Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-22


Oh a light run, Chicago having about
half Of The receipts at all markets.
! Choice lots were in a more active &C.
marG,
Nhiie beef consumption has un-
I douptediy been curtailed by lofty
pr'ces, supply is small and killers are
experiencing trouble in getting enough
TO supply their trade. They are buy
ing everything convertible into beef,
| but the proportion of steers below 81
IS small. Distillery cattle are selling
at SI'cm $40, largely. The undert one
of the trade is strong Quara iltine
, cattle arc realizing s7.5e at southwest
ern markets and the prospect is re-
Earded as excellent for ma intenance of
present prices until grass becomes {,
factor. Export trade has been practi-
CALL. eliminated by high cost. While
prophecy of SO for heavy bullocks is
heard the fact remains that there is
limit 20 demand for cattle selling above
$3.50. as was indicated On Monday.
when q few too many arrived and clos
rS trasactions were 10 cents lower
Na2ers have been offered recently
that heavy cattle will sell at $40
per cwt during the coming summer and
the money has found no takers. From
a consumers viewpoint that price
looks rrohibitive and yet killers will al
ways he able to use few big bullocks
regardless Of what they cost Ten-cent
cattle are not impossible, but killers
heve shown a disposition to sidestap
that kind and give medium grades
preference steers selling at s7.2567.75
show rIost OF the advance of the past
ten days and so-called cheap stuff is
relatively higher than market toppers.
That a generous run Of southern grass
ers will be needed TO affect present
prices adversely is admitted and Will.
10 cents prophecy is not general near
lv everybody in the trade believes
heavy cattle will sell higher as the
summer works around
hogs.
Hogs We're 10 cents lower. The top
was s7.S5 for prime.
Receipts of hogs at the Chicago
stockyards for the week We're fen
hundred larger than previous week and
barring tire first week Of this month
the smallest of the year The total al
10000 stood $500 larger than a year
ago and 10000 larger than two yclrs
ago. when only 9G,210 arrived. Three
years ago this week receipts were
only S4,221.
The estimated average weight of
hogs received at Chicago last week WAS
oo1 pounds. being the second l:shtest of
the year. against 22S pounds previous
week. which was heaviest since last
September. Average year ago last
week. 24i pounds; two years ago, 22S
pounds. and three years ago. PA
pounds.
Top hogs sold here during the week
at $500, Thursday being high day.
Top previous week was ss,G5. a year
ago $685. two years ago 1856, three
years ago sI.521a and four years aso
aS.C5. TIE corresponding week of 1904
the Top was s5.25, while the cores
poIlt.ing week of 1908 best sold at
57.521. ard in 1893 at s4.15.
Combined receipts OF hogs at eleven
markets FOR the week totaled 4a1.ooo
being 1000 more than previous week.
1000 less than year ago. and $4,000
more than two years ago when re-
cc:pts were unusually small. Earring
1907. weeks receipts comparing with
the corresponding week in previous
yea-s. was largest stree 1901, when
415,o00 arrived.
Lambs were higher. Wool lambs
reached $3.50. the hiSh price for the
YEAR, and si1earel lambs $3.50. Sheec
uere strong.