Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-30

yious week, $4,000 . year ago ana
e27.s00 two years ago.
Kansas cut loose lot Of cheap grade
light grassers which sold as low as
$4.40 and numerous lots Of Kansans
had to take $4.76@525, while the trashy
native grassers went down to $4.25.
The beef market is oversupplied, nat
urally, as a result Of the deluge Of
cheap cattle, which have gone into the
killer hoppers, but there Is as yet no
apprecia BILE decline in wholesale prices
Of beef. Whether 1t will come later re-
mains a question, but q decline in
packers price doubtless would afford
greater movement Of the surplus out
Of coolers. which would give the steer
trade some opportunity to move out OF
the bad rut in which it has dropped.
Spread in prices is wider than In
several years past as result Of the
dearth of common and medium stuff.
and scarcity of the primest hesyes, but
aE there IL not much likelihood OF a
prise rise for lower grades. the same
situation would appear to apply rel
alive to probability of decline in the
prime ones. 1t is simply matter Of
supply and demand which governs the
trade and the supplies Of common and
big, but not so with the prime ones.
Hogs.
Hogs closed weaker, with early
strength lost Pigs, however. picked
up, and sold at an advance of 25 cents.
Receipts OF hogs at Chicago Stock
Yards last week totaled 142,400, or e,400
less than the previous week. $4,000
more than the same week last year and
50, 400 compared with the corresponding
week two years ago. The grand aver
age of the corresponding weeks Of the
past twelve years. which ranged at g.
3o9 to 173,o07, was 14o.777. There We're
five weeks smaller than $4,000 and
four larger than 10000.
Estimated average weight OF hogs at
Chica 60 last week was PA pounds, or
IS pounds lighter than the previous
week. but still pounds heavier than
two weeks ago, 80 pounds lighter than
the same week last year and IA pounds
lighter than the corresponding week
two years ago. Grand average OF the
corresponding weeks Of the past twelve
years. which ranged at 207 pounds to
pa pounds, was 230 pounds or is
pounds heavier than the present week.
Average price Of hogs at Chicago last
week figured $6.32, or 20 cents lower
than the previous week. $2.11 lower
than the same week last year and s1.49
lower than the corresponding week two
years ago. Grand average OF the cor
responding weeks Of the past twelve
years which ranged at s4.3o1s.43, was
$3.50. There were I'VE weeks lower
than 1928 and only four higher than
$500.
Altho local hog receipts were smaller
than the previous week, the combined
total at eleven markets last week was
10000 larger than the previous week
and stood largest since week Of June
"a, when $4,000 were recorded, and
that week was preceded by $4,000. 1t
was 10000 larger than the same week
last year and $4,000 larger than the
corresponding week two years ago.
Grand average OF corresponding weeks
Of the past eleven years. which ranged
at 24s,oo0 to ss5, geo. was 100000. Total
for 1911 to date, 19.653.000. or 4.5S3,00O
more than same time in 1910 and L.
399 900 more than like period 1909, but
2,3o3, 900 less than the corresponding
time in 1908. The four-year average
figured 1s.733ooo.
Sheep.
Sheep We're steady but weakness
showed in fat lambs.
Surprise has been occasional by the