Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-14
sTockER AND FEEDER
DEMAND NOT FILLED
Hogs Ruled Higher, Packers Giving
Good Support After Early Lack Of
In1erest-one Sale Of Lsht Made
Top Of So, Save For Pigs, Which Sell
Above hos.-Sheep Steady.


ing 15M25 cents higher than the low
time OF Monday. Butcher cattle and
bulls made gains. While there mas oeeh
(. demand tor stockers and 1eeaeis that
could not be filed. Prices are close to
- q 50 cents higher.
Comparing with & week ago the
market was still in good shape in spite
OF the weakness shown in prices FIJI
cay. Bulk of the stun was quoted LOG
Is cents higher than last week finish
any is q % cents above the low spot
last Monday when a heavy estimate
OF $4,000 to $500 failed to fill but
nevertheless had the effect Of starting
the weeks business on downward
price trend. This decline was fully re-
covered. and more, too. on Wednesday,
when the run was cut to 1880, the
market opening SOW that day. but set
ting up more steam as the season pro-
sressed, closed in high and strong con-
lit.on, with some good TO choice steers
as much as 25 cents higher than Oh
Monday. while again on Thursday gen.
eral selling was firm 20 10 cents higher
than Wednesdays average.
Higher prices have been scored in
the face Of moderately liberal receipts.
The FIVE days run stands at $500,
against 1885 week ago and 63,2os
a year ago. But the killers have been
forced to look to Chicago for the good
10 choice steers since western markets
have had short crop of that kind, de-
spite the fact that the total receipts at
six points Approximate 10000. against
$4,000 a week ago and $4,000 a year
ago.
Biggest portion Of the advance over
last week has been scored for steers
sold within a spread Of 36-25@6.75, the
cheaper quality kinds, altho finding
broad demand from feeders as we'll as
packers, having failed to get hit hard
last week, also failed to get the big
reaction which has struck the trade for
l.is her priced grades. Reason for this.
100. is apparent. since both killers and
shippers have lifted the several weeks
lold ban on heavy steers. and this
week bought the big-weights with all
the old time freedom noted in the past
when the heavies have been short
quota Of the total receipts.
Good to choice quality 1900 to 1.450-
pound stuff, however. has been in lib
ieral supply this week. an evidence that
the country is not running shy Of that
class and that moderate crop is due
TO come later this month. Kansas and
Nebra ska feeders still have good-sized
holdings Of good to choice heavy
steers and the trade Is looking forward
to liberal runs from that section dur
ing the next few weeks, altho storms
reported in the west today may have
some effect in curtaiiing supply early
next week.
The immediate outlook, however.
still favors fairly liberal supply next
Monday, estimates running as high as
$4,000, altho $4,000 to 10000 were pop
ular guesses today. and there is a pref
ty strong impression that crop Of
that size will move with fair freedom
at current rates. since the east is doing
a good bit of buying now and the lib
eral early week export orders are also
providing some stimulous to the gem
eral demand Shippers have done
creditably this week, taking out 2s,600
cattle. an increase of $500 over week
ago in the race OF a slight decrease in
the receipts, and the fact that the best
share of the eastern demand called for
good to choice steers was a strong
price boosting influence in the market
for these classes.
Hogs.
Hogs ruled steady. Packers gave
good support after their early lack Of
interest. One sale OF light hogs made
IS, which was the extreme top Of the
market, save for pigs, which are selling
above hogs, condition which has OBJ
taired for some time.
Weight encountered the same dis
crimina ton and the cali was for light
and pig stuff. There is no reliable
outlet for big packing hogs. and buy
ers are hard to interest in them. They
ind a peddiing market and it is hard
peddling at that. Some 450-pound stuff
mad 10 take s4.15.
Allowing $4,000 hogs for today at
eleven markets, this weeks combined
receipts will total $4,000. or $4,000 more
than any week last year, and the larg-
est weeks total since the second week
Of December, 1909. Arrivals at eleven
points the first five days OF this week
sotaled 5o5,000. or $4,000 more than
arrived the same period a week ago,
$4,000 more than a year ago and $4,000
less than two years ago. A total OF
$4,000 arrived at eleven markets today.
being 5000 less than a week ago. 1900
more than a year ago and $500 less
crease today compared with week ago
was at Chicago. Kansas City. Oma-
ha and ST. Joseph. The increase over
a year ago was made up largely at Chi
cago. Sioux City, st. Paul and Buff
talo.
For the year to date the eleven points
received 100000, being $4,000 more than
arrived the same period year ago and
$4,000 less than two years ago, when
receipts were unusually large.
Sheep.
Live muttons are steady - the week
closes. There was . little encourage
ment held out to the owners Of sheep
and lambs. especially heavy sorts.
! Sheep.
! Sheep house trade has acted dis
appointingly this week, particularly on
heavy lambs which have sold on Z
badly demoralized market and expe-