Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-09
TRADERS LATE IN GETTING INTO
MARKET BUT PRICES SHOW
NO DECLINE.
RECEIPTS FOR THE DAY
CLOSE TO 10000 MARK
Cattle Market Slow But Prices About
Steady at Wednesdays Average
Run is Light, 5000 Animals Arriving
Sheep Are Strong at Wednesdays
Averass-current Quotations.

Chicago, Jan. 9.--The hog market
opened slow today but prices took a
steady to high,r tone. Higher prices
than Wednesday prevailed turnout the
session but buyers We're slow in getting
into the market. The run was consi6
cradle below the 10000 mark
For the first three days this week
Chicago has received 1850 hogs, as
against 97.749 the first three days of
last week. 125,S29 the same time last
year, and 103,7112 the corresponding
three days two years ago. Obviously
buyers do not want the heavy kind
especially anything weighing over 32j
pounds. When they tipped the beam
around 400 pounds. it was hard to get
a bid. A preference was manifested
for 200 to $50 pounds weight and good
to choice lights suitable for shipping
purposes.
1t has developed the Tuesdays re-
ceipts reached 42,149. as against an
estimate of 10000 Accordingly there
was a hold-over of 1915 for Wednes-
days market.
Cattle.
The cattle market was slow but gen
orally steady at Wednesdays average.
The run was light 5000 being recorded.
Run yesterday at $4,000 stood against
1887 last Wednesday and 17,61S d
year ago. while for the three days this
week total is $1,000, comparing with
40, 402 a week ago and 1851 year
ago. Six markets had $500 cattle
Wednesday. against $4,000 a week ago
and 40,l00 a year ago, and the week
TO date run at six points stand $4,000.
"A, Of
and 10000 more than a year ago.
Shippers seemed to need only small
crop of good to choice beeves and it
vas lack Of brisk competition for them
which prevented sellers getting better
prices There We're, however some
of the heavy steers sold early which
looked 10 cents higher and were quoted
that way by both the sellers and buy
ers, but it was an uneven deal in the
different sections Of The yards, some
sellers having right good strong weight
steers failing to get decent action on
them up to the noon hour. while others
We're able to cash in hours earlier.
Rail service was tardy again yes
;erday, only about half the run getting
here up to the opening hour, and trains
came trailing in all day In fact. some
of the belated stuff did not land unit.
late in the afternoon and these had to
go over for todays market. but since
killers have been giving the off day
trades good support, recently. 1t was
reasona BILE to assume that stuff when
landed late Wednesday would have fair
demand today This assumption al
least can be made upon the expressed
willingness of the killers to cooperate
with sellers in helping along the five
day market project.
Sheep.
Sheep were strong al Wednesday S
average.
Estimated ut 10000 some thought the
actual count Wednesday weuid be even
smaller. There We're 22.s3I received
last Wednesda. and 3+.3s2 sowed up a
year ago. Thus far this week offerings
totaled 1850. ar incrt a::e Of 5000 com
pared with the same period last week
and a decrease of 1880 compared with
the corresponding time last year. Wed
nesday six markets were credited with
$500. against $500 a week ago and
SIS 900 the corresponding wednesday a
wear ago. Combined receipts the first
half of this week footed $4,000 o!
$4,000 more than the same time last
week and $1,000 less than the cor
responding three days year ago.