Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-01
CREATE NEW MARK BY SELLING
UP TO $685. ON CHICAGO
MARKET.
OTHER GRADES ADVANCE
10 AND is CENTS
Hogs Strong to Cents Up-Livs
Muttens Steady to strens-Rsvisw
Of Market Conditions and the Cur
rent Days Quotations At Livestock
Centers.

Chicago. Aug Cattle advanced 1,
and Is cents today. Distillery cattl,
sold up to sa.S5, creating a new higt
record.
The run at 1900 yesterday stood
against 1856 a week ago and 20,S9S
year ago. while making 43,300 for
three days this week. against 2S,45 a
week ago and 52.ss5 q year ago. This
Increase over week ago has been
plainly shown to De needed, however.
since killers and the shippers had been
dong business on hand-to- mouth
basis for two weeks previous to this.
Bare coolers and reasonably good
beef demand are e combination which
does not permit of strong bearish
raids on the price basis. The country
! last week starved out the killers and
the latter now appear willing to take
! hold freely at strong rates altho there
is still an undertone of bear pressure
in the trade which is likely to assert
its influence once beef supplies in
coolers are large enough to meet de-
mands and at the same time afford
! laying up surplus.
Another trai:, of Dakota rangers was
at hand, these being Zimmerman stuff
from the Standing Rock reservation.
tu, of better grade tnan those here
Monday. they being mostly native Da-
| kota kind. Biz end of the drove made
1856 and a failing pen s., while two
droves of sand Hill Nebraska
range steers sold at $40 to $50.
Hess.
Hogs were strong TO ) cents higher
The month ended with packing hogs
selling steady to 30 cents lower with
the close Of last month. mixed 5 to Is
cents higher. butchers Is to IS cents UP
and choice lightweight hogs so TO So
cents higher
Total receipts of hogs at eleven mar
kers Wednesday aggregated $500. or
500 more than a week ago, $500 less
than year ago and 14,l0O more than
the corresponding Wednesday two
years ago. Chicago received 5000 more
than a week ago, but the increases
and decreases at the other points prac-
tically Offset each other, as none Of
them were very pronounced. Omaha
showed the largest decrease compared
with year ago at 400. and st. Louis
the only increase. with 1900. Total
the first half Of this week $4,000. or
- .o10 more than the same period last
week. 1000 less than the like time a
year ago and $1,000 more than the
corresponding three days two years
ago. Total for 1912 to date 15,522,o0o.
or $4,000 more than the same period
1911 and 4,14S.oo0 more than the cor
responding time 1910.
Sheep.
Live muttons were steady to strong.
Wednesday sheep receipts were
about $4,000. Only 2o.s99 were here a
week ago, while the supply was light
the corresponding Wednesday a year
ago. when the total number was 16.04s.
or less than half OF what showed up
yesterday. Total for the week to date.
ss. 400, an increase Of 1900 compared
with the same period last week and
21,son compared with the correspond
ing time year ago. Six markets had
s2.7oO, against 1890 last Wednesday
ard 4o,100 year ago. Total the first
half Of this week was 10000 or $4,000
more than the same time last week
and $4,000 more than the correspond
ing three days a year ago.