Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-14
100 MANY HOGS
THROWN On. MARKET
HEAVY MIpWEGK RECEIPTS ERE.
SUIT IN LOWERING TEND.
ENcv OF PRICES.
RECEIPTS OF NEARLY 10000
CAUSE BREAK OF S CENTS
Moderate Run Of Cattle and Prices
Hold Steady-Sheep Market Shows
Little Variation-Revisw Of Market
conditiens-currsnt Quotations at
Principal Points.

Chicago, Feb. 14.-Heavy mid-week
receipts of hogs. tota!ling today nearly
10000 had depressing effect on the
market mere. and opening quotations
were cents lower. The market failed
to rccoved at the close OF the session.
Tota! marketing Of swine at eleven
markets Tuesday aggregated 10000 or
$4,000 more than week ago. $4,000
more than year ago and 10000 more
than the corresponding Tuesday two
years ago. Chicago was not heavy.
but all other western markets showed
increases compared with weekeago.
Omaha wired an estimate of $4,000. or
a record for a day at that market. the
previous high mark there being 2i,s01.
established June 20. 1905. Eastern mar
kets were moderately supplied. none Of
them having more than a week ago.
Markets showing decreases compared
With 4 year ago were few. as nearly
every point showed material increases.
Total thus far this week 0o0O or o.
900 more than the same time last week.
11,00o more than like period a year ago
and $4,000 more than the corresponding
TWO days two years ago Total for 1912
to date 4.201 900. or III 900 more than
the same period 1911 and l. 402 900 more
than the bonding time 1910.
Cattle.
Cattle receipts were moderate and
prices We're generally at Tuesdays lev
els
Whether or not there is any real
cause for apprehension during Lent. 1t
is fact that there is always a time
when the market is slow. when the
sellers make haste slowly, when the
country is advised against the heavy
shipment of cattle and just now that
seems to be the situation. and the pail
Of anticipated weakness is hanging
over the market. It has frequently
happened in the past that during lent
at time when the trade had looked for
a weak tone and lack Of demand.
prices have made the best gains. but
these are the exceptions rather than
the rule. Especially is 1t likely to prove
true for a time. at least. that there WI!
Sc Z slo1 demand during Lent this
year. owing 20 the fact that the country
has been hampered in the shipment Of
Its cattle to market by. the extreme cold
weather which has made. the transport
tation problem one which the railroads
have found exceedingly hard to solve.
This cold weather can not last much
longer. and the thaw is likely to come
during Lent. thus opening the way to
more liberal shipments OF cattle to mar
ket and at a time when moderation
should be the motto in the marketing
of cattle -
The east has already begun to feel
the effect of coming Lent The actual
opening of the season Is on Feb. -.
and it is more than likely that the call
on eastern account Will be !curtailed
this week as we'll as next -,
The more distant future in the cattle
market seems to be more bright with
promise for the feeder. There is likely
to he period when the runs will he
heavy. the breaking Of the dam OF frost
sending the cattle forward in big
stream. which may subside as quickly
as it started After that there is every
reas son to look for small runs. as all the
reports from the country are to the
efsec, that the number OF cattle on feed
is light.
Sheep.
sheep trade wore Il satisfactory tone
compared 10 recent days and the mar
ket was steady.
Chicago livestock.
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