Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-24
THEIR NEEDS BY Paw
ING HIGHER PRICES FOR
DAYS OFFERINGS.
SHOW OF STRENGTH
IN CATTLE DIVISION
and Light Handy Weight
Steers Drug on Market During Early
Part Of Wesk-Sheep and Lambs
Selling at Fair Priess-Rsview Of
Market Conditions.

chicago, Dec. 24.-PackerS today
We're apparently in need of hogs and
prices Went higher.
Local hog receipts have carried con-
signments from Iowa shippers who
gather for Hawkeye state packers.
They explained that killers at Ottumwa
and other interior points had put up
the bars against the underweight hog.
This 14O to 19O-pound delegation is
numerous everywhere, while weight is
growing more scarce right along.
Shippers to eastern points are so hard
pressed that they are com PEELED to
take sows to fill out their orders. and
a load of barrows weighing over 275
pounds is a novelty. Last weeks av-
erage weight at Chicago, officially. was
only 215 pounds, and these figures are
deceptive owing to double weighing Of
shipping hogs which are now weighty.
All markets east and west are deluged
with underweights and growers are all
impatient to cash.
Eleven markets received $500 hogs
Tuesday or $500 less than last Tues
day, 27,500 more than a year ago and
20,400 more than corresponding two
days two years ago. Total for 1913 to
date, 24,452 900, or $4,000 more than
same period 1912 and $4,000 less than
corresponding time 1911.
Cattle.
In the cattle market there was a
show of strength.
During the first two days Of the week
choice long fed cattle have been very
scarce, and packers did not care to buy
the oommoner grades II place Of the
finished animals.
warmed-up light and handy weight
cattle, which were a drug at the close
last week, were not much freer sellers
In the current session. but there was
reason for it, since. figuring their tn
trinsic worth, killers contend that they
are now on a relatively high basis as
matched against the right good dress
ing steers which have had seventy to
eighty days corn feed.
On Tuesdays market the warmed-up
100 to 1880 pound cattle went mostly
at $7.50@7.s0. with a decent sort OF
heavier weight stuff at $7.65@7SO.
These cattle were called about like
Monday, or not much better than last
week. Poor light tatlings went down to
found packer outlet under $500. In late
rounds a lot of the under 50 kinds were
still unsold and had very mean bids.
Tuesdays run included two loads Of
dtstillery fed stuff. One load of steers
and one of bulls made up the offerings
Of this class. Market for them was
called about steady with Monday.
At six markets Tuesday there were
1900 cattle marketed. against 33,400
week ago, 11,700 year ago and $4,000
two years ago. For the first two days
of the week marketings totaled $1,000
head AGAINST 100000 q week ago, IS, 900
a year ago and $4,000 two years ago.
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs brought fair prices.
If recent history in the live mutton
trade repeats. the market is riding for
another fall, tho a probable con-
tinuation Of light receipts thru the
holiday period Of the current week at
least may stave off the declines that
traders believe would be inevitable at
this time in the event the country
shows the inclination that it has shown
all during the current feeding season
to crowd the market hopper every time
an So notch has been touched by the
lamb market.
Tuesdays receipts promised to fall
somewhat short Of the $4,000 head es-
innate posted, and there were 20,000
less in the aggregate marketing at SIX
western points than the corresponding
day last week Stormy weather for
leading and righteous fear on the
part of shippers of the anti-Christmas
day session are expected to help hold
supplies down again tomorrow, but
the market is acting after fashion
calculated to fetch comparatively
good Friday crop