Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-08

Chicago. May S.-Final prices showed
bulk of steers to be generally 10 to 10
cents lower A few prime steers held
steady some selling at 50. Butcher
stuff was weak and draggy.
Current marketings of cattle are
showing some respectable increases
over Il few weeks ago, but there is rea-
son to believe that the gain in mar
ketings prompted by the sharply ad-
vanced values of late. has been draw
ing out of feed yards big number OF
immature steers which really Should
have been fed for later markets.
This has been particularly true OF
the yearl;ng supplies in recent DAYS. A
considerable quota of plain and med
ium yearlings have come to market.
and by force OF increased supply, cou-
pied with some depreciation in quality.
these classes have sold sharply lower
than high point last week. Decline IN
some instances amounts to 40 cents per
hundredweight. while in the majority
of trades for plain and medium year
lings prices have shown 2o-cent cut.
1t will require only few more re-
cessions in values for these grades OF
steers to demonstrate to their owners
;.a: !. is bad time to ship such stuff
freely in face Of certain shortage vi
supplies a few weeks later.
These immature steers should be
held off the market. Their feed cost
for a few weeks should be offset by
probable good selling figures later on.
Such cattle coming now constitute q
goodly share of the recently increased
receipts, and the habitat and warmed
mp 100 to 1900 pound grades. which
are also meaner sellers now, comprise
another liberal portion Of the recently
shown increase in marketings
In two days this week Chicago has
received 506S6, which is 26,046 less
than the first two days last week, 243
more than the same time year ago,
and an increase of 1886 over the cor
responding period two years ago.
With the exception Of ST. Paul and
ST. Louis, all of the western markets
reported a decrease in receipts Tues
day, total al eleven points aggregat-
ing 1890, which is 25.100 less than
last Tuesday. falling off Of 500 as
compared with the same day year
ago and $4,000 more than the corre-
spending Tuesday two years ago. For
two days the total reaches 1000,
decrease of $1,000 compared with the
first two days last week. 1000 more
than the same time last year and an
increase Of 41,O0o over the correspond
ing period OF 1910. The total 1912 to
Gate reaches 100000. or 100000 more
than the same time a year ago and an
increase of 3.34S,OO0 over the CORE
spending period two years ago.
Hogs.
Hogs We're 10 cents higher on light
CT runs. The top was s7s1ha.
Six markets had 100 cattle Tues
day. gainst 26.l00 a week ago and the
two-day run at six points stands only
$1,000. against $4,000 a week ago and
$1,000 year ago. plain evidence that
the west is short Of steers and rela-
lively nigh prices there fail to bring out
the same increased shipping response
as noted in Chicago territory.
The fact that choice to prime steers
value from high time last Wednesday,
with the tops at s9.05 on Monday being
/ sc higher than best price last week. is
Undertaking. predictions made some
time ago to the effect that when de-
cline hits the market it would come
been doing eta T keauAve lucas WIS
ma rfly in the class of steers which
have been doing the brunt Of price
elm Ding during recent weeks.
Sheep.
Res. lambs made little gain and
general market was only about steady.