Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-05
Renewed ACTIVITY
N TRADE N HOGS
ALL CLASSES IN BRISK DEMAND
AND PRICES TURN UP.
WARD.
NO CHOICE STEERS
AMONG CATTLE OFFERINGS
Fear Of Competition With Show Herd,
Keeps Good Grades Out Of Open Mar.
ket-inactivity in Sheep Division =
Review Of Market conditions-cur-
rent Quotations.

Chicago, Dec. 5.-All kinds of hogs
! were in demand today and prices ad-
I vanced.
I Eleven markets received $4,000 hogs
Thursday, against a holiday last
! Thursday, 102, 500 year ago and los,-
! 800 two years ago. Total four days this
Z week $4,000 or 174,o00 more than same
period last week. 1900 less than like
/ time last year and 1900 less than
corresponding four days two years ago.
Total for 1913 to date 22.S09.0OO or 49,
09G more than same period 1912 and
/ 65 900 less than corresponding time
1911
Packers are taking advantage o.
every traders opportunity that pre-
sents itself in the hog market Supply
conditions have favored the buying side
recently and prices have been forced
back close to the low level OF iass
month. The market. however, displays
rscuperative energy and while packers
may protest that they can not use
hogs at current cost every short run
furnishes evidence Of their needs and
The previous impression that hogs
are cutting up prcfitably is verified az
regular intervals. Liquidation continues
on liberal scale. Average weights
are unseasonably light everywhere and
the proportion of 125 or 1s0-pound stuff
is large. These are not sick hogs, by
any means. as most Of them are in 70
bust condition and their constant ap-
pearance at the marke. is susceptible
Of but one construction. Young hogs
when sold are regarded as well dis
posed of no matter what they realize.
Cattle.
No choice steers were to be found.
The advance Thursday put market
on higher levels than last Monday,
which was low day. In the show ring
sale there were many primo heavy
loads offered that would fill the needs
Of the packers OF that kind. and general
supply Of good cattle in the exhibition
will serve to supply the packers with
their Christmas beef.
International show has brought a
fairly good run OF cattle this week. there
being $4,000 marketed In four days.
comparing with 1913 a week ago. but
run is smaller than a year ago. when
there were 1913 marketed In like per-
Tod. Weather remains warm, and this
is a factor that puts beef trade in bad
shape. and not till weather cools up a
whole lot is there any Improvement
looked for that Will benefit the general
cattle market.
Heavy cattle this week have been
rather slow sale as compared with the
light and medium weight kinds that
were we'll sought each day. 1t is plain
ly seen that the light and handy weight
stuff is the most useful in beef trade at
the present time. The week. as whole,
so far has seen decided falling off In
quality. Good yearling stuff. especially.
was scarce in past few days.
After this week 1t is believed the sea-
sons crop of good quality stuff will
have been marketed and offerings WIZ
run largely to a short-fed class. There
have been very few western cattle mar
keted this week and it is generally
thought that the crop from that terri
tory is about marketed for this season.
Four days this week there have been
131 900 cattle marketed at six principal
markets, against $4,000 week ago and
10000 year ago.
Light runs in the past few days have
helped general market greatly and beef
trace is sun Well suppleQ Win stuiI
and a light run in still needed to hold
market from breaking.
Sheep.
Sheep trade was inactive.
A string Of prime Wisconsin fed
western wethers put a new high top
for the season on the matured sheep
trade, selling at $685. while other
right choice fed wethers were expected
to reach $3.50. Choice light yearlings
were easily quotable up to 81, but most
of the offerings either lacked finish or
were too weighty and sales were large
~ between s6.25Ms75. a right good
heavy class at the former figure. Choice
handy weight ewes had quotable
value up to s.. while good heavy ma
tives reached s4.75. and ewes selling
below $3.50 were of rather plain killing