Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-27
TOO MANY FOLLOWERS PREVENT
NEW ARRIVALS FROM SELL
ING WELL.
STEERS IN DEMAND At
BEST PRICES OF WEEK
Cattle Buyers Appear Beef Hungry =
Short Run Of Sheep and Lambs Pre-.
vents Material Changes in Prices =
Review Of Market Conditiens-Cur.
rent Quotations.

! Chicago Feb. 27.-Stale stock today
amounting to nearly $4,000 put hos
prices down. There were only 10000
fresh arrivals at eleven markets,
against $4,000 year ago.
| Three days this week Chicago has
received 1858 hear, against 96,42o
last week, S3,44S u year ago and 95,22a
the corresponding period two years
ago.
Eleven markets received 11S.l00 hogs
Wednesday. or 10000 more than last
| Wednesday, $1,000 more than year
ago and $4,000 more than two years
ago. Chicago showed greatest increase
j compared with week ago and year
ago. while Sioux City and Cleveland
were the only markets showing a de-
crease compared with week ago anu
a year ago. Total the first half OF TINS
week footed $4,000, or 5000 less than
the same period last week, S9,Ooo more
than the like time last year and 3l,oVo
more than the corresponding three DAYS
two years ago. Total for 1913 to GATE
aggregated 4.532.000. or S3S,oOo less
than the same period 1912 and 49o.ooo
more than the corresponding time
1911
Cattle.
Cattle buyers seemed beef hungry.
Steers were in demand at the pest
prices of the week.
Break in the country demand for
feeding steers has had the effect OF re.
| lieving pressure of yard dealers can
: for the 900 to 1850 ID steers which are
of class betwixt feeder and beef KIM.
| Nine dollar top was wiped OH the
market slate Wednesday by reason or
the quality yesterday failing to sho"
| up as good as on Monday. Best steers
went at $3.50 load OF 1o92-lb beeVes
! from c. j. Buck, Rhodes, Iowa, making
! the price from Morris & Co. while
! Huffman Bros. Aledo. H., sold a 1870
ID load of Angus to Swift at the figure.
| Newton & Conroy, Ohio. ILL.,. sold
| 1515 -lb load to Swift at $685.; Herbert
| Buck. Rhodes. two loads of 1894 TO low
lb steers at sS.75. and there were Few
others at ss.65ds75.
| The run at 1880 stood against 1898
week ago. but mean trade for peer
| both east and locally made the supply
full enough and had the first guess OF
III. 900 materialized a badly breaking
market doubtless would have followed.
For the three days this week the run
is IS 500. against 441S1 week ago and
34.e15 a year ago, while six markets
crop for three days stands 107 900, de-
crease Of 5000 from week ago and
1000 more than year ago, when
heavy storms retarded marketing at all
points.
! Sheep.
I a short run of sheep and lambs pre-
vented changes in that market.
Estimated early at $4,000 and under
the run "Wednesday looked like 2s,o0o
late especially ii all the reported cars
actually showed UP. which was uncer-
tain. A week ago only 1929 were re-
cetyed. while the corresponding We'd
nesday a year ago receipts totaled 26,-
s21 Total three days this week IS, 100.
an increase of 400 compared with the
same period last week and decrease
of 1890 compared with the core
sponding time last year. Six markets
were credited with combined arrivals
The first half of this week tota!ing 1866
600, or 5000 more than the same period
last week and $1,000 more than the
CORRESPONDING three days year ago.