Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-26

Chicago, Sept 2S.-Arrivals of hogs
al western markets We're comparatively
small. Demand was not active
Eleven markets received $1,000 hogs
Thursday, or 400 more than last
Thursday. 1880 more than a year ago,
but 1900 less than two years ago. To-
tai four days this week 306, 900, or 40
600 more than same period last week,
$4,000 more than like time last year and
1000 less than corresponding four days
two years ago. Total for 1913 to date
17,770,o0o, or $4,000 less than same Pc
Rod 1912 and $4,000 more than cor
responding time 1911.
Confident prediction of phenomen-
ally high hog market in 1914 is made
by many traders. Prices may work
wait until next March, they argue. For
three months or more every market in
the country has been flooded with pigs
and immature stuff, and in the long
run tina, must tell. Corn is usually
blamed for sick pigs. but this year
there was plenty OF old grain and the
arguments can not be pressed into SER
vice. Anybody who has watched the
course Of market events realizes that
we will run into a shortage in 1914.
Western packers here this week at
tending the convention coincide in the
view, pointing out that the short corn
crop Will merely aggravate the de-
fciency.
Hog packing in the west the past
week, as compared by the Price Cur
rent, was $4,000, or $4,000 less than
the previous week and compared With
345,o0o last year. From March 10
date the aggregate is 13.940.000. against
1920. 900 last year, an increase OF $780,
900 hogs.
Cattle.
Call for cattle proved meager.
Relatively highest selling steers no"
are not the tops, but the medium 10
good yearling and handy grades, sucn
as have gone Of late at S.4Ogs.oo.
Much Of the 80 stuff has been OF kino
that took 60@7o cents less money only
a few weeks ago, and the $50
kinds have been Of class which we're
hard shedding at rates SO cents cheaper
early this month, when Kansas City
was getting a terrific crop OF medium
steers. as well as feeder kind, from
the drouth-stricken territory.
Disappointingly small supplies OF
range steers have been strong factor
in boosting market for the medium and
plain native cattle and the certaint?
that the rangers will continue to come
in much shorter volume than the trade
expected only seems to assure WELL
established high October market for
the medium grade natives.
Strong price appreciation for the
good 70 choice heavy steers recently
we'll at,ests a broad need for the big
steers now, where few weeks ago II
was only the specially kinds Of big
weight which got at all decent favor
from the killers. However, the year
ling and handy weight stuff is destined
10 command relatively best figures for
weeks ahead, since high costing beef
cuts will probably cause consumer dis
elimination against big bullocRs due
to the waste that accompanies the big
gest carcasses in the cutting-up pro-
cess.
From supply standpoint this weeks
market has been good one. indeed, in
that $1,000 cattle locally have been DIS
posed Of at high rates, against a crop
OF 3s,sO1 week ago and 54.7i5 a year
ago. This. too, in spite of a shipper
demand smaller than a week ago.
The west has had some big rnns. but
the bulk of steers there were minus
good carcass making quality. Kansas
City has had resumption Of heavy mar
keting, that point getting $1,000 in four
days. while total at the six markets in
the same period stood 1000. an m
crease Of $4,000 over a week ago, but
still 5000 less than year ago
There were close 10 1900 western
rangers in Chicago's Thursday run of
5000 cattle. and westerns showed rela-
tiveiy better strength than natives, the
range crop recovering price weakness
noted Wednesday.
a year ago, when the prime big
steers We're making s10.75Gl1.OO, it was
comparatively short quota of trades
above 1923 in contrast TO the big sup
plies Of choice grades now selling with
i in p cents Of the top prices current,
but supplies OF long fed grades then
We're n1uc! smaller than now and it is
this fact alone which has enabled kill
ers to keep the lid down On ,oppers VI
TO ten days ago.
Sheep.
Sheep trade was quiet, with feeders
the best sellers
Heavy receipts each day this week
enabled packers to get a good MANY
offerings and naturally Thursday pur-
chases were made listlessly, as NUT
ton channels were fairly well filed
Outside call for fat kinds was small
but local packers were fair bidders at
ter 10 o'clock. Gull to common kinds
have held up fairly well, as feeder de-
mand cut in on such lots. Bulk OF
! fat stuff ruled 1o@15c lower than close
! last week while some sales showed
25c decline. Yearlings varied least
Feeding kinds were uneven, but many
were off 10@15c from a week ago.
Chicago Livestock.
| Chicago. Sept. Observation-Disclosures ted
receipts for today. 1000; market
steady.
Beeves :. ............... 1850 $50
Texas steers .............. 1000 sic
Wstern steers ............. $500 $40
/ Stockers and feeders 1880. 500 S.0t