Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-06


run in ali departments at the stocs
Yards today. Nearly So,eGo head oil
cattle were estimated to haze reach 81
the yards, and buyers demanded con
cessiors and ch.ained than for a! eX-
cept prime steers. Best were stead
while other grades were 10 cents lower
That there viii he continued dis
elimination against heavy stecrseis no;
generally believed, since il Will pt
some weeks of before any considerable
portion OF them can re expected al
market as result OF the grand beef
making season which has been HAD
thus far in the winter. Most c&iit
going on feed in recent months have
been far below tie average weight OF
the last few years, and it takes time IL
develop big crop OF heavy oeeves.
The run last week stands 1880
against 2.,5l6 the previous week and
60.490 yea, ago, while two years ago
total vas G0.4S2 OF the weeks supply
shippers took 1900, while there were
100. comparing with 1875 the previous
markets combined run last week stood
1874 500, comparing with $500 the pre-
v:ous week and 14S.5oo q year ago.
Ne ere locks ahead 10 prospects Of
bad upsets in the price basis. The
country now is having grand beef
making season. Absence Of hard storms
and below zero temperatures, such as
we're had a year ago, makes the Won
ierful crop of fodder available for
ready use and with corn much cheaper
in price. it is proving big incentive
for beef production.
Beef trade should soon be falling
back into its old strides. now that the
holiday season and its big poultry sup
plies have passed. but it must be borne
in mind tina, 1913 is opening with prices
far and away higher than they were a
year ago at this time, and while there
is big decline from top point OF closing
weeks of 1912, il is natural reaction
from highly inflated values, which
meant excessive cost of beef at retail.
and the consumers refused to longer go
aga;ns; beef al the prices. Now, how
ever, there is some little recession in
beef prices. and the market is on BET
ter working basis, while continuance
of moderate movement of short-fed
steers out of feed lots should prevent
wide price fluctuations.
The beef crop in the making IS not
large. Close to $4,000 fewer feeder
cattle went out OF the five leading
western markets in 1917 compared with
the year previous. and a big share OF
then, have since figured in the fat eat
srfc no n
came IN the first quarter of 1872 are
me general prospect in the next Few
months. and distribution OF them to
suit the needs of the trade is the only.
requirement 10 ward off severe price
depreciation.
Hogs.
Fifty thousand hogs comprised the
days run. and sellers were compelled
10 concede > cents in many of the sales.
Choice lcrs held steady:
Hog receipts last week al The Chicago
stock yarGs totaled T63 900. the largest
in three weeks. or $1,000 larger t';an
the pre- vious week. % 400 larger thar!
The same week last. year. and 32-i0O
,areer than the corresponding week tHo
wears age During the same week in
1908 there Were 235.2.5 hogs received
Estimated average weight OF hogs az
Chicago last week was %. les. the
heaviest week since the c'nsing ore Ct
last November, or s TBS heavier than
The previous week. Is. lbs heavier. than
a year ago and 3 lbs heavier than the
corresponding weei. two years ago. II
con,pared with 29s lbs the corresponds
ing week in 1903.
Top hogs last week were 1855. or &C
lower than the previous week. si-l"
higher than year ago and COG lower
than two years ago Average price was
higher even tho the. top showed a de-
cline. and it figured $3.50 or 10 cents
I'D from the previous week. 1888 higher
than the same week last year and o.
cents lower than the corresponding
.Ecel: TWO years ago. q
Attic there were only 81 400 hogs
received at eleven markets SATURDAY.
the supply for the week aggregated
5C5. 600. or 49, .000 more than the previ-
Gus week, $4,000 less than the same
week last year and 100000 more than
the corresponding week two years ago.
There were 944 ,000 at the eleven mar
kcts during the same week in 1903.
Sheep.
Both sheep and lambs heR steady
Chicago Livestock.
Chicago. jar. 6. = Cattle-Estimated
receipts for today, 10000: market