Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-22

Chicago, Feb. 22.-Moderate receipts
which were not in excess OF the Tues
Nay estimate, coupled with lower tenn
peratures turnout the country, brought
= better tone to the cattle market to-
day. and prices tended 10 slightly hlgher
lsyels.
After the turn to colder temperatures
= moderate supply should ordinarily
70 with decent favor, but 1t is evident
that beef demand fails to get the slim
nlus Of new strength mainly by reason
of the fact that coolers have held fairy
heavy beef stocks for two weeks past,
and until the surplus is worked down
meither killers nor shippers will likely
be keen for renewed brisk buying.
At six markets two days supply this
week stands 1900. decrease of 20o0o
from week ago and 1000 more than
year ago. The falling off from last week.
however, is shown chiefly at western
markets, Chicago figures being little
changed. This leads to the belief that
the western territory is running little
shy Of fat bulIocks, and the supply con-
ditions west for several weeks past
have also shown this to be the case.
teince the killers have found high quail
t5ty a scarce comm odity west and have
Nbeen forced to depend upon Chicago for
|n7ost Of that kind
( Kansas is coming this way with fair
tcrop OF good beeves Witness the gener-
ious run OF them here Monday and the
Relatively good prices they brought war
Grants more OF the finished Kansars COM
eng this way IN the next few weeks
Rail service, according to the western
shippers. is moderately good. consider
5ably better, IN fact, than earlier this
~ co t. {rI
lment for the feeders TO come over the
hong route with assurance Of good
dema1d here for high grade cattle.
I Lent opens one week from today and
l9ho pro-Lenten bearish influence is
mound to strike the trade and next
nfonday should supply run TO very lib
teral proportions. Lent has not been a
tserious handicap to the trade IN re-
tcent years. however. since the special
Religious dispensations afford broader
taneat demand than a decade or more
ago.
I Hogs.
The same factors affecting cattle aid
led sellers in the hog lots today. and
hprfces were steady to a shade higher.
Combined receipts OF hogs at eleven
senarkets Tuesday figured 1900. or a.
900 less than week ago, 900 more than
year ago and $500 less than CORE
spending Tuesday two years ago. Chi
cago received 1000 less than week
ago and 1000 more than year ago.
Kansas City had II 900 less than week
ago and 5000 less than year ago. Oma-
Ia had 1000 less than week ago. St.
Louis and ST. Joseph each received
5000 less than week ago. Sioux City
had 2.3e0 less than week ago. Indian
apolis received 1000 less than week a go
and 1000 more than year ago. Total
thus far this week is 1855 900, or 100, 900
Tess than same time last week, 1000
less than like period last year and 49,
boo less than corresponding two days
Two years ago. Total for 1911 to date
B,43s.ooo or $4,000 more than same Pc
yiod last year, but $4,000 less than
corresponding time IN 1909.
Sheep.
Sheep prices held at Tuesdays ad-
vance.
The advance Tuesday put sheep to
The highest levels scored this year,
while the general trade on lambs was
on fully as high basis as best time
last week. altl1o extreme top fell dime
short Of the price paid for a few by
= city butcher on last Wednesday
But for right good crop Of Michi-
gan fed lambs. coming this way to a
better market than they can find in
the east. buyers would indeed have
found the picking hard. It was buoy
ant sort OF a market. and II it don't
prompt too much enthusiasm on the
mart Of feeders, and start a liquidation
fever, It is believed all will be we'll IN
der q continuation Of present season.
able weather conditions.
Current prices follow:
Good to choice light lambs. .ss.15Ts4o
Fair to good light lambs. 90. 5.a0I615
Heavy lambs ..-............ 500 a 500
Clipped lambs ............. 80 q ;. )
Culls and common lambs. -. 475m55o
Feeding lambs, poor to best 800 0s 90
Good to oh. light yrlg. wins. $50 a 5.7j
Good to CHI, heavy yearlings 500 a $40
Good to choice we.hers 800. 4.5064.s5
1Sai rto good wetfers ... 425M45C