Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-04
TEN THOUSAND HOGS UNsoLD ON
WEDNESDAY TAKE LIFE OUT
OF DAYS BUSINESS.
VALUES FORCED TO LOWER
LEVELS WITH LITTLE DOING
Cattle on Sale Plain In Quality-choice
Steers Withheld From Market Be-
cause Of Prospect Of Competition
With Show Stock Put on Sale
Sheep and Lambs Lower.

| Chicago. Dec. 4.-Ten thousand OF
yesterdays supply of hogs We're left
over and there was little life in the
trade today at lower values.
Eleven markets received 1876 hogs
Wednesday, or $4,000 more than last
Wednesday, $500 more than year ago
and $500 more than two years ago.
, Indianapolis Showed the greatest gain.
. but other eastern markets We're only
normally supplied. Total first half of
this week, $4,000, or 81 900 more than
same period last week, $4,000 less than
like time last year and $4,000 less than
corresponding three days two years
ago. Total for 1918 to date, 1885,
000 or 16l, 900 more than same period
1912 and 10000 less than corresponding
time 1911.
Cattle on sale showed only plain
quality.
There was Material appreciation in
quality compared with Monday. espe-
cially in the yearling and handy
weight kinds on offer. A fancy 1850
pound Shorthorn yearling made 1915.
and w. c. White. Carrolton, Mo-, sold
a SS0-pound Angus yearliEg, fed with
his show stuff, at $1,000 Nothing
fancy in the yearling line was shown
in load lots and drove at 1926.
choice IN class, proved the top of the
morning market. A four-load drove
of choice handy steers took 1910 and
few other choice yearlings went
around $500, and $3.50 took some
primo big steers tho <ew- &C the heavier
sorts. even those possessing prime
kind. could land about $s.75.
Big end OF the strictly good to choice
handy and strong-weight steers went
within range OF $S.25@S.65, including
numerous yearings. Bulk Of the short
fed plain and medium to good killers
took s7.s5 q SIS, while there was lib
eral crop of common and poor light
killers which landed down to $1,000
7.40.
1t was fortunate short quota OF
prime big, as we'll as handy, steers was
offered in the nidweek trade, since 1t
is very evident that killers and ship
pers' need for them will be smaller this
Christmas season than last, and mas
much as the carlot show entries OF
prime Christmas beeves number fifteen
loads greater than a year ago-seven-
ty-two loads Of long-feds and five
loads Of short-feds-it is evident this
crop which will go to the highest bid
ders In the auction, will be sufficient
to fill the trade demands for fancy
kinds.
Alter this week It is believed the
seasons crop Of long-fed steers will
be shown to have been all in. and a
decided change in general quality, with
short-feds predominating, and plenti-
full enough in volume TO meet all de-
mands, Is looked for.
Sheep.
Prices for sheep and lamss had
drop despite light receipts.
Another short run was the boosting
influence Wednesday. Packers all quit
short Of their orders Tuesday night
and faced run Of only about $4,000
yesterday morning and bullish set Of
sellers who could see nothing but an
scent market for choice handy weight
lambs, altho the limit at Buffalo was
reported only $50.
Sellers began to cut loose lambs
grading below top quality early at the
advance noted, a lot of light fed-west-
ern lambs, some averaging flfty-eight
to siXty-six pounds, selling up to $3.50
10 s7.75, a better weight class and
choice strong weights at s7.s5. The
buying side made a stubborn fight to
sidestep the paying of So, but sellers
We're not to be denied and the quota
1i1 Itch nI