Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-19
FINISHED HOGS TO BRING PREM.
IUM ON MARKET IN NEAR
FUTURE.
SHORTAGE OF CORN CROP
CAUSES RUSH TO MARKET
Farmers Disposed to Let Go Of IN.
finished Hogs Rather Than Feed
New Corn Worth 80 cents-cattle in
Small suppy-Lisht Arrivals Steady
Sheep and Lamb Trade.

Chicago, Sept. 19.-Hog prices today
We're uneven.
If precedent is worth anything hogs
with a kill are due to capture the
premium. A deficient corn crop al
, ways did mean a hog crop short of
! weight, and there is no reason to eX-
pect the coming season to be any ex
ception. Growers who are already
scraping the bottom of the old corn bin
are disposed to cash stuff and save new
corn. When 300-pound sow is eli
gible to sS.15@S.25, boarding it on so
cent corn is questionable policy. There
has been steady appreciation during
the past week in weighty stuff and
that the recent wide spread of 50 per
cwt will not be repeated is certain,
and the 260-pounds shipping grade is
expected to outsell 1S0-pound goods be-
fore long Dear corn means a premium
on big hogs. because the grower will
refrain from making weight.
There was big drop in the hog run
Thursday compared with a week ago.
Eleven markets received only $4,000 or
$4,000 less than week ago and 5000
more than corresponding Thursday a
year ago.
Packing in the west for the week. as
compiled by the Price Current, was
424, 900. or $4,000 in excess more than
last year.
Eleven markets received $1,000 hogs
Thursday, or 29,700 less than last
Thursday. $500 more than year ago
and 500 less than two years ago. Total
thus far this week 25s,ooo. or $4,000
less than same period last week, 1000
more than like time last year and $4,000
less than corresponding four days two
years ago. Total for 1913 to date H.
365, 900. or $4,000 less than same period
1912 and 10000 more than correspond
ing time 1911.
Cattle.
Cattle supplies were small.
Kansas City had a generous crop
early in the week, but supplies there
have since been normal. Kansas pas
lures have had their long needed wet
ting and there will be no further gen.
eral exodus Of thin stuff from that
quarter. The eastern markets are get
ting some generous runs of fair to good
steers and this tends 20 restrict de-
mand from that quarter, tho the ar
rival Of a few shipments ct Argentine
beef a. New York market is declared
by the beef men to be no menace to
some fair demand from shat quarter
for decent to good native steers. 1t
will require some big shipments from
South America to cut off the eastern
demand very materially and the trade
is not worrying over fears OF the for
eign beef coming into this country IN
heavy volume for some months ahead.
Chicago run this week stands $4,000
for four days. against 51,S27 week
ago and 47,SS6 year ago. while ship
pers have taken 1920, against 19,ooo
last week. Thus there is close to 1000
shortage IN the crop for local distribu'
ton. At the six points a total OF ls,loo
cattle arrived for the day, against ~
400 q week ago and 1880 year ago,
while four days run at these points
stands 10000, a decrease OF lo,ooo
from a week and year ago and 2o,ooo
less than two years ago.
Tops at $3.50 for heavy WEDNESDAY
stood highest since March, and year
ungs highest of the year. but the trade
| is looking for a still higher basis OF
! values for prime grades in the near
future. since the very prime stun is
| showing I'D in rather short volume. oe-
/ spite the bigger runs Of choice grades,
| and the fanciest yearlings and heaV!
! steers really have intrinsic value winch
ought to earn them greater premium
over the very fat but merely PLAIN 10
good quality big steers.
Continuance of general light market
! ing. too. can mean no packer dominance
of the trade for the lower quality ma
! tive steers The killers are running shy
of their needs in range cattle trade ana
must pay well for natives OF reia'lNe
quality.
Sheep.
! Light arrivals steadied sheep and
| lambs