Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-09
TEN CENT UPTURN IN VALUES
WHEN SPECTATORS AND
SHIPPERS BID ACTIVELY,
LIGHT RUN CONTRIBUTES
TO INCREASE IN PRICES
Prime Light Hogs Top Market at Sa55
Cattle Dull and Weak Despite
Small Sum-Sheep Prices Improve
on Better Shipping Demand for Good
Lan1bs-Current Quotations.

Chicago, May 9.-Speculators and
shippers We're active in the hog mar
ket today, the result being 10 cens
upturn in values A light run contrib
uted 20 the rise. An early top of $3.50
was paid for some prime light hogs.
Eleven markets received 16. 500 hcgs
Thursday, or 1A.100 more than last
Thursday, 1880 more than year ago
and 200 more than two years ago.
Total far this week $40. 600. or 5000
less than the same period last week.
i1,0oe more than the like time last
year and l0,0G0 more than the CORE
spending four days two years ago.
Total for 1913 TO date SS0S. 900. or L.
10000 less than the same period 1912
and 32.000 less than the corresponding
time 1911.
Cattle.
IN spite OF the small run Of cattle th4
market was dull -sttf weak as buyers
cid not seem Interested
II things DO not begin TO brighten
up early next week-and they can not
unless the country again clamps down
the lid Of liberal silipping-furtner de-
cline vii! be inevitable. Beef trade is
getting us ill at prices which the kill
ers thoroughly enjoy. The feeder. on
The other hand, is getting out little bet
ter than even by reason of having
given the market a few too many
cattle. and il is time again 10 apply the
brak as was done after the initial
session last week. that the market may
be given an opportunity to recuperate
from the current relapse into a very
10
atcd that il IS not supply over the
country which is likely 10 prove in ex-
cess Of beef trade needs for weeks
ahead. The question is. how is the crop
10 be marketed. in big gobs or Just
about as the stuff is required? Dis
tillery feeders in Kentucky must ger
their steers out Of the way in the next
few weeks. since the corn converting
plants are forced by law 10 close down
Tor a certain period. With the stilier
owners il is case Of forced selling
now, and once the Illinois and Indiana
diSEillery feeders cut loose their mar
hetings in generous volume it is GO
ing 20 require extreme caution on the
par. Of corn belt feeders if they are to
prevent further declines IN values.
Six markets run this week stands
$4,000, against 100000 q week ago and
lli,G00 year ago. the west having had
a Few thousand more 10 add 70 Chi
Cages increase, and this has, OF course.
been bearish influence.
r. the trade gets in excess Of 10000
next Monday there will be dire things
done 20 the price list. according 70 most
sellers guesse-s. Beef channels are get
ting their fiji and some little surplus is
in coolers. Il is a question OF stopping
the surplus building if there is to be
permanent Improvement in values.
Yeariings as well as heavies are off
severely, some right nice little steers
having TO go now around IS, such as
would have made 40 cents more last
Monday. Only the prime yearlings are
getting firm call, and these are scarce,
and their superoid killing quality
makes them worth a strong premium
over mediocre sorts.
Sheep.
Sheep prices improved on a better
Shipping demand, especially for gooI
lam bs.