Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-29
SOME GOOD STEERS STRONGER,
BUT COMMON LOWER THAN
LAST WEEKS CLOSE.
HOG MARKET DROPS TO
FIVE CENT LOWER LEVELS
There Was Slight Improvement Early
But This Was Lost When Outside
Demand Ceased-Top Shows No
Change, Compared With Saturday
Sheep Market Generally Steady.

chicago, MaTCH 15.-1dtllS ieSSApls
were liberal. but buying operations
were slow, with prices irregular. Some
good steers sold at stronger figures
but common kinds were somewhat
lower than the close last week. Cows
and heifers were in light supply, sell
ing readily at steady values. Quality
was lacking in all sorts of cattle, es-
pecially in the steer class.
Killers demands seem to have beer
well filled from the small volume OF
cattle they have purchased. Beef trade
does not expand materially and loca
houses claim coolers are comfortably
stocked with beef, demand for which
continues narrow, and as far as the
outlet for beef in local quarters is con-
cerned packers appear we'll satisfied
that the country is not inclined to shlE
freely.
News comes from Washington that
England has revoked the quarantine
against the port of Baltimore, since
foot and mouth disease has been erad-
icated in the east and this may HELP
a little toward bolstering up the eX-
port demand for cattle. However, until
the ports of New York, Boston and
Philadelphia are favored by lifting oil
the British embargo the trade does not
anticipate much increased export de-
mand.
Hogs.
After the early showing OF slight
Improvement, the market dropped to
five cent lower levels, when outside
demand had ceased. A top OF 7.l5
showed no change, as compared with
that of Saturday.
Hog receipts here the past week We're
smallest of the year. showing about 40
600 decrease compared with previous
week and 1000 increase compared
with a year ago, standing 1900 below
the general average of the correspond
ing week during the past ten years.
While receipts fell off decidedly COM
pared With the previous week. the av-
erage weight was estimated at 21G lbs,
or heaviest of the year, against EOS lbs.
previous week, 212 lbs. a year ago, ana
226 lbs two years ago. This weeks es-
timated average stands 9 lbs below
the general average of the correspond
ing week during the past ten years.
Chicago's average price OF hogs TOE
the week at 1884 stands highest since
the week ending Sept. 26, 1908, there
being only one other week in 1908 when
the average was higher than the past
week The third week of last Septem-
Der was high week in 1908, the aver
age being sos. Last weeks average
was lac higher than previous week,
s1.O3 higher than the closing week OF
1908, and $1.4S higher than at the cor
responding week year ago, standing
74c above the general average of the
eight years.
Sheep were generally steady, wool
stuff being in better demand than
clipped sorts.
Traders look for some increase IN re-
ceipts this week, but considering condl-
lions thruout the east, believe prices
will be we'll sustained. There seems
to be tendency among feeders to ship
freely the forepart of the week, and the
end of the week does not materialize To
take care of eastern orders. Had it not
been for Wednesdays big run this
week lambs would probably have been
a great deal higher.
Demand for exporters is deficient.
There were none shipped last week
The export outlook is not very prom
Using now, but this is the low time OF
year, April and May usually being the
high time for this class of stock
Average price at Chicago last week
$3.50, the highest for any week since
April, 1908, and 81 higher than the
week Of Sept. 2s 1908, which was low
week during 1908. Lambs averaged
$3.50, being the highest week in nearly
two vearc ar since lime G. 1907