Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-11
DECIDED ADVANTAGE
NTH HOG BUYERS
HEAVY RECEIPTS AGAIN FORCE
SELLERS TO MAKE PRICE
CONCESSIONS.
FEW STEERS OF QUALITY
AMONG DAYS OFFERINGS
Trade Turns Sluggish Because Of Lack
Of Prime Steers-Demand for Sheep
and Lambs Exceeded Available Sup
pIy-Review Of Market Conditions
Current Quotations.

Chicago, Sept. I.-Heavy receipts
gave buyers of hogs today decided
advantage.
Receipts early Wednesday were es-
timated at $4,000 When the run was
fairly we'll in it looked as tho arrivals
would aggregate $4,000 anyway, if not
more. Heavy receipts were main rea :
son for bearish attitude of packers.
Three days this week a total OF ST.
300 has been received at Chicago. be-
ing 5000 less than week ago. While
receipts are less than week ago. they
stand 21.90O more than a year ago
and 32,700 more than corresponding
period two years ago. There were 81
553 hogs held over from Tuesday.
Eleven markets received 76,60O hogs
"Wednesday, or $500 more than last
Wednesday. 1890 more than a year
ago and $500 more than two years ago.
Total the first half of this week, 229,-
900. or $1,000 less than same period
last week, $4,000 more than like time
last year. and 10000 more than cor
responding three days TWO years; ago.
Total for 1913 to date. 16,902.000, or
$4,000 less than same period 1912 and
117OOO more than corresponding time
1911.
Cattle.
Cattle trade was sluggish. Few steers
of quality were offered.
A return Of 1926 top was noted
Wednesday, four loads Of w. T. Gill
breath prime 1.602-pound Shorthorns
and Herefords from La Plata, Mo-. go
ing at this price to Morris and ].
Stern, while ten head of prime sl2-
pound Angus and Hereford yearlings.
fed by J. B. and O. NJ. Lyons, Brook,
Ind sold to Armour at the same price.
A few lots Of choice big steers, as well
as yearlings. sold at ss.oO@9.10. year
lings at the former price, tho quota OF
highclass goods was not as frequent
in the run as shown a week ago.
The Burlington road carried con-
siderable fewer dry pasture cattle from
Missouri than had been expected, but
this was fortunate for the trade, since
tha killers are giving western range
steers preference to the palmer sorts
Of natives off grass. Range run for
midweek trade totaled 1000 and these
grades sold at strong prices, some OF
them showing a little gain, in tact,
over rates made Monday.
Clearance was made in due season,
in spite of the weaker close to the
market. These were numerous stale
cattle carried from Monday, however.
on which sellers could not get action
until late in the session, and thus these
failed to get the little price apprecia-
ton which prevailed for lot OF the
fresh steers Of good grade during early
rounds.
Chica go run at 5000 Wednesday
stood 4,9O0 less than week ago ana
made $4,000 for three days this week.
against 1878 a week ago and 42,ool
year ago, while due to Kansas City
big slump in arrivals, six points total
for the day fell to $4,000, against 61,ooo
week ago and $4,000 year ago.
Week TO date crop at six points was
$4,000. a decrease Of $500 from q
week ago and 5000 less than a year
ago.
Sheep.
Demand for sheep and lambs ex-
ceeded the offerings.
Montana wethers at s4.65 were mates
of $3.50 sheep previously this Week
while others at s4.5564.60 figured so
1Oc higher, and double Of choice two
year-old wethers sold up 20 $3.50 to n
Milwaukee packer. Feeder buyers were
in the trade up to $3.50 for the right
kind of feeding wethers. Some fat
Montana ewes reached s4.35. while
range ewes selling for slaughter al
$3.50 were of plain sort, and some tnin
aged ewes going as feeders at $40
were common, though showing good
mouths Country buyers picked up
some short lifed'' Montana breeding
ewes of mixed ages at 1885. hardly
above feeder class, while s. was quot
able for choice tWo-year-old breeders
and choice range yearling stock ewes
were nominally quoted upward to $3.50
Montana feeding yearling wether sell
ing around $3.50 are of desirable class
and light weight. Fat native ewes Of
good class cleared freely at S4M4.1O,
choice handy weights being eligible to
s4.25. and there being good demand for
native stock ewes upward to 1928.