Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-22
COMPARISON OF FIGURES CAUSES
PRICES TO REMAIN
STEADY.
RECEIPTS
NOT DEEMED BURDENsoME
Cattle Offerings Not Over Plentiful
Supplies Of Sheep and Lambs Rather
Limted-Review of Market Cond'-
tions-VaIues at Trade Livestock
Centers.

Chicago, Dec 22-Hog prices held
steady today, influenced by the fact
that there were fewer arrivals than on
the corresponding day last year.
Eleven markets received l1,S00 hogs
Monday or 1850 more than last Mon
day. 60,100 more than a year ago ami
IS, 700 more than two years ago. Chi
cago reported the biggest Monday run
OF the season, while st. Paul supply
was near the record number for that
market and all eastern markets had
liberal receipts. Total for 1914 to date,
o2,632, 900, or 1,7o5, 900 less than same
period 1913 and 1927 600 less than cor
responding time 1912.
Cattle.
Cattle We're not over plentiful
That the market is going to need an
other light dose of supplies for the
midweek is patent. Nobody wants
any material crop OF beef at Christmas
time. Shops are displaying tons OF
poultry and pork products now, al
most to the exclusion OF beef. The
latter commodity is relatively highest
in price and until the consumer tires OF
poultry and pork diet a small beef
crop is going TO be needed OF top Of
the tremendous surplus stores that
went into coolers last week.
If the market this week gets less
than 10000 cattle for the first four
days, doubtless that will be enough,
and next week another light crop vii!
be needed as well. The trade must
be given a chance TO recuperate from
the deplorable situation into which 1t
dropped last week, and lot of price
gain can be made and still the values
will look low compared with ten days
or two weeks ago.
Playing the soft pedal in market
ing for the next two weeks should be
good policy, and it is strongly urged by
the trade. Heavy snow and cold weather
has put an effective check on foot and
mouth scourge, and with the quaran-
tines lifted in nearly all sections now
and weak -kneed feeders having had an
opportunity to unload In the last two
weeks, those who are in a position to
hold the half fat and short fed cattle
are being strongly urged to do so.
Come back" ability OF the trade Is
not questioned, but naturally 1t is going
to require some little time and a whole
lot of conservative marketing to regain
any decent proportion of the tremen-
dous losses in values that were forced
last week.
Only slim crop sold above ss.75
Monday and bulk OF the right good
steers Of both handy and strong weight
took ss1o@865. Within a range OF
$500 500 it was largely a medium to
pretty good sort, such as took fully
Is 9s5c less last week, and down to
800 and under it was a light flesh
kind, tho there was q slim quota for
beef trade under $3.50, the bed rock
prices that prevailed for the stockery
stuff last week when these went all
the way down to $500 and lower, hav-
ing had effect in checking the runs
of that kind for the market today.
Sheep.
The supply Of sheep and lambs were
rather limited.
Christmas demands were will met
last week and with both shippers and
city butchers small buyers today, quail
ity did not command the premium that
was its due.