Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-27
GENERALLY =
CENTS HIGHER THAN TUES.
DAYS AVERAGE.
GOOD HEAvIEs QUOTED
As HIGH AS $7s5
Cattle Market is Steady on Fair Mid
Week Run-calves Continue to Show
Increase in Priee-Livs Mutton
Trade is Unchanged But Natives
Show Come Gain-Lambs Steady.

NNiCdSO, MdTcQ -i-on heavier re-
ceipts than the previous day the mar
ket for hogs opened slow and weak, but
an advance of 10 cents generally was
later scored, good heavies bringing up
! TO s1.S7le. a gain of 10 to Is cents.
( Combined receipts of hogs at eleven
markets Tuesday aggregated 14600. or
I 300 less than a week ago. 3.40o more
/ than year ago and 100 more than
the corresponding Tuesday two years
ago. Each western market excepting
St. Joseph had fewer ncSs than week
ago. and that point showed $500 in
crease. The heaviest loss was at Sioux
/ City. which showed a $500 decrease.
Kansas City had 1000 less than year
iso. While Omaha was credited with
nearly twice as many as year ago.
ST. Louis mad $500 less than year ago
and ST. Joseph $500 more. Total thus
far this Week $4,000 or 1900 more
than the same time last week. $4,000
more than the like period Year ago
and $4,000 more than the corr esponding
TWn DAYS two wears ago. Total for 1912
10 date 1888, 900, or 1,4s5. 900 more than
the same period in 1914 anl 2.466.D00
more than the corresponding time in
1910
Cattle.
Cattle held steady on a fair run
There was little change in prices. Quo
tations for calves continued to show
an increase >.
The three big roads have hauled int
Chicago comparatively light volume
Of supplies thus far in the week. aud
since the shipping conditions west are
improving as weather warns up the
belief IS growing here that feeders in
territory traversed by the big roads
are not in the same mood to ship light
ai,t; immature steers freely as they
We're a short time ago. when the roads
! We're not in position TO furnish
enough cars TO fill the demands for
them. and the many feeders themselves
could not drive cattle to the loading
stations.
! Now. even tho feed yards are in
muddy condition. there is no big ship
ping impulse. AS to future supplies of
cattle. the outlook is not reasSuring to
the sormand who delights in thick
juicy steaks. Livestock Agent Cutler
] of the Northwestern line, here yester-
day. reflected the situation along their
lines by saving: There are whole
lot less cattle to be seen in territory
west and north OF Chicago than usual
at this time of year. whole lot less
than we wish there were available for
the spring market Consumers must
prepare for a light spring and sun
nler crop of cattle and the hog crop is
getting pretty we'll thinned down too.
small packing plants turnout the corn
belt having done and still doing a big
killing 1t looks like meats at high cost
all thru the first half the year"
Total at SIX points Tuesday at $4,000
head stands same as one week ago and
600 more than one year ago and the
total at these points for two days
stands $500 head, against $4,000 same
time last week and 10000 one year ago.
! A falling off of $4,000 head in the
marketing at these six points for the
wear to date as compared with one
wear ago. and an average weight OF
cattle continuing much lighter tcan
that Of last year owing TO high feed
cost and prices that are attracting
rnuch more general marketing Of
short-fed cattle. This indicates the
shortage Of beef the country over for
the first quarter this year and even
I more marked deficiency Is likely for
the second quarter. r
Sheep.
! Live mutton trade remained steady
with a run of $4,000. Natives showed
10 to Is cents better than yesterday 8
/ average, lambs selling up to 49, :.