Evening times-Republican., 1914-01-05
DEMAND FOR HOGS
CONTINUES ACTIVE
BIDDERS SHOW WILLINGNESS TO
PAY ADVANCED PRICES FOR
OFFERINGS.
CATTLE BUSINESS OPENS
WEEK ON SLOW BASIS
Market Fails to Recover From Two
Weeks Of Holiday Season pulinsss-
Supplies Of Sheep and Lambs Liberal
Current Quotations at Livestock
Centers.

ried the hog market higher today
Receipts of hogs at Chicago stock
yards for the week aggregated 16O. 600,
OF $4,000 more than the previous week,
$500 less than same week last year
and 22.100 more than corresponding
week two years ago.
Estimated average weight of hogs at
Chicago for the week was 210 pounds,
or two pounds heavier than the prev
ious week, seventeen pounds lighter
than same week last year and two
pounds lighter than corresponding
week two years go.
Average price of hogs at Chicago for
the week figured 1895, or 90 cents high
er than the previous week. As cents
than two years ago. Top was $780,
against $500 the preceding week, $7.65
a year ago and $3.50 two years ago.
Eleven markets received 4s.6o0 hogs
Saturday. making 49,, 900 for the week.
or $4,000 more than previous week.
10000 less than same week last year
and $4,000 less than corresponding
week two years ago.
Cattle.
Cattle business proved slow.
For the week arrivals have been A.
514 head as against so.542 the previous
week. 4s,s76 a year ago aud So,4s0 the
same week two years ago. Supply has
been plenty large enough for demand
that was on hand during the week.
Most traders on the selling end were
disappointed with the slack call from
packers during the early days Of tho
week
Arrivals for the week have Included
only a small suppy Of choice cattle.
The big choice quality long-feds have
come into the limelight again and have
taken the place held by choice year.
lings up to short while ago and
bringing the best prices Handy weight
cattle. where quality and hesh was
shown, have Jared well most days OF
the week. especially closing rounds, and
this grade has held up we'll in prices
all thru the session.
Shippers have been in the market
during the past week for the big choice
cattle for eastern consumption, and ow.
ing to the short supply. many urgent
orders have gone untitled. Local de-
mand has been good along with the
shippers for the choice cattle. and they
are expected to hold up good from now
on.
Yearlings have been in short supply
during the week, but number was large
enough. as they were not wanted. Good
yearlings were all right, but the COM
mon grades, like medium weight cat
tie have had little call in most days
and found poor outlet Very few choice
yearling cattle were on hand. Big end
of crop was made up Of medium class
Of cattle.
Supplies OF sheep and lambs were lib
eral.
The moderate runs during the holiday
period Of the past two weeks, clarifies
the situation somewhat for the imme-
date future Five leading packers
slaughtered in the aggregate 174,s0o
head Of ovine stock at all western
markets the first five days Of last week
which is 47.60o more than the light
Christmas week slaughter, but not
quite as many as New Years week
year ago when lamb prices were on a
higher basis than at present, $500 hav-
ing been paid here for lambs year
ago last week and the bulk selling then
from s7.75 to s.75. against $3.50 tc
S.o5 bulk this week. Matured muttons
OF so to 75c highed now than year
ago. but they are becoming scarcer and
no surprise would be occasfoned at
further narrowing of the spread be-
tween sheep and lambs.