Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-24
sPEcuLAroRs BID PRICES UP TO
$7.55 FOR CHOICEST
LOTS.
OTHER GRADES At LEVELS
OF THURSDAYS TRADING
Bulk Go Over Scales at $40 to $3.50
Cattle Trade Dull! at Price Declines
Scored Earlier in Week-live Nut
tons IS to SO Cents Under High Point
OF Last Tuesday.

Chicago, Jan. 24.-Hog trade had a
strong opening $3.50 being paid by
spectators, but in the main it was
much the same kind of market as yes
terday, $74O@75O taking the bulk.
Ezra Stetson, of Neponset, H., who
has been over the major part of Illinois,
Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska during
the past six weeks, was in Chicago yes
terday and says losses by disease have
not been exaggerated Only in a few
localities has mortality not been severe,
and many sections are entirely out OF
hogs, having sent young stuff to mar
ket in fear of loss. Omaha and Sioux
City territory, on which packers de-
pended for the big runs of the first half
OF 1912, has been scourged this season
and the hogs Iowa has lost will never
be enumerated. Packers are now alive
to the fact that the time to buy hogs
is when they are available.
Liberal hog receipts were reported
Thursday at the various markets, and
the total at eleven points footed 117,0G0,
or 29,100 more than last Thursday, TO-
400 more than year ago and 41,000
more than two years ago. Total four
$4,000 more than the same period last
week, $4,000 less than the correspond
ing time last year and 10000 more
than the corresponding four days two
years ago. Combined supply for 1913
TO date was 1,s1S,OOo, or $4,000 less
than the same period in 1912 and 900
1911.
Cattle.
Cattle trade was dull at the declines
earlier in the week.
THURSDAYS run, estimated at $500,
compares with 6,29S last Thursday, s.
$50 the same dag year ago and 6,097
the corresponding Thursday two weeks
ago. Chicago received approximately
1882 cattle in four days this week, as
against 61,525 the first five days last
week, $3.50 the same time year ago,
and 61,4s3 the corresponding five days
two years ago.
Six markets report 100000 cattle for
four days this week, as against $4,000
the first four days last week, $4,000
the same time a year ago and $4,000
| the corresponding four days 1911. The
estimated run at six points Thursday
totaled 20,100.
| Shipments at the Chicago market are
running lighter than usual. In fact, 1t
| is noticea Bile that order buyers have
| been doing business on light scale for
some time Shipments for the week
thus far total but 16,71S. as against 49,
ITO the first four days last week, e.
10 the same time a year ago and 2S.-
AIS the corresponding period two years
ago. Lack of shipping competition puts
The statesmen up against a rather stiff
proposition, tnasmuch as there is COM
paratively little speculative action. and
they are largely at the mercy of the
packers.
Sheep.
Live muttons closed 25mo 80 cents un-
der the high point of last Tuesday.
Total four days this week $4,000,
decrease Of $500 compared with the
same period last week and an increase
| OF 10000 compared with the CORE
snonding time last year. Six markets
We're credited with $4,000 Thursday
against 1880 a week ago and $4,000
the corresponding Thursday year ago
| Combined offerings for the week to GATE
aggregated 2O1 600. or $4,000 less thar
the same period last week and 'o'oo'
more than the corresponding four days
year ago