Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-30
Holiday OBSERVED
At MARKET C[N|[RS
AL TRADING CEASED FOR DAY
IN CHICAGO AND
ELSEWHERE.
LIGHT CATTLE RECEIPTS
EXPECTED TO START BUYING
Better Action on Market Anticipated
Next Week-Shorter Receipts Only
Salvation for Market-Arrvas OF
HOGS and Sheep Show Decrease for
First Half of Week.

Chicago, Nov 3o-An markets were
closed today because of Thanksgiving.
Another light dose Of cattle supplies
on Friday should help a lot in clearing
the decks for decent buying action here
at the start next week.
However, the international show will
then be in progress and the tinlewcrn
warning to owners of medium and
plain steers to keep that stuff at home
and come to Chicago on the passenger
train instead OF shipping stock in order
to secure free transportation IS once
more in order. Markets will need a
moderate dose of supplies for the next
week. Beef cost to the consumer is
too high to induce big buying 2ow,
while poultry is relatively cheap sale.
and until there is general strengthening
of the beef markets the steer trade can
show only Spasulodic gains on light re-
ceipts and is bound to slump hard
whenever a generous run lands At
market.
One drove OF prime 1,56S-pound ILL.,
nois Angus steers FED and raised by
Rice Irwin, Tuscola. Ill, coming from
the same territory which produced the
Bragg So. 90 99-25 steers in recent weeks,
went at 1915 on Wednesday. There
was only one 2-year-old steer in Itle
lot, balance being long yearlirgs,
raised and fed by the cons;gnor. They
mad been on full feed nearly & year. Al
other drove Of choice heavy beeves
went at $3.50 and a few others made
SS.25 s.4o, but a scant showing was
made above 1915. and in fact the crop
above $3.50 was light. a spread OF s6..5
gao taking good share OF the pretty
good grade corn-fed killers. a lot OF
medium and warmed up steers averag-
ing 400 to 1900 pounds sold at S6.25
@6.65. with stalh-tsd Light stuff down
TO $3.50 and lower. tho not muci, Of
killing kind was had below $3.50. Com
mon end poor light stuff in odd lots,
however. went down to So and some
tailings around s4.75.
Ligh, fresh Wednesday run made
only 46,1e0 for the three days this week.
against 53,s57 week ago and s0,ss2 a
year ago, while of this crop the ship
pers have taken 1900. against 800 a
week ago Shorter receipts have been
the only salvation for the market. In
DOOStlOS ~ ASCS iOi d SOoO Si!1i z VI li!c
crop back to last weeks closing basis
the trade has been righted again in
fair shape. but il is clear TO all doing
business, both on the selling and buy
ing sides, that the situation needs the
most careful nursing from supply
standpoint, until beef demand again
assumes a normal status.
AT the six markets three days run
this week stands $1,000. against 49,
900 a week ago and $4,000 year ago.
thes horter runs west having their in
fiuence as well as in effectng a
steadier condition in the general trade.
Hog and Sheep Receipts Less.
Hog receipts moderated everywhere
Wednesday and total a eleven markets
was $4,000, or 2S,900 less than week
ago. 5000 less than a year ago and l.
200 less than the corresponding We'd
nesday two years ago. Total the first
half Of this week, 346 900 or 100 900
less than the same time last week, S.
900 more than the Ike period year
ago and $4,000 more than the CORE
spending three days two years ago.
Total for 1911 to date, 22.i35, 900 or
5,51S,000 more than the same period
1910 and 2.116,00O more than the cor
responding time 1909.
Sheep receipts were estimated a T.,
600. which was far below expectations,
against 2S,237 week ago and 3S.1l6 a
year ago. Total the first half OF this
week $4,000, decrease Of IS, 800 COM
pared with same period last week and
43.1o0 compared with the correspond
ing three DAYS a year ago. Six markets
had only 22.200 against Sc 800 a week
ago and 1880 a year ago. Total thus
20 Sc
than the corresponding time last week
and 10000 less than the same period a
year ago.