Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-15
SUPPLIES LARGER THAN EXPECT
ED AND MARKET TURNS
DOWN GRADE.
NO CHOICE CATTLE
AMONG DAYS RECEIPTS
Plan Grades Sell SlowIy-Markst Again
at Low Point Of Week Aso-Few
Signs Of Life in Sheep House-Rs-
view Of Market conditions-Current


than expected turned the hog market
j today down grade.
During the first five days this week
total of 145,7O0 hogs have been mar
than week ago. 1920 more than d
Year ago and $500 more than arrivals
for corresponding period two years
ago.
Eleven markets received $500 he gs
Friday, or 1890 more than last Fri
day, 1900 less than a year ago and 49,
100 less than two years ago. Total five
days this week $4,000, or 41.000 more
than the same period last week, $4,000
more than like time last year and ST.
600 more than corresponding five days
two years ago. Total for 1913 to date
y, 200, or $1,000 more than same pc
Rod 1912 and $4,000 less than CORE
spending time 1911
Cattle.
Plain cattle went slowly. No choice
ones We're on sale.
Market is closing the week minus all
the bloom it wore last Monday. Ad-
vances of 1925 cents for a big share
of medium to good and choice lights,
handy and strong weight steers then
scored has since been wiped away,
bulk Of the decline coming Wednes-
day. when the trade had an over-sup-
ply direct result OF the good market
Monday. Common little cattle, altho
selling better than in midweek, still
showed 5000 cents decline from Mon
day. and they are now at least as low
as a week ago. while some Of the
roughish big steers Of fat kind which
have gone OF late around 3s.00@s.25
are even 5000 cents lower than Nom
day and the trade calls them l0@15
cents down from the broken prices OF
last week. Choice big steers likewise
are Is cents lower than Monday and at
least as low as q week ago, it taking
prime 1,45o to 1850 pound stuff t.
have quotable value around $500 now
and LOT OF choice big weights have
SOLD Of late at $s.60@s.sO.
Eastern runs are still liberal and
the trade there Is continuing on rela-
lively lower basis than locally, tho the
east Is taking q fair quota OF the
weisilty steers now, and this end OF
the shipper demand was a strong fac
tor In elevating prices at the opening
this week.
Five days run stood $500. against
g. 1856 week ago and 7,17s year aga,
while the six markets have had 10000
cattle in the same period, a decrease Of
$4,000 from last week and 5000 less
than year ago.
The trade looks forwards to next
Monday to bring out crop upward Of
10000. in spite OF the recent price
breaks, since a lot Of feeders are firing
of hanging onto heavy cattle in face
CT the certainty that If they do not adj
vance sharply in the next two weeks
this stuff will lose a lot of money. Still
another big crop Of weighty steers,
such as came last week. could only be
expected to effect further price de-
cfnes for them. Desire to cash in
lot Of short-feds is strong on part OF
many feeders, since they want TO get
this stuff out Of the way before bad
winter weather sets in. General esti-
mates on the Monday run were placed
at 10000 to $4,000 but if supply runs
around the latter volume continuance
Of current weak situation in the trade
would seem certain.
Sheep.
In the sheep house there were few
signs OF life.
AS compared with high time late
Tuesday. lambs sold on killing account
anywhere from IS cents to 81 lower,
while the bulk showed 60@75 cents de-
clines from the general average that
day and considering harder sorting
sales were 25140 cents lower for the
most part than week ago The limit
was $3.50 and a lot of good to choice
lambs sold at s7.25I7.40. Some short
fed Missouri western al $40 sold I'M
der harder sort than Thursday. when
they made 1925 and a lot of medium
stuff dropped down to 81 and lower.
Fat ewes if at all weighty, had to have
quality to bum to make 1925 and a
god many good killers sold down to
"a. while only something prime in the
handy weight class had the least
chance of passing 1925.