Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-06
BUYING FAIRLY ACTIVE AND
BEST SELL UP TO
$so7La.
CATTLE TRADE STEADY,
WITH BRIGHT PROSPECTS
Close Of Lsnten Season Expected TO
Create Better Demand for Msats-.
Sheep Market Steady to strons-Rs.
view Of Market cenditions-Quota
tions for the Day.


trade in hogs today. The buying was
fairly active and new top of sS.071s
for the year was secured.
Concensus of opinion is that next
week will see higher prices. A few
traders, however. contend that Scent
hogs are bound to bring an influx OF
receipts which will have the effect Of
lowering prices. But the general belief
is that the runs will be small and that
shipping demand will pick up. This IN
sense was borne out when shippers
bought 5000 of 14,600 hogs sold Friday
The combined receipts at eleven mar
kets Friday totaled $500. which Is an
increase of 5,4OO over the previous Fri
day, 1850 less than same day last year
and 5000 more than the correspond
ing Friday, 1910. Total for five days
this week brings the total up to 34O.-
900. or $4,000 less than the first hte
days last week, a decrease OF oi'ooo
compared with the same period year
ago, and an increase Of $4,000 over the
corresponding time two years ago. To-
tai 1912 to date at all points aggregates
7.S76.000, which is 1,349,OOO more tnan
the same time last year and an increase
of 1881 900 over the corresponding
period 1910.
Cattle.
Cattle were steady.
The run this week stands at $4,000,
gainst 4S,493 a week ago and 45,513
a year ago. 1t is smallest Chicago
supply since the week ending Dec.
81, 1910, but there has been sufficient
reason for decline in marketings.
Floods west which have put cattle
hauling out Of the question in many
sections, and the almost impossible
condition of the country roads in some
quarters, were mainly responsible TOR
the slump in supplies, and this has al
so been the case with marketings at the
Missouri river points. Many feeders
who have wanted to cash in could not
move their cattle out of feed yards.
and the reports are to the effect that
feed yard conditions in some sections
are worst in years. This has been
evidenced, too, by the muddy condition
of many cattle arrivals at market.
Still, when the short demands OF both
packers and shippers are taken into
consideration, it is we'll that cattle
have been here in small volume this
week.
Next week the trade. should be In
shape to handle little bigger supply
without serious change in prices, since
the ending Of Lent should effect bet
ter demand for beef and killers having
no material surplus on hand will be
forced to buy with freedom should
their beef demands show any consider
able growth.
The same applies to the eastern ship
ping situation. For weeks past cattle
have cost such big money there was no
inducement for slaughterers to lay up
surplus and when the trade finally runs
into that period Of shortage in supplies
which feed yard statistics plainly indi-
cate as sure to materialize. there should
be some tall climbing Of prices. espe-
ciallv for the ripe steers. However. cur
rent cost of light and cheap quality
killing kinds hardly gives the trade
hope for much greater gain in values
for these since beef cost for them
would only rise to an almost prohib-
tive level and thus shut out gen.
eral breadth in demand for cheaper
cuts Of beef.
Estimates on the crop for next Mon
day were placed at $4,000 to $4,000.
tho a supply around 10000 to $4,000
was generally looked for. High water
west and bad condition Of country
roads naturally will continue to keep a
lot of stuff back in the feed yards. but
drying up Of mud would doubtless have
the same effect, since lot Of bullish
sentiment is brewing among feeders
who have good quality steers which
are still lacking in finish.
Sheep.
The sheep market was steady to
strong.
Chicago Livestock.
Chicago April 6-Cattle-E>stimated
receipts for today 200; market opened
steady.
Beeves ................ 5.306s.s5
Texas steers ...... 45o@ $50
Western steers ............ 5.35@6.s5
Stockers and feeders ...... 42566.60
Cows and heifers ........ 2.6O@6.70