Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-08
WITH SHIPPERS AS GOOD SUP.
PoRTERs AND ADVANCE IN
GENERAL.
HOGS ALSO WORKED UP
DIME ON GOOD DEMAND
Supply Only Moderate For Monday
and Offerings Are Exhausted Early
Sheep Feel General Make! In
provement and Had Steady Run
Current Quotations.

Chicago. May Sin the cattle nar!se,
demand for steers was active from
packers and a gain of 10 cents YVES
general. Packers and shippers were
gona supporters.
General beef outlet is still narrow
the Consumers continuing their howl
age INST high retail prices and butch
ers refusing 10 c,,t. Result is slack
movement OF .-;r~olus reef ont CT CHILL
ROOMS. but nevertheless the fact shat
killers have this week shown f-nnr "a
.'cr toward the recetpts has i-:';ca.n1
thar they have well a,o~e GATED the
beef ut the cheap prices it has been
hourht
Since low time Wednesday of lest
week market hes hecn elevated 1arrnlv
7o02o cents for the decent TO choice
Necves. hut it is the e. qnNsa5 k:~f's
which show most of tbs gain. that
range of prices in recent eavs getting
strictly good 70 CHI 1850 to 800
ro'-1,(7 hneves tho BUYERS We're marital
TO 1.aGpourd and lighter stuff as
against the bigger weights.
Prime beeves sold last week a. Sc 30.
This was cents ahovn last weeks ton
and compared with sS25 one year ago
u IldS bSNll IdlSNIN Il S0.OthT o.SN IllaTNel
for general run of the steers com
naring with s5.4oms15 week ago
while a month ago the bulk of selling
was at s5.so6s.7o, and tops at that
time went at $40. Packers have had
lot of pretty decent killers at $3.50
ass. and seemed to like them at the
prices. altho the fact that a good deal
of this stuff did not sell especially
H~mer than a week ago has indicated
killers ability to hold down the mar
ket for this class since II Is coming
in greater volume than needed for beef
trade.
Biggest share OF ci1illroom stocks
now comprise the s54om5.s5 kinds Of
steers. but It behoove= the country to
turn a lot OF the warmed up and half
finished steers irtp pasture for a few
weeks. later to be fed some corn. rather
than continue flooding the market with
that class in face OF the bed selling
conditions. The whole trade has been
stckened by burdensome supplies for
weeks past, and consumers. attracted
by cheaper prices for pork. mutton.
poultry and eggs. have bought little
beef. This IS the primary reason for
steer market decline. and it will be
merely matter OF returning beef de-
ilid!lu "ilISIl CIV cIludilS Oc oS-
pended upon to bolster UP the steer
market
The outlook. however, is not lumin-
GUS Too many cattle are known to be
ready for market to afford any opti-
11fstic predictions now. There Is big
eastern crop to be reckoned with. as
we'll as the bulk OF the winter FED dis
tillery cattle These are going to be
factors in holding down prices for fin
shed cornfed beeves in the next few
weeks. since the Shoppers must soon
begin to move even tho they stand to
lose the feeders lot of money, since
the distillery men have not recourse to
the pastures to hold steers a fortunate
circumstance with corn feeders. and
one which should be given more con-
siderat!on by them at this time.
Hogs.
Prices were 10 cents higher in the
hog market. The supply was bought up
early The top for lights was 1926 and
bulk $3.50 and Sc.
AT the opening of the week sentiment
in market circles is by no means bull
ISL. but present prices are regarded as
legitimate Fresh meat thade Is broad
and the new basis of prices is effectinS
improvement in cured meats. Lard
Packers are acting as tho hogs are
cutting up at profit and demand for
the stuff is what counts.
Receipts Of hogs at Chicago stock
yards last week totaled $4,000. and
barring same week of 1908. when 167.-
355 arrived, stood largest for CORE
spending week in past twelve years.
Supply was 400 larger than previous
week $500 larger than same week
last year and 33. 500 larger than CORE
spending week two years ago. Grand
average of corresponding weeks Of past
twelve years, which ranged at $3.50 to
1886. was 1880, or 24,400 smaller
than last week.
Estimated average weight OF hogs at
Chicago last week was PA hounds or
pounds lighter than previous week. 10
pounds heavier than same week last
year and 80 pounds heavier than cori-
responding week two years ago. Grand
average of corresponding weeks of past
twelve years. which ranged at PIP
pounds to 236 pounds, was 222 pounds,
or % pounds lighter than last week.
There were four weeks heavier than
225 pounds and FIVE lighter than 220
pounds.
Average price of hogs at Chicago last
week figured $3.50 and stood lowest
since December, 1908, while it was 20
cents lower than previous week. $685.
lower than same week last year and
3137 lower than corresponding week
two years ago. Grand average Of cor
responding weeks OF past twelve years,
which ranged at :3.so@e.44, vas :s.17,
or % cents higher than last week.
There were two weeks lower than $500
and four higher than $3.50.
Combined receipts OF hogs at eleven
markets last week totaled $4,000. or
1900 less than previous week. 181 900
more than same week last year and
10000 more than corresponding week
two years ago. Grand average OF COR
responding weeks Of past eleven years,
which ranged at $1,000 to $4,000. was
416, 900, or $4,000 less than last week.
Total for 1911 to date. 8.515,000. or L.
$4,000 more than same time 1910. but
Gil, 900 less than like period 1903 and
2.3s5.000 less than corresponding time
1908. The four-year average was 81
$4,000. or PSI, 900 more than this year.
Sheep.
Ship and lambs had nearly Q steady
| run
Improvement long past due and Of
the kind that shsep. and lanb Eesaseg