Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-01
HOGS Open Week
ON STRONG BASIS
PRICES DEVELOP STRENGTH
NoTWlThSrANpiN LIBERAL
MONDAY RECEIPTS.
TOO MANY CATTLE FOR
PRESENT MODERATE DEMAND
Prices Weakened Still Farthsr-esef
Trade concededIy in Bad Shape -
Warm Weather Depressing Factor
Sheep and Lambs in Small Request

Chicago, Dec. Hog prices de-
veloped strength today, despite receipts
of 10000 head.
Hog receipts at Chicago stockyards
for the week 1S6,4oo or $4,000 less than
previous week. 1900 less than same
week last year and 1900 less than cor
responding week two years ago.
Average weight of hogs a Chicago
for the week PIP pounds. three
pounds heavier than preceding week,
sixteen pounds lighter than year ago
and one pound heavier than two years
ago.
Top hogs at Chicago for the week
s7.95, against $50 and the previous
week, S1.9o year ago and $3.50 two
years ago. Average price figured $7.6o,
or 10 cents lower than a week ago, 3
cents lower than a year ago and Sl.sA
higher than corresponding week two
years ago.
Eleven markets received 1900 hogs
Saturday. making 4S1 900 for the week.
or 100000 less than previous week, H.
900 less than year ago and 1900 less
than two years ago. Total for 1913 to
date 22.S13,0o0. or 1879, 900 more than
same period 1912 and $1,000 less than
corresponding time 1911.
Cattle.
Liberal receipts weakened cattle
values.
Beef trade is still in poor shape. and
for this reason runs should be held
down to a small volume Demand for
fresh beef is still light. and this re-
fleets on the price Of beef cattle on the
market. Weather is still quite warm
and at present there is no indication
Of betterment in call for cattle. 1t is
generally thought that Mondays run
will prove quite large and will give the
week bad start in price making.
All markets showed q decrease IN
marketing in past week Gom q week
ago and a year ago. Chicago run at
$4,000 was the smallest week in long
time and compared with 5s,777 the
previous week, 4S.56o Q year ago and
$3.50 the same week two years ago.
OF this number shippers took $4,000.
against 23.o5s week ago. 1904 year
ago and 2s,5os two years ago. While
shippers took this number, there were
$4,000 left for local consumption.
against S5.71S a week ago. 1889 year
ago and 2s,4s4 two years ago.
Beef markets in the east as wen as
the week and this caused the small
number to be taken out on that ac-
count. Western cattle have been very
small IN number during the week and
the 1000 that did arrive We're largely
Canadians marketed early in week. It
is the general opinion that the western
ranges are about shipped out and very
few Will be sent markeeward the BAL
ance Of the year.
Wholesale prices for beef are much
lower than year ago. as we'll as live
cattle. Shippers should take every
preoaut,on to hold down next weeks
run or prices will go much lower.
During the week there were $500
cattle marketed at six principal mar
kets, against 1S3,70o a week ago. 140.-
700 year ago and 1l7,z00 two years
ago. Omaha had only 5000. against
400 a week ago and 1880 a year
ago. St Louis had small run, totaling
only 1900 head, against $4,000 a week
ago and 2s,S0o a year ago. For the
year to date there have been 6.S2s,oO0
cattle marketed at six markets. against
se3e.000 a year ago, or decrease OF
10000 head.
Sheep.
Little request came for sheep and
lambs.
There was small upturn in aged
sheep prices for the week, while year.
| lings made a more substantial gain.
| General advance on aged and yearling
! lots was 1925 cents, but Saturday
| big run was received and 25 cent de-
cline occurred. Feeding grades were
not very numerous, butFany on sale
held fully steady from day to day. De-
mand for feeding classes has been
| practically filled for this season and,
/ fortunately, suitable lots have de-
| creased in number.
| Packers were about the only COM
! petitors for offerings in this division,
and sellers did we'll to force prices up
ward OF course, receipts were held
down and country shippers deserve
| much credit. With consumptive de-
mand for mutton at a low ebb only
moderate receipts are needed next
week, as people have turned to poul-
try for the time being. It has been
proven in other years that the cheap
est plan when coming to the Interna-
| tional is to pay Your way and not bring
extra stock along to get free trans
| portation.
CHICAGO Livestock.