Evening times-Republican., 1913-09-08
SWINE MAKE GOOD GAINS IN
PRICE WHEN BIG DEALERS BE-
COME ACTIVE.
MODERATE RUN CAUSES
COMPETITION IN BIDDING
Cattle Trade Slow-chieaso Offerings
Liberal But Liquidation at Kansas
City Appears to Have Been Check cd
- Sheep and Lambs Firm Despite
Biggest Run of Year at Omaha.


cause packers displayed unusual inter-
est.
Hog receipts at Chicago for the week
were $4,000. or 20,10O less than previ-
Gus week, 34,400 more than same week
last year and 34,1OO more than corre-
spending week two years ago.
Estimated average weight Of hogs at
Chicago for the week was 231 pounds,
or one pound lighter than official pre-
vious week. four pounds lighter than
year ago and ten pounds lighter than
two years ago.
Top hogs for week at Chicago
s9.S21a, against 1885 previous week,
1920 year ago and $3.50 two years ago.
Average price figured $780, or 20 cents
lower than previous week, "a cents
lower than same week last year and SO
cents higher than corresponding WeeR
two years ago.
Eleven markets receipas $4,000 hogs
Saturday. making $4,000 for week. Or
$1,000 less than previous week, 10000
more than year ago and $4,000 more
than two years ago. Total for 1913 to
date 16.e7o,ooo. or $4,000 less than
same period 1912 and $4,000 more than
corresponding time 1911.
While not as many pigs are being
marketed as year ago. little stuff is
plentiful and a drug on the market,
while the run carries a profusion OF
thin sows. Every possible factor IA
vors liquidation as pasture is de-
ficient, old corn high and growers ap-
prehensive Of lower prices. rapid de-
crease in weight shows that many sows
that would otherwise have been car
ried along for a finish on new corn are
being sent to the shambles premature
ly. The trade is expectant Of con-
tinued heavy receipts probably for an
other six weeks and more or less mar
ket decentralization during that period.
Cattle.
Cattle were slow. Offerings here
were liberal. altho liquidation at Kan.
sas City appeared to have been
checked.
Kansas City's new record run Of e5,-
600 was factor in effecting breaks
here the past week. tho the bulk OF
cattle coming into that market COM
prised only feeder and stocker kinds.
Locally the run totaled $500 for the
week. against 1881 the week before
and 45.oss year ago. while there were
shipped 22,700, leaving $4,000 for local
distribution, against es,5Os a week ago
and 27.500 a year ago.
At the six markets total for the week
stood 22s,9o0, practically a record in
combined one weeks movement at
these points. comparing with 1se,3 900
the week previous and 172. 200 a year
ago. Reason for big supplies west has
been clearly shown to be feed scarcity.
Kansas and Oklahoma are going to
have less corn than in many wears and
pastures over great territory are bar
rem. Forced liquidation has been the
rule with grazers, but 1t IS a fortunate
circumstance that feeders east and
north have good supply Of grass and
VIII later have generous crop of corn
to enable them to handle the drouth-
driven southwestern cattle
That the demand can show strong
fecuperation on a moderate beef sup
ply this week Is the firm belief of trad
ers, but with grass short in many sec
tons west a fair quota Of pasture
steers can only be expected to mater
ialize and feeders reluctance to buy
corn at current high prices ;s causing
uneasiness In many quarters. Where
cattle are at all ready to come TO mar
Let the tendency is to cash them rath-
e, than buy more corn a. advancing
cost.
General crop Of fat beef bullocks
moving into the trade is n ot above nor
NAL requirements ao5 with only
snail proportion of range marketings
t" serve as a competitive force against
the natives no very serious nor pro-
lcnged bearish spell is anticipated in
the market. Westward it is mainly
supply calculated to help thu future
beef supply situation rather than af-
fecting current market conditions.
Feeders and thin light killing steers
arc the chief crop Of the west and
southwest now and promise t. continue
coming into the markets in big num-
bers. since grass is ab,"s gone and
having scant stored feel to fall back
Oh holders arc forced to cash in.
a widening price spread will be ex-
pected in the steer trade as the choic-
est heavy grades are looked upon as
likely to grow scarcer soon. These
kinds. irrespective Of the medium to
good, should hold high in price and
the trade is not giving up its expect.
ancy of realizing $3.50 and higher rates
before many weeks have passed. A
year ago it was a spread of $500
1870, against s7.25 0e.25 now, but the
quota Of fat 1900 to 1,500 pound steers
then was far less than that coming a :.
present. A Year ago next week 5000
was top and the week following wit
messed the first $11 trades Of that me.
morable season.
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs exhibited nrmness
Notwithstanding that Omaha today re-
ported the biggest run OF the year.
The weeks run was close to 10000
more than the previous week and the
heaviest since December last. The
eastern runs were q little lighter. but
practically all wsstern markets report
ed moderate increases In supplies. In
dicating that . period Of liquidation
is now on.
AS regards prices. everything de-
clined except possibly good feeders
The dip was most pronounced in fat
ewes and heavy wethsrs. No small
number Of feeding wethers sold at
34.30@4.50 during the week. with best
at $3.50. A spread Of S4.0O@4.95 em-
braced sales OF plain to fair. class.
Good feeding ewes clearsd at 1850