Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-02
PRICES SNOW LITTLE CHANGE
OVER MONDAY OWING TO
LIGHT RUN.
HOGS SLOW AND WEAK
WITH SUPPLIES HEAVY
Prices Generally 10 Cents Below Mon.
days Avsrass-Shsep Market Weak
Owing to q Heavy Run at Chicago
Prices Show Some Recession = Cur.
rent Quotatations From Market
Csnters. o.

was light for Tuesday and the market
held scteady. There was but little
price change in any grades
Two droves OF prime steers sold
yesterday at 1855. a new high mark
for the year and highest since 1870
The tops have been gradually working
higher for weeks past and continued
liability TO push Up the prices for best
classes only serves to strengthen the
belief in the naturalization OF $40 pre-
6ictions for prime steers before very
long. Ten dollar steers were sched-
uled to make their appearance in June.
but the June guess OF traders went 40
cents wide Of the market, tho July, the
sellers say, should bring the long-her-
aided $40 steer.
Yesterday Albert w. Bragg OF Tus-
cola, ILL.,. sold two loads of prime 1862
pound Shorthorn steers to Doud &
Keefer for eastern trade at 1866 and
o. Paddock, South Dakota feeder
sold another four load drove Of 1873 to
1880 pound branded Herefords at the
same price. Nine sixty was paid for
drove of choice beeves at the same
price. Nine was paid for a drove OF
choice beeves and lot of high quality
heavy cattle went at $9.10@9.40 as the
day advanced, but most Of these were
steers such as would have made close
to 10 cents more money here at the
close last week. Stillers sold up to
1910 and bulk at 3S.1b@9.15. they be-
ing called generally 10 cents lower.
A drove Of choice yearlings averag-
ing less than 900 pounds made $500.
within 10 cents Of the record price for
yearlings early in June and equaled
again last week. Bulk Of the good
grade yearling and 1850 to 135o-pound
steers were put over at a price spread
OF ss.35@seO. tina few yearlings beat
$3.50, while the big end OF light and
medium short-fe steers sold At $7.75
@s.25.
Hoss.
The run Of hogs at Chicago and west
was heavy and prices dropped 10
cents below Mondays average. The
market was slow and weak.
Average weight of hog. at Chicago
for June figured 235 pounds. or 8
pounds heavier than the previous
month, l pound lighter than the same
month a year ago. and II pounds heav-
Ter Inan June lS1V. Last week tHe
average weight was boosted to 23s
pounds. standing the heaviest OF the
year to date.
Eleven markets were more literally
supplied with hogs yesterday than ex-
pected, and the total footed 10000, or
$500 more than last Monday and 49,
100 more than year ago, while two
years ago was holiday. St. Louis
had 5000 more than a week ago and
the next largest increase was 1900
W lille the largest decrease anywhere
was only 1900. Chicago had $4,000
more than a year ago, while Kansas
City received only half as many as the
corresponding Monday year ago
Compared with a year ago st. Louis
was credited with $500 increase and
Sioux City with 2,4o0, but st. Paul de-
creased 1,4OO. The eastern markets
were well supplied compared with the
same day last year. the gains ranging
from 1000 to 5000. Total for 1912 tc
date. 13,7ss.ooo. or $4,000 more thar
the same period 1911 and 4011 900 more
than the corresponding time 1910.
Sheep.
Weakness developed IN live muttor
trade. Receipts were heavy at Chica-
go the run being 10000 for the day.