Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-29
NOT ENOUGH BOCS
70 SATISFY BUYERS
RECEIPTS NOT LARGE AND SHIP.
PERs BID FOR OFFER.
iNGs.
CATTLE TOO NUMEROUS
FOR TRADE REQUIREMENT.
Prices Again Back to Low Levels Of
Last Week and No Advance Probable
During Present Rush to Market -
Sheep Transactions Prove Uneven
Review of Market Conditions.

Chicago, Oct. 2s.-Hog receipts to-
day were not large and shippers were
active buyers.
Packing of hogs for week was small
er than previous week. Total for that
period, in round numbers, was $4,000
head, against 900 a week ago ana
1885, 600 year ago. For 1918 to date
19,S31,o0O head.
Official receipts Monday at 34,513
head We're more than looked for late
that day. Arrivals averaged eighty
eight to the car, being the largest car
average in long time. Fresh receipts
Tuesday were estimated at $4,000. In
two days this week a total of $500
have been marketed at Chicago, being
decrease of 400 from week ago,
800 from year ago and 100 under
marketing for same two days two years
ago. There We're only 3,OS9 hogs held
over unsold from Monday.
Cattle.
Cattle were too numerous for trade
requirements.
General market Tuesday showed csc
break from best rates late last week
Specially sorts. the prime yearlings and
prime heavy. were quotable little
changed, but the right choice heavies
are now down at least 10000 and for
about everything up from s700@s.9O. a
flat Csc decline covers the difference in
current values, as against last week.
Some Of the $3.50 stuff sold Monday
looked to traders to be as good as
steers they passed over the scales last
week around 1885 $500, and even bet
ter. but where those exceptionally high
sales were made last week they were
not given consideration in quoting the
trade then, and therefore the excep-
lions to the Csc break now noted are
hardly a fair criterion to quote this
week.
Add the holdovers from Monday to a
moderate fresh run today and there
was still an oversupply for actual trade
requirements. The country has cut
loose a beef crop. No very big quota
of thin steers has been in the run, and
this means that the market Is burdened
with excessive supplies, for which kill
lers claim they have no immediate out
let. Mondays big run afforded them
first opportunity in long while to lay
up beef "for rainy day." and they
were determined then to punish the
prices SO as to switch the carrying
costs onto the producers
Most OF last weeks rise in values for
the medium to good steers is now lost.
There are few OF the best sorts OF
big cattle, as well as choice to prime
handy weights, still showing 10@15c
rise over low point ten days ago. but a
lot Of the medium stuff is once more
down close to bed rock for the season,
and this is especially true Of the COM
mon natives ranging down below $S.oo.
It Is very uneven deal for them ana
buyers and sellers are far apart IN
their views on these kinds. A seller
who asked $3.50 for a load Of stuff
Monday got bid Of $3.50 for them. ana
carrying the drove for Tuesday he
could not induce the buyer to repeat
his Monday offer. A larger run OF
rangers this week than had been ex-
pected is chief force in effecting a very
| Indifferent demand for the poor native
beef steers as compared with late days
| last week, when there was @ lot OF
| inquiry for just such goods.
! Two days run this week, standing
40,5o0, showed against 23,237 a week
markets two-day crop was 10000, an
| increase of 1000 over a week ago. but
still 5000 below a year ago.
Sheep.
| Sheep transactions proved uneven.
! Six markets were credited with only
| $4,000 Tuesday, but other western
points, with the exception Of Omaha
with $4,000, we're lightly supplied.
There were 124.7O0 marketed week
ago and $500 a year ago. Combined
supply for week to date aggregated
| 22SO0O or $4,000 less than same per-
! iod last week but Z 900 more than cor
responding two days last year.