Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-01

two years ago $7.06.
Receipts Of hogs at Steven markets
Friday totaled 8. 800. making t01, 900 foI
!, the week, as SATURDAY II q holiday Ct
the various markets. 1t proved the
highest combined weeks supply since
| the last week OF October, standing 2S4,-
900 smaller than the previous week,
| los, 900 smaller than the same week last
year and 2T,000 larger than the CORE
spending week two years ago.
Cattle.
Trade this week has shown Q dsap-
pointing situation on all weighty short
feds. steers averaging 1,300 to Lazy
pounds and better have had far less
action than the cheap and medium
nnalitx / y00n to 2s1- Mound grades,
Latter, cashing steady at the outset OF
the week, showed price strength later
and after Wednesday these grades were
forced 1O@15 cents higher. closing that
way compared with a week ago. Cattle
costing $500 and above. selling lower
at the outset of the week, mainly at
1905 cents decline and A15@25 cents
off in many cases before the finish OF
the Monday market, have had SONS
little better action since midweek, al
lHp tney IGCOQPCu NOlIAy a R0A y W 49,
Monday loss, and on rank and fle OF
coed to choice steers, notably KINDS
now quotable above 1925, 1t Is deal
10@l5 cents lower than week ago.
The run this week carried great
quota of steers valued at $6.75@S.25,
plain to right good short-fed light and
medium cattle. Only small run OF fat
stuff has gone above $S.75 and to COM
@ a n ES.n hi yhr Sf0
to show right choice grade, while the
S9.50@9.75 kinds were specialties, tho
by no means of class equal to the re-
cent weeks market toppers. which
were long fed and went at $1,000 and
above.
Nearly all the killers as we'll as east
ern shippers, have had place for the
cheap light steers selling down to $3.50
goo, and also below 1925, tho the
quota of the lower priced thin little
kinds has been slim and such grades
had good action, principally by reason
of the fact that killers and shippers
have had access to considerably shorter
supplies of she stock in recent weeks.
A few Of the choicer steers of value
above $500 showed small change from
last week. but such classes are now
, SciiiHS 900 % cents alOWeS LIALl USob
rates early this month.
The trade is closing the year on a re-
adjusted price basis all around and one
that is likely to remain in force while
the midwinter big runs of short-fed
cattle continue. Soft corn country has
unloaded a big December run and there
is expectancy for another heavy crop
to come forth in January. Total for
December approximates 100000. against
21i.29S year ago, when the dual mar
ket was in force and large section OF
Illinois and Iowa was quarantined,
while the years total stands approxi-
mately 2.26s,G00. against 2.237.ss1 a
year ago.
Sheep.
As eastern ovine markets promise to
show very short runs for weeks and
months to come, demand from killers
in that section is expected to be broad
right along on this market. and 1t in
variably injects a stout prop under the
trade.
Another bullish factor Is the fact
that supplies now left on feed are for
the most part in strong hands and bad
weather or sudden price bulges will not
jar them out in market smashing vol
ume, as has been the case in recent
weeks. Colorado lambs however, are
due to run much more freely in Janu-
AIRY than normally. because Of attrac-
tive prices. the weighty class OF many
Collies this year and high feed cost
They will be forced to encounter less
competition from supplies from other
feeding districts this season than ever
before. however. and will undoubtedly
find good market.
The small supplies of the last two
weeks are in part accounted for by the
fear OF getting too much stuff on holt
day markets, yet the trade Is not look
ing for any big run next week, few
anticipating a crop in excess of 10000
showing up here next Monday.
The weeks and years trade closed
| on the following basis Of prices. which
range from 65@90 cents higher on
most lambs and yearlings and from
25M6o cents higher on most matured
muttons than closing. levels of 1914.
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