Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-17
FEAR OF RAILROAD STRIKE HAS
REARisH EFFECT ON LIVE.
STOCK MARKET.
HOGS STRONG AT OPENING,
PRICES WEAKEN LATER
Sell Largely at $500 to ss.so-cattle
Steady, Holding Recent Advances
Sheep and Lambs Steady-Review Of
Market Conditions and Current Quo.
tations.

Chicago, Feb. 17.-Stock yards sup
ply was moderate and The only bear
ish influence was the threatened east
ern railroad strike. Shippers were re-
luctant to buy heavily. Hogs opened
steady to strong but weakened. They
sold largely at $500 TO $3.50.
Receipts o. hogs at the Chicago stock
yards last week totaled li1,40Q. or a.
900 more than the previous week, So
900 less than the same week last year
and 1880 more than the corresponds
ing week two years aso. Shippers took
! nearly 5000 during the week. the larS-
est outside purchase since week enc :
ing March >, 1872, when 1858 went
! east.
Average weight OF hogs coming from
the country was heavier than me pre-
vious week, but the re-weighins OF SO
many Us TO 21o pound hogs made the
average appear lighter, being estimated
at 22S pounds, or l pound lighter than
last week, II pounds heavier than
year ago and 4 pounds lighter than two
Years ago. During the corresponding
week of 1909 the official average weight
was only 205 pounds.
Top hogs OF Chicago last week made
sS47ls, the highest since Oct. IS. 1912.
when $3.50 was paid. or 321ac higher
than the previous week, s2.12l2 higher
than the same week last year and
S1S71a higher than the corresponding
week two years ago, but 81 lower than
Two years ago. Average price at So
| showed +2c advance over the previous
week. s2o6 compared with a year age
no, oc
j Cattle.
Cattle were steady.
! Weeks receipts at Chicago stand
$4,000, smallest since Christmas week,
against 1856 the previous week and
55.009 year ago, while shipments totai
! l6. 900, comparing with 1852 the previ-
| Gus week and $1,000 year ago, leav-
ing net crop for local slaughter at o.
500. against 2o,S14 the previous week
and 1850 a year ag9 In the west it
/ was also a light weeks run, six mar
kets' aggregate crop being 12SS00.
against 126, 100 the previous week and
136,600 a year ago, while big por-
ton of the supplies at western points
comprised lights tuff largely of feeder
type Chicago, being chief beef steer
supply point. and feeder buyers put
ting up strong competition against KILL
ers here for the 1000 to LOO pound
steers packers went to heavier me-
dunn TO good grades with much more
freedom than in a month past, and'
having big price gains for such kinds,
they have jumped TO basis nearer
their relat tive level as compared with
feeder cost
That this spread between feeder and
medium to good killing steers Will
widen seems certain, since the 1eecer
cost now appears close up 10 the limit
20 which buyers can we'll afford to go.
while further strength in beef trade
will surely warrant a higher selling
basis for steers which have consumed
fair amount Of corn this season
Upturn in values all along the line
is seasonable. Cattle have been rela-
lively low when volume of supplies for
the year TO date is taken into consid-
Grafton as compared with marketings
in last week Of 1912 Still, the con-
suming capacity Of the public has only
been in Eeping with reduced market
ings but this was due in main part
10 higher re.ail prices than were justi-
fled by steer cost.
The rise in values now enables q loc
Of hlpn- DOuSll lSSUeI SUN u pay W L
after q short feed, and instances Of
some very good money making sales
were shown last week. 1t has been a
wonderfully. good winter for beef gains,
and three pound "a day steers have
: been frequent. Putting on averas
daily gains OF that much and gettin g
some price appreciation now. they are
having out the owners for corn and
hf,t-
doing better than others, notably those
cattle which in feeder stage were
medium and plain grade of weighty
, stuff These, making big gains in feed
Yards have shaped up into good
. dressing, fleshy kind, which have Of
t1ate come into strong favor with the
killers.
Yearlings are getting quite general
, demand. and the right good to cho:ce
, grades are falling to show the same bit
price apprac iations Of late as noted for
, heavier classes. Comparatively few
: yea-lings went above SS.25 last week
, and that price got breezy fat kind, as
!, tho a smooth finished prime elias:
doubtless would go close up to 1915.
Sheep.
, Sheen and lambs were steady.
DAYS old and no let-up in the con
, surnptive demand, at least none Whici
has been felt in the live classes, anc
!. that is where the lack of consumption
usually shows Up most quickly, it !!
doubtful whether buyers Will be able
; to break prices, altho they think price:
are too high for this time OF the year.
Receipts were fairly moderate hero
! last week but the east has been lightly
supplied. while the other western mar
kets had liberal receipts most days, So
that packers were enabled to get abou
as many as usual for this time Of tn
season. Offerings totalcd $4,000 las
=. week, an increase Of 1.400 compare
} with the previous week and decrease
: of $500 compared with the CORE
spending week year ago. Fair re
ceipts are in sight for next week, bu
no abnormal supplies are expected
!, Chicago LIVESTOCK.
Chicago, Feb. -Cattle-Estimate
receipts for today. $4,000; marke
steady.
BeeVes .........' o.oow 81
{ Texas steers ............ o.oVW -"