Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-21
FIVE CENTS LOWER THAN SAT-
URDAY's AVERAGE WHEN
DEMAND sLAckENs.
BULK OF DAYS SALES
AROUND 50 TO 1920
Good Demand For Best Grades Of Cat
tie, Despite Liberal Receipts-Same
Conditions Prevail in Sheep Trade
Review Of Market Conditions-Cur.
rent Quotations.

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owing to a falling off in demand, went
about ) cents lower than Saturday
average today. The bulk of today's
sales were around $500 to $500, with
$9.25 for the top price.
Receipts of hogs at the Chicago Stock
Yards last week totaled 10000 or
). 400 more than the previous week,
$500 less than the same week last year
and Zoo less than the corresponding
week two years ago.
Estimated average weight of hogs at
Chicago last week was placed al PAS
pounds. the heaviest of the year. or 3
pounds heavier than the previous week.
Il pounds heavier than Il year ago and
pounds heavier than the same week
two years ago.
Top hogs at Chicago last week made
$40. some as the previous week. $40
higher than year ago and s2.75 higher
than two years ago Average price
last week figured 1910. or sc lower
two years ago.
Cattle.
There was good demand for the best
grades of cattle, and tho receipts were
rather liberal trade was steady.
Two consecutive weeks of generous
receipts have worked value for all be-
low prime steers down several points
from early April levels. and past weeks
business has shown declines of s10M sc
from rates noted a week ago A few
Urine heavy steers, as we'll as choicest
yearlinSs, We're exceptions to the rule,
These held firm, and top. in fact. made
new high point for the month. "A
heavy run OF good to choice steers
forced decline for them to the same eN-
tent as shown common and medium.
tho the latter grades. by reason OF their
relatively high cost in the beef. had
meaneSt call.
An excess OF fill carried over the
scales by cattle made their dead cost
figure at considerably less decline from
last week than actual cut in the price
list would seem to indicate AT least.
this was killers claim, and they showed
the dressing sheets by way of proof.
Decline was forced from the outset.
heavy Monday run of 26,433 forcing
10415c break from the close last week.
and in midweek some further cuts were
shown. tho decline that day compared
with Monday was offset to great extent
by the big fills. while Thursday and
FRIDAY markets were little changed,
scant supplies arriving.
Chicago had an unusually light quota
of she stock and feeder cattle. 1t was
largely medium to choice loo TO
!. $50 pound kind. and no small quota
of heavier choice beeves arrived Tha
suppuly being freighted with a lot Of
weight. gave indication that many
feeders We're strongly DESTROYS of cash
ing their holdings before steady warm
weather sets in and also to get the
stuff out of the way preparatory TO
rushing crop seeding. Muddy feed
yards We're chief cause for the big run
last Monday, but warm sunshiny
weather since then certainly has put
the lots in much improved condition
and there should not be this excuse to
overcrowd the market from nov on.
Beef trade. both locally and a sea-
board. is performing moderately we'll.
but the generous supplies of the past
two weeks have piled up a surplus III
coolers. and there is small prospect OF
demand showing greater breadth until
killers are once more reduced to
short beef supply basis.
Feeders who own big steers ara
adopting a policy called wise in linui
dating these grades now. since their
having arrived at maturity, 1t would
not pay Ia feed them on In hopes OF
sparse supplies a month or six weeks
ahead. Cost TO produce more pounds
upon tho big steers would more than
offset any moderate price advance.
Sheep.
The same applied to the sheep mar
ket and trade at the close was steady.