Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-09
EARLY WEAKNESS SUPPLANTED
BY AcTlcE BIDDING At 40.
VANCE in PRICES.
SHIPPING ORDERS HELP
TO BRING ABOUT RALLY
Cattle Arrivals Slightly Below Expse-
tations - Considerable Activity in
Early in Sheep Trads-No Excess Of
Supplies East or West.


developed in the hog market today at
ter early weakness due to heavy re-
ceipts. Shipping orders helped to rally
prices.
Twelve packers bought II, 800 and
shippers took 1000 Saturday, leaving
1000 holders over. This was the bes.
clearance in several months With
anything like moderate receipts Mon
day traders are looking for higher
market
Last weeks average price at $3.50
was cents lower than previous week.
- cents higher than a year ago. $3.50
higher t.lan Two years ago and 80 cents
lower than three years ago when the
average was $3.50.
Estimated average weight of hogs
received a, Chicago last week 245
pounds against 242 pounds previous
week, a3S pounds a year ago and eS1
pounds two years ago.
Eleven markets received $1,000 hogs
Saturday or 1900 more than the previ-
Gus week Chicago's total was 5000
larger while Sioux City had $500 less
than week ago.
Combined receipts at eleven markets
for last week totaled $4,000 or $4,000
more than the previous week and S.
600 more than a year ago. Chicago
alone received 155.S00 or 34,100 more
than previous week and 21,600 more
than q year ago.
Cattle.
Cattle arrivals were a little smaller
than had been estimated. There was
hi iv h,,v oh1r
Total marketings for last week stand
$500. against 1866 the previous week
and 1895 year ago, while at the west
there were increased runs. six markets
having a total Of 114.100 cattle last
week, comparing with IL. 500 the previ-
Gus week. 5000 year ago and 132.40o
two years ago. There were> shipped
last week 17,100 cattle. End crop for
local distribution was 2s,2o0, comparing
with 29,463 the previous week and co.
2S4 a year ago.
Feeder buyers cut wide swath In
the trade for 900 to 1000 pound steers
of near beef type. a lot Of feeders COM
petition developed for these kinds, and
no small buying of the sI.15 a 500 cattle
was done by operators who supply
country patrons with the foundation for
future beef crop. This situation helped
the selling of light steers Of lower price
while an improved condition OF beef
outlet for the ss.156s.40 grades inject
ed a lot Of strength in the market for
them
In the trade for high quality handy
and strong weight steers shorter sup
plies Of these kinds fitted in we'll with
the demands, and the fact that they
were moved considerably above low
price level Of last week should give
owners OF heavy steers some encour-
agement TO show a little strengthened
confidence in the market from now on.
It is trade belief that surplus sup
plies of overweight cattle are now
about all in. and that moderate market
ines of 1850 to 1900 pound steers from
now on are going to meet good demand
a, firm prices. However. With the dis
tillerv run Just getting we'll under way
and likely to come freely in June ano
July. there will need be caution in sub
seauent shipping Of big corn fed steers
if market is to get irs requisite quota
ami no more Stillers came this weef
In biggest volume of the year. wniie
few Indianans were landed also. anC
sales ranged largely ar sS.1On $50
Quality of Shoppers is fairly good ane
as the season advances e generous crol
of heavy shoppers is expected to fill II
the gap left by the cessation OF lioera
supplies Of big heeves.
Sheep.
Butchers were around earlier thar
usual in the sheep market. Neither the
! east nor the west reported any exces;
of supplies.
| The fact that big feeding stations
will be pretty we'll cleaned up by thf
! end OF this week is a factor expected
TO prevent any further slipping There
! vas also a pretty fair demand for goot
/ native ewes not carrying too mucf
weight. The relative strength shown
by the western over eastern markets !:
/ a peculiar phase in the current trade
/ Practically ali last week Chicago has
/! been higher than Buffalo on every
/ thing but spring lambs, which ioca
pa ckers were able to slice fully .
cents from the previous weeks close
! The strong market here has attracted
q fair sprinkling of sheep this way on
or the territory presumed by Buffalo t
| be theirs.