Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-13

was $40.
Hog growers just now are hoodlns
the markets with a great crop OF VET
,natured porkers. and the prices dfe
holding up well indeed. There is
generous demand for pork products
Provision options have gone booming
/ in recent days, and the packers and
eastern shippers have shown a genu-
inely. good oid-f shioned. hungry de-
mand. But how long will it last? That
is the question which is on the lips. OF
every trader in hogs just now.
1t Will be a wise country operator
who keeps close watch of prices at the
Chicago market. since Chicago prices
regulate the markets everywhere:
Things are likely to go hard with the
shipper who endeavors TO make a kill
/ ing" by buying all the hogs offered MIN
on basis of strong prices recentiy'Patd''
Estimating SO 600 for yesterday, the
total number of sales was nearly 4e,ooo
as there were s.523 left unsold froW
Thursday. Receipts the first Ave days.
this week totaled 1SS.000.-.an ,Hcreeee
of 5000 compared with the same
/ period last week and $1,000 compared
! with the corresponding time a yeer
ago Run for the entire week will -u1>
J doubtedly pass all previous weAeS
since early in December, 1908.
! There were 10e.600 hogs received
! eleven markets Friday. or $4,000 more
than a week ago. 40.e0o pnore than a
year ago and 10000 more than the
corresponding Friday tweSyears ago
Chicago st. Louis and three eastern
markets were credited with large
enough increase to more than offset
the decrease made by other points
compared with a week: ago. white
Sioux City was the only market 10
have fewer hogs than year ago. This
will be a large week in combined re-
ceipts and should around $4,000 arrfHs
for a total at all points today they
will be larger than any week all last
year. Five days supply this week
footed $4,000 or $4,000 more than
the same time last week, $4,000 more
than the like period iAst year and III,
600 more than the corresponding time
two years ago.
Cattle.
Cattle were steady. with unusual &C.
tivity for the close of the week.
Buyers fears that the cold and snow
storms would greatly hinder markettnS
operations cary next week were locke
upon as chief reason for their strong
demands They are making no ef-
fort to conceal the fact that they need
a lot of beef, and a generous run carry
next week doubtless would please them
greatly, but it must be borne in MINI
that should weather permit big move
ment Of cattle the inevitable slip back
of prices will be pulled of. s
This was buyers scheduled pro-
gram for the trade this week. A week
ago they gave out a,lot OF bearish dope
relative 20 the hard knocks which the
cattle market had coming to IT, but
the weather interfered with carrying
out of the price raiding plans and the
market is closing up the week IN fne
shape. considering the fact that prices
for bulk of steers are fully as high q
week ago and good share OF the
fat weighty grades have sold in tn
|, past two days at rates close up to the
higher basic shown last Monday Z.
These grades are now firm to II
: cents higher than a week ago aI,t
: 1,,d, eve-:'n ag selling above SGT
/ shows the gain. Some Of the $7-s'
! steers sold in the past two days hay'
$ also been little higher sellers thai
2 a week ago. tho below that the hes
report which can be giveH on the trad
I is to call it a steady deal 9th the nm
I ish a week ago, and minus the littl'
upshoot these had last Monday. -
e Next weeks market prospects ar
:, forded the trade heap Of Speculation
e It is distinctly a weather market nor
y and the weather is going to have la
e to do with the conditions n the mex
e two weeks. At Omaha yesterday tn
n temperature was reported 80 degrees
: below zero Sioux City. IS below, an
at Kansas City 1t was 20 below. whit
g at La Crosse. Wis. the Milw6dkee roa
t officials reported temperature mos
. than 40 degrees below zero. y
g Thus the territory north and wei
D OF Chicago is III the grip OF mos. sever
s weather in years and things are goin
: to work hard for cattle feeders an
u shippers who would load out stuff 4
!. next Mondays market. Sis
=. Viewing the situation as.sent!rely !
"a :ne grip Of the weather, tradkrs at MAJ
IL .-.t were yesterday looking sur ligl
II run next Monday and estimates wei
V down to 5000 to $4,000. Still lit
moderation of temperature and cess1
ton of snowstorms would quickly ?,
= feet change in shipping sentinel
u and result in generous r4ceipts at, Il
start next week. The trade is At X
= regarding price and supply prospect
- Continued cold weather, will SURE
- mean a short run and price, elevati6
% but, Oh the other hand, rising tenperl
- lures would likely effect lover pire
). as result Of the ability tn load out:
N generous supply Of cattle :,
This weeks irregular supplies nav
ID on the whole. totaaed-quite@node
r. the crop for five days being s0.sS
IT against 1881 a week ago and $500
- year ago. while at the ,six-markets y
I. days run stands $4,000. . cut OF 10
from week ago, and 11.eA9 less tn,
e. came in the same psfid 81 year q
nd this week.
h. Market at the cioses thia week salo,
ed an advance Of $3.50 in top prices
ne steers. as against year A1D. white
lily bulk of the weeks tnn6l at @S1l
he 7.75 stands against Stet4S.eo . "
age this week.