Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-14
MARKET STEADY AND SLIGHT
GAINS NOTED IN DAYS
TRANSACTIONS.
RECEIPTS HELD DOWN
TO NOMINAL FIGURES
Cattle Market Steady, With Receipts
Light and No Choice Offerings
Steady-Review Of Market condi.
tions and Current Quotations.

Chicago, Oct. 14.-Nith the days re-
ceipts held down to about 10000. the
hog market today was steady and
prices for best slightly higher.
Eleven markets received 1O, 100 more
hogs on Friday than a week ago or
g. 400, which was %. 400 larger than 4
year ago INC 1900 larger than the
corresponding Friday two years ago.
Chicago was credited with 1000 more
than Il week ago and 1000 more than
a year ago. Kansas City had $500
more than a year ago. st. Louis re-
Ceived 1900 more than a year ago.
Sioux City had 1000 more thar a week
ago. Buffalo had 1000 more than a
week ago and 5000 more than a year
ago. Pittsburgh had 1000 more than
a week g and a year ago. Total thus
far this week, $4,000, or $4,000 more
thar the same time last Week, $4,000
more than like period last year and So
600 more thar the corresponding five
days TWO years ago. Total for 1911 to
date, 1888, 900, or 100000 more than
the same period in 1910 and 100000
more than the corresponding time in
1909.
Cattle.
Cattle market was nominal. no choice
Cnes being offered among the few arri-
walls.
Sheep.
Some of the good judges regard this
weeks bunch OF top cattle OF rather
higher finish a anything here last
week and that it is stralnlng a point
TO rate the choice cattle market a full
- cents higher. bat the whole general
situation in cattle trade is greatly i'm
proved as compared with unsat1stac-
tory close one week ago.
This gain in values, however, can be
regarded as no very remarkable up
lift as the total run for the week to
date at 5S,214 head. against l.529 fer
same time last week n $3.50 for
same period last yea indicates that
there should have been some stir
buy ers in view of the shortened
Of beef cattle for the week. The
five principal western markets show a
falling off. total for five days
at 2O1 500 head, showing $4,000 and
81 900 head below marketing same time
last week and one year ago, and the
trade has been entitled to something of
an from the standpoint of
supply.
In a general way whatever strength
has developed in demand has been due
to a return of the call for Kosher beef,
the outlets for cattle of the class to
meet hat demand having opened out
with good capacity since the close Of
the Jewish holiday season.
Authorization Of some increase in the
marketing Of cattle for the coming
week is general, owing to the better
here the last week, and, in
fact. that western cattle should be
moving rather more freely than during
the last week.
Much increase in the supply Of cattle
OF really high class is not expected, as
scarcity Of such is apparent, and there
is more optimism than anything else
the Informed traders in
their views Of the future market for
this class Of attic. bat the Indifference
with which the palmer classes Of ma
steers have been met under the
this week indicate that no consider
able increase in the movement of this
class Of stock can be made without a
determined play on the part Of beef
buyers for lower prices. They declare
/ d III NdLlit 4 NAiN
are very shrinky this fail, as
compared with the better seasoned
range cattle. It has been only the very
meager supply Of range stuff the last
week that has given The palmer classes
CT native steers a chance to move up a
point or two. Many are advising to
move the native grass steers very mod
eIately until the range run is more
exhausted.
There was little in n sheep market
to attract buyers, receipts being only
. 900. The market was slow with little
Price variation compared to Friday.
Liv mutton trade has one an
mount of grooming under
the avalanche Of supplies that has
reached the market this week. This
is in striking contrast to conditions
one year ago this week, the only
Nseek in trade history when receipts