Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-13
PRICES NOT NoTICEABlY HIGHER
BUT DEMAND WAS
STRONG.
HEAVY HOGS At PREMIUM
OVER LIGHTER GRADES
chansed-Lambs About Steady-En-
c%ourasine Outlook For Feeders Of
cattIe-Review Of Market Conditions
Current Quotations.

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the hog market than was at first an
~ticipated was shown on the late trad
ing. Prices were not n~oticeably higher
! but offerings sold at strong figures.
Heavy hogs were at a premium over
lights.
Hogs continue to come marketWard
more LIBERAL? h a year ago and the
! supply at eleven markets Thursday
,rotaled 1890 or 5000 more than a week
ago. 23,3GO more than a year ago and
l6.40O more than the corresponding
Thursday TWO years ago. Chicago was
credited with 1000 more than a week
ago and 5000 more than a year ago.
Kansas City received $500 more than
a year ago. ST. Louis had 1000 more
than a week ago and $500 more tina a
year ago. Sioux City had 1000
more than a year ago Indian
apolis received 1900 more than a
INDIANAPOLIS received 1,oG0 more than a
week ago and $500 more than a year
ago. Total thus far this week $4,000,
OF 5000 more thar same time last
week, 100000 more than the like period
last year and $4,000 more than the cor
responding four days W years ago.
Total for 1911 TO date lS.53o,ooo, or A.
PIG. 600 more than the same period IN
1910 and I.1o3.000 more than the CORE
spending time in 1909.
Cattle.
Cattle were firm but unchanged.
The demand for choice to prime
lonz-fed grades holds full as anybody
could expect, tho. as regards these
kinds. it is merely a case of short sup
ply.
Wednesdays large quota OF the bet
Ter grades was by no means an indlca :
tor Of feed yard conditions. The ex-
cellent markets for choice stuff OF late
induced a lot of cuaxing on sellers part
to get some generous supplies OF choice
beef at hand for the mid-week trade.
they knowing that demand for them
would be urgent. and the feeders who
took the advice TO come on with their
choice ones evidently are not sorry
they did so. since more han $500 and
hieher trading was accomplished than
any day in months past. and the estao-
fishing OF an $3.50 top pointed the keen
demand for these kinds. which, altho
fully ~aopeased in the Wednesday ses-
sion. is reported TO break out ane"
next week u at least afford con-
tinuance Of high prices. even tho a stu
further higher top figure may moi De
made. That $500 will be realized be-
fore the fall crop Of fancy beeves is in
IS now the firm belief among traders,
For four days this week supply
stands $500. against 70,llS a week
ago and 71,l33 a year ago. but the
hrinkage has been practically all III
the western range crop. since the nj
run for four days is only $4,000, While
No to this time a week ago nearly o.
600 cattle from the ranges had been
disposed of. In the face OF the big fall
ing off in receipts and a shrinkage in
outward movement of feeding steers,
the shipping call for fat bullocks has
been practically as big as last week
and it was his demand coupled with
packers good call. which has been the
incentive TO price boosting which has
been noted this week for common and
medium grades for the first time in
several weeks past, affording some evil
dence of a good demand for the beef.
even tho are still complain
ing that its cost is too high.
Sheep.
-h ,,.zr. about steady