Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-18
HIGH PRICES PAID EARLY IN
SESSION NOT JUSTIFIED ~
LATER CONDITION.
LIGHT STEERS OF QUALITY
MEET WITH GOOD DEMAND
General Market Steady, Because Of
Moderate offsrinss-Live Muttons
Weak and Sheep Prices Lower
Livestock Markstinss Must es Mod
crate to Prevent Price Breaks.


after opening strong to 10 cents high
e. 4 top of S6.45 Was paid but this
looked high compared with later prices.
Receipts Wednesday were estimated
early at 10000 and later at T., 000.
while around noon many were calm
the run as high as $4,000. but laterfess
of trains made it uncertain. a week
ago the largest run Of all last week
showed up. or 53.43s. while the cor
responding Wednesday year ago the
official count was 27.05o. Using az, 900
the three days supply was sS.l00, a
decrease of 1880 compar & with the
same period last week and an increa Sc
of 2l.000 compared with the CORES
ponding time las, year.
There were $4,000 fewer hogs at
eleven market Wednesday than week
ago. or 10000. while that number was
$4,000 larger than the supply a year
ago. while 1t was $500 larger than
the run the corresponding Wednes-
day two years ago. Only four out of
elevenmarkets had more hogs than a
week ago. while practically none, Of
rem had less than year ago Total
he first half of this week. 100000, or
1000 more than the same time last
yreek. $4,000 more han the like period
wear ago and Il? 900 more than the
corresponding three days two years
ago Total for 1912 to date. 1861 900.
of $4,000 more than the same period
1911 and $4,000 more than the cor
responding time 1910.
Cattle. g ~
+ Cattle were steady. with light steers
of good quality in demand.
Eastern buyers are rot as keen In
the chase as one week ago and a vol
ume of less than $4,000 cattle shipped
from here the arst half. this week
gainst 1859 same. time last week
and 2o,sss one year ago. indicates the
narrower outlet for beef in the east
as well as the tapering down of bust
ness in stockers and feeders to small
volume.
Order BUYERS on eastern account ex-
plain that most of the cattle that were
put on feed in eastern territory last
very short feed this year on account
Of the high cost of feed. Liquidation
is already in progress, s25 hay and 7oc
corn and the current high prices for
cattle of only ordinary class having
pullSu d lot III ud.l-tdt SAS[iS W easy
ern markets already from nearby ter
rito-y which under normal conditions
would have been carried along until
March or April.
No. big crop Of cattle is to move from
eastern territory this season. but
enough are available to affect the
market somewhat from its recent
strong condition already. High prices.
too. have encouraged the marketing Of
a lot o, COW beef from the farms OF
the east and the supplies are reduc-
ing the call from that territory on the
Chicago market considerable. below
that of last year.
All western markets showed mod
crate movern ent Of cattle Wednesday.
the six points a total Of $4,000 head.
against 1880 one week ago today and
24,1o0 ore year ago. The deficiency
nf beef supply at the six points is
shown by total of only $4,000 head
the first half this week and 10000 same
time last week against 10000 head for
the same period one year ago., when
the best steers sold here at $40. such
avera ging in weight UP to 1858 pounds.
Sheen.
Live rnuttons were weak. With Sc. rs
quoted as a possible top. Sheep were
; lower.