Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-11
TONE Of HOG TRADE
DECIDEDLY WEAK
PACKERS HESITATE TO BUY
WHEN SUPPLY Is ONLY
MODERATE.
LEFT OVER CATTLE SUPPLIES
AFFECT DAYS TRADING
Prices Remain Unchanged Comp AIRED
to Monday, When Advances Were
Seored-Aetivity in Trading in Sheep
and Lamb Division-Review Of Mar.
ket Conditions.

chicago. Nov. IL The supply of
hogs today was only moderate and
there was decided weakness in the
trade
Arrivals OF hogs have been running
OH in weight Average weight OF all
hosS received last week was on.y 200
pounds. N Mondays receipts the.e was
only a fair quota of pigs. They sod
higher than SATURDAY,
! Inc recent sharp upturn in prices
put market on the highest basis in o. er
Week. Several leads OF hogs sod at
$3.50, top Of market. Top sales Mon
day We're Is cents higher than best
prices paid Saturday. Hogs Monday
sold in very narrow range of prices.
Very few hogs were left in pens at
finish.
1 With the receipts estimated at $4,000
Monday. and a lay-over of only 1864
hogs from Saturday. there was not a
large supply of hogs on market. Fresh
receipts were 500 less than a week
ago. 500 less than a Year ego and 1000
less than two years ago. While re-
ceipts were not much less than CORE.
spending days a year and two years
ago, they were much less than looked
for.
Eleven markets received 93,S0O hogs
Monday. or 10000 less than last Mon
day. 2o.o00 less than two years ago and
$500 more than two years ago. The
local run and eastern receipts were
disappointingly small Total for 1913
to date, 20.717,o 900. or $4,000 less than
same period 1912 and $4,000 less than
| corresponding time 1911.
Cattle.
In cattle transactions values were
unchanged because of leftover sup
plies.
Yearlings around ss.oo@s.25 did not
go better than 10@15 cents UP from
the close last week and same was true
of higher quality lots. the general run
OF yeaEings still showing q 1oa1 5-
cent break from high spot a week ago.
This latter decline was in force as
well for bulk of the handy and heavy
steers and some Of the plain and me-
dunn 1850 to 1850 pound and bigger
cattle, in fact, were quoted down $50
% cents from last week. these being
kinds which showed the maximum
break late last week, and they got the
least gain in the Monday session.
| Colder weather is acting as very
Local shops are doing big retail bust
ness.
| Traders In the yards declared that
! interviews with local butchers over
Sunday elected information to the ef-
feet that they sold more beef last
Saturday than any day in months.
Given a few more days Of lively de-
mand for their offerings and there
can only be clearing out Of beef
coolers. which packers claimed last
week were holding big surplus stocks,
and especially Of heavy carcasses.
The same situation is reported in the
east tho there were again liberal sup
plies at the eastern markets. and while
shipping demand in local trade was
improved. there was still lacking a
rousing call for the eastern trade and
current supplies in the local market
sufficed to fill buyers needs.
Sheep.
| Sheep and lamb trading was active.
The scent lamb knocked Cor admit
tance in the live mutton trade Monday.
| Packers couldn't hear the knock, as
for some reason prime sorted lambs
at cents sounded much higher than
! did a decent class carrying Gull ends
which were bought like hot cakes
straight at ~ cents. but sellers are
laying plans to put the S-center into
general circulation tooay. A s7.95 sale
was made on the hot close today and
the appearance Of the s-center was a
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