Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-23

Chicago. Dec. 2S.-Despite liberia
receipts spectators were active buyers
OF hogs.
With close TO 10000 hogs al Chicago
Monday no slump occurred and the fae'
must be patent that hogs have had their
break Packers realise that hog pro-
due, put away 81 these prices viii
vend at substantial profit. Foot and
mouth has certainly not created
prospect o: an increase in meat sup
ply during the coming ye,ar and
that there viii be greedy buying OF
hogs around, or slightly above s. is
evident.
January will probably witness gem
erous movement toward market. but
the manner in which hogs are being
baled out OF corn belt territory at pres
ent must he convincing that bare
spot Will develop sooner or later.
Export trade is expanding and in
provement in the cotton situation must
open southern outlet channels fer all
kinds OF product the moment southern
hogs have been disposed of and this is
the killing season down III Dixie.
The hog market has been over the
bumps" and when the present move
ment subsidies recovery will be logical
Eleven markets received 1900. or
1900 more than last Tuesday, 2l.5oo
more than a year ago ana $500 more
than two years ago. Total thus far
this week oqo. 900. or y 900 more than
same Period last week. IS 0Gn more than
like time last year and $4,000 more
than CORES ponding two DAYS two years
ago Total for 1914 TO date 22.75o. 00o.
or 1891 600 less than same period 1913
ard 1.274e0 less than corresponding
time 1912
Cattle advanced owing 70 the supply
on hand being ahro-ma,ly light.
This weeks price gain is meager as
matched against the terrific declines
last week, and values are still far below
the early December levels. tho to ex-
pect <ull recovery OF the decline Of last
week is not consistent Qualities are
changing. The long-feds that took
$4,000 100 TWO weeks ago are a minus
commodity in the feed yards. It's
short-fed crop now. many of them 50
10 s0-day kinds. thai are available, and
the price basis has undergone ire
mendous change which Is not likely 70
be serious,v disturbed once the volume
OF supplies is again back 20 normal.
II Is practically $3.50 top for choice
heavy and yearliag steers now. but
quality of the tops as against last week
and previously this month Is necessar-
ily much palmer, They lack the finish
that long feeding denotes and. the
Christmas season trade being over. the
period for which long feds were fitted
is thus past.
1t is now mainly a 5000 $50 run of
stuff that is coming. valued at least %
a CSC and higher than such grades
were worth on the close last week. and
anything that can command $500 a 9.25
and up TO $3.50 must necessarily show
lot of class.
The country has cholzed off the sup
ply of thin stockery cattle, evidently
feeling that 10 cash them at s5.o0N 6.25
Is sacrificing the stuff, and il surely is
when II is considered that these same
kinds will likely be difficult to replace
in feed Yards not many weeks hence.
Officials give no inti,ration Of lift
ing OF the feeder outlet to the farms
and it may De many weeks before this
stuff can come into the markets. and
be reshipped 10 feeding points. Thus
the owner OF thin stuff is showing good
! business policy by keeping them at
home for future use rather than selling
now into the Gamer trade.
Three roads reported SIS cars in sight
| for nidweek. which the trade took 10
/ indicate a run of 5000 to 1900 cattle.
frequent estimates being down TO 10000
and lower and killers declared that
with their big beef stocks on hand now,
! a run OF 10000 or less cattle tomorrow
will likely have little effect in further
| boosting values.
| Heavy SHOWS over Iowa are calcu-
lated 20 check the movement of cattle
| from that state, while Illinois. il would
appear. IS pretty well unloaded OF
available beef since quarantine arrivals
! in the market for two weeks have
strongly indicated that either the feed
| ers have recovered from the disease
scare or have little stuff ready for the
| beef trade.
Sheep.
| Sheep and lambs found ready out
| let
| Yearlings were not plentiful and a
we'll conditioned class of South Da-
kota fed westerns of tidy weight made
$3.50, a palmer kind selling at SIPS.
against Si.1O DID late Monoay, When
choice ninety nine pound yearlings
reached 1925. Some western fed year
ling ewes Of desirable grade sold at
1910. Aged wethers were practically a
minus quantity and the trade nomi-
nally quoted choice handy kind np
to s625 and higher. Prime fed west
ern ewes touched $50, some fat ewes
of rather strong weight on The native
order reaching $3.50 and several loads
Of fed westerns in medium flesh condi-
ton going at s5.25. Natives above the
latter prices were not numerous. but
some good heavy weights got over al
s5.15@5.25.
Chicago Livestock.
Chicago, Dec. 23.-Cattlc-Estima
receipts for today, 5000: marke
strong.
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