Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-27
RECEIPTS LARGER THAN Ex.
PEcTE0 AND PRICES
WEAKEN,
MARKETS CENTS DOWN
ALL ALONG THE LINE
Bulk Sell at $3.50 to $755-cattIe
Trade Steady on Moderate Supply
Change Compared to Close on Sat-
urday-current Quotations.


somewhat heavier than expected and
the market was cents lower. A top
of $3.50 was made Bulk went $500
755.
Hos receipts at the Chicago stock
; yards last week totaled around 10000
more than anticipated and at $4,000
stood the largest in nearly year. The
run was 1920 larger than the previous
week. but 1900 smaller than the same
week last year and 46,S00 more than
the CORE spending week two years ago.
Estimated average weight of hogs
last week at Chicago was 226 lbs, or 3
lbs. heavier than the previous week, 13
lbs. heavier than the same week year
ago and lbs lighter than the cor
responding week in 1911. Taking the
hogs as they are coming from the coun-
try. the average weight would figure
still heavier, but the reweighins OF the
kinds. light and light butchers, which
are in best demand, had tendency to
tighten the official average.
Top hogs at Chicago last week sold
at s7671a, or 71ac higher Than the pre-
ceding week. s1.22k higher than a year
ago and S5c lower than two years ago.
While it compared with $3.50 for the
CORE spending week in 1908. Average
price last week figured $3.50. or II
cents higher than last week, 1927 high
er than the same week last year and ~
cents lower than the corresponding
week two years ago.
Cattle.
Cattle trade was steady on moder.
ate supply.
Unless there is immediate improve
ment in the weather. permitting beef
outlet locally and in the east, it is not
| likely that packers will boost the So
called five-daE market plan by their
activity. The biggest decline of the
past week was registered on Thursday
one of the days that goes to make
the five-day plan possible. On that day
everything sold went on a lower basis,
generally 1O@15 cents off, with in
| stances of a quarter. One year ago
today actual receipts We're 23.1I2 and
the best three-load string of lab
pound Kansas cattle in that run
brought $500, which is considerably
| lower than a similar load would com
n1and right now. year ago the mar
ket was fully a dollar lower than 1t was
| Saturday.
Chicago has received 52,253 the past
/ week, against 63,s27 the previous week
! $3.50 the same week year ago and
! 63,3S2 the corresponding week two
| years ago. 1t is observed that inc
weeks decline was made in the face OF
| a fairly large decrease in receipts. Snip
| ments, too, have fallen off somewhat
! the weeks shipments totaling 2l.243
! compared with 23,7ss last week. 27,S2e
! the same week q year ago and 32,16i
the corresponding week 1911.
The supply of cattle to packers last
week totaled 3l,010, compared with 4o'-
I 03s last week, 1854 the same time q
| year ago and 3o,s19 the corresponding
week two years ago.
Sheep.
| Live muttons showed little change.
Another uneven sheep and yearllns
| r1arke, was placed upon the records
last week Prices bounded sharply the
first two days and then slumped as
rapidly Closing values We're generally
so cents lower than Tuesday. but com
pared with week ago were fully steady
and strong in some instances. Proper
ton of sheep was smaller tEan OF othel
classes and even year!ings were not a!
numerous as lambs. Buyers were bear
ish wherever possible and sellers nae
a hard time getting bids "Wednesday
and Thursday. altho some improvement
was noted Friday, which may prove onl!
temporary. Only cautious marketin:
early this week will keep packers from
further raids on prices. rs condition!
are not favorably inclined toward bet
| terment.