Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-24
FOR NEARLY ALL
GRADES SLIGHTLY HIGHER
THAN ON FRIDAY.
MODERATE RECEIPTS At
ALL LIVESTOCK cENTERs
Eastern Demand Continues Fair-cat-
tle Offerings Not Numerous and Al
Are Taken at Steady Priess-Run
of Sheep and Lambs Small and
Prices steady-currsnt Quotations.

tive demand today.
Seventy-one thousand hogs at eleven
markets Friday stood $4,000 smaller
than week ago and $4,000 smaller
than corresponding Friday of 1913.
Chicago received $500 less than
week ego and $500 less than year
ago, while Missouri river markets had
$500 less than a week ago and 11,o0o
less than a year ago.
indianapolis had 1000 less than a
week ago. while Buffalo and Pittsburgh
received 1000 more than week ago
and 5000 less than q year ago.
Chicago the first five days Of this
week received 1850 more than a week
ago and the ten outside markets were
credited with $4,000 less.
While Chicago prices are some lower
than earlier in the week. prevailing
quotations are relatively higher than
outside markets which Is sending hogs
to this market.
Cattle offerings were few and all
were taken.
Eastern markets have not had very
liberal runs during the past week ana
buyers for houses there have bought
many cattle during that time. Some OF
the best cattle offered this week were
taken out by eastern shippers for New
York trade.
Fridays run compared with 2.oe2
week ago, l. 210 a year ago and 3.4o4
two years ago. Marketings for the Ave
days of the week aggregate $500 head.
against So. s62 week ago. 81, 7s1 Q year
ago and $1,000 for the same period two
years ago. During this time shtppess
were credited WITH tahaAG 3ASsa, against
1859 a week ago. ete19 ysar ago and
20, So for like period two years ago.
At SIX markets Friday thsrs were
1890 cattle received, against 400 .
wssa AGs and G4oe / yer ago AZ these
poa.es dWiaS The drst dvs days Of the
week naaskstinee AesA1sd iSS,0eo had.
comparing With $4,000 . week 80 AID
l4k,e0o Ter eorssa0o1linS ported year
ago. 1'&
eAssp.
The r.sn Of sh1sD and lambs was
ssaAA ana psss>s Asld steady.
Compared With last weeks closing
the naAslst = showing practically .
steady basis sn lambs. II anything In
between grades being little higher
than On last Friday which was low day
last week. The spread in prices be-
tween sheep aud lambs has shown fur
Their contraction. full 10 TO Is cents adj
vances being shown over q week ago
on most matured muttons and year
lings. tho the close on sheep is hardly
as gay as at high time Wednesday
when prime light fed western wethers
sold up to $500 and light Colorado
Mexican yearlings OF prime class at
$3.50. the highest prices paid here for
sheep and yealqinss since early last
spring.
Northern colorado.fed lambs are be-
ginning to run now with some free
dom and some grain fed stock Is also
coming to Chicago and river" mar
kets from Idaho and Utah. as we'll as
''hay-feds" out OF Montana, but the
supply In corn-belt territory 10 gener-
ally Inquired az running low and mar
ket prospects are by no means gloomy.
altho no suggestion Of boom Is
heard. The west fs feeding Lot OF
lambs in the aggregate. but with prop
er distribution It Is believed a place
Will be found for all Of them at good
prices which will be needed to let west
ern grain feeders out whole as feed
bills are very heavy. There are those
in the trade who foresee a marked
shortage Of matured sheep q little later
on and who are counting on further
narrowing Of the spread between sheep
and lambs, now the narrowest for q
long time.