Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-14
MANY GRADES NOW SELLING 20
AND so CENTS OVER LAST
WEEKS PRICES.
GREATLY LEssENEo RECEIPTS
BRINGS HIGHER LEVELS
Hogs Steady, With Top for Day $40
Mutton Trade Steady-Rsvisw Of
Market Conditions and Current Quo.
tations At Livestock centers.

Chicago, June 4-Cattle were strong.
May cattle were 40 to so cents higher
than last week.
The run for four days this week
stands only $4,000, against 1906 a
week ago, but this is short showing
in view Of the better prices paid here
OF late as against last weeks bearish
trade. Thus it is clearly a case Of bull
ISL country sentiment, coupled with
shortage in feed yards. which is pro-
longing beef scarcity at market, and
viii likely keep it up for some months
ahead.
Compare dith a year ago, Chicago
crop is 1900 short this week, and
there IS shrinkage of 21,S0O in re-
ceipts as measured against two years
ago, which little batch of supply fig
ures might we'll be considered by that
congressional investigating committee
which Is inquisitive to know the "rea-
son why for all these price pyrotech-
MICS IT. beef steer trade and the re-
sullant effect upon retail cost Of beef.
The six markets had 11,400 cattle
Yesterday, against $500 week ago
and 20.600 year ago, but at six points
for the week to date, the crop Of sc, 900
is 1000 less than week ago,
and $4,000 short of a year and two
years ago, another little matter which
should be Of keen interest to Congress
man Edwards, who fathered that "be eff
trust investigation resolution.
At the six markets Tor the month to
date some big losses are shown, APP
proximately $4,000 less cattle arriving
at these points since June l than came
in the same period a year ago, and this
is just the time when the real effect of
short production over the country is
putting in its appearance, since the
June to date falling off is nearly IS per
cent Of the total shrinkage in six
markets receipts for the 1912 to date.
rs compared with a year ago. Also. II
the big cut in average weights Of cattle
this year against year ago is taken
into consideration. It may easily be
figured that beef shortage is vastly
greater than the mere total number Of
head shrinkage indicates.
Hogs.
Hogs were steady with top at 1910
Chicago has received in four days
this week 11s,734 hogs, as against 3d.
sol the first four daye last week, 123.-
72s the corresponding time a year ago
and 1882 the same period two years
ago.
Western markets reported receipts
showing an improvement over last
Thursday, with the exception OF st.
Paul. which had 500 less, while eastern
points were about normal; in some
markets. namely Pittsburg and Buffalo,
a trif1e more. Receipts at eleven mar
kets yesterday totaled &C. 900, which is
a 1920 gain over last Thursday, a de-
crease of 5,400 from the same day a
year ago. Including Thursday the total
reaches $4,000, a gain of $4,000 over
the first four days last week.. $4,000
less than the same time a year ago.
and l2s.000 more than the correspond
ing four days two years ago. The total
1912 to date is 12,5s3,000. as against
11,57S,0 600 the same time last year and
S,7s3. 900 the corresponding period
1910.
Yesterdays decrease was due to four
reasons, viz, that $4,000 fresh arrivals
was pretty good Thursday run: that
there was a hold-over from Wednes-
day of s2O3 hogs added to this. bring
ing offerings up to $4,000 easily; that
shipping orders were only fair and have
been all week, and that spectators
were extremely cautious about pur-
chasing on the decline in view Of the
nammerings prices received at We'd
nesdays close.