Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-21

Chicago. June 21.-rne light runs OF
hogs noticeable in recent days contin-
uing. receipts today being only $4,000
the advance In prices continued. The
market was up 5 cents today compared
to Thursdays prices. when sharp ad-
vances were scored.
Hogs are 80 q 35c higher than Monday
This state Of affairs is due largely to
the continued light runs but con-
tributing cause is the fact that ship
pers have to pay pretty high for hogs
in the country at the present writing.
Quality was only fair and has not
been really good since Monday. Four
days this week. Chicago received 1888
four days last week. 2,Se6 more than
the same time year ago and de-
crease of 2,411 from the corresponding
four days two years age.
Thursdays combined offerines at
eleven markets footed $500. de-
crease Of $4,000 compared with last
Thursday, 1900 compared with year
ago and $4,000 compared with two
years ago. Barring Kansas City and
st. Paul, which showed slight gain over
a week ago. all other points had small
err runs. ST Paul had 200 more than a
year ago and Sioux City had the same
number as the corresponding Thurs
day a year ago, but other markets
showed decreases, the one at Kansas
CITY being the largest at 5000. Total
for four days this week 31a, 900. or 49,
900 less than the same time last week,
rs S0 less than the like period year
ago and even $4,000 less than the cor
responding four days two years ago.
Total for 1912 to date 100000. or
900 more than the same period 1911
and 1916, 900 compared with the cor
responding time 1910.
Cattle.
Cattle arrivals were meager and
there was very little among the offer
ings to attract buyers. AS result the
market was slow and weak.
The remarkable showing Of beef de-
mand strength this week in face Of the
big increase in receipts clearly dem.
onstrates killers and the eastern
slaughterers as we'll have no surplus
beef stocks on hand now which they
can fall back upon to FIJI In the gap
when it comes. There have been $4,000
cattle at Chicago in four days this
week, the largest receipts in many
weeks. standing against 32,1s5 week
ago and 54.551 a year ago, while COM
pairing with $3.50 two years ago. Ship
pers have taken 1880 cattle in the
four days, against 1926 a week ago
and thus all excepting about 1900 OF
the increase in the weeks arrivals have
gone into the packer channels. where
Re ho hoo ~
more acutely felt than among the east
ern shippers.
Total at six markets Thursday was
$4,000. including a fair quota Of Texas
stuff at ST. Louis and Kansas CITY
while Chicago also had 500 Texas cat
tie, these coming direct to killers. Total
at six points stood 2.100 larger than a
week ago Yesterday and $500 short OF
a wear ago. For four days this week
the six markets aggregate supply is
10000. against $4,000 a week ago and
$4,000 a year ago. this weeks crop at
the leading markets running nearer to
normal for the time Of year than In
many weeks past. but the trade gen
orally recognizes the reason for in
creased supplies as due to the last
weeks record average prices and 1t Is
not believed possible that any sucn
generous shipping as noted this week
can long be maintained.
The trade is figuring on a prospect
Of moderate supplies here again next
week. Some estimates for next Mon
DAYS run were yesterday placed at 81,
600 to $4,000, but most guesses were
around 10000.
Sheep.
Dizziness pervaded the sheep trade
and the offerings moved slowly.