Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-31
HOG PRICES RISE
ON Light OFFERINGS
RECEIPTS MODERATE AND VAL.
UEs BOOSTED az ACTIVITY or
BIDDERS.
TRADE IN CATTLE LITTLE
MORE THAN NOMINAL
Closing Easis Of Values Fer Steers Be.
low 50 Shows Decline Of IS and 20
Cents Compared to Week Ago
others of IS cent.-slow Trade in
Sheep and Lambs.

| Sheep and Lambs.
| Chicago, Jan. 31.-Hog prices ad-
vanced today on light receipts.
| Five days this week there have been
been 132,7oO hogs marketed at Chicago
being $4,000 less than week ago, 49,
| 700 less than week ago 43,700 less
; than year ago. and 74,500 less than a
year ago and 74,500 less than same
period two years ago, when marketings
/ for the first five days were 2o7,16S head
Eleven markets received $500 hogs
Friday, or 1900 less than last Friday
$4,000 less than year ago and 21,6OO
! less than two years ago. Total thus
far this week $4,000, or $1,000 less than
same period last week, 114.0O0 less than
like time last year and 101 900 less than
corresponding five days two years ago.
Total for 1914 to date, 2.444,00O, or o.
600 less than same period 1913 and
10000 less than corresponding time
1912.
Cattle.
The cattle trade was hardly more
than nominal.
low 50 shows largely 1920 cents de-
cline from a week ago and numerous
trades in the plain and medium to pref
~ good short feds at s7.S5@S.4O have
been off fully IS cents of late. A break
Of SO@50 cents is shown from high spot
of the month two weeks ago. tho the
fact that the long fed prime steers are
holding as high as any time this month
we'll evidences a keen and discriminate
ing demand for that kind, due alone
to their scant arrival in general sup
plies.
Market has gone down most forcibly
on the kinds which formed greatest
quota of the run. short feds and
warmed up kinds, anC the biggest pro-
portion Of them came from territories
where feed is still plentiful and also
much lower in price than a few weeks
ago. Corn has dropped sharply in value
at country points and favorable feeding
weather should induce more of its use
in making fat beef steer crop for late
winter and spring markets.
Lack Of confidence in future trade
has caused a generous quota Of in-be-
tween quality steers to be marketed
and this brought about the slump. 1t
has not been a big supply. compare
lively speaking, but an open winter
with temperatures running highest in
many years, together with stiff retail
cost Of beef. has made'a moderate vol
ume of narketings stand above trade
needs.
Specially sorts command a good pre-
MUM because the trade can use fair
crop of choice beef and there is strong
prospect of this good call prevailing all
along. in spite Of the influence Of open
ing OF the Lenten season, which is still
four weeks off. and thus can not be
reckoned with as a factor in effecting
beef distribution in the fore part of
the coming month. 'F01
Kansas and Nebraska have short
supplies of fat beeves, due to the
heavy liquidation from those states in
the drouth period last summer. and
bare spot in the fat beef supply situa-
ton must necessarily be looked for
when Illinois and Iowa have unloaded
fair share Of their eighty to ninety
day fed steers. Right now a long fed
drove Of cattle is quite a rarity in the
supply, and as the season grows they
are likely to become more rarely found
Early movement of stuff from the
east is chief bar to a broad demand
in the local trade and it must be rec
ognized that the east is a bigger pro-
Queer this winter than in some years
past, altho unlike normal conditions,
the western territory is unusually shy
of good steers.
This week the trade has had 49100
cattle in five days. against 53,3s4 a
week ago and 41.771 a year ago, while
total at six markets stands $4,000,
against $4,000 a week ago and $4,000
a year ago. January run at six points
approximatinng $4,000. stands against
$4,000 in the first month of 1918.
Sheep.
Sheep anG lambs sold Slowly.
To the unreasonable weather condi-
tons which prevailed all week is at
trlbuted the greater portion Of sellers
tribulations in this weeks trade.
Practically everything selling for
slaughter on Wednesdays meat market
and in the Thursday session showed a
25c decline from last weeks closing
and most sheep and medium yearings
are still that much lower than a week
ago, though today's advance left desir-
able yearlings not more than 15c under
week ago and lifted prime lambs
which got the short end of the weeks
basis with week ago, others now
showing decline of largely 10c from
late last week
High temperatures and muddy feed
yards, together with general DISPOSE
ton on the part Of many feeders to
side-step feed bills, have resulted in a
lot Of stuff showing up that has been
sadly lacking in finish and quality on
the rank and file Of the offering has
been about as poor as it ever was
at this season of the year. yet finish
and quality has not commanded the
premium it deserves, nor has it at any
time this winter.
Chicago Livestock.
Chicago Jan. 1.-Cattle-Estimated
receipts for today, 100; market steady.
Beeyes :. Observation-Disclosures. $500 $50
Texas steers .............. $500 500
Western steers ............ 6.4O@ 7.50
Stockers and feeders ...... $500 500
Cows and heifers .......... 5000 $50
Calves :. ................ 7.50@10.50
Hogs-Estimated receipts for today,
5000; market mostly 10 cents higher.
Light :. ................. s.20@s.55
Mixed :. Observation-Disclosures. S.30@S.60
Heavy :. ................. 825@S.60