Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-10
HEAVIER GRADES ONLY ONES TO
FAIL TO HOLD RECENT
BEST PRICES.
DAYS RECEIPTS ABOUT
EQUAL TO EXPECTATIONS
heaviss Sell About S Cents Lower
Than on Saeurday-Top is Ss.15,
With Bulk Selling a. So to ss.1o-
Cattle Steady and Few Changes Do.
teetsd in Sheep Division.

Chicago, Feb. 1O.-Local receipts OF
hogs were about equal to Saturdays
expectancy, consequently last weeks
best prices were maintained on middle
weights. while heavier grades sold
cents lower. The top was sS.l5, the
bulk selling at sS.00@S.10.
Receipts Of hogs al the Chicago
stockyards last week totaled 152.6oo.
date. or $4,000 less than the previous
week. $4,000 less than the same week
last year and 300 less than the cor
responding week two years ago.
Average weight of hogs is gradually
getting heavier at Chicago. and last
week the estimated average was placed
at go pounds, the heaviest since the
closing week OF last September three
pounds heavier than last week. thirteen
pounds heavier than year ago, but
one pound lighter than two years ago.
Top for the week was made Saturday
at sS15. against 1915 Monday. the 10"
day. It stood the highest since week
ending Nov. 9, 1912. when best sold at
$3.50, and showed So cents gain over
the previous week. s1.67A hishe" tAah
the same week last year and IS cents
higher than the corresponding week
two years ago. Average price last week
figured $3.50, or Is cents higher than
last week. 81. SO higher than year
ago and q cents higher than Two years
ago.
Eleven markets received 45,eoo hoes
Saturday. making $4,000 for the en-
tire week, the smallest OF the year thus
far. The previous week $4,000 were
received. and the same week last year
$4,000 arrived, and the corresponding
week two years ago offerings totaleo
ass, 900. Receipts were $4,000 the cor
responding week of 1908. Total for 1918
to date aggregated 100000. or $4,000
less than the same period in 1912 ana
3ss,00o more than the corresponding
time in 1911.
Cattle.
Cattle were STEADY.
Opening OF the Len.en season and the
relatively higher retail prices for oeet
than wholesale cost, and also COM
+; pared with selling values Of beef steers.
are factors which effect shorter demand
for beef not only here, bu, in the east
noted for some weeks past. and the re-
tail butcher is getting ali the best OF
the deal, since he is buving beef al
wholesale far under the cost of two
! months ago. while the cattle feeder Is
akins as much as s2.o0d2.5o per cwt
less money for steers compared with
the high time early in December The
creates, decline from high point is
| - ctr
of class practically as good as the prime
ones marketed in the Christmas season
| have TO go now around 50. and or
| Thursday last a drove Of choice heavy
steers sold at Ss.s5 which were as gooo
| as those making 50 earlier in the week
The decline for good TO choice steers II
recent weeks has effected narrower
, spread in values than shown in months
past but there is reason to believe tha
this scant price appreciation for high
class beeves as against medium ant
plain quality stuff Will continue, TIL
abundance Of corn and rough feed ant
ichea pness OF cost Of the corn is an In
tducement for heavy feeding OF 1t t
!all classes Of steers, and by reason o
the preponderance Of good-dressing
medium quality cattle. they are bein!
shown partially by killers. Buyers ar
getting good dressing. medium -qualit;
steers on price basis which proves at
ira ctive to them, and no longer Is tn
com plant made that these classes cos
more in the beef than the iong-feds.
The whole market ts in such condi
ton as warrants only small shipping o
; steers during the Lenten season. or a
least until beef trade shows signs Q
permanent improvements. 1t is goo
: beef making weather over the cor
belt, and shortage of supplies OF stu
for feeding for summer markets woul
seem to point to the feeding to matur
iity OF more % the present half-fnishe
stuff for later markets this year. rattle
. than shipping II into the market nov
when demand Is limited.
Sheep.
a Few changes were detected in tn
: sheep house.
e Aged sheep were best property In tn
: sheephouse the past week and seller
: forced the market values OF such al
: rivals upward more than any oth'
d class, as compared with the close of tt
previous week, thereby narrowing II
spread between sheep and lamh
which has ben too wide for mar
months. Aged lots finished 25@'
cents higher than at the close the pr
g vious week and in some instances eve
). greater appreciation was noted. Yea
II ling animals sold we'll each day, b
"a the gain was a scant quarter for L
). week. Compared with the low tin
,e the previous week sales were mo
x than so cents higher in many plac
+, and the demand seems to be broad, D
- as the Lenten season has begun 1t m;
IL fall off in the course Of another wee
!. Chicago Livestock.
Chicago, Feb 1o.-Cattle-Estimat
receipts for today, 10000; marx
steady.
ID BeeveS ........... ........ o.oVe1s .
- Tex.a steers 1900 8
20 wes,e,n steers $500 Z
ae Stockers and feeders ...... 4.Io@ q
20 cows and heifers ..:...... 1000 Z
~ calves $50 20 10
Hogs-Estimated receipts Tor itods
$1,000; market steady.
W;~aa 7.75@s1i
;s Heavy 20 a BIZ
80 = ma?