Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-17

HOGS STEADY TO STRONG
WITH $50 AS TOP
Lambs Advance 10 Cents, Selling Up to
ss.25-ch'sp Steady at Slight Ad-
vanee-current Quotations at Market
csnters and Review Of Livestock
Trade-other Market News.

Chicago, April 17.-Except choice
steers cattle We're generally lower
quotations being 10 and Is cents off
on bulk.
The price basis has arrived at a point
where beef demand is going to be a
since high beef cost is deemed likely
to curb the outlet for this commodity.
Eggs, poultry and vegetables are rel
.atively cheaper and so are the hog and
sheep products, tho not much. Beef
thus has lot of competition and ris-
ing tide of retail values can only be
expected to check the output thru re-
tail markets. This is the situation east
as we'll as locally and there is not
enough export demand to make that
call any material factor in the trade.
Still, from a supply standpoint. there
is small prospect of lower prices, &C
cording to the rank and file of traders.
The high price of corn and short rough
feed stockers, however, compel fair"
~ free shipping movement of stun
from feed yards now and any little let
I'D in the beef outlet would prove OF
price cutting effect in the steer deal.
especially as regards the fair to pretty
good LOO to 1900 pound steers. which
lust now are relatively highest sellers
on the list.
They. alnos with the fat 1,35o-pound
kinds. have had all the beset af the
ra1C
handyweights having shot up in value
much faster than heavy beeves. Ihefe
should be numerous 50 trades in 1,ooo-
pound choice steers now II theS hao
followed the speedy pace set by hsnt-
er weights. which nave pee" ii'oA'Ae
sSe5 dS.55 Of late.
Cheaper priced light stun Is oo'ns
remarkably well. A lot of it, sucn as
sold at this time a year ago al so'oo, is
making 81 and better now. and the XIII
ers are getting no very hoeral crop "
beef steers averaging ABOVE A'"oo
pounds at cost below 81. This IS wen
evidenced by glance at the safes io's
of Monday, which show that scan.
quota of purchases below - a'eraseo
over 1000 pounds altho there was
considerable crop Of $50 to $50 pou'iu !.
killer steers at $3.50 q $50. ehousn oA
them, in fact, to be recKoneo VIII '''
tabulating bulk of sales.
Hogs.
Hogs were steady to strong WIFI
1910 as best prices.
Ruvers lately have Disseminated
against coarse heavy sows Win 'he
result that most of them are reJec'eo
from loads and have to sell at aoou.
5O cents discount. selling at s'.2oW
80 according TO weight and class.
good many lights on the pig order
are in the pens. being an accumulation
from last week Buyers are giving
them a wide berth. consequently II Is
up to the country to get'-a good Wloe
margin on them as they sell 10" or
s6.50d 7.4O for 120 q 145- pound averages
Combined receipts Of hogs at eleven
markets Tuesday totaled 10000, pelns
5000 less than a week ago and 4.00O
more than corresponding Tuesday
year ago. Chicago's total at 1900 was
5000 smaller than a week ago and L.
100 larger than a year ago. Omaha
had $4,000, or 5000 less than week
ago and 1000 more than a year ago.
Kansas City reported $4,000, being
same as a week ago and 5000 less
than a year ago. st. Louis had $500
less than a week ago and 5000 less
than a year ago. Combined receipts
first two days Of this week $4,000, or
% 900 less than a week ago and 1000
less than year ago. Chicago the first
two days of this week received 44.3o0,
or II. 500 less than a week ago and 5,400
more than year ago.
Sheep.
Lambs were 10 cents, higher. $s.2o
being the top. Sheep were steady at a
slight advance.