Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-04

Chicago. March 4.-Cattle trade was
strong. Receipts were lighter than an
,icipated
For the first week in several past
the killers got a rather short quota OF
cheap light steers down below S5.75
and at high point here Wednesday not
great many had to go below IS. steers
selling al $3.50 then being kinds such
as went ten days previous at $3.50 For
bulk of well-fed l,2250 to 1880 pound
steers it was a s6.S56775 market last
week. while not many 1.eoo-pound
steers went below $3.50 Bulk of short
FED light grades sold at 1915 q $40. with
the common light killers down to $40.
y failing light kind which had no class.
such as feeders wanted. sold down to
SIS and lower, hut as matter OF fact a
week were really a kind better suited
TO feeder than killer needs. The ad-
vance IN values for them was chief, the
reason they vert to the packers. who
could better afford to pay the prices
IMAM cOGlQ ile iS@CeT men.
Continuation Of relatively high rates
for these cheaper grade steers can only
mean stiff cost to feeder buyers, who
want 500 20 1000 pound steers with
some lesh this spring. Facing high
cost OF corn as well as steers. they may
not come into the trade with the same
rush which is noted almost every year
i. spring months. but a slackened de-
nand for these grades can only mean
scarcity Of Well fitted heeves months
ahead. which will be the plainest sort
OF d signal for the same old high prices
which ruled last fall to again show up
next summer and fall
Hogs.
Hogs were higher. Initial sales were
80 10 cents better than Saturday.
Hog receipts at the Chicago stock
yards last week were the smallest since
the third week Of January. at 1S3.700. or
1880 less than the previous week. 46,-
500 more than the same week last year
and 1890 more than the corresponding
"eeEs tM'o years ago. Grand average Of
the corresponding weeks OF the past
eleven years. which ranged at 110.4s6 to
1880, was l4a.2o0, showing the week s
supply. while the highest in several
weeks. TO be above normal.
Estimated average weight of hogs at
Chicago last week was 21S lbs, standing
the heaviest since week OF Oct. q last
i-oar %hsn the average weight was 222
lbs. and figured , lbs heavier than the
previous week, II lighter than the same
week last year and lbs heavier than
the corresponding week two years ago.
Average OF the corresponding weeks
Of the past eleven years, which ranged
al 1919 lbs 20 229 lbs. was 213 lbs.
Top hogs last week made s6.57i., the
highest since early in January. or 121s c
lower than the years top. but lex c
higher than the best price paid the
previous week and IKE lower than the
corresponding week a year ago. Aver
age price for the week at $40 stood
highest since week Of Nov. 10 last year,
Then s6.41 was the average price. Com
pared with the previous week it shove {!
lsc advance and figured SAC lower than
the same week last year and s3.44 lower
than the corresponding week two years
90. Grand average OF the correspond
Ing weeks of the past eleven years,
which ranged at s4.469e.S4. was 1888.
Eleven markets were credited with
the smallest combined total of hogs last
week OF any previous week Of the
year. or $4,000 less than the previous
g 600 more than the same week last
year, and $4,000 more than the CORE
spending week two years ago. Grand
average of the corresponding weeks OF
the past dozen years. which ranged at
221 900 to $4,000. was $4,000. Total
for 1912 to date 5.ee5.Ooo, or 1,499.00o
more than the same time 1911 andS1.-
$4,000 more than the like period 1910
but only $4,000 more than the CORE
spending time 1909 The four-year
average figured 4.6se.o0o.
Sheep.
Sheep showed an advance Of 1o615
cents Lambs were wanted and best
sorts sold at 1925. ~
AS suggested as strong probability
a week ago. dressed markets have acted
Better the past week and this has beer
the big factor in the improvement IL
the trade and stock on the hoof. The
situation as regards dressed markets
however, is not now so .reassuring by
reason Of the fact that packers puf.
chases last week were extremely heavy
the leading packers having bought S5.'
600 sheep and lambs In the aggregate
at the principal western. markets las
week. crop considerably above nor
NAL and a supply which can hardly bt
absorbed without effecting price break!
again the coming week, in the opinion
Of those in position to be close IL
touch with requirements OF the dressed
mutton trade at this time. !.
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