Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-29
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Chicago. July %.

Combined receipts Of hogs al eleven
markets yesterday to;aled $500 o..
l1.40Q less than week ago, $500 less
than year ago and 9I.y00 more than
corresponding Friday two years ago
Chicago had 5000 less than week ago
and $500 less than year ago. Kansas
City had l.Go5 less than Week and
Year ago, omaha had 900 less than
year ago, st. Louis had $500 less than
week ago and 1000 more than year
ago. St. Joseph had 800 more than than
week ago and 100 ess than year ago
Sioux City had $50 less than week ago
and 500 more than Year ago Total
ihus Tar this week $4,000, or $4,000
less than same time las; week, "a 900
more than like period last year and
I.Ga1 more than corresponding five
days two years ago. Tota! for 1911 10
date. l+,507,o01, or $4,000 more than
same period 1910 ard $1,000 more than
responding time 1909
Cattle.
A feature Of the run this week has
been the -o;a. absence Of Texans a
tive-load drove was bought at Kansas
City Thursday on local account and
was he~e today, but this is mere drop
IN the bucket. s.. Louis during the
.i-sc four days this week received only
10, quarantine cattle, against s,92S
on the same days last month and 15.-
80 year ago. Receipts Of quarantine
s-uf: & Kansas City show swelling
disposition and packers are Of the opin-
i3a .ha-: hey viii have access 70 more
o :ha- ki-; Of cattle next week. II so.
q vigorous attack on present values OF
NJ.
ae expected. a the spread this week
has been urseasonably ard illog!ca,ly
ra-row Killers have paid s5.s0Gs. 90
t2r stuff that did not get p,easan,
look three weeks ago, and what they
viii do 70 l. IL they get another run
o: guarantees may be ina gined
The creep cattle situation appears 70
D. a weather proposition. Advices from
l!.e southwest are that water holes are
again drying up The ground is so
pa-ched by the long drouth that II aio-
Serbs moisture greedIy and stock water
does no- accumulate. Unless more rain
comes and water holes fl. shipping
must BE resumed This Is The crux OF
tlle situation 50 far as cheap cattle are
concerned. Prices Of quarantine stuff
have advanced 5oN .5c since The run
was smut Of and the appreciation ought
20 be an inducemelt % order cars, but
south western ca;-.emen believe in
higher t.:ur- markets and vii! only ct
go when necessity is imperative. They
have been encouraged by recen: de-
vs.opmert and would Ike 20 stay with
their cattle The tail end Of g drove
Z quarantine steers got S5.1S This week,
against $3.50 for the tops six weeks
ago, and killers Relieve this ought 10
star, them again.
The week is closing in healthy con-
di-ior.. With & good future prospect for
cora-fed buliocks. the fate Of cheap
stuff depending entirely on VIVA. the
southwest does next week
Sheep.
EarE sales this week were highest.
ard native FED wethers sold up to st.40
and few Others beat 1926. but of late
few reached 1925, and some fairly
good ones had 10 90 around $500. Ma
tive ewes ranged at s1.50I4 90, and
very few sold above 1915 even on early
days. while the closing limit was $3.50.
odd year.ings landed at s375 q so
with few above $500. Mos, bucks
ranged al $500 2.75. Range wethers
topped at S..25, and some made s3S50
=. u. with ewes At s325I 40 and year
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