Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-14


here this week, against 174,seo a year
ago, ITO, 264 two years ago and 1864
corresponding week of 1907.
The average weight of hogs received
here last week was estimated at PIP
pounds against 211 pounds previous
week POI pounds year ago, 210 pounds
two years ago and 22S pounds three
years ago.
The average price of hogs at Chicago
was s10.42. or So cents above previous
week 1878 above corresponding week
a year ago and S5.79 above correspond
ing week two years ago, standing s4.67
above the eleven year average of the
corresponding week from 1899 to 1909,
inclusive. The average price the cor
responding week of 1899 was only
1915.
The situation in provisions does not
show any change. AS one provision
man said conditions are no different
now than when product was several
cents cheaper, and but for the ex-
travagant prices now prevailing the
situation would still be regarded as
extremely bullish. Packers were>cred-
tied with buying lard against cash
sales made at higher prices Friday
and this was a good Indication of the
fact that as hog products are essent!-
ally a necessity and not merely a lux
ury the question of price makes COM
paratively little difference. 1t is now
recognized generally by the trade that
until new crop of hogs and adequate
proportions to meet the ever increaS-
ing consunptive demand is available
there will be a continued tight situa-
ton, with the short seller always at
the mercy of the bulls.
Cattle.
Cattle showed general strength, with
choice grades up 10@15 cents. Choice
steers were quoted at 1926, while $3.50
was quotable.
Quality has been only fair, continued
evidence of the shortage of well-fed
steers back in the country. While the
car situation has improved receipts fail
10 grow materially and quota of we'll
finished classes is filing quite light.
Big Nebraska feeders have not yet be-
gun to cut loose with many heavy
steers, they being still bullish on the
future and only one drove Of really
good-qnality distillery steers have been
marketed thus far in the season. IL
now begins to appear that soon the
Nebraskans and stillers fed at nearby
slop sheds will comprise a liberal quota
of the choice kinds to be available.
Iowa apparently has been we'll drained
and Illinois and Missouri ran shy some
weeks ago.
The east, however, still shows keen
favor toward high-priced steers. and a
shortage of these can only spell higher
prices in the future according to the
traders. Packers are in need of liberal
supplies of beef, and with the hog pro-
ducts and mutton at record figures a
broader demand for beef, which just
now is the cheapest article on the
block, is quite logical.
Sheep.
The $40 lamb made its appearance
today a lot of Colorado wool sorts go
ing at that price. Clipped lambs
brought SO.
Supply is running much lighter than
year ago and everything points to
further reduction in supply and still
higher prices. Killers claim that the
| dressed product is doing them no good,
but supply is light enough to keep the
market sizzling constantly. Those who
are posted on the visible supply can
see nothing but shortage until grass
stuff comes, and FROM what informa-
ton can be gathered they do not look
for any fat grass stuff until late this
year; in fact. later than usual, owing
| to the fact that they have wintered
poorly turnout the west and the Texas
| and Arizona sheep that generally come
to market in April and May will hardly
be fat enough for slaughter, on account
of extremely dry weather thruout the
country, so that there will be ninety
| days yet for the feed lot stuff, and
where supply is coming from is mys-
terry The farmer feeder has not got
them, as he has been liquidating freely
all winter owing to the fact that they
! were making money and because feed
was costing SO much.
High dressing Mexican lambs from
! Colorado feed lots are doing their
! usual market-topping trick. They reg
istered at 1856 per cwt, here last week
and are scheduled to sell above SO
before long. Packers like them because
of their dressing quality, even If their
meat lacks the quality and flavor of
that that off bred range or native
lamb
| A year ago the scent lamb gained
| a footing at the market on a 25@40-
cent advance. A lot of lambs sold at
s7.50@7.9O during that week. Heavy
sheep sold at s5.75@6.25. Shorn stuff
was not as popular then as now. lambs
without the wool selling at s6.25@ $50
and shorn sheep around IS. Two years
ago choice lambs reached $3.50, year,
! lings $685., sheep s6.65 and ewes $3.50.
Choice shorn lambs were then worth
1915, sheep Sc and yearlings $50.
Three years ago the best lambs were
selling at So, sheep $40 and ewes $3.50.
| Chicago Livestock.
! Chicago March observation-disclosures at
| ed receipts for today $1,000; opened
| ) to 10 cents higher.
Beeves :. ................ 6.25@s.4o
| Stockers and feeders ...... 3.60@6.25
Cows and heifers ,.......... 2.65 $3.50
Westerns -. ............ 4s0@6.e0
Texans :. ................ 475@5.90
Calves -. ............... 7J50@1000
Hogs-Estimated receipts for today,
$4,000; opened shade lower.
Light :. .............. 10l5@1o.ss
Mixed >. ................ 1O50@10. IS
Heavy ;. ................ uO65@a0.s5
Rough $500. ........... 1875 @1O.70
Good to choice heavy. 1O70@1O.S5