Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-28

to cents higher on demand for ship
ping accounts. The top was $3.50
Eleven markets received S1,7oO hogs
Wednesday, or 35,40O less than a week
ago, 1900 more than a year ago and
$4,000 more than the corresponding
Wednesday two years ago. Total thus
far this week. $4,000. or less than half
as large as the corresponding three
days the previous week, which did not
include holiday, $4,000 less than the
same period year ago and 5000 less
than the corresponding time two years
ago. Total for 1911 to date, 24.6S5,00O
or $4,000 more than the same period
1910 and 2,522.0 900 more than the cor
responding time 1909.
Cattle.
Cattle were steady at the opening
but after showing some strength on
butchers stuff and bulls, closed weak.
10 to Is cents lower.
Scarcity OF good fat handy weight
helfers thus far this week as re-
suit Of the bad smashing OF values
buyers inflicted on that class of sun
last week rendered the market for fat
little yearling steers better than any
other class at only a slight damage.
say 10@15 cents from last weeks best
time, has been done to the price list for
that class Of stock. but the trade on
the palmer and stronger weight short
fed steers is plenty bad enough. the
classes Of steers to sell at $6.O0@7.25
being the hardest sellers on the list
and steers good enough to go around
$3.50 moving with some difficulty ut
the reduced prices.
EQUALITY Of the supply yesterday in
the main was miserably poor for a
Wednesday run. but the elaboration
with which buyers even Of the better
class of steers went at the buying to-
day Indicated that the demand even
for the choice heavy cattle has mar
rowed down considerably from its
breadth here during the first three
weeks Of December. Prices are still
relatively high for all classes Of beef
steers. however, the top sale here today
standing 35 cents per cwt higher than
the prices paid here two years ago to-
day for steers Of almost identically the
same weight. while the bulk of the
day close TO so cents higher than at
1909 was at the highest level up to that
time recorded since beef famine days
following the civil war.
Supply at 1880 head Wednesday
was little larger than expected, show
ing a total of $4,000 head for the first
half the week, against 29,soO for the
same time last year. and that week
included no holiday Monday. as has
been cut out Of this first half week s
trade.
This shows that Chicago is drawing
the bulk of the crop Of beef ready for
market now, the movement at western
markets being relatively light, the
five market total for the week thus far
standing 1000 cattle, against $4,000
same time last week and 1890 same
period last year.
Live muttons showed an advance Of
10 to % cents over yesterday. Prime
lambs were quoted at $3.50.
Local receipts Wednesday were esti-
mated at $4,000. against 24.42s a week
ago and 1882 year ago. Total thus
far this week, $4,000, decrease Of H.
500 compared with the same period last
week and an increase Of 20.s00 COM
pared with the corresponding time a
year ago. Six markets were credited
with 10000 sheep Wednesday. against
4O,s00 last Wednesday and $4,000 a
year ago. Three days receipts footed
$1,000. or $4,000 less than the same
period last week, which did not in
clude holiday. Compared with the
corresponding time a year ago present
supply was $4,000 larger.