Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-13
HEAVY CLASSES OF GOOD
BEEvES WEAKER, MEDIUM
GRADES BEING PREFERRED.
| HOG MARKET NEAR
GOING TO PIECES
Opened With Every Prospect Of De-
moraIization But Rallied on Activity
by All Classes of euyers-Break of
Ten Cents Was Forced, However -
Sheep and Lambs Lower.
Chicago, April 13.-Cattle were about
steady altho some heavy classes of

Chicago April 13.-Cattle were about
steady, altho some heavy classes OF
good beeves ruled weaker. 1t was hard
er to dispose of prime sorts than medi-
UNI grades. Butcher stuff was steady to
strong, the chief reason being the re]a-
tive scarcity of this class Calves were
! lower.
| Two days receipts thus far in the
/ week totaled 29,50O, more than arrived
all of last week, while comparing with
! 1891 in the same two days a week ago
and 20,006 a year ago. However, the
supply thus far in the week has been
/ only normal, and added to last week s
total, still falls short of making a really
liberal one weeks supply in ordinary
times. Demand, on the other hand, is
restricted considerably now from nor
NAL volume and buyers are showing
ability TO get along nicely with the
| supplies available
Mondays 1925 cents cut in prices
merely went to emphasize the DISPOSE
ton of the killers toward receipts of
any liberality, but judging from the re-
ports from the east their bearish atti-
tude is logical. The kosher situation in
New York is causing some worry
among the packers and the eastern
shippers, since it requires a consider
able amount of beef to fill this demand
in ordinary times, and with the East
Side residents on strike against high
prices a drop in kosher meat beef con-
sumption can only mean smaller ship
ping demand
Kosher strike will not affect the reg
ular beef trade of the eastern shippers.
however even tho it does trim down
the demand for cattle to be killed I'M
der supervision of the rabbis The
general eastern demand for beef has
showed little Improvement in the last
week and provides a. freer movement of
cattle, but with the more liberal sup
plies buyers dominance of the prices
has been only logical
Outlook for the balance OF this week
favors rather light receipts. Three
roads reported total of 4s5 cars in
sight for today, which the trade took to
mean supply of 1000 to 1850, but
after the liberal Monday marketings
receipts of the former volume would
appear likely sufficient to fill orders.
Last Wednesday receipts were 1882,
while year ago 1906 arrived.
Hogs.
After opening with every prospect
OF dem oralized market, hogs raj
lied and on activity among all classes
OF buyers the market was prevented
from going to pieces. However, a
break of 10 cents from the closing lev
els Of the previous day was forced and
practically all animals went to buy
ers at SO to SOTO per hundred, the
narrowest range of this season.
The two-day supply is about $4,000
heavier than last week and it looks as
tho the accumulation of the oats seed
ing period is coming out. Western
markets were also fairly we'll supplied,
the five principal points having around
$4,000 against $4,000 last week and A.
600 year ago, the two-day supply this
week at these markets being around
100000 against $1,000 last week and
10000 year ago.
NO particular attention is paid the
hog estimate issued by Washington
because the trade believes that it is
mere guess. The report says that the
number of brood sows on the farm
April l was 1922 per cent Of last years
In Iowa there is 80 per cent, in Mis-
souri, so per cent, in Kansas 81 per
cent, in Nebraska IS per cent. and 9TH
-er corn belt states ranged from 81 to
80 per cent. In the eastern states there
were 95 per cent, in the south 92s per
cent, in the southwest 93.5 per cent,
and in the west and Pacific coast states
96.3 per cent. The condition for the
country is 95.4 compared with 94.4 last
year and the ten year average of GAL.
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs were off 10@25
cents. The trade generally was dead.
Sheep were in small supply.