Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-15
LIMITED SUPPLY CAUSES RADI
CAL ADVANCE ALrAo DEMAND
SLACkENS.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS
CENTS UNDER OPENING
Offerings Not Numerous and
Prices Hold Steady-locaI Killers
Refrain From Bidding For Sfeep
and Lambs-Current Quotations at
Livestock Centers.

ChiCaSO-HOg prices To-Day were IHe
highest since early in October. The
supply was limited. Closing prices were
cents under the opening.
Thirty thousand Of the $4,000 hoss
received at eleven markets Wednesday
were credited to Chicago.
Combined total at all points was 20.
600 smaller than a week ago and o'Voo
larger than a year ago.
Chicago alone had third less than
a week ago and $500 more than the
corresponding day of 1913.
All the river markets had consider
ably less than week ago, while IN
dianapolis was credited with b,ooo less
Cattle.
Cattle on sale were not numerous.
Fresh beef trade has been holding up
well and packers have shown need 1or
cattle, especially Of the heavy weights
and this class has shown large al
vances in the last two weeks.
Receipts Wednesday were estimated
first at 10000 and later raised to IT,
600, but later in day there were forty
cars taken from the car total and II
looked like cattle would have to run
heavy to the car to make even l6,ooo.
The latter number was about as looked
for and was just about enough TO be
handled on the market.
Wednesdays run compared with 49,
1O6 a week ago, $4,000 a year ago and
1919 two years ago. Proportion Oh
steers in the run was about as usual,
but buyers went out fairly early and
market was soon over for everything
but few plain and medium weight
cattle, but the latter met fair recep-
ton all the way thru, while the plain
kinds never did show any action.
Three days receipts this week
totaled 5o,6S0, against 1884 week
ago. 37,127 a year ago and 55,2O7 same
time two years ago. OF this number
shippers have taken about $4,000 this
week, against 1881 q week ago. 9.096
a year ago and 14,349 same period two
years ago.
At six principal markets there were
$4,000 cattle marketed Wednesday.
against 22,30O week ago and $500
for the same day a year ago. So Tar
this week there have been $4,000 cat
tie marketed at these points, against
600 a week ago and 131 900 during
the corresponding three days q year
ago.
Sheep.
In sheep and lambs local killers held
off,
There was conspicuous showing Of
fed western yearlings among the offer
Ing good sprinkling of ewes, but only
a few odd loads Of matured wethers.
Yearlings carried as classy top end
as shown here this season, and several
loads Of prime class reached 1925, with
deck OF fancy handy weights at
$7.35 and a load of fat 101-pound
weights at 1915. come heavy mixed
eve and wether yearlngs going at
s625.
In the matured sheep trade, choice
fed western wethers scored s6.15. a
good class sold at Sc and some plain.
habitat stuff ranged down to $3.50.
Fed western ewes at $3.50 were choice,
but $3.50 was not infrequently reached
by good handy weights and some heavy
natives reached the price, tho It
was largely a 1925 market for good
heavy ewes, plain sort OF habitat
ewes ranged down to $3.50 and culls
sold largely at $3.50 q 400. Another light
run is cited for tomorrow, but some
betterment Of eastern market condl-
tons will be needed to bring any strong
advance, in trade opinion