Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-13
LIVESTOCK kARTS
Dull At WEEKEND
DESPITE LIGHT RECEIPTS THE
TRADE IN HOGS IS NOT
ACTIVE.
PRICES HOLD STEADY,
BULK At $7.35 TO $3.50
Reesipts Of Cattle Insufficient to Make
Markst-shesp and Lambs Wsak-
Current Quotations and Review Of
Conditions at Livestock centsrs.

Chicago, July 13.-The week END
market in hogs was slow, altho prices
generally held steady, receipts being
small
The general demand is fairly good
and with the east relatively hlgh, II
seems unusual that the shipping orders
remain as light as they have been OF
late. While the spread in prices be-
tween the common and prime hogs was
wide. the wide range between the light,
light butchers and extremely heavy
kinds Of corresponding quality Is also
remarkably wide, and fat backs are
hard to get bids on. Spectators were
fairly urgent competitors. but they
were bidding only for hogs that they
had chance to turn and conse-
gently seldom took any heavy stuff,
but got the light and medium weight
lots.
Pigs continue to hold their own well.
but it is the scarcity Of them that give
sellers the ADVANTAGE Trade has been
active at times and dull during other
parts of the season, but fairly good
clearance was previous effected.
Eleven markets received 1920 hogs
yesterday. or 500 more than previous
Friday, $500 more than year ago and
20,20O more than the corresponding day
two years ago. Chicago had 1000 more
than year ago. Kansas City received
$500 less than a year ago. Omaha
had 400 more than a week ago and o.
200 more than year ago. Sioux City
received 1000 more than week ago
and $500 more than the corresponding
Friday q year ago. Eastern markets
had as many as week ago and only
Cleveland did not receive more than
year ago, there being a slight decrease
recorded there. Total thus far this
week $4,000, or 10000 more than the
same period last week, $4,000 less than
the like time last year and $4,000 more
than the corresponding five days two
years ago. Total for 1912 to date a.
AT 900 or $4,000 more than the same
period 1911 and 4,Os1 900 more than the
corresponding time 1910.
Cattle.
While cattle were quoted steady,
there were insufficient receipts to
make a market, arrivals numbering
only 200.
Values have been badly punished
again this week in trade for cattle be-
low choice to prime grade. Primes
are holding at new high point for the
season and firm to 10c higher than a
week ago. but there are so few of
these numbered among receipts that
the strength of demand for them Is no
criterion Of general trade. Most Of the
choice steers Of value around $4,000
9.25 are at least 10115c lower than
week ago ard bulk OF sS.Oo@s.75 grades
of medium to good corn feds are ESQ
CSC lower. while the same decline ap-
plies to steers OF value down to $500
and lower. There have been instances
of 40@50c drop for medium and plain
short feds as compared with early
Wednesday of last week, tho few sales
CT late showed worse than 4oc cut.
The price widening stunt has been
looked for. In fact, it has been in force
for some weeks past and is likely to
continue few weeks more. Values are
readjusting themselves as natural Sc
quence 70 n badly inflated market for
the in-between and plain steers here in
June. These grades We're then selling
far out Of line with their relative worth
as measured against choice quality.
Now the choice to prime steers are
holding their own and getting strong
demand for the same reason they were
firm sellers a few weeks ago. Shortage
Of these is the best explanation Of the
remarkably high rates, and they, will
be here in even lesser proportion few
weeks later this season, when the dis
tillery steer crop Is all out OF slop
sheds.
Then the trad de figures that some new
higher prices will be forced and now
that 1878 has been paid 1t looks like
an easy Jump to SO and even higher
for the prime grades, tho materializa-
ton of this will depend to great ex-
tent upon the consumers attitude in
paying record retail prices.
Grassers are going 20 predominant in
the runs shortly and they are coming
in generous quota now. The southwest
is getting a fair crop Of Texans and a
few weeks later this season the north
western range :rop will move into Chi
cago, Omaha. Sioux City and st. Paul
Then the trade looks for still further
mean going in selling the native
grassers. Too, there is a strong pros
pect Of some thousands Of Canadian
range steers coming across the line
later this season and bringing tfleil
owners fat profit, despite Uncle Sans
import duty Of PIN per cent.