Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-10
UNCERTAINTY IN CATTLE Dlvis'
ION AND PRICES SLUMP 10 TO
IS CENTS.
HOGS WEAK AND SLOW
AND PRICE OFF is TO 20
Arrival Of Delayed Shipments Brings
Total Receipt. Near $1,000 and
Break in Market Ensues-sheep and
Lambs Active and Hisher-Rsview
of Market Conditions.

Chicago. jan 10.-Cattle maTAet
was uncertain and unsatisfactory be-
cause of heavy delayed receipts. Sell
ers looked for declines OF from 10 to
Is cents.
There was no question but what two
thirds OF Tuesdays supply had orig
iraily been intended to land here's for
tl.e Monday market. but was held out
along the road because Of the inability
of the motive power TO haul Ions trains
when the mercury was flirting with the
bulb in the lower end Of the Their
mcmeter This condition still prevails
in the west, and especially in western
Iowa. The Mort hwestern and BurAng-
ton roads We're refusing to accept con-
sisnments in many Iowa points Tues
GAY. and this should mean light
western run after today. altho the
shul-of in western Iowa will rot affect
today's receipts, since the bulk OF that
stuff was started from there early on
Monday There will be generous
weekend crop here at market, and
with this prospect well in view the
trade is looking for dire things to hap
good to choice heavy steers, kinds
which have been scarce for some time
past. should again have all the best OF
the selling, providing the eastern Soads
are in shape to haul the shippers pur-
chases to seaboard points OF destina-
ton.
Two days receipts this week stand
1000, against 24,649 a week ago and
$500 a year ago. while in the six
western markets the run for the week
thus far stands $1,000. against $4,000
a week ago and $4,000 a year ago.
Hogs.
Hogs were weak and slow and gen
orally from 10 to 20 cents lower than
yesterday. because of heavy receipts
made burdensome by the delayed ar
rivals. The top was $685..
Receipts Tuesday were estimated
early at $4,000, but soon traders were
counting on $4,000 to $4,000 and much
business was done on that estimate.
Trains were late getting in and many
of the ones that got here after ID
O'Clock were "hoggy" and 1t looked like
the actual count would surpass 10000
while only 20.10. arrived week ago
while the count the corresponding
Tuesday a year ago footed 27,1S0. Two
DAYS receipts were $1,000. an increase
of 1920 compared with the same per-
iod last week and decrease Of $500
compared with the corresponding time
a year ago. Some of yesterdays ar.
rivals should have been here Monday
but owing to the severe weather die
not get in. and there We're others billed
TO arrive Yesterday that undoubtedly
got in too late to be counted until to.
/ day.
! Eleven markets were credited will
about 10000 more hogs than Monday
and the total at 10000 was no.
! larger than last Tuesday. 300 smaile'
than a year ago and 1900 smaller thar
two yeans ago. Total thus ar this week
! 222. 900. or $4,000 more than the SAM
period las, week. $4,000 less than thu
like time a year ago and $1,000 les
than the corresponding two days twt
years ago. Sioux City was the onl.
market that did not have more hog
than a week ago. Kansas City, ST
Joseph. Sioux City. ST. Paul and Pitts
burgh each received less than a yea
ago. while the other six markets in
creased enough to overcome that de
crease.
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs We're active an
higher The top was $40.