Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-11
PRICES RULED GENERALLY SOLO
CENTS UNDER WEDNESDAYS
BEST TIME.
ACTIVE LATE IN DAY.
WITH TOP At $3.50
Cattle Trade Uneven, With Best Steers
Strong to 10 Cents Higher, While
Butchers Decline 10 to IS Cents
Bulk Of Sheep and Lambs Look 100
Is Cent. Lower.

Chicago. April 11.-Hogs were a little
more active late in the day but prices
ruled generally 5@1o cents lower than
Yesterdays best time. The top for
prime was $3.50
ST. Joseph and Sioux City were the
only two markets that showed a de-
crease in receipts Wednesday COM
pared with last Wednesday. The gains
at other points we're not exceptional,
however. Combined receipts at all mar
kets Wednesday total $4,000, which is
an increase of 1880 over last Wednes-
day. $500 less than the same day n
year ago and 1880 more than the cor
responding Wednesday two years ago.
ror tnree days this week the total was
$4,000. or $1,000 more than the frs,
three days last week. $4,000 less than
the same period year ago and an in
crease OF $4,000 over the correspond
ing time in 1910 Total 1912 to date at
all points aggregates s.177,000. which
IS l,311 more than the same time last
year and an increase Of 2.6e9. 900 COM
pared with the corresponding period
two years ago
Cattle.
Cattle were uneven. Best steers were
strong TO 10 cents higher Butchers de-
clined 10d15 cents.
Wednesdays light supply is further
testimony in support of the scarcity
theory. That Wednesday crop will be
small for many weeks to come is pal
pable. This ought to give Mondays
market action as orders not filed at
the initial session are likely to en-
counter higher prices on Wednesday,
Buyers are still eloquent in describ-
ing how demoralized the dressed beef
market is. Doubtless consumption is
not as broad as would be possible II
cattle were a dollar lower. but the
bad dressed beef trade argument is
nullifed to a large extent by current
limited supply
Advance for the bulk Of good steers
Wednesday put them 15M20c higher
than last weeks closing and general
trade for beeves Of value above $3.50
was back pretty close to levels that
kind made a week ago, but 10615c
decline was still quoted for medium
and plain light steers as compared with
high spot last Wednesday. altho these
kinds were still firm to 10c higher than
the finish last week.
Run estimated at $4,000 was practical
~ at last Wednesdays volume and 3.
500 heavier than a year ago Wednes-
day. while in the west the total six
points at $500 stood LOO larger than
q week ago and was LOO smaller than
year ago. Chice COS week to date
supply stands $4,000, against 35.765
week ago and 441s4 year ago. while
the six markets total for three days
this week at 10000 shows 1000 increase
over week ago and is $4,000 short OF
arrivals at these points in the same
period a year ago.
Sheep
The bulk Of sheep and lambs looked
about 1OM15 cents lower.
Swelling receipts at Buffalo the last
TWO days furnished the trade with
surprise 1t is apparent that Michigan
and Ohio have been holding back quite
little stuff to shear and are now cut
ting loose. altho many in close touch
with the trade figure that the supply
of live muttons now on feed in eastern
territory is all Of % per cent less than