Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-08
PRICES ADVANCE IN FACE OF
LIBERAL RECEIPTS ON OPEN.
ING DAY OF WEEK.
CATTLE TRADE FAILS
TO SHOW MUCH LIFE
Condition Of Market Revealed When
Show Stock Sells at Prices Slightly
Above Open Market Quotations
Sheep and Lambs Firm-Rsvsw Of
Market Conditions.

Chicago, Dec. S.-Active demand 70,
hogs advanced the market today.
Hog receipts at Chicago stock yards
for the week totaled 100000. or $1,000
more than previous week, $1,000 more
than same week last year and 1880
more than corresponding week two
years ago.
Top hogs at Chicago for the week
s797h. against 1896 preceding week
$3.50 a year ago and 1856 two years
ago. Average price figured $7.65, same
as previous week. sc higher than
year ago and $1.52 higher than two
years ago.
Eleven markets received $1,000 hogs
Saturday, making $4,000 for the
week, or $4,000 more than previous
week, 1900 less than a year ago and
5000 less than two years ago. Total
for 1913 to date 22,965,000, or 17S,0Ot
more than same period 1912 and ST.
600 less than corresponding time 1911
Cattle.
Cattle trade failed to show much life
The mean trade and low prices OF the
heavy cattle can be seen when the sales
in the show ring are taken into con-
sideration. There were quite few
prime offerings sold in the auction ring
last week that were the best OF quality
and Of best feeding that had to sell
under 50. When cattle in the show sell
in the auction ring at such low figures
there Is little chance for the big lads
offered on the open market.
Now that tho show 10 over at the
yards 1t is generally thought tho mar
ket will hit fairly decent stride II the
weather is any way seasonable. The
unreasonable weather that has pre-
vailed for some time badly curtatled
the demand for beef. Packers are we'll
filed up with the product and light
runs are needed to keep market from
going still lower. There - still quite
a lot of poultry on the market that Is
also a big factor when II comes TO SELL
ing beef to the consuming public.
Conditions prove the same in the
east. This 10 demonstrated by the fall
ing of In shipping demand from that
source. Weather there has been just
as warm a. here and hurting the fresh
beef business badly. Then, again. there
was q large number of calves-in fact,
the largest number that has been mar
keted In weeks: this, along with the
other bad features, has put the cattle
market In . bad position.
At Chicago during the week there
were 6l.700 cattle marketed, against
36,2o9 . week ago. 75.702 a year ago and
6O.719 two years ago. OF this number
shippers took $4,000, against 13.497 a
week ago. 30,s1S q year ago and 2S,5S7
two years ago. With the shippers TAX
Ing this number there were 26,700 left
for local consumption. aganss l2,S02 a
week ago. 4].7S9 year ago and 1892
two years ago.
At six principal markets receipts Of
cattle show an increase over q week
ago. but are much smaller than a year
ago. Other markets as well as Chicago
reported bad cattle market last week,
and at many points prices have worked
lower IN proportion than at Chicago.
Weeks receipts at six markets
totaled 10000 head, against $4,000 a
week ago. $4,000 year ago and 101.-
100 two years ago. For the year to
date there were 6,95s.ooo cattle market
ed. being 900 less than same period
q year ago, when 7,119,000 were re-
ceived at these markets.
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs were firm.
Prospects for this week are by no
means bright from the sellers view
point The decline enforced since early
Thursday may tend to hold supplies ON
Monday down below trade expectancy
and a relatively high market at Buff
falo where 1915 was paid Friday fol
best lambs Is likely to create decent
eastern shipping demand here Monday
in the event Buffalo and other eastern
markets get moderate uns at the star:
next week, but the fact that corn belt
corn fields are running low now or
feed and that feeders are showing d
lot Of anxiety to cash their holdings
leads the trade 10 look eor generous
receipts in spite of the slump in values
the last few days, especially as cur
rent quotations can not be regarded as
low.