Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-01
CATTLE LOWER TODAY
Trade Slow, Owing to Little
Inquiry, and Steers We're
Weakest
HOGS ARE IS TO zoe LOWER
No Support From Shippers or Packers
Causes Opening Advance on Demand
From Spectators. to Be Lost-Sheep
Prices Also Rule Ten Lower, Owing
to Absence of Demand.

Chicago. April l.-Cattlr were Zoe
lower, steers being the weakest. Cow
stun had a steady tone, but trade was
SLOW. with little shipping OF outside
inquiry
Increased receipts have been needed
to fill the growing demand. tho they
have provided buyers with about all
the cattle they needed .\tho the keen
edge noted III trade last week ls minus
TINS week, failure OF the buyers To
break prices to Il sharply lower range
on Monday was good evidence that
they appreciate liberal runs these days
and would welcome u goodly supply
later this week
thicago'S March run of cattle is
around $4,000 heavier than last year.
while shippers have taken enough to
care for the increase. While nearly all
the other markets show decided
falling off compared with the same
month Of 1907, Chicago has made a
gain, due to the satisfactory manner in
which fat western beeves have sold
here, Receipts for the month are in
round figures, $4,000, against 100000
Ias'l G'ti. sSillI)IIelltS are -S.tuu. ol7
$1,000 more than last wear Receipts
at Chicago since January / are, APP
proNimate,N, S22,700, or $4,000 more
than year ago, while shipments are
100000. or 100 more than last year
Never before have shippers and eN-
porters taken practically 80 per cent Of
arrivals
Hogs.
Hogs were 15Mr2O cents lower. There
WAS an opening show of strength on
demand from spectators, and prices
advanced ga Toe, but there was no sup
port from shippers or packers, and all
the advance, with something more was
lost.
The advance in hogs has greatly
stimulated interest in product For
eign shorts in provisions have been
covering, and those who got on that
side OF the market have found them
selves in Il costly predicument Mid
dlemen who neglected to fill their
shelves when prices We're low have
been buying freely. There are midi
cations that packers did not own the
big stock of product in their cellars.
bat had sold it to get their manufac-
turers' profit right along, and on this
bulge have been trying to get some of
the property back. Exports last week
We're: Pork 4,470 barrels. against A.
900 barrels the similar week in 1907:
lard. 15.+0S.o00 pounds, against only
7,745 900 pounds last year; bacon. 49,
400 boxes, compared to 1900 boxes
year ago.
March receipts will round out about
723.00O. or $4,000 more than "A year
ago. Since January | the run here is,
approximately, 100000, or $4,000
more than during the same period of
1907. March shipments are about 2S3.-
600, or $4,000 more than last year,
while shipments since January ] are
about 10000, or 100000 more than in
1907.
Sheep.
The absence of demand caused q
lifeless market, prices ruling 10 cents
lower
March receipts are approximately
265 900, or 5000 less than a year ago
sheep being the only item in receipts
i'm which Chicago does not show a gain
over the same period of last year
Since January | the run is about $50
600. or $4,000 less than last year
March shipments show a gain of about
$4,000. being approximately $4,000.
while shipments since January | are
about $4,000, or $4,000 more than