Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-07

Chicago. Nov. 7-Ligftness o. re-
ceipts and good demand today caused
an advance of 10 to Is cents in hog
prices.
Eleven markets received 74,20o h gs
Thursday or 1,s00 less than las,
Thursday. 1850 more than year
ago and 500 less than TWO years ago.
, Total thus far this week $4,000 or
/ 5000 more than same period last
week, $4,000 more than Ike time last
year and 1900 less than correspond
ing four days two years ago. Total
| for 1913 TO date 20.501.000, or 1000
more than same period 1912 and 1000
less than corresponding time 1911
During the month of October hogs at
most markets reporting to the Farm
eis and DroverS' Journal were lighter
than a year ago. Hogs received al
Chicago were thirteen pounds lighter
| than previous month and seventeen
pounds under year ago. Kansas City
was thirteen pounds and Omaha two
pounds lighter than year ago. The
largest decrease noted was at the
Sioux City market. where arrivals at
20 pounds We're twenty-eight pounds
less than September and forty-two
pounds lighter than a year ago. This
was principally due to the fact that
many more pigs and underweight stun
have been marketed in the last month,
that were forced on market by disease
or scare OF same.
Cattle.
There was light supply in the cat
tie pens and the market was the low
est OF the week.
Asked for an explanation Of the rea-
son for the terrific decline in heavy
steers, packer buyer said. Because
we can do 1t" They had the sdvan-
tage in the midweek session. when
biggest supply of choice to prime long
fed bullocks in months past was
dumped on the market, and they took
every opportunity to press it to the
very utmost.
That the big steers bought at cur
rent low costs will make the killers
"a barrel OF money seems certain. and
that they will lose a heap OF It for the
producers was plainly apparent on
the countenances Of many OF the best
feeders IN America. who were here
Wednesday and Thursday cashing In
their big steers TO save high corn.
If the depreciation in value was
felt all along the line down to the
consumers table, it would not be such
hard dose for the feeder" remarked
an IlIinoisan, but were made to SUI
fer some heavy losses by which appar-
emily only one interest is gaining" 1t
IS discouraging. indeed, to the maker
OF prime bullocks to come into the
market and witness the killers doing
big business a. relatively good prices
in light and middle weight native
steers, which have eaten little corn.
and also in the range cattle, and max
ing a killing on the prime bullocks.
It can only have tendency to cause
a 10, Of feeders to build a shorter crop
of big steers for the market next
fall"
Outside influences have been no fac
| tor in the break this week. Argentine
beef shipments and the Canadian stuff,
too. is not plentiful enough to erect
the least uneasiness in the situation.
lIt is the unfortunate circumstances OF
too many owners of good steers CASH
ing in at one time which has worn the
bloom off the market
If the trade should get another dose
of the same proportion next week. only
further depression in costs OF high
class goods can be expected to be
| had.
/ Four-day run at Chicago this week
stood 60. 500. against $3.50 week ago
and 4sSi6 a year ago. while there Is
deficiency of 5000 in shipments. SIX
m arkets' run for the week TO date stood
77a goo against 10000 week ago and
l2l 900 a year ago.
Long range guesses on next Mon
day's run, as result Of the terrlAc
pounding OF prices in the past TWO
| Iavs we're put down below 10000, out
! If the market does not get "lthla
.neo of that volume il will be fortu-
,o+. thing for sellers. That it is a
,aronc-sry- break and can not long
! continue in force under short market
;,gr 10 ,he firm belief of sellers. but
= tendency to scrimp On the corn pile
I'D cas,, steers without regard to DIG
1osses certain to be had at market II
! ~. ,o,ic,- is continued, can only thro"
me situation further into the nanus
OF the killers.
Sheep.
| Trade in sheep was slow and prices
rather firm.
Demand on killing account has sell
dom anDeared more acute. Sheep soIo
THURSDAY largely at a loMio Genus az
vance over Wednesday, while many
lambs sold 10M15 cents higher than tne
good close Of Wednesday and the ouh
showed big 15625 cents gains from 10"
spots noted in Wednesdays early
trade.
The bulge lifted the fat lamb and
ewe trade to levels fully 10 cents high
Ter than high time last week, while IA,
wethers and yearlings showed l5@2s
cents advances over that market
shortage Of cars mitgated TO an extent
against the feeder market yesterday
keeping some buyers out OF the mar;
ket. but supply was not large ano
sales we're generally steady and desir'
able classes are selling on q hrm e
higher ba sis than q week ago.
/ Chicago Livestock.