Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-28

per nundred TO-DAY, selling at $4l.2O.
| Chicago, March 2s.-Hogs opened 10
cents higher than the prices of last
week, the early extreme high mark be-
ing s11.177s, or 1914 cents higher than
the previous top Of the year.
The greatest influence on live hog
and provision values has been the
nearby consumptive demand for all
kinds of hog product, especially lard.
Practically every pound of lard sold
| is short sale, so far as available
product is concerned. OF course it is
fair to presume that there are some
come in May and June and these will
thelp to fill these sales, but it is be-
ginning TO look as if packing opera
tons for the rest of the season will be
of retail character.
The weeks receipts at the Chicago
stock yards totaled about 10000, the
smallest weeks total in about six
months, being nearly 10000 smaller
than previous week, $4,000 smaller
than year ago and $4,000 smaller than
the eleven-year average of the cor
responding week from 1899 TO 1909, in
elusive. This months total, estimating
first four days OF this week, promise
to run out about 100000, or the small
est March total in twenty-five years,
close TO 10000 less than year ago
and over 100000 less than arrived in
March, 1908.
Cattle generally were 10@25 cents
lower and there were many steers
which reached the maximum of the
break. The best price reported was
1915, tho some cattle We're being held
for a higher figure.
The decline of late is not taken as an
indication of events to come Supplies
in feed yards are known to be too short
to admit Of killers putting into effect
much further weakened prices, but, on
the other hand, the trade is confidently
looking forward to naturalization Of
still higher prices, prediction is being
freely made that before many weeks
have passed the $500 steer will be as
common as the $3.50 kinds are now.
Last week there were many lots up
ward of sS.25. including four to five
months fed stuff, while the tops landed
up to 1855. price 90 cents higher than
scored previously this year and best
since the Christmas demands We're filled
last December. Top a year ago was
$T15, and two years ago sI.35. Biggest
quota of medium to good LOO to 1850
pounds steers sold at s715 ASSOC and
cattle at $6.50d 700 We're a plain, short
fed kind. while only the common light
steers ranged down to $500 and lower.
Feeders, in fact. got about as many
cattle at s6.o01S.50 as did the killers.
Warm spell of weather-the tempera-
lures of late being highest for this sea-
son in years-made steers take on big
"fills,'' and the water most of them car
ried over the scales offset to a great ex-
tent the price depression which killers
put into force on Wednesday and main
tanned TO the end. Thus the beef still
cost killers big figure, and a loud wall
of complaint arose over the killing par
centages. Buyers state that the $500
cattle rarely are dressing: better than
59o5 per cent beef, while those at 1926
a $50 and higher are not making better
than 60.05 to 81 per cent beef. The
kinds bought down to $1,000 $50. on
the other hand are dressing only 81
to 5s.05 per cent.
Sheep.
Sheep were 10 cents lower and lambs
Is @25 cents under the close Of last
week. Top for clipped lambs was $3.50.
been very light, and killers have had
trouble in getting the little they need
ed to take care of their trade.
The same urgent demand for shear
ing stuff has existed, some lambs be-
ing taken out for that purpose at $3.50.
Prospects are for a continued high
market as the product is finding an
outlet constantly, and the visible sup
ply is meager between now and the
time grass will begin to exert an in
fluence.
A year ago the market was in an
uplift stage, but prices were very low
compared with the present time. Choice
Mexican lambs in the wool stopped at
$3.50 and wooded wethers at $3.50.
Much less shorn stuff was on the
market then. Shearing lambs were
plentiful at s7.50@I75.