Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-01

Chicago. Jan. 1.-The grain boards
were not in session today, and While
many shipments reached the Naro$'
there was little interest in the livestock
trade Buyers preferred to await
THURSDAYS developments, and prices
We're not Quotable.
Hogs.
No half-century hog crop reacheo
Chicago on the closing days of the year
and when the run was posted the lraue
began to do some hard thinking. mat
extensive mortality. especially IN iowa
and Nebraska, makes con fnued ser
les of normal runs possible during tne
winter is improbable. Last winter chi
cago was mainly dependent on Iowa
as Illinois was cleaned up by disease III
1910 This season Iowa has been
scourged and every pig that died on
the farm meant one fat hog less in the
winter run. Packers take the view 'hat
disease merely lissipated the increase
=, tho mig CROP. but those who have
been riding the country refuse to com
eide Packers were again forced TO
make their needs known. and unless
more hogs are Forthcoming prices VIII
work higher.
Packers have formed New year
resolution. They want a ive-daE-a-
week cattle market. but they do not
want it any more than the selilhs N
forests and the railroads. and Nke"lse
naterializia ton of a more equl'aple
distribution Of cattle supplies VIII w
them no more good than II Will the
country shippers. and it ought TO oehe-
fit the country to greater extent IMAM
an. other reform which could De liia"e
in the trading conditions.
Contested markets on Monday an"
Wednesday and scant supplies othel
days nave long thrown %" mnch n"S'
ness into the two big days ana NO
enough into the others. cohcer'e"
action now under way to encourase
country shippers TO patronlze tloi
freely the Tuesday, THURSDAY and FIJI
day markets and put less depehoehce
rnon Mondays and wednesdays as 'iie
main "steer days" should receive UNI
~ rsal support. TIL railroads are Will
j ing to cooperate in every way anu
With all interests working together 10
hiring about more equitable recel't9
~ frs+ FIVE DAYS Of the week, great
good should result. Packers came ~"
the market today fully determined !"
carry out their good resolution TO heiP
along the movement.
E,or two DAYS this week the marhet
had %, 500 cattle. against l2''oo "eN
.co and 24.649 a year ago. Ni4ie
comparing with 3O,15T two years ago
The market winds up the year on d
basis far and away higher than year
ago prices Yesterday for steers $40"
ino 81 range of s575G9.75, being quot
able for the poor to strictly ch"lc'
GRADES. standing against $4,3On S.'o AT
the start Of 1912 and bulk Of stun tnus
far in the week going at S'2'" sou
compared with $500 1.l5 for biggest
share of nlarketings year ago
chicago has received approNlnalt'S
. G52lOO cattle this year, or Whlch 50
COO were western rangers, and less tAaL
$4,000 Texans which compares WIN
total marketings Of 1881, 81 IN i'li'
and the 1912 receipts stand snanes'
since 1899. while total shipments APP
proximating 1,216.60O for 1871. com.
parcd with 1.216.552 in 1911. and stano
smallest since 1902.
Sheep.
years trade in live muttons that
has seen the largest marketing, I"caiiE ~
and in the aggregate at the Leading
market CenterS lecpl"t" "iI'''+
+velve-month period in trade history
which produced record prices TOR IAN "
in the early spring and with winch
grcvers. chief basis for complaint lay
i, r,nnreccdented widespread between
sheen and lambs and low summer and
fau market for the former, cane to a
c1nsc in blaze Of glory. with iamns
commanding the highest December
prices ever noted.
Lambs and yearliHgs have made
,haroncnal gains in cornfelds and
n,anv Of -hen are coming back freight
cd with FOO much fat TO suit the trade.
Eastern demand is reviving and the
trade is e-;pectant Of a brisk market at
ren,unsrativc prices all winter as IN
less statistics are all awry. the SUPPLY
between now and next summer can nc'