Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-01
.UT|lE LIFE N
LIVESTOCK TRADE
PRACTICALLY NOTHING GOING IN
SELLING LINE AT CHICAGO
YARDS.
MANY IOWA FEED YARDS
DEPLETED BY DISEASE
Years Trade in 1.-Two Muttons Breaks
All Reco OF the Cattle
Trade-Gran Boards Not in Session
Because of the Holiday-Market
Gossip.

Chicago. Jan. 1.-The grain boards
were not in session today. and while
many shipments reached the yarC&,
there was little interest in the livestock
trade. Buyers preferred to await
Thursdays developments, and prices
We're not QuOtable.
Hogs. ;,
No haIf-century hog crop reacheo
Chicago on the closing days OF the year
and when the run was posted the trade
began to do some hard thinking. l Hdt
extensive mortality, especially in Iowa
and \ebra ska, makes a con tnued SER
les Of normal runs possible during the
winter is improbable. Last winter Chl-
cago was mainly dependent on Iowa
as Illinois was cleaned up by disease in
1910 This season Iowa mas heeh
scourged and every pig that died on
the farm meant one fat hog less in the
winter run. Packers take the view thai
disease merely dissipated the increase
in the pig crop. but those who nave
beer riding the country refuse to com
eide Packers We're again forced 10
make their needs known, and unless
more hogs are Forthcoming prices VIII
work higher.
Packers have formed New Year
resolution They want a hNe-daE-d-
week cattle market. but they 90 llo'
want Il any more than the selllHS III
terests and the railroads. and IKE" re
NATURALIZATION Of more equlta" ~
distribution Of cattle supplies WAL az
them no more good than It VIII 'He
country shippers. and II ought 10 pe'le
fit the country TO greater extent imam
any other reform which could be MADE
in the trading conditions.
Contested markets on Monday ana
Wednesday and scant supplies olnei
DAYS have long thrown 100 much pusl
ness into the two big days ana H0t
enough into the others. cchcerle"
action now under way 70 eNcouraSe
country shippers TO pauonlze NOR
freely the Tuesday, Thursday and FIJI
day markets and put less depehuehCe
unon Mondays and Wednesdays as 1'te
main steer days" should receive UNI
.rsal support. Tn railroads are VIII
ing TO cooperate in every "tH az"
with all interests working together -
bring about more equitable feCeiPls
the first FIVE days of the Week TO
good should result. Packers came IN
the market today fully determines ~
carry out tnelr eco'l ie9'i"N''''
along the movement.
For TWO days this week the InaFhel
b.a q 500 cattle. against 1900 week
ego and 24.649 year ago "t'l'e
co,onarine with 3O157 two years ago
The market winds UP the year on
basis far and away higher Than year
e,a nrices YESTERDAY for steers show
mo q range of s575M9.75. being quot
RI strictly CNOlc-
orades standing against S4.5On so Al
the start Of 1912 ana bulk OF stuff thus
far in the week going at $'.2' " sou
tempered with s5.6oM 7..5 for biggest
share of rlarketings year ago.
chicago has received approximately
. go 100 cattle this year, OF when No."
roo were western rangers. and less thar
AZ mn Texans. which compares win
total ,narketinCs of 2.931.S3l in 1911.
ord the 1912 receipts stand smallest
since 1899. while total shipments APP
nroxirnatirr 1.o1660O for 1872. COM
parcd with 1.216.552 in 1911, and stano
smallest since 1902
Sheep.
A wears trade in live muttons that
has seen the largest marketing, i0cai!F'
and in the aggregate at the i"adi''S
market centers recorded WltAln O.
tvelve-month period in trad" history
which produced record prices TOR Iah!DS
in the early spring and with Wh?cH
growers chief basis for compliant Jay
in r.npreccdented widespread between
sheep and lambs and low summe: ana
en- T7arl,c. sor the former, cane t" d
chase in blaze Of glory with .amos
commanding the highest Dec@1h'e'
prices ever noted.