Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-30
MEACER SUPPLIES
N uYE HOG PENS
MARKET STRONG BECAUSE OF
q LIGhTNEss OF DAYS AR
RIVALS At YARDS.
CATTLE NOT SUFFICIENTLY
NUMEROUS TO AFFECT TRADE
January Break in Prices
Results in Drop Of Is to 40 Cents
During Past Notwithstanding For
Stoekers Exceeds Supply-Too Many
Sheep and Lambs For Present Needs

chicago. Jan. 30.--Meager supplies
make hogs strong today.
Twenty four thousand fewer hogs
arrived at eleven markets Thursday
than were recorded week ago and
$4,000 fewer than yea: ago. Chi.
go alone had 1850 less Than week
ago and $500 less than year ago,
While Kansas City had $1,000 ana
Omaha 5000 less than year ago. In
dianapolis decrease heavily and al!
eastern markets received st'ngy runs.
the combined total at Buffalo, Pitts
burgh and Cleveland totalinG only $500
Thursday.
The first four days of this week
eleven markets received $4,000 or H.
coo less than week ago and $4,000
less than corresponding week year
ago.
Cattle.
Cattle We're none 10 numerous.
Down to the common little warmed
up kinds break Of S0@4O cents Is
general from high point Of the month.
and about half this decline has been
shown since last week.
Thus the market has had its accus-
toned January break. occasioned by
various factors. not the least of which
has been the unsea sonably high tenn
peratures, which have cut beef con-
sumption to no small extent Too,
lot Of cattle have been run out of east
ern feed yards prematurely, attracted
by the high prices which prevailed two
weeks ago, and there has likewise been
considerable premature cashing of
warmed-up and short-fed stuff in To-
cal quarters, despite the favorable sit
uation in the corn market as viewed
from feeders sta ndpoint.
The fact that the east is feeding
considerably, larger quota OF cattle this
winter than in several years past, as
well s the frequency OF imports OF
beef at seabnard. must, OF course, be
reckoned upon by. corn belt beef maxi
ers in sizing up future late winter and
early spring prospects, and il the trade
shows any materially smaller supplies
OF cattle than outlet will require in the
next four or five weeks 1t will Re q
condition rather unlocked for by a ma
jority OF operators at market. This, of
course, with the exception OF long flea
heavy and the choicest yearling steers.
Nowhere on the supply market map
in there indication Of any generous
quota Of wei-fnished steers and wide
price premium for them should pre-
vail. 5a
Strictly choice grades have given
good accounted themselves this week,
the stuff landing above 80 she wing
small cut from, last week. hardly more
than 1O-oent break being noted for
bulk, tho few instances of Is cent de-
cline were noted. sim. upward Of
1926 sales held steady with high point
as indicated by trades in prime steers
Monday and again Wednesday at $3.50,
equal to high point established previ-
ously this month.
On moderate run next week and
providing weather forecast CT, colder
temperature makes good. some little
strengthening of demand should be
shown. At least, the brunt Of the break
should be over. according TO trade views,
and lot Of coaxfng Of owners to keep
back unfinished stun that is doing well
in feed yards Is being done now by
sellers.
This week it has been a quite mod
crate run, $4,000 at Chicago in four
days, against 52.273 week ago and
40.513 year ago, while the six points
nave had $4,000 cattle in four days,
against 100. 900 a week ago and 117.0CQ
a year ago. by far the biggest proper.
ton of ripe steers arriving a r. - -
and it has been no very generous quota
+ them here. we'll indicating that sup
plies in feed yards are short rathe.
than long time corn eaters at this per-
iod.
Sheep.
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