Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-30
ARRIVALS NOT IN EXCESS OF I'M
MEDIATE REQUIREMENTS
OF TRADE.
BULK SELL WITHIN RANGE
OF $3.50 TO s7.55
Cattle Arrivals Somewhat Smaller
Than Expected and Price Changes
are slisht-Good Demand For Sheep
and Lambs-Review of Market Con.
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Chicago Oct. So--Hog prices today
were steady because of the fact that
receipts were only moderate
Eleven markets received rs oo0 hogs
Thursday. or 200 more than last
Thursday, 1000 less than year ago
and $500 more than TWO years ago.
/ Total thus far this week 100000 or
$4,000 less than same period last week.
5000 less than like time last year and
81, 1G0 less than corresponding four
DAYS two years ago. Total for 1914 TO
date 1858. 600. or 1,276.000 less than
same period 1918 and 1876. 900 less thar
/ corresponding time 1912.
Cattle.
Cattle arrivals proved to be a little
less numerous than was expected.
For the four days this week the Chi
cago supply stands $500. a decrease
Of $1,000 for week ago. and 17.1o0
less than year ago. while the six
markets ;otal for the week 10 date
at $4,000 shows 81 Gee decrease from
week ago and $4,000 shrinkage from
q year ago Here then is chief cause
For the big price rise in all beef steers
this week Add TO il as stimulus the
colder weather which has had effect
Surplus beef stocks which were drug
las; week. and had strong efec: in
creating an unreliable killer demand.
have not been complained OF by pack
ers in recent DAYS. They simply have
had 10 get reE sect and in their quest
for il have paid lot more money for
everything on the list even including
the sappy big grass cattle. which have
. -
in II idwerk and some Of them again
today were slow sellers. but they
showed big price gains on last weeks
low levels. even despite killers reluct-
ance TO trade freely for them.
The paucity OF choice 70 prime steers
this week mas only accentuated scarcity
probably will pc even more severely
felt mex, month. 4 iot .: the big feed
ers OF prime goods cashed in on the
previous bulge this season, and since
then and right now there IS prospect
OF a very slim quota OF prime beeves
getting 81 and higher in the next few
weeks, although that a 81 market for
pl ime ones IS here 20 say for some
weeks none o. shc buyers is willing TO
dispute.
yearling steers. OF course. Will pc ex-
pected to provide RICH, good outlet
for kinds lacking prime finish though
! wide price premium can only be looked
for in the kinds that really possess big
beef percentage dressing class.
PARKWAY estimates on the run for
mex: Monday We're placed all the way
from $4,000 to 10000 today, but very
moderate crop Of rangers VIII be due
to hit the market. and If a really big
cattle supply j. had the prospect is
tia, heavy quota OF il viii comprise
grassers and short corn eaters. whose
owners Will not be able to Withstand
the temptation TO cash in put in front
/ OF them by the speedy price gains noted
+ this week.
/ Demand was good for sheep and
I lambs.
While Sc trades in native lambs to
I pa ckers here yesterday were few and
( put over with difficulty and then oniy
I for top notch stuff, the price was
+ common one TO-DAY, Isos: at the really
I good natives making s7.s0as.0o, and
/ selling under decidedly short sorts,
while the best we're boosted 10 $50.
I Compared with last Monday !ot OF
/ native lambs sold soc higher. The
i kind below $3.50 was very unattrac-
tive. either light in flesh or Of coarse
| bucEy class. City butchers were in the
( market for few and there were ship
ping orders for Two or three loads. ol'
/ the aggressiyeness Of packer buyers
was the chief factor IN the advance.
Only few OF the several bands Q.
range lambs here Yielded decent Kill
ing top end. Three loads Of the Wood
Idanos. the nest mere, sold stead:- ';na@E
a moderate sort at 1920. while some
plain Wyoming and Montana killers al
s7.4o showed strength under shorter
sorting and fair Wyomings, such as
made $50 yesterday. were held little
higher. The range lamb contribution
however. was chiefly one OF feeders
Some OF the latter sold with strength
but country demand was not az broad
as yesterday and the crop cleared slow
Is. particularly plain light kinds. Som'
good 50 10 5s-pound Montana feeders
sold at $1,000 10; breedy Idahos up T.
s7.2o again and decent 40 70 s5-ponuc
Montana and Wyoming stock at ss.ei
T5.25.