Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-16

! cropped ~ 10 10 Genus from yeSter-
days inflated prices. The bulk sold
at s6.eo@6.s5.
west receipts Of hogs at eleven mar
kets for Friday totaled only $4,000. be-
; ing 1000 less than arrived a week ago
! and that many less than correspond
| ing Friday year ago. Chicago's run
; was 5000 short of a week ago and
500 short Of a year ago. Omaha re-
i ceived only 500. against $4,000 week
ago and $500 year ago. st. Joseph
was credited with 1000 or $500 less
| than a week ago and $500 a year ago.
While receipts in the west were de-
| cidedly short Of a week and year ago.
| the run in the east was fully up to
week ago. The first Ave days Of this
week eleven markets received only
| $4,000. being 100000 less than arrived
same period week ago and $4,000 less
than a year ago. Combined receipts
for 1912 to date compared with year
ago show an increase of 1,45s,ooo.
Cattle.
Cattle were nominally steady on
neager run.
Character of demand is changing
somewhat at this time and it will be
in order to see the choice light and
handy weight steers sell up in closer
company with the prime cattle Of heav-
iel- weight in the near future. tho the
situation this year. with high feed cost
Of every kind. is one conducive to
heavy cattle maintaining wider mar
gin into the warmer weather than
usual, as fewer cattle Of that class have
been produced for the spring market.
Same top price for cattle has been
scored this week as the week before.
ssS5. and that price stands against 81
as the best figure here one year ago.
This top price was reached on Mon
day for a 21-head load of prime thick
fat steers avera ging 1868 lbs. and II
head OF lighter cattle fed with the same
lot that made the same figure.
Total supplies for the week are al
most identical with the run of 53,'T
head here last week and will show
close to 300 more than marketing here
one year ago this week.
Total OF the five days at six markets
! has fallen to only 1890 head against
| $4,000 same time last week and 1907
| coo one year ago this week. when the
/ western markets were receiving much
I larger percentage Of the general cattle
receipts than have been coming their
way this year This fall down at west
ern markets is due in some measure to
the very bad drouth that struck the
/ regions most contributory to the west
| ern market last summer and resulted
! in such wholesale sacrifice OF cattle
of every class from that territory last
summer and in further measure to the
very attractive prices that have been
: hung I'D at Chicago for the good cattle
| from farther west territory all year
I thus far.
Sheep.
| There was also a light run OF sheep
| and the market was steady.
! Apnearance at mid-session OF SIX
| car train of Coloradoes was the signal
for the touching off of some pyrotech-
/ mics. Quality considered. they sold
| sharply higher. quarter or more. put
the advance was prompted solely by
the meagerness Of the supply at hand,
and considering the fact that there
was not enough here Friday to really
make market the bulge Is eliminated
| in quoting the weeks advance. Two
loads of the Sylvester Colorado lambs
sold a, $3.50, another at $40 and some
fair light Coloradoes at E.15@7.25.-n
Efficient manner in which supply
has been held down this week. follow
ing the phenomenal upturn in values
scored the week previous. has imbued
sellers with a lot of confidence in their
ability to hold the advantage gained
and force the buying element to step
I'D and settle. Some reaction in prices
was generally considered logical
week ago after the big bulge. but in
stead prices for sheep, yearlingss and
| choice to fancy lambs hAve climbed
still higher. eliminating Fridays furry,
being 10@15 cents up. while the me-
dunn to good lambs and including such
as sell from around $st5047.15.. are in
about the same notch az high time last
week, tho little higher in most cases
than Friday Of last week. The one
bearish factor in the trade at present
is a sluggish market tor the dressed
product, which buyers claim has failed
to follow fully the advanced cost Of
stock on the hoof and which they as
sert does not warrant present quota
lions for the latter, but with beef as
high as the moon and hogs humping
around the cent notch this week for
the first time within six months. and
the supply Of sheep and lambs now on
feed in comparatively few and strong
hands, sellers see no reason to antici-
pate other than creditable stunts being
performed by sheep-house trade.
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