Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-18
PRICES SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN
BEST TIME OF
FRIDAY.
CATTLE STEADY AT
FRIDAYS AVERAGE
Days Tradins-Sheep Market Strong
Receipts in All Stock Markets
Lisht-current Quotations From
Leading Centers.

Chicago. Jan. 1S.-HogS tCOa! were
strong 10 a shade higher than Friday
best time. The run was estimated at
1900.
Nest buyers endeavored to keep
away from the weighty animals, unless
! they could be purchased at big dis
count. Even the shipping orders we're
mostly for the light and light butchers,
and the spectators We're best buyers
of the light and medium weight mixed.
The quality was good and the spread
! in prices was rather narrow. with the
exception of the big weights. when
are working away from the 200 to 2oo
pound stuff Loads with smooth. fat
but heavy sows in them were hard to
dispose of. unless such hogs were taken
out of loads and sold separately.
With run of 10000 yesterday the
local supply of hogs for the week to
date was 1876, 400, a decrease CT $500
compared with the corresponding time
last. week and e5,6OO compared with
the same five days last year.
Cattle.
On light RIM of cattle the market
held steady a. Friday prices Not more
than 500 animals arrived for today
trading.
Soft and most unreasonable weather
for this time of year has wrecked the
beef trade badly. Market me-: are not
buying more than half their usual sup
plies for this time in January as car
cass beef can not be displayed in the
big markets in such weather without
discoloring and getting in unattractiEe
condition This of course has been a
big and depressing factor, outlets IN
the trade both locally and in the east
having been badly impaired. Under
such conditions run of 64,005 cattle
in the trade for five days against 81
176 same time last week and 56,162
one year ago has been generously bur
derson to the selling side and has
freighted down the sinking market
badly.
The general crop of beef at six mar
kets at l5s,000 head has been about
1000 larger than last week and 5000
more than one year ago this week and
has filled the channels of trade SO full
of beef that only turn to genuine
winter weather and lighter supplies OF
beef on foot are likely to open the
| way TO better conditions in cattle
trade.
Buyers have continued haggling at
the market until they have reduced the
cost of weighty cattle very close to So
per cwt from their value here early in
December
Sheep.
The market for sheep was strong.
The unsatisfactory turn Of the mar
ket since Mondays bouyant session
was unexpected only as regards the
severity Of the declines enforced. Soft
weather, a material falling off in con-
sump,ive demand. traceable Jointly to
high prices for dressed lamb and NUT
ton and to climatic conditions, fairly
liberal mid week receipts OF ovine stock
and various buyers sudden awakening
to the fact that in their desire to corner
a lions share of recen: short runs
they had permitted the trade to reach
unprecedented levels for this time OF
the year. combined to cause the abrupt
change of the market tone noted here
at mid week. At the finish the local
trade is wearing little bloom on some
of the best classes as compared with
low time late Wednesday and Thursday
but Buffalo is closing at the weeks low
point. weather conditions continue an
adverse factor and sellers are pulling
for light run next week. still confident
that holders would be INV arranted In
feeding, at all literally. the trade IN It's
present weakened condition and led &c
expect, by the sharp contraction IN re-
ceipts since the break, that feeders
will be inclined to nurse the application
of short supply cure the coming week
In this belief. most estimates on the
coming Monday supply are placed
around $4,000 head.