Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-07

Chicago. Jan. There We're $4,000
hogs in the market today-!nany cat
loads which should nave arrived yes
terday. but when were delayed by the
storm arriving for the days market.
The market was dull from the start to
5 cents below yesterdays average.
Chicago received $4,000 Of the $4,000
hogs recorded a eleven markets Mon
day Chicagos total was 100000 larger
than corresponding Monda. year ago
when Is 10 % degrees below zero
weather curtailed receipts. Eleven
markets We're credited with 5000 more
than weak go and $4,000 more than a
year ago. The following table exhibits
the number of hogs packed at Chicago
from October 80 to Jan. in years
named:
1928 1, $4,000 1aos-1o. i 5000
1911 IL. .353, 900 1909. 1867 goo
1901. l, 121 900 ............
AS was expected delayed trains. due
here on Monday. did not arrive in time
of the trade of the initial day of the
week. and delayed arrivals. both in
hogs and cattle, helped to make up the
receipts OF today. There was no great
influx at any time Monday Railroads
Tell down on the job miserably. Al
noon there were 327 cars back Gncluding
cattle and sheep). with 13s of these on
the Northwestern marked late.
Armour opened the week by buying
readily. at S7.40I1.45. the kind specu-
lators were purchasing at s,.5oa 40 at
the opening. OF the packers Armour
was most bearish. with Swift close
second. Light hogs sold relatively best
and it will no: be long before this kind
is outselling the heavies.
Cattle.
1t was a slow and weak market Tor
cattle today. altho receipts We're light
Traders were slow in getting into the
market which failed to pick up TO any
material degree until late in the day.
Owing 10 much more favorable
weather for feeding than usual at TINS
time in the winter and the abundance
of feed to be had at reasonable cost
this year, a continuation OF broad
trade at higher prices than have been
paid other winters is anticipated as
long as weather holds good. but win
big winter storm or run OF very
severe weather prices of young cattle
may be expected TO recede much from
their present high schedule and feed
/ ing stuff be ayaila BILE at much more
favorable cost to the buyers.
Mondays run, figured at $4,000. stood
against PLEA a week go and 1878 a
year ago. while the total at six markets
IVES $500. against 5000 week ago
and $4,000 year ago.
4 three load bunch OF l.362-pound
steers fed by f. B. Lowens of Charter
Oak. Iowa. sold to the United Dressed
Beef Company in fair season at sS.6o.
and some steers OF more weight in odd
loads made sS.15, and a load of very
high class Angus yearling steers aver
aging close TO 1,100 pounds went at
So
\ load o. thick fat 1882 pound
Hereford steers fed by D. F. Fleck. Of
1 kilduf. Iowa, sold on the later market
up to 1910.
! Calf trade had better life than usual
on Monday. but prices were dow,
about PC from the best selling OF last
week. only a few odd head of very
/ fancy hand picked veais selling up 10
s10.5Oa 1o.75 NEST OF the good to
| choice veals 1t sl0.eoa 1925, and a
/ fair class at s9..5 Big fat calves Of
choice class continued scarce and
Z are Nucl wanted. the pest Sti Cils
weight veals at ssG.S.50 and the fat coo
to $50 pound calves around s.. High
class stock calves will also sell up &c
I s650d 100 good big calves goins
around 1915 ami the coarse and old
calves at s4.2595.25.
Sheep.
The only real trading OF the day
was in the sheep market. where strons
prices were the feature of the early
trading. a gain of 10 cents was earl!
scored on lambs.
Tho estimate for Monday was $4,000
/ but delays in transportation cut this
figure down somewhat. Train service
was hindered greatly by the sleet storm
and some receipts estimated in yester
! days figures were not on market unit
today. Stormy weather played havoc
with arrivals aItho actual fGure
showed an increase over a year ago
and slight advance over week ago
Monday six markets we're credited will
5000. or 500 more than week age
1920 mere than a year ago and $50
less than the corresponding fMonda!
TWO years ago.
4 Chicago Livestock.
Chicago. Jan. .--Cattie-Estima,e'