Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-13
IMPROVED Shipping
DEMAND FOR swine
SPECTATORS ACTIVE BIDDERS
NOTWITHSTANDING LlsERAL
RECEIPTS.
PRICES FIRM AND S CENTS
s. HIGHER FOR BEST GRADES
Cattle Prices Strengthened Because
Arrivals Fall Below Those Of Last
Monday-Sheep and Lambs IN Ex-
cess Of Immediate requirements
Review Of Market Conditions.

Chicago, Dec. 13.-lmproved shipping
demand gave firmness to the hog
market today, notwithstanding liberal
receipts.
Average weight of hogs at Chicago
for last week was estimated at 100
pounds the heaviest since four weeks
ago, pounds heavier than the previ-
Gus week, 81 pounds lighter than same
week last year and IS pounds lighter
than corresponding week two years
ago.
Top hogs at Chicago for the week
reached 100. against 7.o5 the previous
week, 7.75 the same week lest year
and T.S5 the corresponding week two
Years ago. Average price for the week
figured $40. the same as week ending
Nov. 20. which stood the lowest since
February. 1912. or 10 cents lower than
the previous week, 20 cents lower than
a year ago and 1.35 lower than two
years ago.
Eleven market received S1,700 hogs
Saturday, making S6S, 900 for the week,
the largest since week ending Jan. 9.
or 5000 more than the previous week.
900 more than same week last year
and $4,000 more than corresponding
week two years ago. Total for 1914 to
date. 24,5i6, 600. or 2,727,000 more than
same period 1914 and 1.140.000 more
than corresponding time 1913.
Cattle.
Cattle prices were strengthened by
the fact that arrivals were much less
numerous than a week ago.
That the market Is due to get a big
mid-December and January run seems
certain and looking ahead traders are
not disposed to view price prospects as
bullish in the least.
Total receipts last week stood S.
033, largest since the week ending Dec.
10. 1914. compared with 61.S27 the
previous week and 500SS a year ago.
Shippers bought 1900 Of the run.
leaving $500 for local distribution.
against 52,7ol the previous week and
1894 year ago. At the six markets
run for the week was 1S2.s00, against
ITS, 500 the previous week and ASSOC
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A more Irregular market has not
been shown In weeks past than that OF
last week. Mondays excessive run Of
34,926 gave buyers feast. but with
this big crops to choose from hardly
more than half this number went over
the scales that day, and the carry lover
crop depressed Tuesday prices. while
again Wednesday, cattle from Monday
failed to sell In some, cases. a big dose
going over for the Thursday trade. al
tho at the close they were cleaned up.
Supply simply ran above killing ca
pacity, a lot Of cattle bought in mid
week and Thursday still being left for
slaughter today.
THIS week the market must get q
shorter crop II price recovery is to be
had Car orders have been heavy. how
ever, and with the country disposed to
cash stock freely prospect exists that
aside from the choicest handy and ut
tie cattle some mean conditions are
due to prevail II IS not the fault Of
the beef demand, but, rather an over
supply to meet it.
Labor Is employed. and that means
big beef consumption, but with the
market getting far more supplies than
can be readily sold over the butchers
block price concessions have simply
been a matter Of course. Given more
moderate run the conditions, however
would soon right themselves.
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs appeared over
plentiful for immediate requirements.
New December record lamb prices
were scored before last week closed
and late selling proved the highest.
There was a gradual advance In values
since the previous week, but in the ag-
gregate it proved Of liberal volume.
Closing values were mainly @40
cents higher than week ago and
some of those just below top grade
showed the most upturn, while the