Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-07
TOPMoST POINT OF YEAR Is
REACHED BECAUSE OF SHORT.
AGE OF SUPPLY.
GREAT FALLING OFF
COMPARED TO YEAR AGO
Buyers Appear FIurred-Lisht and
Handy. Weight Steers Strong at
Highest Levels Of Week-Heavy
Cattle Depressed-sheep and Lambs
Sell Readily at Advance.

as llSh as ~, the tOpmoSt point so
far this year Buyers We're Hurried, as
there had been only $4,000 arrivals at
days this week, as against $4,000 the
corresponding week year ago.
Eleven markets received only $500
hogs Thursday, or 1890 less than last
Thursday, ga, 900 less than year ago
and 25,lV0 less than two years ago. To-
tai four days this week $4,000, or 81.
600 less than the same period last
week, 10000 less than the like time
last year and $4,000 less than the cor
responding four days two years ago.
Total for 1913 to date footed 5,O17. 900,
or 1,0S2,000 less than the same period
in 1917, and 44S,00O more than the cor
responding time in 1911. Chicago nad
10000 less than a week ago and $500
year ago ST. Joseph fell off most, while
Omaha followed next, as each of those
markets had 1900 hogs a year ago.
Cattle.
Light and handy weight steers closed
strong at the highest level of the week.
but heavy cattle We're depressed.
Discrimination against the lower
costing grades it shown for the very
logical reason that such kinds are
costing higher in the beef than the
right well-fed sorts. Here's an in
stance: a drove costing q packer buy
er SS15 dressed a trifle over IS per
cen. and cost 14h cents in the beef
while another drove the same buyer
bought at $3.50 dressed shade better
than 50 per cent. The dead cost Of the
latter was II cents, and beef from this
drive was destined to find more ready
sale since it had the quality to COM
mend it.
Sucn an illustration, and this is
claimed to be the general rule, can only
be accepted as a strong argument fav-
oring a wider price spread, which
should help the good to choice grades
considerably in the near future if the
country holds the runs down to volume
needed.
Strong appreciation for the good to
choice steers this week has been shown
on all sides, the shippers as well as
packers putting up a lot of discrimina-
ton against mediocrity. Quality is get
ting its due appreciation and it doesn't
make a lot of difference whether cat
tie are light or handy in weight; if
they're fat they'll sell well.
Beef trade, the killers claim, is still
failing TO show strength, but the fact
that they have little of the product in
their coolers necessitates a lot of tall
climbing after fresh purchases, and it
is a period when the producer is well
in command of the situation, being
a.
tendency of prices to go downward, and
at the same time engineering the mar
keting on the upturns in a manner
which indicates good generalship in
balancing demands.
This weeks advance. however. may
bring out q little overrun of stuff here
at the start next week, but this is prob
lematical. The country is in a beef
making mood, cheap corn and plenti-
tude of roushage commencing the pol
icy of crowding few pounds Of beef
weight onto every steer each day and it
is proving a profitable mans of cashing
the corn. Not much over 10000 to 81
GOO is looked for as the probable run
here at the start next week, and until
the advent of holy week, beginning
March Is, there can be little general
shrinkage in beef demand
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs went readily at a
far advance.
Receipts Thursday were estimated at
is, 600, and even tho hardly that many
were expected, the market proved very
satisfactory Only 1898 were received
last Thursday, while 24,Gs4 we're Of
fered here a wear ago Total four days
this week footed 1880. decrease of
1900 compared with the same period
last week and 23,600 compared with
the corresponding time last year. Six
markets were credited with $4,000
Thursday, against $500 ii week ago
and 49,700 the corresponding Thurs
Gay year ago. Total four days aggre
gated $4,000. or $4,000 less than the
same period last week and $4,000 less
than the corresponding four days last
year, when local receipts made UP over
half of the combined supply.