Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-11
HOGS FINISH WEEK
ON BETTER BASIS
GOOD DEMAND NOTED At CLOSE
OF TRADING AND PRICES
ARE LIFTED.
CATTLE FINISH DULL
AND MARKET UNCERTAIN
Bovine Trade on Lower Basis Than
Week Ago and Conditions Presase
No Improvement During Next Week
Little Call for Sheep and Lambs
Review Of Market Conditions.

Chicago, Oct. 11.-Good demand TO-
day lifted the hog market.
During the first five days this week
total of 136,600 hogs have been mar
keted at Chicago, being 100 more than
a week ago, $4,000 more than year
ago and 24,SOO over arrivals for like
period two years ago.
Eleven markets received $4,000 hogs,
or $500 less than last Friday. 4,Soo
more than a year ago and $500 less
than two years ago. Total five days
this week, $4,000, or 17,o00 less than
same period last week, $1,000 more
than like time last year and 10000
more than corresponding five days two
years ago. Total for 1913 to date, 1S-
1000, or $4,000 less than same per-
iod 1912 and 241, 900 more than cor
responding time 1911.
Cattle.
Cattle were dull.
The trade looked ahead to next week
as unlikely to establish any better basis
of values unless there is decided cut
in supplies on Monday. Jewish holidays.
Feast OF the Tabernacle will fall
next Thursday and Friday. and buyers
declare they viii be out of the market
for kosher steers next Monday. This
ought to be warning enough to owners
OF big-weight steers to stay away. If
the trade gets any material crop OF
1,400 to 1900 pound or heavier beeves
they are going to go down in price by
reason OF the assurance OF short call
for them. These grades are now Is q 2o
cents lower than last Monday, even
prime big steers showing the lesser cut,
altho fancy heavy drove sold We'd
nesday at $3.50. It was probable. how
ever, that the same stuff would have
had to go in Friday trade at 1920
cents less money had they been here.
Some plain to pretty good 13oo-pound
and heavier steers, selling around $500
q $50 since Wednesday morning. have
gone full 40 cents lower than Monday
for reason that the killers have shown
absolute indifference toward the heavy
sorts. Lights and handy stuff, prefer
ably the yearlings. are having all the
best of the call. but yearlings must
possess strictly choice quality in order
to command firm demand.
Besides wiping away all the bloom
which the market showed last week, the
trade now is on a lower basis than the
close last week for all below strictly
choice to prime steers, and even some
Of the 50 stuff Of late has been 1o@15
cents down from the finish last week
General basis Of values for steers be-
low 50 stands 1920 cents under the
close last week, and matched against
high time two weeks ago 1t IS trade
25@50 cents lower for steers OF plain 70
strictly good kind both light and heavy
in weight.
The decline this week following last
weeks break should have effect in cut
ting supplies next Monday ano
popular sue.ses on supplies were $4,000
to 20. 600 for that days trade, but run
even below the former figure doubtless
would prove enough to fill the require
ments. Rangers are due to come IN
liberal volume and they will continue to
prove strong contenders for killers
favor against the warmed-up and Heo-
iun quality natives.
For five DAYS this week Chicago sup
ply stands 4s,500, against 56,1se week
aeo and 52,e5e q year ago, while there
have been included 1880 rangers
largest weeks run Of the season. De-
cline in face of reduced supplies well
ernha sizes a sluggish consumer de.
mand but It is not illogical in view 81
/ high retail cost, which fails TO huctnate
with the downward tendency OF buying
| nm the hoof The wholesale carcass
nrices however. are also failing to sho"
reductions. and this may explain the
reduc+ion in butchers demand.
Sheep.
| There was little call for sheep ana
| lambs.
ccr,a offerings are % cents lower
than p week ago but fhe BULK IS down
only Is cents. Compared with hign
-i,oe this week. sales showed 20 "a 50
! cents depreciation. Sorting was more
severe on late days than earlier IN the
| week and the demand was far Less us-
! gent. OF course, the weeks supply was
! heavier than expected and naturai!S
I BUYERS were able to remain more lnoe-
I pendent. Feeders were about STEADY
/ win anv time last week and some
| looked Il little stronger.
| Receipts Friday were estimated at
! 5000 early, but later boosted TO ls,ooo'
! as there were oyer seventy cars, mostly
| do,,i,les. received Last Friday 1854
arrived anG year ago receipts totaleo
| 1917. Total FIVE days this week, lN,-
| 200. an increase Of S9.400 compared
| with same period last week and de-
crease of 1900 compared with cores
| bonding time last year. Six markets
| had 42,4o0 Friday. against $500
| week ago and 5000 year ago. Com
4, bined total for week to date $4,000. OF
1000 more than same period last
week and 1000 more than correspond
ing five days a year ago, when otner
western markets were less literally
supplied, comparatively. than Chicago
Chicago Livestock.