Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-27

Chicago, Feb. 27-The hog run to-
Cay announced to flood, about $4,000
being received. AS result the market
suffered d severe break, prices falling
10 to 20 cents, tho they recovered
little before The close. The top was
under 81 AT the 1inisn the decline was
apoul 10 to 10 GEMS. Tue bulk OF hoSs
sold at 5. TO S'.lU.
Inc e. LilnateI average weight or
hogs at Chicago last week was 22s
pounds, the lisntest since the last week
ui January, and stood three POUNDS
il,n,er than the previous weeks, seV,h-
.eeH pounds heavier than the same
week last year aad t"en ey-elS-i
pounds heavier than The cores 'onuiilS
~ els two years ago. The correspond
ing weeks the last twelve years ranged
AZ POI 10 22s pounds, with a grand av-
erage of 2l5 pounds, or fourteen
pounds lighter than last week. Tn
heaviest week was in 1888 and the
highest in 1909.
.Ave"a-e price Of hogs at Chicago fig
ured a SIS last week, or 6 cents nigh
er than the previous week, s2.23 lower
than the same week last year. but SO
cents higher than the corresponding
week two years ago. The grand aver
age of the corresponding weeks dur
ing the last twelve years. which ranged
at $40 in 1889 to s9.49 in 1910, was
$3.50. or s1.36 lower than last week.
Half the weeks averaged about $500.
while four averaged below $500.
Receipts Of hogs al Chicago last week
totaled 163l00 or about $500 more
than the previous large week Of the
year TO date. and stood the largest since
the week of Dec. 16. 1909, when 20s.-
a64 arrived. Supply was $500 larger
han the previous week, 1920 larger
than the corresponding week last year
and 13.4o0 larger than the same week
Two years ago. The grand average Of
CORES ponding week. the last twelve
year. that ranged from 1862 to ga
last week There were four OF those
weeks when less than 10000 arrived.
and only two when more than 100000
showed I'D.
Combined receipts Of hogs at eleven
last week totaled $4,000. or
10000 more than the previous week, o.
900 more than the same week last year
and $4,000 more than the corresponding
week two years ago. The range OF cor
responding weeks the last eleven years
vas $4,000 to $4,000 ag rand average
of 4s1 900, or 1000 less than the present
week Total for 1911 to date 3.764.00o,
or $4,000 mora than the same period in
1910. but SOS 100 less than like time
in 1909 end 22aonoo less than the cor
responding period in 1903. Grand av-
e-age Of four wears figured 4.474.000.
Packers regard money spent for hogs
as we'll invested They have a bunch
that the present fairly liberal move
nent will be Of b-ie. duration. Every
day bares the fact that when packers
assert hogs are rot worth current cost
they are bluff'ng. Early this week
suroly ought 70 be equal to market
needs as stuff contracted for March y
delivery Is moving and renters hogs
are being cleaned up but when oats
seeding begins gap is regarded az
certain. Cudahy suggestion Of scent
drovee in April and May is ridiculel
Armour is a hungry buyer on all breaks
ard none OF the big local houses have
been able to get enough.
Interest is now centering in the new
mig crop and from all that can be
CLEANED. it will not be the fault OF the
country if pork production Is not ma
teriallv expanded in the near future
Everybody. or nearly so, has bred every
possible SOW and no concealment Is
made Of the fact Men who have bred
twice as many as last year make them
selves audible and II 1t were not 70,
the fact that gifts are being mainly de-
nended on for reproduction purposes
prediction of c1eap hogs would be logi-
cal. But littors will proha bly, he small
as they were last year. breeding with
Young sows being slow process Of re-
cuperating the industry. No young
sows are to be found in current hog
supply. and few old ones, but this i'm
plies plenty Of fat widows" next sum
rner and fall after they have weaned
their pigs and been fattened
Cattle.
Cattle were stronger. Receipt. fell
off by comparison and buyers were
more active, cleaning up the bulk OF
supplies, regardless Of price or quality
at general advance Of 10 cents. Trade
was not even. however, and some sale.
were not much better than steady.
Receipts for the week at $500
against SITS last week and Sc, SEC
a year ago have been quite moderate
and at least not suggestive Of a heavy
movement Of cattle being a forced is
cue as March approaches. Still there
10 thought to be fair number Of NOV
ers. steers to come forward early next
week, and those who are in q position
to hold of the market will. the trade
believes. pursue good policy. Lente1
influence is going to have more or les,
eeffct on the trade, but the ultimat.
effect will not be nearly az serious a
killing interests would have the pro.
ducers believe.
In Lent last year there was decen
action to steer trade, and, in fact. hiel
quality classes moved up to levels
among best noted in 1910. This was O
course due to scarcity Of finished
steers. and the opposite 10 the situa
tion now. feed yards being known (,
hold at least full enough finished higl
quality steers to MI present demands
Result Is that instead Of q higher mar
ket peang probable for prime stun tn
trade In the NEXT few v00aen dnuhflAa