Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-13
b()GS Open HIGHER
It WEEKS START
neooERArE RECEIPTS GREATEST
eAcroR IN STRENGTHENING
MARKET.
CATTLE BUYERS HELPED
BY LIBERAL ARRIVALS
Range Of Price, Showing Greater
4uread- Canadian Cattle Imports
Have No Effect 40 Yes-sis Ar9en-
tine ehlpmsnts Expected - Sheep
STEADY. Lambs Over.PisntifuL

Steady, Lambs ovsr.PisntifuL
Chicago, Oct. 1s.-Chicago ts today
celebrating Columbus day. and there
WA therefore no session OF the grain
board.
Chicago. Oct 1s.-Moderate receipts
strengthened hogs today.
Receipts Of hogs at Chicago STOCK
yards for the week totaled 14+,Soo' OF
$500 less than the previous week, 81.
500 more than same week last year ana
10000 more than corresponding week
two years ago.
Estimated average weight Of hogs al
Chicago for the week at 20s pounds
was lghtest since November, 1911, or
four pounds lighter than previous
week. nineteen pounds lighter than
same week last year and same as cor
responding week two years ago.
Top at Chicago for the week was
$3.50, against 1910 previous week
$9.42A year ago and $3.50 TWO years
ago. Average price figured sS.25, or %
cents lower than a week ago, s.
cents lower than same week last year
an s1.77 higher than corresponding
week two years ago.
Eleven markets received $4,000 hogs
Saturday, making $4,000 for the week,
or $4,000 less than previous week, S.
coo more than year ago and 10000
more than two years ago. Total for
1913 &c date 1923. 600 or lie. 900 less
than same period 1912 and $4,000 more
than corresponding time 1911.
Cattle.
Liberal arrivals OF cattle helped buy
ers
1t has been widening spread in val
ues between good and choice. High
quality is commanding its premium
now and the change in conditions has
brought lot OF strictly fat weighcy
steers to a basis OF $500 SIS. while
recently had to possess choice finish,
and a condition Of quality far ahead OF
steers such as made the price short
time ago.
Big weight plain grades were pun
ashed most severely by reason Of alb
sence OF Kosher demand and packers
preference for handy and light TAT
steers, and the yearl!ng kinds. The
call is for light and handy carcasses,
which cut up with least waste, but 1t
is a relatively small consumpttve de-
mand for all grades, due to the failure
OF retail beef prices to huctuate coz
respondingly with the n-golns
trend In beef steer trade.
Decline has come in face Of a con-
siderable cut in receipts the past Week
total standing 4S,90o at Chicago,
against. 5e.627 the week before and
1856 a year ago. Chicago shipped
$500 cattle leaving 32,4oo ,or local
distribution, against 35,761 the week
before and 34.731 year ago.
Canadian cattle were not factor.
Tarin elimination has not coaxed Can
adam fat beeves across the line. A
considerable crop OF Canadian stockers
arrived at Buffalo last Monday, but
there were few later IN the week. Chtet
effect Of the tariff renlova! thus far
has been TO boost prices in Canadian
markets to levels balancing the Amer
lean values, and there is thus no d.
rect benefits TO the consumer on this
eide of the line. Canada has no ma
terial surplus beef for export and, In
event that prices over there continue
on the new basis, comparatively few
Canadian beeves will find an outlet IN
the states. South American and Aus
traIian imports have thus far been o.
very scan. volume, but the beef trade
is watching with keen interest for de-
veiopnents in that situation. First
Argentine shipment-2,oo0 carcasses-
arrived IN New York Friday night. i
a lot of Argentine bee2 comes into the
eastern states via London its sale, 0!
course, will have effect in stinting the
demand for medium and plain grade
native steers. but whether the con.
surner will feel the benefits OF i'm
ports by getting his purchases at lower
cost is a matter the selling situation
must develop when it Is met.
AS the demand situation now stand:
the trade is going TO need very mod
crate supply o, all grades of steer:
next week AS long as heavy selling
features the eastern markets there can
of course, be expected only a small de
mand from killers in those states t
be executed in the local trade. Mean
while packers will likely find supplies
full enough to meet their requirement!
without forcing price advances.
Sheep.
Sheep held steady. but lambs, especi
ally common grades, were over plenti
ful
When the market opened this morn
ing prices Of sheep and yearlings wer
1925 cents lower than final sales IN
previous week. Yearlings and prim
weighty ewes showed least deprecia
ton. Medium and in-between classe
were weakest at all times, altho o.
early days the demand was fairly goo
for such kinds. Market was lowest a
the finish Saturday on all grades tina
killers purchased. Feeders were full
steady and some looked strong. Coun
try orders were in excess Of availabl
STUFF, consequently sellers found
easy disposing OF such lots.
Chicago Livestock.
Chicago, Oct. 13.-Cattle-Estima
receipts for today, 21,000; marke
steady to 10 cents lower.
Beeyes ;. ............... 1000 81
Texas steers ............ $3.50 80
Western steers .......... 6.1o@ S.4
Stockers and feeders 80. $3.50 ~