Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-11
RECEIPTS FAR IN EXCESS OF AR
RIVALS LAST SAT-
URDAY.
PRICES LOWER AND TRADE
SLOW IN CONSEQUENCE
Cattle Quotations About Nominal
Bulk of Christmas Offerings Reach
Market-Most Of Sheep and Lambs
Go Direct Into Killers Hands-Cur-
rent Quotations.

Chicago. Dec. 11.-ReceiptS far In
excess OF the number CT hand last Sat
urday tended today to depress the hog
market.
During the first five days of the
week there have been about 263. 500 hogs
received at Chicago. being 1900 more
than same days last week. $1,000 more
than a year ago and $1,000 more than
corresponding period two years ago.
Chicago has to receive only $4,000 head
on Saturday to establish a new largest
week for the year.
Eleven markets received 166,9O0
hogs Friday or 34100 more than last
Friday. 1920 more than a year ago
and $4,000 more than two years ago.
Total thus far this week iI5,0p0, or
60, 900 more than same period last
week. 2S7 900 more than like time last
year, and, $4,000 more than CORE
spending five days two years ago
Total for 1915 to date 24,45S.o00, or -
100000 more than corresponding time
1914 and 1927 900 more than same Pc
riod 1913.
Cattle quotations were about nom
inal. 80
Christmas fed stuff is about all in
now and it sold this week to fairly
good advantage, the tops in many
cases exceeding expectancy, sale In
private auction Thursday being made
at 1850. Another load sold at 1910 In
an auction and a range of 10.50413.so
took a dozen loads that were sold on
the block. s.-. $50
Percentage of prime regular market
steers is expected to fall off from now
on. altho at the outset next week
many six to ten months fed steers. and
oven cattle that have eaten corn Tor a
longer period, are due to come from
free area Of McDonough county, llli-
nois, part of that county being free
effective tomorrow. and this stock wild
be received into the yards. Many CT
these cattle are the $500 to loo pound
kinds, long overfed by reason OF the
owners being held IN quarantine.
Estimates on the Monday run we're
all the way up to $4,000 and more. and
down to $4,000. but with bad storms
predicted 1t was reported In railroad
circles today that many cars have been
ordered in bad corn sections. where,
as an Iowan put 1t today. there Is a
lot Of swim on the cob" rather than
good merchantahle corn.
The market II given another big dose
of supplies, however. can not be ex-
pected to hold up, under It. Beef trade
Is by no means bad, either here or In
the east. Industrial conditions are Tar
the best they have been in months and
very little labor Is idle. That means
increased beef consumption. Let the
market get a dose Of moderate sup
plies for a time and things would soon
right themselves as far as selling sat.
isfaction is concerned.
D.'H Sheep.
Most of the sheep and lambs went to
the large killers directE7
AS COMPARED with the close Of last
week most lambs and yearlings show
Is and % cents advance while some
of the best matured mutrons show an
equal gain. altho a good many good
ewes and some fair matured wethers
show little gain over a week ago. The
advance on lambs las followed higher
live markets cas-, = better shipping
demand this week than last and actir-
ity of local packers in preparing for
the filling OF expected Christmas or
ders. The upward trend of the wool
market has also been Strengthening
factor Killers assert that the bulge on
lambs is entirely speculative in char
acter, dressed markets having failed
TO respond tn higher hoof cost. Sheep
and yearlings have been carried up
sympathetically with lambs and un-
der short receipts. especially Of the
former. but demand for aged muttons,
especially weigh.y sorts Is none too
good.
What will happen next week is any