Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-15
SUPPLY LIGHT AND MONDAYS
RECEIPTS EXPECTED TO BE
MODERATE.
BULK At $s.15 TO $3.50,
WITH TOP FOR DAY $685.
Cattle Trade Closes on Firm Basis at
Weeks Best Prices-Live Muttons
Active at Advance Of IS to IS Cents
for the Week - Review Of Market
Conditions.

Chicago, Feb. 15.-Fcgs closed 5
cents above the low point of yesterday.
! Supply was light, and an impression
! existed that the break yesterday would
I; curtail gathering in the country fer
! Monday. Including Ight stuff for the
! shipping outlet, the bulk sold at $s.l5Q
! $50, with All $685. top.
| Five days ,his week Chicago has re-
ceived 161, 409 hogs, against 1866 the
first five days last week, 1885 the
same time a year ago and 143,202 the
corresponding five days TWO years ago.
Nearly 10000 more hogs We're re-
ceived collectively, at the eleven mar
kets Friday than a week ago, or $4,000,
against 70,SC0, being $4,000 less than
year ago and 21,600 more than two
years ago. Total thus far this week
4740OO, an increase of $4,000 compared
with the same period last week a de-
crease of 10000 compared with the like
time year ago and $4,000 more than
the corresponding five days two years
ago Total for 1913 to date footed
1859 900, or $4,000 less than the same
period 1872 and $4,000 more than the
corresponding time 1911.
Cattle.
Cattle trade closed firm at the weeks
best prices.
1t has been a general advance this
week, hitting all kinds, but the beet
sorts have shown least of it, the ss.25
q $50 steers being biggest price gain
crs, altho some 1,075-pound decent
killers which went Ct SITS Friday were
declared by the buyer to be so cents
t,; ,L, f,,ff hrn oh hnr
week ago. Most of the $7.5O6S.O0
steers. however, have shown hardly
more than 25135 cents gain this week
and the right choice grades which
have Of late been making $S.75m9.25
higher.
week compares with 1882 week ago
and $4,000 in the same period two
weeks ago Thus the trade has been
getting some very moderate supplies
for three weeks past an da freer de-
mand for the beef has worked off
| lot of the bearish attitude which kill
ers have displayed for weeks past
year ago the five days run was 54,-
479 and two years ago $685. arrived.
At the six markets this week receipts
|
! 900 week ago, $4,000 a year ago and
$4,000 two years ago.
Threatened strike Of the locomotive
| fremen on eastern roads is causing
| some little uneasiness in the trade,
| since a strike would mean serious
hindrance to rail operations, and both
! beef shipments as well as cattle con-
signments east would be handicapped.
way looking to a settlement Of the
| difficulties between the roads and their
firemen. and it is doubtful if a cessa-
ton of working arrangements will
! finally result.
| a top of 1925 for steers this week
stands against $500 week ago and
| highest since week ending jan. IS,
while comparing with $3.50 a year ago.
More cattle have gone above $3.50 than
| in a month past and further widen
ing Of the spread between medium and
choice grade beeves is looked for in
the next few weeks providing market
| ing does not run above killers real
| needs.
| A spread of s7.35@s5O has taken
| bulk of steers this week, but Of late
| compara lively few good beeves have
|
lot Of useful killers ranged down to
s7.35@7.75, and this weeks spread for
bulk of steers at s7.S5@s.5O shows
mostly 15d25 cents rise over rates at
| which biggest share of the crop sold
| a week ago, while So cents and S1.S5
rise is noted over the range for bulk
| a year ago, the plain and medium
quality classes getting the long end of
this appreciation.
Sheep.
Live rnuttons were active at 1929
cents advance for the week. !.
| AS predicted last week, The ovine
supply here this week has shown but
| a slight increase. very insignificant
one in fact. and the trade is expecting
another moderate run this coming
! week. FEEDING stations around Chi
cago, while we'll filled, are not holding
any great supply that is now ready for
the shamoles and traders in close touch
| with conditions are not expecting a run
of more than 100 doubles of Colorado
| lambs here during the coming week
| The run will again include some Mon
tana and Idaho beet and wheat fed
stock, but the supply Of fed westerns
| in corn belt and eastern territory is
now getting very low, very few natives
are coming and indications point to no
surplus in supply for the near future.
attractive as are prices. The March
run of Colorado lambs will be heavy,
but by that time it is believed Colorado
feeders will have the. supply situation
pretty much to themselves and that
! crop is in strong hands.
Advances ranging from 10@25c over
a week ago in fat sheep and lamb
prices are shown. with the 25c gain
pretty general on matured muttons, and
f, few lar,lb showing more than Sc, ad-
vance, altho 80 was price moi easily
secured for prime a week ago.Fy4eeed-
ing lambs have held firm, with nothing
like the number available thatSSbuld
find ready outlet at the prices (Which
have ranged this week from 37.5OADs q
for fairish light to very desirable 60
pound lambs Of a good shearing capac-
ity. Quotations on feeding sheep and
yearlings are merely nominal. prac-
tically none being available for tina,
outlet.
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