Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-26

Chicago, Feb. ga heavy snow
storm today hampered the free move
ment of livestock. All markets were
higher. Cattle were up 10@15 cents.
Less complaint is heard of the con-
dition of beef trade in the east, where
it has been possible to relieve some
what the congestion that was noted
a week or ten days ago, but the Len
the consumption Of meat greatly, and
as last weeks run Of cattle more than
1000 short Of that Of the week before
and more than 5000 below the crop
one year ago last week has proven
generally ample to the demands Of the
trade. there is little on which to base
hope of better things in the market
this week 1t is the time OF year when
4 lot of cattle are crowded out of rent
ers' hands as we'll as those Of farmers
who are making ready for the season
OF activity to begin about March I,
and the supply. Of beef on foot is likely
TO afford more of the medium and or
binary classes Of steers than needed.
1t will be good time for the farmers
and feeders who are we'll fixed to carry
cattle over until a little later on in
March to give them better finish by
two or three weeks more feeding and
let the other fellow who must get out
before March l have chance to clean
up.
Those shippers who are forced to let
go Of their holdings. notably feeders
who have short corn supplies and are
also minus a liberal crop of rough feed.
along with the renters who have not
yet casf1ed in. will. of course. have 70
do so shortly. but feeders in position
TO hold steers would seem to follow
good policy in doing so at least for a
few weeks longer. Weight and good
quality are running shy and the more
freely light and medium steers in half
fat condition. come in the next month,
the fewer will be the strictly good ones
later on. and after awhile it is believed
there will be stronger appreciation Of
good quality 1900 to 1,40o pound steers
than is now the case. altho that kind at
present are finding fairly satisfactory
outlet
Feeder competition for the 900 TO L.
050 pound grades is growing and this is
another reason for some Of the
strength in trade for steers Of same
weights which go into the beef steer
channels. AS the spring trade in feed
ers opens there will doubtless be
greater country competition against
packer buyers and supplies Of steers
which only balance the feeder and beef
steer demand will hardly afford either
packer or country buyers opportunity
to get them at materially cheaper
prices than now prevail. .
Hogs.
Hogs were lifted cents on an aver
age
The most promoinent feature Of the
market the past week was the broad
eastern call for hogs, even in the face
of liberal supply here Monday. Most
packers were fairly good buyers after
they once took hold, and a good clear
ance was effected from first hands, but
some of the small concerns did not get
started early. and, Of course. remained
out of the trade owing to the firm fin
ish. Quality was good and the range
of prices was as narrow If not even
more SO. than any previous time this
season. Compared with week ago
the top was ~ cents lower, while the
average Price at 1919 showed 8 cents
decline, and quotably the market was
weak to cents lower than the previous
Saturday.
Receipts Of hogs at Chicago stock
yards last week aggregated $4,000. or
34Go less than the previous week, 3d.
100 more than the same week last year
and S1,10o more than the correspond
ing time two years ago. Grand average
Of the corresponding weeks Of the past
eleven years, which ranged at 1899
to 224.94s, figured 17S,969.l1
Estimated average weight OF hogs at
Chicago last week was PIT pounds, the
same as last week, thirteen lighter
than the same week a year ago and
five pounds heavier than the cores
ponding week two years ago. Average
Of the corresponding weeks OF the past
eleven years. which ranged at pol
pounds to 230 pounds, was PA pounds.
Average price of hogs at Chicago
last week figured 1922, or 6 cents high
er than the previous week, s1.o4 lower
than the same week last year. and
1927 lower than the corresponding
week two years ago. Average OF the
corresponding weeks OF the past eleven
years, which ranged at $4.41@s.49, was
1898. Top last week at $40 was
cents higher than the previous week
and stood highest since Feb. 8, when
best also made 500. Feb. was the
only day this month when anything
sold any higher. and some sales were
noted that day at $s.47h. A year ago
this week top was $7.e5 and two years
ago 1910.
! Combined receipts Of hogs at eleven
| markets totaled $4,000 last week. or
| 100, 900 less than previous week. and was
lightest since first week Of the year
when tie same number arrived. Com
| pared with the same week last year an
Increase Of $4,000 was recorded, while
the increase, compared with the cor
responding week two years ago. vas
III. 900. Grand average Of the cores
bonding weeks Of the past dozen years
which ranged at $4,000 to $4,000
was 100000. Total for 1912 to date
$4,000, or 1,41s,o0o more tnan TIM
same period 1911 and 1,70S,00o more
than the corresponding time 1910 and
544,oa more than the same period 1909
The four-year average figured T.
100000.