like period In 1909, and 1885,
900 more than the corresponding time
in 1908. The four-year average figured
= II, 0S6, 900.