Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-24
Feeder cattIo Movement.
[Drovers' JournAl.l


calves from the SIX leading markets in
70 corn belt feed yards during the last
four months. aitho some increase over
the corresponding psr;od year ago.
nave stu been small enough to cause
some alarm over future tat beef supply
prospect. and instead Of possibility OF
shortage the actual assurance OF y
1aces the livestock trade.
In the matter Of cold statistics <he
feeder movement out OF six markets..
including Chicago, Kansas City. OuA-
ne. st. Louis, ST. Joseph and Sioux
City in the period OF October to jan
uary. inclusive, totals s20,29l head, Of
which Chicago and Kansas City saip-
PED $50, 900. The total compares with
727.s50 in the same period q year ago,
when the Chicago and Kansas City
shipments aggregated 441.S0o. 1arE-
sst months shipments were In October.
1910, when there were bought q. six
markets 2ss,10o feeding cattle. COM
pairing with 2ss.lS7' year previous.
but in the fact that big percentage Of
the feeders bought that month were
strong weight. fleshy grades. which
were taken for a short feeding period
and have since been thrown onto the
market as beef bul!ocks, the cattia
feeders vino would reckon future pros
poets from the figures here given mus:
eliminate from their conclusions many
thousands OF the steers taken out q
feeders in October.
In fact, q fair percentage OF the No
vember buying has already shown up
at market in shape OF warmed-up beet
steers, and thus. altho there II an in
crease Of 81. 400 in the last four months
movement as compared with CORE
spending period the year previous. the
increase can not be shown In the re-
ceipts of tat beeves in later months this
year, by reason Of the fact that many
Of the last fall feeders have since been
marketed.
Reasons for increased movement Of
feeders from the western territory last
fall are plainly apparent. Drouth from
the middle OF last June until naad-Au-
gust burned up millions Of acres OF
grass In the west and young. thrifty,
well-bred feeder and stock cattle by
necessity had to be marketed a. lett 10
starve on the ranges. Last winter
severe weather forced the ranchmen 70
practically exhaust their hay stocks
and thus they could not fall back upon
old hay when the grass was gone
The western cattle raisers in bsinG
forced to throw upon the MARKET un-
expectedly heavy supplies OF good quail
ity feeders and stock steers gave the
feeder buyers an unusual opportunity
to get good thrifty steers Ct prieaa
which. in consideration Of the record
cog. cron and uneycelled supply d
rou1hage. have thus far not proved TOO
high. Winter has been rropftdous FOL
cattle feeding and the greater portion
Of the fall and winter seasons crop
Of feeding cattle has taken on weigh
faster than in similar periods IN many
years. Thus the cattle ere uAkurfns
nicely, and many OF them have already
been marketed az fat heeves-in fast.
the increase Of $4,000 in receipts ID
cattle It six markets thus far In the
year a. against a year ago includes q
liberal percentage OF the increased
feeder movement in ire few months
previous, and shortage in future supply
u proved conclusive fact rather thar
merely prospective