Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-12
HOGS SET N[N HIGH
marx FOR THE YEAR
aHlpPERs AGAIN SHOW ACTIVITY
AND LIGHTS SELL UP TO
3s.45.
RUN OF CATTLE FALLS
BELOW EXPECTATIONS
Market Quoted Steady to Strong
Sheep Market Stsady-Revisw Of
Conditions at Livestock csntsrs -
Current Quotations.

S0PrOnS dUoto1lonSs
Chicago. Feb. 12-There was no ses-
sion Of the grain board today because
Of the legal holiday.
Chicago. Feb. 12.-Hogs set a new
figure today. Light sorts were quoted
at $S.45, the highest Of the year. Ship
pers again showed activity.
AS average hog weights increase the
premium on light hogs will become
more emphatic. Chicago's average
weight last week was 229 pounds, or
twelve pounds heavier than year ago.
This means, in the aggregate, many
more pounds Of meat off the same
hogs and it would have a telling effect
on prices were It not for the diScrep-
ancy in numbers. Demand for fresh
meat continues undated and a still
premium on light hogs is likely to de-
velop within a few weeks. The dis
count on weight, however. is not so
emphatic as recently. heavy packers
selling close up with medium mixed,
owing to demand for the stuff.
Combined receipts Of hogs at eleven
markets Tuesday totaled $1,000. or
same as week ago and $500 less than
corresponding Tuesday a year ago. Chi
cago was credited with $1,000, or 800
les than a week ago. Omaha had
more than 10000 less than the record
run Of a year ago, when 2S,969 arrived.
The first two days Of this week eleven
markets received 100000, being 1000
more than a week ago and $4,000 less
than year ago.
Cattle.
The run Of cattle was lighter, fall
ing below expectancy, and the market
was quoted strong.
This is the third successive week of
moderate steer marketings at all points.
The country has been holding down
supply to fit the smaller needs of kill
ers and shippers and results are quite
satisfactory all around. since kill
ers have been against mean demand
for beef. claiming that retail prices
have been held too high to effect lib
eral selling Of it, and now that the
Lenten season is on there is restricted
demand which follows meat abstinence.
Market is feeling the effects of con-
tinued light receipts. and this was we'll
shown in the Monday session, when for
the first time in weeks past killers
bought az tho they really needed the
supplies. For weeks past it has been a
peddlirg market in the early hours Of
the daily sessions, but yesterday when
lot Of good killer demand was shown
right off the reel the ball kept moving
freely until the crop was disposed Of,
most Of the supply being out of first
hands by neon hour. That these more
favorable trading conditions will con-
of J,S h n
er they will or not depends upon the
situation in beef trade. A little more
stable demand is noted for beef in the
east now than was the case week or
two ago, but in local quarters, where
beef at wholesale is down to lowest
point in months past, there is still no
very good movement out Of the coolers,
but the fact that killers have practical
ly no surplus beef stocks on hand
would seem to indicate that the first
revival Of good beef demand will put
q different and highly pleasing COM
plexion on the whole market map.
In some quarters the feeling now
prevails that low point for the season
has been hit, and surely there is some
cause for this view as regards the light
and medium steers. which are selling
close down to the cost Of feeders Of
good class. Killers seem determined to
hold down the top grade steers. how
ever and despite their comparatively
ecant numbers, the demand appears to
be we'll filled each week, which in it
self il likely to be "a strong force in
keeping the best grades at value close
to So.
Sheep.
Cboen were steady.
Estimated early at $4,000, the run
Tuesday was increased to $4,000.
week ago 21,269 showed up, while the
corresponding Tuesday year ago Of
ferings totaled 23,S13. Two days this
week arrivals footed 44,600, decrease
of 1900 compared with the same period
last week and 1880 compared with the
corresponding time last year. Tuesday
six markets were credited with 50,SG3
against 1890 last Tuesday and 5000
a year ago. Combined receipts for two
days aggregated 10000, or $4,000 more
than the same period last week and
even 5000 more than the corresponding
two days year ago. Altho local offer
ings showed a decrease for the two
! days compared with a week ago and a
year ago, the other western points We're
literally supplied, making the COM
bined supply show an increase.