Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-13

Chicago, May 1S.-Light hogs were
up cents and packers eventually paid
steady to firm values. Top for prime
$50.
Combined receipts Of hogs at eleven
markets Friday totaled $1,000, or 81
than year ago and 1890 more than
corresponding Friday two years ago.
Chicago received 5000 less than week
Ego and 1000 less than year ago. Kan
sas City had 1000 more than week ago
and 1000 less than year ago Omaha
had 5000 more than year ago. st. Louis
had $500 less than wee kago st. Jo-
seph had 1000 less than week ago and
1000 less than year ago. Sioux City
had $500 more than year ago. Total
thus far this week 10000. or $4,000 less
than same time last week, $4,000 more
than like period last year and $4,000
more than corresponding five days two
years ago. Total for 1911 to date $685.
900, or 2,057 900 more than same period
inu 1910. but $1,000 less than CORE
spending time in 1909.
Cattle.
Cattle were nominal with no market
Butcher stuff for the week ruled gen
orally steady for better grades. Heif-
ers sold slightly higher.
Markets ability to show strong
price basis as compared with a week
ago affords the traders general salts
faction. altho the feeling prevails that
a good thing can easily be spoiled early
next week in event that the country,
enthused over good action OF the trade
this week. cuts bose' too freely. South
Dakota and Nebraska have lot OF
fat cattle ready. much OF which stuff
has been held off the market in recent
weeks because Of price recessions, but
1t will be bad policy for feeders IN
those states to make q rush to unload
now. since hquidating in Dig doses can
only mean q sharp price reversal
Beef trade. &tho Broadening q ht-
tie as q result Of 'lessened public agita-
ton against high retail prices, and Q
little cutting OF cost in some instances,
is still in far From q 6ourtshinS condt-
ton, and a1tho continued moderate re.
ceipts> have permitted killers to work
off q part Of the surplus beef In cool
ers. they are still in q secure position
and well equipped to Eight hard against
"a further F4SinG tendency of prtceA
There IL. ho'WsvSf, no general expect
ancy OF further advancing values, and
the belief exists that the trade, hav-
ing been lifted Is OPS cents Off low
basis shown two we eks ago. will do
well in the neay future to hold this
Improvement.
Five days receipts this week stand
1896, against 4a,ee4 a week ago and
41.107 year aEo. while the shipments.
including a 1adrly liberal crop for ex-
port, have totated' 20 ,400. an increase Of
1000 over al week ago, and packer crop
has thus been a5Ott at last weeks
volume. AT six western markets totAl
for the five days sta--d $4,000. an In
crease Of 1900 over a week 80 and
5000 more than arrivals year asp
but 5000 of the increase over las;
week has been In the western markets.
and 1t was thus the firm demand al
Chicago, which carried the other points
along.
The run this week has carried a lot
Of high-grade steers, tho quota Of
choice heavy beeves has not been as
liberal as previously this season, GOOD
Indication that Illinois. Iowa and Mis-
souri, feed yards are running a little
shy Of winter-fed stuff. altho the
strong preference for handy and ligh,
steers. and especially yearlings, has
made 1t a fortunate circumstance thai
big beeves have not been here in great
volume On the other hand, the trade
has been literally dosed with yearlings
and especially the good grades, tho the
crop of choice to prime kinds has beer
comparatively light. It has been most
ly a $5.7506.15 crop of yearhngs, with
higher spots rarely shown, altho toy
yearilngs averaging less than 500
pounds went up to $685. within II
cents Of the weeks high spot for prime
heavy steers.
A year ago this week top was 1910
highest since March, 1910, but the croI
then carried only small quota which
landed above 1925, while the bigges
| share OF the general steer supply solt
at $7.00@s $40, this range taking tn.
same classes which this week cleared
within q spread Of $5.60@6.25, Will,
only ta1lings sold a year ago down t
35.75@6.00. against $s.00@5.25 for lil,'
kinds this week.
The sheep and lamb market was {
nominal one. Sheep made strong pric
advances for the week. lamb0 havini
| been strengthened and the entire Nv
mutton trade seems to be in q bettel
condition than it has been for lonl
time.
Attic prime western shorn vetheF'
have reached 1855 this week. thsr'
were comparatively few offerings tina
sold above $3.50, while those at $3.50
40 were fair to strictly good. Othe'
lots landed at $3.50 @4.1s, with cuH
downward from 1918. Ewes made $2.2'
04.15 and yearlings topped at $3.50, al
tho q prime light class was quotabl
at $500 and higher, while other lot
made S4.50@4.75. Wooled wethers land
ed at $4.75@5.00. Shorn native eve
made $1.50@4.5o, wethers sold at $l1
OATS, bulk making $3.50, and year
lings went at 1885 down. Bucks rang
ed at $3.00@3.50. IA
| Shorn Colorado lambs this week top
ped at $3.50. while most other choic
desirable weight lots landed at $3.50
$685.. according TO when they were Of
fered. Those at $5.2505.4o. were strict
lly good and some others m0de 34.Ste
$40, while seconds sold 1t 343S o4s7s
Fed westerns reached $500 ana other
wers secured ak $500 05S0. acccrdin
to weight and quality. while bulk mad
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