Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-11
STRENGTH IN MARKET FOR HIGH
GRADES. OTHER CLASSES
ABOUT STEADY.
HOGS GENERALLY LOWER
ALL ALONG THE LINE
Prices Drop Cents on Bulk, With
Loss Of 10 Cents in Spots-Lambs
Weak and Sheep Steady - Current
Quotations. at Livestock Csntors.

strong today, demand for high quality
being good. Other classes were about
steady.
The higher market of the past week
does not necessarily bring forth JUS
LITIGATION for liberal run the present
week. The future of the beef cattle
market remains still somewhat uncer-
of standing in the livestock trade who
contending that higher prices are in
evitable and others holding to the opin-
ion that there will be a gradual de-
cline to lower price levels in the future.
1t is certain that there is not very
heavy supply of cattle on feed in the
country-surely not as heavy as there
was last year, when the liquidation Of
western cattle forced in many animals
which should not have come, and whose
only outlet was thru feeder channels.
A year ago there was the incentive
of cheap corn. and plenty Of 1t, to In
duce the country to place cattle on
feed This year the feeder faces the
time a shortage in the roughage which
CT cattle. Nor is this the only draw
hack. There is another which may seem
more fatal to the hopes Of heavy
shortage in hogs.
Primarily the supply Of hogs was
normal. There was no talk of scarcity.
for the spring crop Of pigs was good
one, and farmers thruout the country
were we'll stocked with porkers. But
in the disposition Of the providence
over which the farmer has no control a
condition was brought about which
forced the selling OF thousands and
thousands of pigs or young hogs. The
ravages Of cholera depleted the supply
and the general fear Of the result Of
holding to pigs when the disease was
rampant was even a greater factor IN
lessening the supply than the actual
loss by death. Thruout the corn belt
the farmers began to liuuidate their
pigs. They rushed them to the market
in droves. There is no telling how
many hogs were thus sent in before
they actually were ready for the mar
ket, but 1t has been estimated as high
as 100000.
Whatever the number was, it is alb
solutely certain that there will not be
as many hogs to follow cattle, and as
most of the feeders depend on this to
help them in the feeding of bovine
stock, the buying of feeders has ma
turally been lessened to some extent.
This, if it does not actually cut down
the feeding, is likely to bring about the
marketing of more light cattle and
fewer heavy ones. so that the present
premium on heavy cattle may be con-
tinued for some time to come.
Hogs.
HOES were down cents on bulk Of
stuff and 10 cents in spots on some
light and mixed hogs.
Receipts Of hogs at Chicago stock
yards last week totaled 172.400, or a.
500 more than the previous week, 25,500
more than the same week last year and
$1,000 more than the corresponding
week two years ago. Grand average OF
the corresponding weeks Of the last
twelve years, which ranged at 121,109
to 266,467, was 2O2,214.
Estimated average weight Of hogs at
Chicago last week was PA pounds. or
3 pounds heavier than the previous
week, II pounds lighter than the same
week last year and 2 pounds lighter
than the corresponding week two years
ago. Grand average Of the correspond
ing weeks of the last twelve years.
which ranged at 201 pounds to $50
pounds, was 224 pounds.
Average price Of hogs at Chicago last
week figured se.13, or cents less than
the previous week, $3.50 less than the
same week last year and $3.50 less than
the corresponding week two years ago.
Grand average Of the corresponding
weeks Of the last twelve years, which
ranged at $3.50 to ss.43, was $50.
Combined receipts of hogs at eleven
markets last week were 1000, or 49,
600 more than the previous week, 1885,
900 more than the samet week year
ago and 217.O00 more than the CORE
spending week two years ago. Grand
average of the corresponding weeks Of
the last eleven years, which ranged at
100000 to 747.o00. figured $4,000. Total
for 1911 to date, 23,251 900, or 5,esf 900
more than the same period 1910 and
1926 900 more than the like time 1909,
but 2,612,000 less than the correspond
ing week 1908.
Sheep.
Lambs were weak and sheep steady.
Current marketings are carrying an
increasing proportion OF fed westerns
but natives are still running freely, and
it will take some careful nursing on
the part of shippers until after the
Christmas holidays to keep the market
in robust condition. Thereafter sell
ers see smoother sailing ahead.
Some of the grades Of feeding stock
have shown a slight advance the past
week. but demand is by no means broad
Some well f1eshed fed western lambs
were taken as feeders up to $3.50, but
So is practically the limit on regula-
ton feeding lambs and $3.50 is taking
right desirable but light thin range
lambs. Some feeding wethers made
1856. and yearlings S4.15. There is
practically no demand for feeding
ewes, but some belated purchases Of
breeding ewes are being made, with
choice to prime at $685..
Chicago Livestock.
Chicago. Dec. administrations