Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-12
OFFERINGS TOO NUMEROUS AND
PRICES FOR PLAIN SORTS
EASE OFF.
NO MATERIAL CHANGE
IN CATTLE QUOTATIONS
Trade in Bovine Division Slow But
Price Concessions Are Not Demanded
-Buysrs Out After Choice Sheep and
Lambs - Review Of Market condi.
tions-Current Quotations.

Chicago, Dec. 12.-Supplies Of hogs
here today were large and plain sorts
eased off.
Packers bought mixed according to
weight at s7.60@7.7O and a good class
Of heavy packers were ready sellers
at 1915. Shippers bought selected
light at s7.65@770 and butchers and
heavy weights at s7.SO@7.s0, with
weighty pigs at $7.40@7.50.
The supply of pigs Thursday was
smaller than any day yet, while the To-
cal and outside demand was sufficiently
brisk to advance prices 10@15 cents.
The general average price of hogs
Thursday at $7.74 stood 8 cents higher
than Wednesday,, 6 cents lower than
Monday and % cents higher than a
week ago when the average was lowest
since January. From present indica-
lions packers seem to want hogs at
prevailing prices.
Cattle.
Cattle trade was slow but there was
no decline.
West it is a light steer run now,
and comparatively few fat cattle are
included In arrivals at river markets,
"hlle the eastern points also report
small supplies of decent to good beef
steers. Canadian runs at Buffalo and
otner eastern points are falling off. for
the very logical reason that the Cam
adams have been finding a market It
home relatively as good, and often bet
ter. than prevailed this side Of the
line. So much for remova Of the tariff
on cattle. It has tended chiefly to help
the Canadians 70 better prices. and
Inns far hoe n0f ~, $h> lo1rk lSo.<1
a cut in the retail cost of beef, altho
at times hoof prices for domestic pro-
duced animals have suffered by reason
of Canadian competition.
Packers are carrying no heavy beef
stocks in coolers. and in recent days
due to lower temperatures-a freer
general movement OF beef has been had
both locally Inc in-the east. :
Eastward the demand for cattle -
showing strength such as mas not been
had for weeks past, and thisris q good
omen for a fairly satisfactory steer
Gee! ahead, aitho its naturalization
will depend upon country sentiment
toward the market. H.
A lot of people who own 1ah finished
steers are DESTROYS Of cashing them.
They have short corn stocks and are
loath to pay the high cash corn a
ket figures for new feed. Tendency Is
to cash the steers OF every hard spot
In the market and this weeks drmness
in values may result in an ~overgrown
run Of short-feds at market early next
week.. In this event recession Of at
least part Of the. bloom h trade IL
now wearing will be a logical turn In
affairs
At six markets Thursday emf cmfo
Thursday run at SIX markets against
Il, 100 a week & and 24.90O q year
ago.. while the four days total at these
points stood 10000. an increase OF
go, 900 over a week ago, but still $4,000
less thau a year ago
Sheep.
Choice sheep and lambs We're sougnt
The run this week, and especially
since Monday, has carried a raft OF
"s~cenery-fed" lambs hat had no place
on the market at this juncture when
demand always centers strongly on
choice grades for the filing OF Christ
mas orders. The fact that habitat
stuff had been selling relatively close
up to top grades n that corn is so
high, is undoubtedly responsible for
the ~outpouring OF such gobs Of imma.
ture stun appearing. At present prices
they are not making their feeders any
money and ought to be held back for
a better finish, for neither packer nor
feeder demand for hat kind is show
ing any breadth.