Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-23
LITTLE INTEREST MANIFESTED
HOG MARKET BY PROSPECT. /.
I'VE PURCHASERS.
NO HEAVY RUNS WEST,
SELLERS HOLD OFF
Cattle Owners Successfully Urge Tha.
Better Prices Arc Due-Handieap Of
Heavy Receipts Removed-Arrvals
Of Sheep Measer-current Quotations
IN arket Review.

not eElnCe much interest today nut
holders were quite averse TO a reduce
tion OF prices asked. There We're no
heavy runs q, the river markets.
Hog receipts last week totaled l21,-
400, or 2o.Soo less than the previous
week. $500 more than the same week
last year and $500 more than the cor
responding week two years ago.
Estimated average weight Of hogs
last week was 23e pounds lighter than
last year and five pounds heavier than
the corresponding week two years ago.
Top hogs last week SS.s5. or 5 cents
lower than a week ago, sl.45 higher
than year ago and $3.50 higher than
two years ago. Average price figured
$3.50. or Is cents lower than the previ-
Gus week, s1.12 higher than year ago
and $2.14 higher than two years ago.
Eleven markets rer. ived $1,000 hoSs
Saturday. making 514.0L2 last week, cr
1900 more than the previous week.
$4,000 more than a year ago. but $4,000
less than two years ago. Iota: Tor
1919 to date 11,e74.0oe. or 1,19+,ooo less
t;a.aa the same period 1912 and e'9.eoe
less than the corresponding time 1911.
Cattle.
Cattle owners successfully urged
that better prices were due, as prevl-
Gus large receipts had been forced on
account Of dry pastures and that the
handicap was removed by rains.
There have Of late been predictions
Of repetition Of last June and July
price performances. but their material
ization is BY no means as firmly as
sured as was the case year ago. Beef
al retail has cost high rtaes for months
past in spite of the hoof price discount
from tops last summer, and consumer
attitude toward still loftier cost WIZ pc
by no means favorable and attic
t;gntuess in the money situation are
factors which must be taken into COL
siGeration in viewing the future.
Everything now feeding cost big
price as thin stuff, and tendency u "
cash in whenever fair prof, IL assured.
This signifies a probable fairly genes-
.ous run Of good steers, TO come as las.
as they are made, and that policy Will
be a good one. since high corn coss
world hardly seem to make the carry
ing of big steers a paying proposition
once they have reached ,natureo
stage. Cost to keep them would. tns
trade declares, hardly be balanced by
price rise. even II It was to be stead
lily gaining market In the next ewo
months.
a big quota Of choice gearing ant
heavy steers sold early last week Al
ss.soas.so, and prime yearlinss mace
50. while several droves OF big steers
wen, at ss.o5gs.1o. Midweek top a.
1915 was paid for load OF l'o1A.-
steers as prime as any here this year:
and on Thursday some Of $685. looked
IN be the 1910 class last Monday.
4 spread Of ss.25g $50 has faker
mos, good 1880 to 1.35o-pound grades
-he mas, week, as well as a lot OF year
,ings. and no small quota Of medium
stnrs sold around IS after Wednesda!
wnich would easily have brought ss.'N
as.0 on Monday. Killers have mad
,o- of cattle OF plain kind down TO s'-'s
and lower, getting scant feeoef com,
nati-ion because of the terrific dechn'
IN prices and oversupply OF stun to'
mat trade, while numerous poor iien
killing steers went down TO s'.2o O '.9e
Sheep.
arrivals ar the sheep pens Prov g
"a ger. Packers had considerably re"
er than usual direct