Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-18
PRICES At CLOSE OF TRADING A.
GOOD As At CLOSE LAST
WEEK.
HOGS HOLD STEADY At
FRIDAYS PRICE LEVELS
Holders Ab,e to Effect Gle aranee AItho
Early Trade Was Unecrtain-Pack.
err. Generally Out Of Sheep Market
and Demand Slow-Wesk- End Prices
10 to is Cents Higher.

Chicago. Feb 1s.-Hog prices were
about the same as at the close Testsr-
,.ay. Demand from shippers was fair
but scalre.s did rot pick up very mum,
as early trade was uncertain However,
holders were able to effect a clearance.
TIE top for prime hogs was 1913, ana
this WIG expected to he the extreme
figure for tho Gay.
Con hircl receipts of hogs at eleven
M ka.s Friday figured 5000 or u 100
less ,!lan week ;,go. 800 less than q
yea~ $50 and oaSoO less than tWo
yea~s ago Cticago had 1880 less than
IA week ago and SEQ less than year
ago. Narsos CITY received $500 les
than year ago. 81. LOWS he'd 1000
more IT,, week ago. St. Paul re-
caivca 900 less than Il week ago. md
annapolis had twice as many as yea:
ago. Bufta.o had 1000 more than
v.cclk 40 and 1900 more tl'an year
ago. Pi;tshure received 600 less than
n week ago ara l 500 more than Year
sgo Total thus far this week $4,000
or 900 less than the same time lest
week 80 GOO more than = IKE period
last year and Is 600 less than the cor
responding five days two years ago
Total for 1911 to date 3.945,nnH. o. 1884,
coo more than the same period in 1910
and $4,000 less than the correspond
ing time in 1909
Demands for cattle this week We're
better than last week. The influence Of
the heavy run last Monday which cut
rr'ces. vas over before the end OF the
week. All losses that came late Mon
day were recovered before the close and
prices are now FULLY as good as they
We're at the close last week.
Run at $1,000 for five days this week
compare. with 4o533 week ago and
Ea.1e1 last year. while at the six mar
kets the supply totals 1873 900, an in
crease OF $1,000 over week ago and
10000 more than a year ago. Increased
volume of marketines came largely on
Monday. when Chicago had 1850. the
result Of sharp price appropriations last
week. Mondays run was the last big
offering, the market having closed bad
that day. with most selling 10 15c be-
low the steady basis shown early In
that session. while there were Instances
Of further recession. Light run fol-
lowed on Wednesday due IN q measure
to the poor close OF Mondays market
and also to the fact that roads were IN
niserably poor shape. and stuff could
not be moved In numerous sections
Higher epot early in the Wednesday
deal looked good to the sellers. burt the
strength In the demand was not lasting.
which furnished sufficient evidence OF
the poor situation in beef trade. Thurs
days market showed little better ac-
tlon than late Wednesday but stu the
prices were not as good "a early that
1nfT1Sc hE101ly
early Monday which was also the con-
dition Of affairs az compared WITH the
close last week. the same status OF the
trade being shown again today.
The only classes which have had
really good demand the week thru
have been fat 1900 to 1880 ID. steers and
Fat year,ings. There have been shipping
orders for such kinds which were firm
enough to afford good prices. These
sorts sold higher Wednesday and were
fully steady at best time Monday al
tho they caught some price recession
late that session. Yearlings have been
so scarce tina, buyers had no opportun-
ty to effect price declines. but the fact
that they held only steady In face Of the
scant offerings has been conclusive evil
lence that the killers are strongly OPP
posed 10 an uplift in values at this
time when .hc bcee market Is running
along in a low condition. plenty able
20 fill al consumptiv. demands from a
quite moderate supply
Coolers are not carrying big stocks
and packers are careful to hold down
the surplus beef to moderate volume
since they see small chance for Inn
proved outlet. at least until the weather
turns to seasona bic temperatures. Eggs
are being thrown into the markets in
volume close up To that which ususal-
~ comes month later and The COM
parative!y low prices for "llen fruit"
turns consumers favor in that direction
rs against beef growth however. is
unfavorab,e to feeders in that the coun-
Try feed yards are knee-decp in mud
and cattle are doing much poorer than
4 few weegs ago. Considerable corn
IS being wasted and there is uneasiness
over the shipping situation. A lot Of
| feeders would cash we're they half way
! confident that heavy run would not
force prices back to low levels of two
weeks ago T.lcir conservatism this
week has saved market from a severe
price hanlmerlng. bu: cutting loose OF
supplies for next weeks market will
prove tho signal FOR some wider breaks
| ,han have been made this week
Demand from shiopers holds only fair
the east taking 1000 more cattle this
week than last out of a $4,000 increase
in supplies, and in this crop were also
figured the exporters buying. Thus
the outside demand is not strong. altho
I it has been potent factor this week In
holding off a packer bear campaign OF
possible serious effect.
I Sheep.
| Demand for sheep and lambs was
slow this morning. but as the supply
was very small It made little difference
whether the buyers took them or not.
Packers were generally out of the mar
ket. Both sheep and lambs are 10 to
15 cents higher than they were last
week
Chicago Livestock.
Chicago, Feb. 1s.-Cat.ie-Estimate
receipts for today, 5000: market