Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-23

Chicago. Dec 23.-Hogs were IN bet
ter demand and made gains OF aoout
cents on the average. The strength OF
the market held well TO the close.
Five days receipts, locally, were
l72.1n0. an increase % 21.700 compared
with the same period last Week anu
1850 compared with the correspond
ing time year ago Spectators were
most ready buyers. altho shippers TOOK
their usual proportion and compare
tivelv little remained unsold. especial
~ IN first hands
Eleye., markets received $500 hogs,
or ss,7oe less than The previous FRIDAY
$500 more Than Z YEAR ago and $500
more than TWO YEARS ago Total thus
far This xess $4,000. OF 800 less than
the same zine las. week. $4,000 more
than me Ike period LAST var and ls-.-
tsse -ac-e than the corresponding i've
days TWO years ago Total zo- 1911 70
date s=.sz 900 u 5.93G.a9a more than
the same period 1870 and e-4S..90o more
than .hs same corresponding time 1909
Cattle.
Cattle we're without any price change.
The IRE was light arC -lers was 10
actual market
L needs only glance hack AZ the
condition prevailing sa-ly lasI Monday
when there was big run ~ hand, =
Indicate Ihe very substantial improve
mezt which has since been brought
about Steers so,d - $500 that dcy-
which were as good as kinds making
$3.50 on "Wednesday and Thursday, and
some which Went Thursday at ss.IS
were TO better than stuff making ss.1s
eS25 last Monday. This same price
rise has also been shown Cor the bulk
all 'n-
of s-15T1.9 cattle. ard merely sho"'s
the effects Of feast ard famine" runs
The trade mas been cattle hungry since
Monday, and where the demand came
from or what produced lis urgency is
matter which the buyers are keeping
TO themselves, expect that their actions
IN recent days have plainly shown that
they needed every bullock here this
week, and certainly they needed the big
run last Monday, though the buyers
attitude in early hours that day was
most disgusting 10 sellers, since the
later were given bids far below the
basis at which they cashed cattle late
last week.
The Friday trade brought out some
right good quality heavy steers One
drove of seven loads from western
Iowa, sent for to fill an eastern order.
sold at $3.50, averaging 1884 pounds,
and a few others went at s..50I 100,
while shipper buyers said they could
have used more OF the same kinds.
Cattle selling around s7.25 also had
some shipper call. but there was little
packer demand fo- the lower priced
stuff, and it vas due to this fact that
the latter kinds had TO go at weaker
rates than prevailed for them early in
the Thursday session.
Weeks marketing has been moderate.
the five-day total at Chicago being S.
300, against 12.6l3 a week ago and SO,
$50 a year ago. while the run at six
markets fell down hard from week
ago, but this was a good thing for the
Chicago end of the deal. At six points
total in five days stands $4,000, against
lis 900 a week ago and 10000 a year
ago.
Next week look out for breakers, say
the sellers. Things have run wild in
the good steer trade of late. but the sit
uation is likely to be brought back to
earth in a hurry L the country cuts
loose too freely as a result of recent price
bulges. There will be a holiday in the
trade next Monday. Christmas day, and
1t is toward TIE Tuesday run which the
sellers are looking with much specula-
+
all the way from 10000 to $4,000, with
the majority looking for around $1,000
and it is safe prediction that supply
i much above the latter figure will throw
the price situation decidedly in the griI
5 of killers. since they will look for an
other generous run the day following
as well as later in the week
Christmas week, on the other hand
Is usually a bad one in beef trade Al
enormous amount Of poultry and game
is offered on the market, and this veal
the cost of holiday delicacies is rela.
lively cheaper than beef, hence why
can the consumer be blamed for gettins
his fill of turkey, chicken, geese, rab.
bit ETC., and passing up beef?
On current market values feedins
high priced corn pays for itself Tht
advice Of the trade at large is for feed
ers who own immature steers to keel
them off the market next week.
moderate dose Of supplies will be tn,
only means Of the trade holding an,
decent part Of the advance in price.
scored this week
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs were steady will
prices nominal
Trade this week has been an agree
able surprise to the selling side, boil
4s In the prompt manner in which ship
pers put the clamp down on market
ingg after last weeks demoTalized clos,
h and the ability shown by the marke
A % recover from last weeks serious de
pression when given respectable op
Dcrtunity. While the extreme closin,
top ON lambs is but So cents highe
than last Friday. strictly good ia
1Ambs are selling up to 1925 that coul
1idl have been landed at 35-75 a weel
-. and from 1925 down to the half
M ut AAd commonieh killers that now SCI
S1 IN to $3.50 advances are nearer IS
d& xnN anything else. Yearlings Of
A1le killing class have advances
- - much AZ lambs, and mature
are 81 higher, the grail
+ nSing IS @50c on most grades
+ 9r0duction In Chicago receipts O
Z $1,000 head as compared wit