Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-20
HOGS SCORE GAIN
OF ABOUT CENTS
Market Is Steady to S Cents Higher
For Most Grades-Run Estimated at
46,00c-Sheep Again Take Up Grade,
Scoring 10 Cent Gain-current Quo.
tations.

Buyers have continued haggling at
cost Of weighty cattle very close to s.
per cwt. from their value here early in
December. al
Numerous statesmen have sold good,
smooth fat steers here recently around
$685., that they declare would have
brought S10.35 much more re- dily here
during the first ten days OF December
and cattle that scid here 81 $3.50 Mon
day would have been right up IN the
sl1 class had they been here at that
time. The range is narrowing greatly
the lighter classes of beef steers IN
their scarcity have sold thus far this
year al the highest prices ever known
and even 40G soc per cwt above Their
value at the high time for the heavier
classes of steers noted above. NerE
few beef steers of accen-ahla quality
even Of light weight. can be bought
now at a cost below 1913. such few as
go at $3.50 down being Of very light
weight and a class that show such
restitution of breeding or Qualify that
they receive no attention from the BUY
ers on feeding account
\ bad condition Of trade has resulted
during the past Week. o":2S 70 un-
favorable weather to dispose Of beef or
hand from the fairly large slaughter
of the week before Marketing locally
swelled UP about $500 head over the
volume of business here the previous
week and the six western markets CON-
bined showed a total of $4,000 head
or II 900 more than came the previous
been more than ample for the soft
weather demand all along the line. ahc
sellers have found the hardest pedoiins
trade Of the year thus far. Ripe long
fed. 1.646-lb steers We're sold at the
opening OF the week as high as ss.oe
the highest price Of the year. thus Tar
bur they were unquestlonaolS the oes'
finished bunch of cattle OF That iieaVs
weight seen at the market this year
and steers. even heavier. but not sc
long fed had to sell here Wednesday
at $40 and 1915 took a very fancy
bunch Of Shorthorn beeves that hae
| tesn fed under a careful hand for the
! last nine months.
sales of beeves above 1915 have beer
of only few lots of very select class
the bulk Of fairly good to choice l.2oe
to 1.4o0-lb steers having sold lately al
s7s56S..0. the palmer and lighter
classes of beef steers at IS io4 80
Hogs.
The market for hogszwas steady 70 j
cents higher for most grades. run OF
$4,000 was recorded.
Saturdays receipts of hogs at the
eleven leading markets was 5000 or
600 less than week previous and IA
0oo less than year ago. Chicago
total was $500 smaller than the prev
;ous wee!. and 400 smaller than a
year ago.
Eleven markets received $4,000 hogs
for the week, being $4,000 less thar
nreyiors week and $4,000 less than
corresponding week year ago. Iota
for 1919 10 date at 100000 shows 234.-
coo decrease compared with year
ago and nearly 100000 increase over
two years ago.
Chicago packers purchased hogs las
week as follows: Armour & Co.. %
400: Swift & Co, 1890; S. & 5. Co.
800: Morris & Co., $500; Anglo
American Company. $500; Boyd &
I,unham, $500: Hammond Packine
COMPANY. 500: Western Packing
| Company. $500: Roberts & Cake, 4,Ioo;
Miller & Hart, 3.4oo: Independent
Packing Company. $500; Brennan
Packing Company, 400; others, 2,soo
Total. 11G.1G0.
Estimated average weight OF hos'
at Chicago last week 223 pounas
against 22s pounds previous week ~
| nonnds year ago and 223 pounds two
years ago.
Chicago packers slaughtered hos!
for 1918 10 date as follows: Armour @
| Co. $500: Swift & Co., o2,2oo; :.
/ &. Company, 40.5O0: Marris & CO.. -
! 500. Anglo American Packing com
many. al.i0o: Boyd e Luntlam. l',eoo
! tanmoad & Co, IS, 300; Western PACK
ing Company, 24.3OO; Roberts & Oake
n 500. Miller Z. Hart. 5000; Inde
| pensent Packing Company, $500
brennan Packing Company, 10000
| others, 5000. Total. 35o,oco.
| Sheep.
sheen again turned upward TO-DAY
! the early market showing gains VI
/ cents.
The unsatisfactory turn of the mar
| ke+ since last Mondays buoyant ses
sion was unexpected only as regard
tho severity of the declines enforced
| Soft weather, a material fai!ins OF !,
| consumptive demand, traceabie JOINT
~ high prices for dressed lamb an
mutton and to climatic conditions
| fairly liberal n1id-week receipts :.
vine stock and various buyers suo
dem awakening to the fact that IN the'
6ev;re 70 corner d lion share OK secen
short runs they had permitted the trad
to reach unprecedented levels for I'M
time of the year. combined to cause .n
ahrun. change of the market ton
noted here at mid-week. AT the nhi ',
The local trade was wearing httl
hIoom ON some of the beet classes
comna-ed with low time late Weones
dav and Thursday. but Bunaio close
at the weeks low point. weather con
ditions continue an adverse factor an
sellers are pulling for light run stn,
week still confident that holders wou'
no nnwarranted in feeding. at all no
orally the trade in its present weak
ened condition. and led to expect,
the sharp contraction in receipts sins
tbe break. that feeders will be incline
TO nurse the market BACK to healf
thru the application OF short suppl
cure the coming week.