Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-10
RCI|VE DEMAND
LIFTS HOG PRICES
ALL CLASSES WANTED AND QUO.
TATIoNs SHOW sUBSTAN.
TIAL GAINS.
CATTLE ARRIVALS LIGHT,
HOLDERS TURN OPTIMISTIC
Expected Monday Receipts Fail to Ma.
teriaIibe and Sellers More Hopeful
Following Disastrous Weeks Trade
Offerings Of Sheep and Lambs
Find Ready Outlet.

| Chicago, Nov. 1O.-Active demand
for all classes of hogs lifted prices to-
day.
Receipts of hogs at Chicago stock
yards for the week 147,300, or $500
more than previous week, $1,000 more
than year ago and 400 less than
corresponding week two years ago.
Estimated average weight of hogs
at Chicago for the week 204 pounds,
only pounds heavier than the lightest
week in 1911, which went back to first
week Of March, 1904, when 1873 pounds
was the official average weight. Previ-
Gus week was 207 pounds, a year ago
211 pounds and two years ago 203
pounds.
Top hogs at Chicago for the week
Ss.25, against $40 previous week.
$3.50 a year ago and $3.50 two years
ago. Average price $3.50, aaginst $500
preceding week, 1874 a year ago and
S6.2S two years ago.
Eleven markets had 45.4O0 Saturday,
making $4,000 for the week. or $4,000
more than previous week, $4,000 more
than a year ago and 10000 less than
two years ago. Total for 1913 to date.
20623,O00, or 5000 more than same
period 1912 and $4,000 less than cor
responding time 1911.
Cattle.
Holders Of cattle were optimistic
over arrivals not reaching a heavy
total.
Retailers want light beef cuts. 1t is
the high cost Of all meats, and espe-
cially the waste Of big carcasses, that
puts them in poor favor with consum-
ers. Many butchers will not buy q
heavy carcass, and for this reason the
killers claimed they could not find
ready sale for the enormous crop that
came the past week
Killers have been sour on all 1,400-
pound and heavier steers, and the Inn
mediate future is not prospective Of a
lifting Of the ban on weight. Many big
cattle are still back in the feed yards.
having been held by owners in ex-
pectancy Of q strong toned and higher
late November market, but 1t now ap-
pears that the trade Is going to get all
the long-fed weighty cattle this month
which will be needed. and after the In
ternational show stuff Is hung up in
| the coolers there will be small demand
for the big cattle. Ten-dollar guesses
have gone wide Of the market. Right
now it Ia only a very prime heavy
grade that can beat $500 and 1915 was
the limit late the past week
In comparison to the choice to prime
heavies plain to good light and handy
! natives are grand sellers. This latter
stuff going at S7.50@s.65 and better,
with choice to prime 100 to 1880
pound steers quotable around $3.50
9.25. has made prices, considering its
merits as against long-feds, far better
than the latter kinds, and the only logi-
cal reason for the discriminatory prices
for big steers is their disfavor in the
butcher shops.
Weeks total run stood $500, against
66.136 the week before and 52,2s9 a
year ago, while there were shipped 21,-
500. leaving 41,1OO for local distribu-
ton. against 4s.4N the previous week
and 34,773 a year ago.
Six markets had 1890 cattle,
against 49,, 400 the previous week and
$4,000 a year ago, and westward 1t
was q comparatively short quota OF
choice quality goods.
In the east Canadian steers were nu-
merous, but most of them only stock
ers, tho Ohio and Virginia afforded
eastern markets lot of decent killing
stuff, and the same old complaint of
| shippers that prices there were cheaper
than here had effect in holding down
demand.
Sheep and lambs found a ready out
! let.
| A raft Of stuff out Of Dakota wheat
fields is scheduled to run during the
next few weeks and Minnesota will be
a liberal contributor, while a bad storm
would send swarm Of fed western
stuff to the shambles, as there seems q
disposition on the part Of the big ma
jority Of feeders to side step the feed
/ ing of high priced corn and a grea,
many have bought thin ovine stock
this season merely with the intention
of utilizing waste feed on their farms
and are not in position to house their
holdings in stormy weather This
weeks crops has also furnished abun-
dant evidence to the effect that the sup
ply of native sheep and lambs in the
country is by no means as small as Il
was generally figured Temporarily
the market looks decidedly top heavy
to some of the most astute traders il
the business
Chicago Livestock.