Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-17
EARLY ADVANCE OF 5 ON sPEcU.
LArlvE AND SHIPPING DEMAND
NOT SUSTAINED.
BULK FINISH At THURSDAYS
RANGE OF SIPS TO $7.3s
Cattle Wsrs Steady. Few Choice
Sorts Selling We'll, But Others Drag.
eins. Offerings Meaeer and Lacking
in ouaiity-Littie Price Change in
Sheep and Lambs.

Chicago Feb. 11-HOgs showed
strength early on speculative and ship
Ding demand, being generally 5 cents
higher, but packers held off until late,
when they were able to force declines.
Prices lost the early advances and fin
ished at about the close Of yesterday.
The top was $3.50, paid for lights while
choice butchers were sold at $7.45. The
bulk OF hogs went within range o.
$1.25 10 S1.3o, the range at which pack
ers secured most Of their animals.
Combined receipts Of hogs at eleven
markets Thursday 1otaled $1,000, or 49,
400 less than week ago. 1850 less
than a year ago and $4,000 less than
the corresponding Thursday Two years
ago. Chicago received less than half
as many as a week ago and 5000 less
than a year ago. Omaha had 5000 less
than a week and year ago. St. Louis
was credited with 5000 less than year
go and 1000 more than year ago. ST.
Joseph received 1000 less than week
ago. Sioux City had 1900 less than
week ago Indianapolis received half
as many as a week ago and 1000 less
than q year ago. Buffalo received 5000
less than week ago, or the same as
a year ago. Pittsburg had 1000 less
than a week ago and 1000 less than
year ago. Total thus far this week
$4,000, or $4,000 more than a week ago
and $1,000 less than the corresponding
four days two years ago. Run for 1911
to date $4,000. or $4,000 more than
the same period in 1910 and $4,000 less
less than the corresponding time in
1909.
Cattle.
Cattle We're steady, few choice
sorts selling we'll, but others dragging.
The offerings were neager, and lack
ing in quality.
Run was moderate for Thursday.
only 5000 cattle arriving. which made
$1,000 for tho four days this week.
against 4O.72e a week ago and 5000 a
year ago. but in view Of continued
choked outlet OF beef. which 1s laid
partly to the fact that weather is IN
seasonable and also to the cheaper
prices FOR eggs and poultry retarding
beef demand. the supply has been full
enough to go the rounds and It has
been fortunate, indeed, that the run in
the last two days has been held to
light volume.
What the next week will bring forth
in the shape OF supply is problematical.
but surely there has not been anything
in the conditions this week that may
be construed as an induce.nent for
however, the feed yards are in the
worst condition Of the season. and
much corn is being wasted. This state
Of affairs IS usually an incentive for
feeders to liquidate holdings. but II the
shipping impulse Is strong there will
be directly opposite state Of Affairs
at market. since neither shippers nor
packers can use big run expedttiously,
and only as a leverage to pound the
prices.
Strong favor for fat finished 1900
pound grades. az against 400 to 1900
pound stuH and also the lighter warm
ed-up and short-fed classes, Is indica-
tive Of the preference for quality and
handy beef cuts in market circles, but
when demand calls mainly for one
class, which is hard to hnd IN the runs.
and slumps for others. 1t Is poor time
for the feeders to look upon the mar
ket as a good place to drop liberal sup
plies.
Yearlings and the fat 1900 pound
grades are the only kinds which get
really firm demand. Other stun has
to sell irresularis-. good price depending
entirely upon urgent shipping demands.
since the packers. we'll loaded with
beef. are in serene position with re-
spect to purchases and ready to fight
price advances all along the line.
Sheep.
Total receipts thus far this week
1880, a decrease Of $500 compared with
same period last week and an increase
Of 2s.60O compared with corresponding
time last year. Run at six markets yes
terday totaled 24,s00, against $4,000 a
week ago, 10000 a year ago and $4,000
two years ago. Total for week to date
$1,000 a decrease Of 10000 compared