Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-13
Quotations,

Chicago, Nov. 13-Good steers were
strong today. Falling off in the run
created firmness, the buying was slow.
Z, There were gains Of 10 and Is cents
/, Subsequent supplies Of fancy stuff
later this season will continue light.
however, and the trade is not antIci-
pating severe declines any more than
there is expectancy of much higher
levels being attained
| Price spread is widest in years. In
ferior little grass steers are selling
down to $4,000 500 and a pretty decent
grass sort at S5.40@5.75, while kinds at
/; $500 M650 have had very little new
! corn, and the same is true OF the 1915
| d1.25 steers, tho a good many $1,000
500 cattle have had considerable corn,
and from a beef carcass standpoint it
is significant that in comparison the
very best steers are hardly worth the
premium they are bringing.
! That a shrinkage in the spread will
come quickly once the crop Of primest
beeves is all in seems certainty. but
as the range supplies die out the
trade believes there should also be
some moving up in the price list for
the natives out of stalkfields. Beef
sales at least are not at wide range
in proportion to the steer selling and
the one regulates the other in due
! time.
Still expectancy of better prices for
the lower grade steers should not be
taken too keenly now. Beef trade will
| shortly run into a period OF sharp COM
petition from poultry, and as the latter
| is selling relatively cheaper than beef
and the same Is also true Of pork and
mutton cost to the consumer. cold
weather will only tend to increase the
! consumption of the cheapest costing
products, and particularly among the
consumers. who look long at their table
supply funds before disposing of them.
| The east is by no means out Of cheao
and medium priced farm-fed steers
and this competition, which has been
factor in holding down the SHIPPING
orders for medium and lower priced
steers in recent weeks, can hardly be
expected to show material increase
| The fact that the feeder shipments are
gaining must be taken into considera
ton in sizing up the movement of
| steers to eastern points.
Hogs.
| Hogs opened 500 cents up but lost
Tart of the gain before the close
Receipts of hogs at Chicago stock
yards last week total 14S.SO0. or $500
more than the previous week. 10000
more than the same week last year and
24,GO0 more than the corresponding
week two years ago. Grand average of
the corresponding weeks of the past
| twelve years, which ranged at 91,S14
to 229. 1902, figured 14sO26
| Estimated average weight of hogs at
Chicago last week was 204 pounds. or
one pound heavier than the previous
week, 60 pounds lighter than the same
week last year and 90 pounds lighter
than the corresponding week two years
ago. Grand average of the CORE
spending weeks of the past twelve
years. which ranged at 211 pounds to
PAS pounds, was 236 pounds.
Average price of hogs at Chicago
last week figured s62s. or cents high
er than the previous week, SLIP lower
than the same week last year and s1,71
lower than the corresponding week
two years ago. Grand average of the
corresponding weeks of the past twelve
years, which ranged at S4100S0O. fig
ured SSH -
Eleven markets were credited with
| $4,000 hogs last week the largest
weeks supply since the week of June
Il, when 100000 was the combined to
tai, and stood $4,000 larger than the
previous week. 20s.00O larger than the
same week last year and $4,000 larger
than the corresponding week two years
ago, but 10000 smaller than like week
three years ago. Grand average Of cor
responding weeks Of past eleven years.
which ranged at 334 900 to $4,000, fig
ured 100000. Total for 1911 to date
.u,746 900, or 4,ess.OoO more than the
same time 1910 and 100000 more than
the like period 1909, but $4,000 more
than the corresponding time 1908. The
four-year average was 100000.
Sheep.
Lambs were boosted 1925 cents
natives selling at s615 and westerns at
$500.
Manner in which shippers have
flooded the market with native bovine
stock the last wee,: would indicate that
they thought pacgers were going tc
close up shop and not buy another
hoof for months. Despite sharp fall
; ing off in the movement Of wester,
range stock. crrta ilment in week end
marketing. and the appearance If bl,
few more fed Westerns, the weeks
supply will total only about $500 less
than last week. and 5000 more tan o
ar ago. receip.s Of native stock here
during the first ha'f Of the week hay.
ms: been among the largest on recort
J Ter corresponding period.
Lambs have been in conspicuous,
! large quota during he week and have
herne the brunt ot a sharp define tina
has brought The market 'iown to thu
lowest average ras:s of the seas,r Ma
, Tive lambs are telling mostly 50GD55,
Low er than week aso, ard maturct
.steep Of both sexes are frorn !Ea02s.
Blower Year1inss ~. q tat light wedgh
seass have escaped puuiSp.nelr., benz
So scarce as 70 be = novelty 81: heaS!
Weights are lower In SeRpethy will
the decline In more aged claSsss. ShaEp
ly reduced supplies Of feeding l&mb'
have put all desirable kinds on a stFonl
; to higher basis than week ago, man!
selling Csc higher. altho choice kinds
1t a.