Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-15
PRICES GENERALLY s CENTS
HIGHER, PRIMES SELLING
UP TO ss.27Ls.
CATTLE TRADE SLOW 80
AND BUYING LIMITED
Top Of $3.50 Paid for Load Of Prime
Steers-Sheep and Lambs Stronger,
Best Lambs Selling at $s.75-
Current Quotations at Livestoek
Centers.

Chicago Feb. 1o.-HogS were gen
orally cents higher today. FoT load
OF primes s6.27.s was paid.
/ Combined receipts OF hogs at eleven
! markets totaled 10000 Wednesday or
$500 less than q week ago, 4e,S03
more than a year ago and 2S600 more
than TIE pending dnesdaE two
years ago. Sioux City and st. Paul
were the only markets credited viii!
more hogs thar a week aso. while Buff
falo and Fittsburgs were the only
points having less than year ago.
Total the first half Of this week $4,000,
an increase of $4,000 compared with
the same time last week, $4,000 com
pared with the like period last year
and 10000 compared with the corre-
spending three days two years ago.
Total for 1872 to date 1921 900. or L.
PSI 900 more than the same period in
1911 and 1..3s .oon more than the CORE
spending time in 1919.
Cattle.
Cattle were SLOW: and buEing aimite:!.
-Trs.s 80 vas $500 for load OF prime
steers.
TIE reason for the extreme apathy
Wednesday on the part OF the buyers
was not far 10 seek, If the expressions
OF opinion On their part We're to be
taken IS representing the true situa-
ton. They declared that their coolers
were full. md that the demand for Geez
vas very poor. The outlet. they in
sisted. was more restricted than ever.
ard this was assumed TO be natural, III
view OF the onconling OF Lent, when
the demand. for time at least. is
likely TO snow the effect Of meat alb
stinence on the part Of great num-
Der OF the people.
The trade just TOW is in condition
where liberal runs would be likely to
create havoc with prices. Il is wait
ing market the trade holding on pre-
s,.lnably in anticipation OF more liberal
runs when The weather shall permit.
However. the roads are now in good
shane. ara if there were strong call
for steers it is likely there would be
.xpe-ier!ced much trouble in getting
the animals TO market. tho receipts
Yesterday were somewhat delayed.
There is no douAt Of the fact that the
coI:r.-.- is lightly supplied with steers
reacy for The market. mad the number
or feeu is rot great. Conversation with
several shippers yesterday revealed
the fact that there are fewer cattle in
certain. sections than there have been
for years. Ii is possibly the policy OF
the buyers to hold prices down as
much as possible 50 as to be prepared
for the shortage which, ii seems. must
eventually be shown.
SIX markets were credited with o.
sno cattle Wednesday. against 43.5on
week ago and 29.s0o a year ago. Three
DAYS receipts tota!ed il1,ooo. or 11.ooo
more than the same time last week
and 1900 less than the corresponding
re-iod year ago.
Sheep.
sheep and a,nbs were stronger. Tie
i,es, lambs sold al se.15.
Feeder trade continues OF very mar
row proportions. \ good class OF iced
ing lambs is selling at $3.50. but very
few are going to the country. DECK
Of stock ewes. most Of them lambs
was taken by Michiban buyer at
s4o5. out there is virtually no trade In
feeding or breeding sheep