Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-24

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was draggy today. Prices slumped
to 10 cents from the best time OF
Thursdays session.
Countrymen. iii shipping their hogs
would do we'll 10 consider weather con
dltions. A great nunbe: of hogs We're
! found dead in cars on arriving here
yesterday. chiefly because of the large
number to the car and poor bedding
Shippers should not allow so many
! hogs to the car and cause suffocation
! of swine, especially at the present
! when real summary conditions are pre-
vai!ing following comparatively cool
| spring.
! Chicago's receipts Thursday were
/ estimated at 10000. There were 1922
held over from Wednesday. Four days
! this week Chica go has received 114,263
hogs, which compares with 115,0s1 the
! first four days last week, 12O,9s5 the
same time a year ago and 101,050 the
i CORES ponding four days 1910.
With the exception of Omaha, re-
ceipts Thursday We're generally some
what lighter than Wednesday. total at
| a falling off of 1900 from last Thurs
| day, 1920 less than the same day a
year ago and decrease of $500 as
| compared With the CORE ponding
! Thursday two years ago. Four days
! this week the total is 36S 600. de-
crease of 200 as against the first four
days las. week. $4,000 less than the
same time a year ago and $1,000 more
than the corresponding four days 1910.
Total 1912 to date at eleven markets
! 1,0S1.0 which is 1,191,00 more than
| the same time last year and an in
crease of BASS, 900 over the CORES pond-
ing period two years ago.
Cattle.
Steers held steady. The market is
closing the week at practically the
highest levels OF the year. One load
of still heifers sold at $3.50, making
a record for these animals on the gem
eral market
A big filing Of cattle is a handicap
to the buyers at this time. which, as
applying to the light and cheaper
grades OF steers, they insist makes
those grades cost higher than last week
despite the fact that the prices paid are
showing q few points recession from
the higher rates in force last Monday.
| The ligh. and medium classes of
stuff are kinds against which the most
severe bearish pressure will be brought
whenever killers are in a position to
do some price hammering. These are
cattle which have no attractive killing
qualities. and in fact. the buyers assert
they cost more in the beef than steers
of live value at $3.50 and higher. Trad
ir,cr the country cHpnf0 IN
handle this class of cattle on a wide
margin since any little oversupply of
them at market in the next week or
two will be a signal for some severe
killer discrimination. which should have
the effect of breaking values hard in
spite of what may happen to the good
to choice we'll fed strongweight steers.
The latter are running in such shy
general volume that killers have small
opportunity to do price trimming. In
stead they have been compelled to pay
advancing prices practically every
week in the past six or seven. with the
execution of two weeks ago, when
little increase in supplies afforded de-
clines being put into effect. but prac-
tically all this break has been repaired.
Yearlings Of the loosely made type
are another kind which will bear close
watching and are likely to go lower at
the first opportunity given killers to
punch the prices. On the other hand.
the choice to prime yearlings. like the
| heavies Of like character are so scarce
! and command such good call from
| consumers that there is little chance of
them being hard hit. Yearling steers
and heifers of prime class sold We'd
,os6,,- az go and the traders sew a
| straight load of prime yearling steers
would doubtless land now close up to
1925.
| Chicago had $500 cattle in four days
| this week. an increase Of 5000 over n
week ago and $4,000 less than year
ago. while of this volume there have
| been shipped 1890. decrease Of 700
| from week ago. Thus the supply for
local distribution has been $500 more
! than last week, and the fact that the
| killers have taken all Of the increase
| in receipts. and more, too is significant
! of the short eastern demand for the
high priced beef. It is a fact, however.
! that many of the smaller markets in
+, the eastern cities have closed their
doors because Of tn ebutchers' inabil-
! ity to cut the high costing carcasses as
profit, and this situation Is being
f! taken seriously into consideration by
the eastern slaughterers, as 10 shown
by their smaller buying.
! Steep.
Prime lambs sold up to -, steady
price for this class. Sheep were strong.
Chicago Livestock.
Chicago. May observation-disclosures