Evening times-Republican., 1911-07-12
DESPITE GOOD QUALITY OF OF.
FERINGs PRICES ARE SLIGHT
LY DOWN.
STEERS AND YEARLINGS
OF VERY HIGH GRADE
Up and Down Market For Hogs, With
Prices Settling to Tuesdays Levels
Top is $3.50 For Primo Hogs-Choice
Lambs Steady, Others Weak-M ar
ket Quotations.

Chicago, July 12.-Heavy supplies
and with exceptionally high grade
steers and yearlings the cattle market
was a little lower today. Prime steers
sold at $500
Decline is not out of line with con-
ditions. Receipts are of heavy volume,
all things considered and the fact that
hot weather tends to put a crimp in
beef demand is conducive to weaker
trend in steer trade for all excepting
the strictly prime beeves eligible to
s6.S5 GD7.00. That kind gets a market all
its own, since there are very few Of
them available. only enough, in fact, to
supply the high-class beef demand
enlanating chiefly from hotels in the
larger cities Packers and the eastern
shippers both enjoy a certain amount
Of this trade, and their Willingness to
pay a premium for fancy beef Is ex-
planned i'll the fact that the beef itself
commands a premium over next best
grades.
For two days this week the supply at
Chicago stands at 32,7oO, which COM
pares with only 1882 cattle on the
market a week ago, last Tuesday hav-
ing been holiday. while this week. 8
period year ago. At the six markets
yesterday supplies were $4,000. Kansas
City again having a generous run Of
cheap quality stuff out OF short pas
lures, tho falling off there as against
week ago suggests that generous
rains west and southwest have put a
check on excessive shipping of inma-
ture stuff out Of pastures. At the six
markets two days supplies this week
stand $4,000, against $4,000 week
ago. when the holiday cut off Tuesday
trade and $4,000 for two days a year
ago.
Hogs.
Hogs were steady at the start but
weakened and then turned strong and
the bulk OF animals went to packers at
Yesterdays prices. The top was $3.50
for prime butcher hogs.
Spread in prices Is widening more
and and country shippers should bear
that fact in mind when making pur-
chases at home, as discrimination
against plain grades is getting notice.
ably severe.
Combined receipts Of hogs at eleven
markets Tuesday totaled 101,60O.
against holiday week ago. or 26.6OO
more than year ago and $4,000 more
than corresponding Tuesday two years
ago. Chica. received 5000 more than
a year ago and 5000 more than two
years ago Kansas City had 1000 more
than a year ago and 1900 more than
two years ago. Omaha had $500 more
than a year ago and $500 more than
two years ago. ST. Louis had 800 less
than year ago and 1000 more than two
years ago. ST. Joseph had $500 more
than year ago and 5000 more than two
years ago. Sioux City had 1900 more
than year ago and $500 more than two
years ago Total thus far this week
100000, or 10000 more than correspond
ing two days two years ago, The first
two days of last week make unfair
comparison owing to a week ago being
a holiday, and no receipts being count
ed. Total for 1911 to date 13,411 GOO.
or 3143,O00 more than for same period
in 1910. and $4,000 more than cor
responding time in 1909.
Sheep.
Choice lambs sold steady: others
were weak. Sheep were unchanged.