Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-20
PRICES MARKED UP 5 AND 4
CENTS, EXCEPT FOR THE
CHEAP GRADES.
THREE THOUSAND WESTERN
CATTLE APPEAR ON MARkE-
Trade Slow But Prices Hold Steady
Live Mutton Trade Shows Little
Variaton-RevIew Of Market Con.
ditions and Quotations at Livestock
Ccpters,

Chicago, Aug. 2O.-Mixed hogs were
and 10 cents higher To-Day. Cheap
grades showed but little improvement.
Combined receipts of hogs at eleven
markets We're fairly liberal Monday
and the total at 500 was $500 larger
than week ago, only 500 smaller than
a year ago and 10000 larger than the
corresponding Monday two years ago
Chicago had 1900 more than Week
ago and that many less than a
year ago. Omaha had 100 more
than a week ago and 900 more
than year ago. st. Louis had
$500 less than last Monday and i,ooo
less than year ago St. Joseph
had 1900 more than a week ago and
year ago. Sioux City received twice as
many as week ago and 5000 more
than a year ago. Buffalo had 1900 less
than a week ago and 1900 less than
the corresponding Monday year ago.
Total for 1912 to date. l6.430,00O, or
$1,000 more than the same period last
year and 100000 more than the cor
responding time 1910.
Cattle.
Cattle trace was dull but steady
A
sale toCay.
By holding down native suppiles
Monday the country checked siaush-
,erers advertised price raid. hlllerS
failed TO get opportunity to hand the
market another drubbing such as was
given il late last week, but the pest
sellers could do in most instances was
to hold values on the basis then snow" II.
The choice to prime grades We're an
execution to the rule. Bulk OF THESE
made strong prices and especiahs
those which had class enough TO peat
$1,000.
Al six markets there were $4,000 cat
tie. against 5000 a week ago. ana ~
sO0 a wear ago, but the killers, having
some fair-sized surplus stocks OF peel
accumulated from the past three
weeks liberal supplies at all markets
ware not in urgent need OF big mar
Le,ings Monday. Their bear raid on
nrices late last week surely would nave
been followed up Monday mad there
been any overdose of supplies. Judging
hx. the conservative marketings OF ma
i've stuff Monday. however the coun-
t-v has the situation properly slzed up
and is in command of the deal 10 the
axten, of being able to app! the
brakes to a sliding market at TINS tlnle-
Grass being good the owners OF cat
,Ia i, nasture are in position TO hoio
steers back until the demand ana sup
NV adjust themselves again. and the
Choir, s,lpplies of corn-fed fat beeVes,
a watched against the killers need 1or
.ban7 MAINLY indicates that the pes'
al
themselves as regards price making.
Tina and again this season, when
s7arghtarers have begun bear cam :
naicn il has been abruptly enoeo os
:, shu,-off in liberal receipts.
This condition faces the trade at the
oo.nin, this week Last weeks severe
hammering Of values in the marhet 10Y
common and medium to good pee'es
soured the country shipping dlsposl
.inn if the shorter run MondaE can oe
taken as an indication OF na!heuis
continent. Excellent pasturase IN many
sections is a strong lncuceneht |.
l,aeo steers on grass in periods OF de-
Ginning markets.
Ca-tIarnen have bullish notions re-
snecrtng the markets later TINS year
They see in the shorter range suPllies
, rood future demand for all the natlEt
e-eers out of pasture, and apparently
.-are are many owners Of steers un'
willing to sell on a down going mar
ket
/ 4 big corn acreage. we'll advanced II
many sections and giving promise o
! Welding heavily all over, is anothe!
: ird,,cement for holding back cattl'
rhcn markets are reacting to lowe
levels This is season when the pro
ducers. in having shorter than norma
supplies. appears we'll able to manipu
late the price situation to his liking.
, Sheep.