Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-31
VALUE OF STOCK RECEIVED DUR.
ING 1918 EXCEEDS THAT OF
ALL PREVIOUS YEARS.
At YARDS TOTAL
s5s5, 700 IN CASH
Prices Of Calves Wont TO Highest
Figures in Many Years - Heavy
Cattle Failed 70 Sell ~ We'll a. in
1s12-choisra Epidemic in Iowa and
Adjacent States Forced shipmsnts.

900 900 was received at the Ch1caSo
stock yards during 1913. according to
figures complied today. This exceeds
the records OF all previous years.
Sheep receipts Of 23t.73o head in one
week was another new record estab-
lished during the year.
Because Of shortage calves reached
the price Of $l2.50 per 100 pounds. This
was the highest prices paid for calves
in years. Heavy cattle lid not sell as
well az In 1912. Sheep receipts for the
year fell behind those Of the previous
year.
The hog receipts alone showed an
increase over 1912. This was caused
by an epidemic Of cholera In Iowa and
southern Illinois which fOrcer farm
ers to market. The demand was large
and prices remained higher than in
1912.
Altho they sold at approximately IS
a head higher than previously. horse
receipts showed slight falling of.
Comparison foe the years 1912 and
1913:
Year. Cattle Calves. Hogs
1918 :. ...2.e01.55o 354,ss1 7.6s1.776
1912 :. ...2652,s43 5O5,4ol 7.1so,ss7
Hog Top Up to 1910.
Hogs sold highest in the spring OF
the year. top OF 1910 being attained
In April. The extreme price COM
pared with top Of $9.42h In 1912 and
$11.20 in 1910, the record year. The
general range Of values was narrower
In 1913 than in recent years and tho
average for the entire period was the
highest made since 1910.
With an increase Of approximately
100000 in total receipts for the year
the trade broadened ani outside dos
mand was enlATEed. especially az Chi.
.cago was the onEyS S,fnarket OF my con~
sequence to show any material In.
crease In tho volume Of offerings for
the year. Eastern shippers bought APP
proximately 1,650.00O hogs here. an in
crease OF nearly 1OO. 900 head over 1919
purchases.
Lightweight Hogs Popular.
The quality Of the hogs marketed was
generally good, but towards tho end Of
the year increased prices Of corn and
feed were reflected In restricted feed.
ing operations ana the average weight
of the animals decreased. monthly av-
erages towards the end of the year be-
ing the lightest in recent years.
Lightweight hogs enjoyed q period
Of popularity during the early part Of
the year. but they comprised such q
large proportion Of the receipts towards
the latter end Of the period that the
demand for them became glutted and
they dclined to q discount under tho
heavyweight animals. The year closed
with prices practically on the Same
basis - a year ago, but with the ten
dency . decidedly higher one. while
conditions favored q lower level Of VAL
ues at this time last year.
Aged Sheep Thing Of Past.
A feature Of the trade In live muttons
was the small discount at which ma
tured sheep sold under lambs. One rea-
son for this was tho fact that aged
sheep are practically a thing OF the
past The consumption the last few
years has 20 greatly outpaced the pro-
duction and methods OF feeding have
so materially improved. as we'll as in
creased In cost, that the marketing of
food animals at the earliest possible
time has become imperative.
As q result sheep older than 3 years
are seldom received and the differeno
in price between the n7aturod animals
and lambs has undergone q steady con-
traction. For the year Just closed sheep
averaged at $5.25. eaualing the record
of 1910, which was the highest In tho
history of the trade.
Lambs made an average price Of
$7.s5 for the year. bettering tho 1910
average OF $7.55. which formerly stood
as tho highest over recorded in tho an
mails of the trade. This highest price
made by lambs in 1919. howevr. was
$3.50, compared with an extreme price
Of $1,000 in. 1912. when tho highest
prices on record were established.