Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-27
UNCERTAINTY At OUTSET OF
TRADING OVERCOME AND
MARKET RULES STEADY.
CATTLE OFFERINGS SCARCE
AND OF POOR QUALITY
Return to More Liberal Marketinss Ex-
peeted at Opening Of Next Weeks
Trade-Suppiies Of Sheep and Lambs
Not Buraensome-Rcview Of Condi.
tions in Livestock Trade.

Chicago, Dec. nding
some uncertainty at the outset the
hog market today was steady
Four days this week there have been
105 900 hogs marketed at Chicago, be-
ing less than half as many as week
ago, when 212,6O0 arrived, 21,200 more
than year ago and 6.400 more than the
same period two years ago.
Mixed packing hogs sold at $1,000
IT'S. bulk OF offerings went at s7.T0W
7.75. Mediums and butchers went ct
S7.T1s Q7.90. Poor to good heavy pack
ing hogs ranged at S7.O0G7 PISS. with the
rough heavy at S7.4o@7.55. Light
weights sold at s7.50@7.70. Selected
packing and shipping hogs ranged at
s7.721a $500.
Eleven markets received 67.400 hogs
Friday. or 1920 less than last Friday.
1890 less than a year ago and $500
less two years ago. Total 10 and in
Guiding Friday. $4,000, or s23. 900 less
than same period last week. $4,000 more
than like time last year and same as
corresponding Ave days two years ago.
Total for 1913 to date 24.749.0o0. or
$4,000 more than same period 1912 and
$4,000 less than corresponding time
1911.
The few cattle on sale today were
mostly of poor quality.
The trade looks for return OF liberal
marketing next Monday and there are
numerous reasons to expect some gem
erous supplies both hero and in the
west Weather conditions stu hold
good, but II storm should break over
the country and and make a lot OF
rough feed unavailable, 1t is a certainty
the markets Will be crowded with cheap
and middle class Cattle High-priced
corn Is still point Of worry with
lot OF feeders who have half-baked
steers and they are DESTROYS of turn.
ing them into cash, while the fact that
tax day. in Iowa falls Jan. l next
may rush a lot Of stuff from that state
into the market here next Monday.
Another reason for proba ole generous
runs is the New Years holiday. For
the first time in the history q the
Chicago market. New Years day. next
Thursday. trading will be suspended.
The rule governing holidays was
amended by vote OF the Chicago Live
Stock Exchange last Wednesday. to
take effect Immediately. New Years
and Labor Day were both declared hol-
idays in the markets hereafter
Estimates on the Monday run were
placed as high as $4,000. tho the oopl-
lar guesses were around $4,000, but If
IA storm Is had in the interim crop
Of 10000 would not prove a surprise.
run and hold current bettered prices
Los Ia
lieved by any Of the traders. Even tho
this weeks crop has been meager, beef
coolers are still holding fair volume
Of product and there is Quietude in the
trade for beef both here and in the
east. Poultry competition is bound to
be felt for the next week. at least. 1t
always is and the period between
Christmas and New Years is rarely one
in which good selling action is mad in
the market.
Continuance Of clear wlat.- weather
should check the liquidating desire to
some extent but that the market will
get generous early January run seems
certain. tho lot Of people in the
trade who have made a survey of sup
ply conditions over Iowa, Missouri Ne
braska and Kansas are declaring that
it would be we'll for the general trade
to reverse its opinion in regard 20 sup
ply plenitude for the first months of
1914. They assert that big share Of
the stuff that was driven off dry pas
lures during the drought period has
since been cashed into beef trade, and
that there will be district shortage
of good steers from Kansas and Ne
braska sections. which in recent years
have been cashing generous quota IN
January and February. kaLsas par
ticularly vii! be far shy of IS nlid"in-
ter fat beef steer crop.
Sheep.
! Supplies of sheep and lambs were not
burdensome.
! Compared with week ago bulk of
good to prime offerings showed 35@40
! cents advance with instances of half
{ dollar gain a lille the plain Go medium
/ killers probably were not over rs cents
higher. It was an uneven market every
/ DAY this week, and trade is certainly
! very unsettled. Feeding grades were
| quoted steady at all times, with bust
ness more limited than past few weeks.
! Six markets were credited with $1,000
j Friday. against 1900 the previous Fri
/ day and 2S,3oo a year ago. Combined
I offerings for the week TO date aggre-
! gated 10000 or 10000 less than same
period last week and 5000 more than
corresponding five days last year.
+ Thursdays receipts looked compare
/ lively heavy. but inasmuch as they rep
resented two days marketing it was
I considered a moderate supply.