Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-30
DEMAND EXCEEDS THE SUPPLY
AND PRICES WERE STRONG TO
10 CENTS HIGHER.
PACKERS REJECT HOGS
EXCEPT AT LOWER PRICES
Receipts Large For Friday and Quota
tions Were Generally to 10 Cents
Lower Strength in sheep-Quota-
tons in Livestock Centers.

Chicago, April 3O.-Cattle trade was
unusually active for Friday market
and good clearance was effected.
Buyers seemed to require few cows
and bought such as offered at slightly
better quotations. A meager springling
inferior to plain steers were offered
and sellers experienced no difficulty
in getting rid of them at prices that
IN most case showed improvement. The
choice steers desired by shippers and
exporters We're not displayed. Prices of
all classes of steers are higher for
the week.
Improvement in prices, this week has
been considerable of surprise to the
selling interests. Revival of active de-
mand. both on shipping and local ac-
count. following the big purchases
Monday, was a rather unlookedfor cir
cumstance. and gives indication of a
freer outlet for the beef, which has so
long been hard to move, because of the
reluctance of consumers to pay high
prices. Beef, however, is lower now
than a few weeks ago, and if a freer
movement into consumptive channels
has really been inaugurated it should
mean little firmer permanent strength
in steer trade, but the sellers gener-
ally are not hopeful of much further
strength in the market for steers.
The recovery of recent slumps in
prices may result in another heavy run
of steers here at the start next week
and If such should materialize there is
no hope of holding the advance scored
Wednesday and yesterday The trade
was busy yesterday sending warning
to the country shippers against any
very big marketing early next week.
Retention of the present strength IN
the price list and possible further gains
will come only under the uncovering of
more favorable conditions in beef trade
and light run from the country
Hogs.
Hogs We're in larger numbers than
anticipated, arrivals being estimated at
1900. and packers showed little in
clination to bio except at lower prices.
Quotations We're to 10 cents lower
than yesterdays close.
Five western markets had about
$4,000 or 5000 more than last week,
while the four-day run at these points
is approximately $4,000, against 1884,
600 last week and 216000 year ago.
4 The increase has relieved killers needs
and eliminated the urgent demand SO
conspicuous last week. April receipts
t. t t,at, ] Aoa less llal. IA s.
year
Eastern demand is about up to las
weeks volume, with more hogs avail
able, and considerable lighter than {
year ago Shippers secured big sup
ply of hogs on the big run Monday ant
have not been such determined buyer.
since.
According to Price Current, no:
slaughter for the week in the ives
is 100000 head, against 100000 a yea
ago. Since March 1 the kill at thes'
points is 1886 900, against $4,000
last year.
There was strong sheep mardet
choice lambs selling up to $685..
The weeks supply so far is ou
little less than last week while it i
nearly 10000 less than a year ago Al
western markets have been lightly sup
piled, the five western points reportin
$4,000 less than year ago. Some Tex
as sheep are reaching southwestec
markets, but they are thin, most {
, them being Choppers"
, There was good demand for shearin
lambs to take out, but none wer
available. Last weeks break offere
an opportunity to secure this stock tha
may not be repeated.