Evening times-Republican., 1914-01-03
PRICES STRONG FROM START AND
ADDITIONAL ADVANCES ARE
SCORED.
CATTLE HOLD STEADY IN
FACE OF INCREASED RECEIPTS
Offerings Larger Than Usual Saturday
Quota-Sheep and Lambs Weak Al
tho Not in Excessive 3upply--Re-
view Of Market conditiona--current
Quotations at Livestock Centsrs.

Chicago. Jan. 3.-Hog prices were
strong and higher today from the start
Receipts Friday We're estimated at
27, 900 and 1882 We're left from We'd
nesday. Five days supply totaled 141,-
400. an increase of $1,000 compared
with same period last week and de-
crease Of 10000 compared with cor
responding time last year.
Shipping orders We're liberal ana
competition in general was excellent.
Prime heavy arrivals sold up to $50,
the highest since Nov. IA, and COM
paratively little landed below $3.50.
Pigs were in good demand and ad-
vanced 1925 cents. Average price OF
hogs at $500 stood the highest since
Nov. 10. A fair run is in sight for to-
day and many anticipate liberal sup
ply Monday, as prices are attractive
to country shippers.
Cattle.
Cattle values held steady. despite
offerings were double to usual Satur-
day quotations.
Only a few steers got in in recent
days and they were quickly bought at
the best prices of the week. 1t looked
as tho a few more could have been
used. One eastern buyer had an order
for some big cattle that could not be
filed.
Above the s cent line prices show
some Improvement for the week, out
below that mark it has been q mean
market. From 1925 up prices are clos
ing 10@2O cents higher than Monday.
It is probable that good lb0o-lo cat
tie would have been eligible to 1920
without haggling. These cattle are
acting better and have displaced year
nngs as the market leaders.
No choice yearlings are coming
They are quotable to 50, but 1915 takes
nearly everything available in the year
ling line now.
Five days this week there have been
$4,000 cattle marketed at Chicago
against SO,371 a week ago. 49.44S a year
ago and 5ss31 two years ago AT SIX
markets Friday there were 200 cattie
marketed, against $500 week ago
1900 q year ago and 500 two years
ago. For the week so far there nave
been 100000 received at these points,
against 10000 a week ago, $4,000 q
wear ago, and 147,oOo two years ago.
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs were weak and not
excessive in supply.
Receipts here and at the six western
markets Friday were smaller than
week ago, but larger than the corre-
sponding Friday last year. Buffalo re-
ported sixty cars and lower market
with a top OF sS4o. against 1915 We'd
nesday. Local prices We're strong to
1O@15 cents higher than a week ago.
but were largely about dime lower
than the high time early this week.
A big string OF prime westerns
cleared at $3.50, while there were sew
eral other loads good enough to land
at ss.25. Bulk Of the strictly good
kinds made ss.oO@s.15, hut those at
s7.5O@7.sb were medium to fairly de-
cent. Seconds were secured largely
around $3.50, with a plain class at sS.oo
and some f1eshy ones UP TO s6.T5.
Natives sold UP to ss.25 in several in
stances. but 1t took choice kind to
bring ss.101s.15, while very good Of
ferinss went mainly at $500. Fair to
rather good killers made $7.e5@790.
while inferior to plain grades were OBJ
tained at s7.0V97.50. Culls went large
ly at ss2566.5o. with quite number
down to $500.