Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-28
MARKET HAS GOOD SUPPORT
FROM PACKERS AND ENTIRE
TRADE MORE LIFE.
TOP EARLY OF $7.25
!. WITH RUNS OF $3.50
cassl, Ruled Without Change, Only
Few Loads Of Steers Offered and
Butcher Stuff More Plentiful Than
FormerIy-sheep Sold Strong, on
Good Demand and Lambs Advanced.

IThere was 20 session Of the Chi
,cago grain board today. because OF the
municipal election.]
Chicago, Feb. os.-Hogs sold on
rally Of cents higher. Packers gave
good support to the market and the
ientire trade had more life. There was
fan early top Of s..25, with runs OF $3.50
The bulk Of hogs did not show much
change from yesterday. but there were
numerous Individual cases where val
eues were advanced
Combined receipts OF hogs at eleven
markets Monday toraled l2l,5oQ' OF
$4,000 more than week ago $500
more than a year ago. but 0+eo tess
than the corresponding Monday Two
years ago. Chicago had ls.uoo more
than a week ago and $1,000 more than
q year ago. Kansas tley Aaa ''oo'
more than a week ago. Omaha re-
ceived 800 more than week ago. St
Louis received $500 more than week
ago. ST. joseph received 1900 more
than a week ago and 1000 more than
a year ago. Sioux City had $500 more
than a week ago and 1000 more than
La year ago st. Paul received 1900
lnore than a week ago. Buffalo had
5000 more than week ago ard 5000
more than year ago. Total to- 1911
ito date sss7ooo or $4,000 mora -han
the same period last year and $4,000
less than the corresponding time TWO
!years ago.
Quality was the best OF the season.
.butchers weighing 25o6 goo pounds
tbeinx conspicuous The Official aver
sege weight last week was only e2o
pounds, against 323 the previous week
and 21a a year ago. Buyers. however,
ridicule these figures. asserting that
unless they get into the light hog
they can not put up dro-es al anything
like these weights. Shippers took over
$4,000 last week and IN the process Of
ireweightng the light end OF the crop
to fill eastern orders an average
weight that u Hcticious!y light is dg-
sured out.
A year ago Monday the 1oc hog made
its appearance, the bulk selling at
$975@9.s5.
Evidently hog growers have ceased
to expect a naturalization of 7-cent
country market and are content TO
ai4uidate freely on basis OF current
rates, but just how long $685. 87.1o,
which is today's range for good hogs
at market. Will continue under pres
sure OF heavy receipts is a question
which does not seenl hard TO answer
That the market can not long hold this
basis IS the consensus OF opinion
among market operators.
February receipts. including the es-
innate Of $4,000 today, stand $4,000,
against 54o.752 year ago. The coun-
try has plenty OF hogs. which were
produced at considerably cheaper
cost than the crop OF a year ago and
being willing TO market them freely
now. evidently Is content to take the
prices and even a lower basis, rather
than speculate on the future and grow
more pounds of pork while holding
down the runs.
Cattle.
Cattle ruled without change, only a
few loads of steers were offered. and
butcher stuff was more plentiful than
formerly.
Twenty thousand cattle. against So.
2o4 a week ago. was a fortunate circurl
stance. There were Only 416o0 cattle
at the six leading markets. which COM
pared with 1890 a week ago and $4,000
g year ago. Last weeks depressed con-
ditions thus effected shut off IN lib
eral marketing a. all points. and IN
view OF the short beef demand now cur
rent the country followed good policy in
conserving supplies to suit present con-
ditione. Lenten influence was shy to-
day. for reason that the buyers ap-
peared to need about everything IN
sight at the prices. but there was gen.
eraI disposition shown to hold down the
lid on advances and sellers considered
themselves lucky to put over the ma
tority Of their holdings at any material
price rise. and opinion was general
that the wednes day supply this week
will need be proportionatelv as small
as today II the better price rates which
were shown in the current session are
to prevail then.
Sheep.
Live muttons sold strong lambs adj
vancing little and good sheep being
Z in demand.