Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-12
STAY OUT
0F HOG MARKET
SALES CHIEFLY TO SCALPERS
AND SHIPPERS AND TRADE
is SLOW.
CATTLE DEMAND TEMPERED
BY LIBERAL RECEIPTS
Eastern Purchasers Display No Inter
est-Shsep and Lambs Upheld by
Lishtness of Available SuppIy-Re.
view of Market Conditions and Cur
rent Prices at Livestock Centers.

Chicago, May 12.-Hcss todays We're
inclined to he slow. Packers held off
and sales were chiefly to scalpers and
shippers.
Last weeks average price at $40
vas lowest week since the third week
of last February, standing 50 cents be-
low high Week of the year, which was
the first week Of April. The weeks
average was 20 cents higher than q
year ago. s2.35 HIGHER than two years
ago aud $1.2o lowe" than three years
ago when the average WAS $3.50.
Estimated average weight Of hogs
received at Chicago last week 239
pounds being lghtcst week since
third week of last March. Average
previous weel: 245 pounds a year ago
e27 pounds and two years aso 259
pounds.
The weeks total at eleven markets
was i33 600. being -6.0O0 less than pre-
vious week and 5000 more than cor
responding week a year ago. The cor
responding week Of 1910 only %32,0n0
arrived. while the same week of 1905
arrivals were $4,000.
For 1913 TO date eleven markets are
credited With S,943.o0N, being 10000
less than arrived q year ago. 100000
more than corresponding period OF 1910
and 1925, 900 less than the record year
of 1905.
Cattle.
Demand for cattle was tempered BY
the fact that the run was liberal. East
ern purchasers displayed no interest.
Chicago's run last week totaled A.
700, against 1851 the previous week,
6.04g a year ago, and 1871 two years
ago. while shipments were 1900,
AGAINST 1874 the previous week, leav-
ing net supply for local distribution
at 900 comparing with 2S,155 the pre-
vious week. Western supplies also IN
creased total at six markets last week
standing 10000, an increase OF l5,oov
over the previous week and LOO less
than arrivals a year ago Too, the
weights were running heavier at all
markets, result of cheaper corn and
heavy feeding of it this year. Chicago
average weights stand more than 100
pounds above a year ago, and this IN
a large measure offsets the shrinkage
in the seasons aggregate number OF
head marketed as compared with
year ago.
All grades came down in value once
killers started working their hammers
on the price list Last Monday was the
only day which was not theirs in the
matter Of price debating. Monday
trade in most cases was 10 cents high
er than the previous weeks closing
and every thing sold firm. due to
light run, but the midweek oversupply
clio fIr p-ch
and in tnat session cnoice beeves such
as sold at sS.15G9 900 on Monday had
to go at $S.50mS.l5, while since then
few steers we're cashed above $3.50
and kinds at sS25dS.4O were of class
that would easily have brought 80
cents more money last Monday.
Killing qualities have fallen. lot OF
steers having class to make only IS TO
% Der cent in the beef. and few have
done better than so per cent in recent
days. which made sharp price cuts i'm
,erative with packers as against re-
cent nigh point if dead cost Of beet was
to be brought down materially.
Sheep.
sheer end lambs were upheld by the
lightncss of the available supply. MOI
so many Colorados arrived.
ut 2 pcriod when the market was in no
condition TO digest them. Barring Coi-
oray.o. there has been Il swelling mar
ketward movement from all directions
ana Colorado feeders have laid them
selves open to the charge of crowdips
;ha market during the last two wceEs
as if overly anxious 70 terminate
seasons feeding operations that has
Z i,ie -ll..x
have eyer enjoyed. takin. the SEASON IS
a whole. Feeders who have been fin
jshing western stock at the big feeding
stations around CHICAGO have dumped
a rat Of stuff irto the cavernoUs NAV
Of this market this week Much Of
this stuff has lacked hnish, but since
thcra were right around 500 douo-"-
j. :. loads ~ bovine stock quarter"d II
these stations . week ago. as linuida-
ton has unGouhtedlr been forced. 20
an extent. but tightening money MIR
ket. and as the action OF the live NIT
Ton trade. as well as other branches u
the livestock trade OF late had not been
reassurin@ to feeders. the wisdom Of
their course in taking good profits
while tarN were assured, rdlher IMAM
/ further delay tho marketing of sto *
/ tfat vas IN larry GOOD 'c'!cfIioh ''''i
take = longer chance on stuff that must
have be en- shipped within the next fe"
/ weeks to a market that many trade
! leaders refuse to venture an opinion
on, is not to he seriously questioned.
| on top OF this croWding in Of Color
ados End "feed-lot" sock has come
! = fair Increase in arrivals of natives
and the arrival Of more stock at Buff
{ "a = -
| ern territory than the trade at large