Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-11
STEER Run
F0RC[SPR|C[S down
CONCESSIONS NECESSARY ON ALL
EXCEPT VERY BEST
SORTS.
PRIMES SELL At AVERAGE
LEVEL OF LAST SATURDAY
Hoo. Open With Some Show Of Weak
ness But Market Later Firms Up and
Prices Average With Saturdays
CIoss-Lambs Show Strength and
Colorados Sell at Highest Point.

| best sorts did not show any material
! close of last week.
! All kinds of factors are entering into
the situation which will have et1ect
! upon beef market tone in the near nut
| ure, and likewise upon the prices LOT
steers of grade below choice. at least
Eggs are working down in price, ana
the fresh egg crop within the next Re"
/ weeks. and already, In fact Is oecon'
/ ing large. Prices for the hen fruit a-e
| cheapening and the public hungers Tor
fried. boiled. scrambled and pcacheo
eggs with a little ham or bacon on
the side Killers are free to admit
that they believe this latter diet is
soon going to cut into the peer de-
mand to considerable extent. since the
(! pork and sausage and eggs afford
cheaper eating than beef.
Reef at current cost is high to the
killers, since the quality Of carcasses
generally runs below the average grade
slaughtered at this time OF year. The
cost at retail is correspondingly high,
and while demand has held m well In
recent weeks. both in packer and ship
per account. this has been due in a
measure to short receipts OF steers IN
the eastern marts. which has afforded
, good eastern outlet for beef bought
here
Conditions are approaching chang
ing point. many in the trade argue at
this time. and it will be prudent of
country shippers and feeders to watch
the symptoms of trade and operate ac-
cordingly.
The supply last week increased mod
erately over the previous week. not
only at Chicago, out at rhe west as
we'll, and the trade Is looking ahead TO
prospective greater receipts this week
unless an unforeseen storm interferes.
with western shipping activity. Iowa.
however. is not in the best Of shape to
ship cattle freelS. now. even tho lot
of feeders may be in that mood, since
their holdings show paper profit
on basis of recent price advances.
Snow is heavy in many sections of that
state and car situation none too good
10 afford a free movement of stuff to
market.
/ Kansas is shipping a small quota of
good beef this way, but out there as
+; we'll as in states east of the Missouri
! there has been no heavy supply on
feed this winter and the disposition
among Kansans owning good quality
beef steers is to feed them out to a
finish. Surely good prices the finished
era des bring should at least offer own
ers of such grades plenty of induce
nent to make them choice and heavy.
Total receipts at Chicago last week
stand $1,000. against 46,171 the previ-
Gus week and 46,942 a year ago, while
of this crop there has been shipped
! 20 200, against 21,260 the previous week
and 23.36S a year ago. leaving net sup
ply for packers 5000 larger than the
/ previous week.
At the six markets total run for the
week was 126,900. against 1850 the
! previous week and 10000 a year ago.
| Hogs.
| Hogs opened with some show OF
weakness, but firmed up little till
they were about steady with the aver
age of Saturday. Prime animals made
s6.75, the highest Of the year.
Receipts Of hogs at Chicago stock
Yards last week aggregated 1880
/ standing lightest since the opening
week of the year which means that the
! supplies are commencing already to
! show the effects Of the premature
heavy marketing earlier In the year
| The weeks count was $500 smaller
i than the previous week. 26.400 more
! than the same week last year and SO,
! 500 more than the corresponding week
! two years ago. Grand average Of the
corresponding weeks Of the past eleven
/ years, which ranged at S6.101 to 49,
! $40, was 143,951.
| Estimated average weight Of hogs a,
| Chicago last week was 127 pounds, the
same as the previous week, twenty-one
pounds lighter than the same week g
year ago and two pounds heavier thar
! the corresponding week two years ago
Average Of the corresponding weeks OF
the past eleven years, which ranged a,
POI pounds to 23s pounds, was .211
pounds.
Average price Of hogs at Chicago the
past week figured $3.50, or the highest
since the third week OF last October
and 10 cents higher than previous week
SO cents lower than same week q year
ago, and S4.32 lower than the cores
ponding week two years ago. Crane
average of the corresponding weeks Of
the past elevent years, which ranged
dL $4.oSU lU.SS, was 1000.
Combined receipts of hogs at clever
markets for the week totaled $4,000
or $4,000 more than the previous week
despite the fall down in ipcei supplies
1900 more than the Same week las
year and $1,000 more than the cor.
responding week two years ago. Aver
age for the past dozen years, which
ranged at $4,000 to $4,000. was $50.
900. Total for 1912 to date. 6,22S, 900
or 1,577. 900 more than the same periot
1911, and 1.139,000 more than the cor
responding time 1910, but only 5ss.00t
more than the like period 1909.
J Sheep.
Lambs showed strength after tn
opening and Colorado fed lambs reach
ed $3.50, the highest point Of the year
) Sheep gained 10 and Is cents.
Chicago Livestock.
Chicago, March 11.-Cattle-Estima
ed receipts for today. $4,000: marke
opened steady for best, others weak.
Beeves :. ................. 5.009S0
Texas steers .......,...... 4.10@6.0
! Western steers .....k...-.. 5.1O03.0
lste'1er' and feeders ,.-.. 4.1oos.o