Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-30

Chicago, April so.-The hog market
was slow and steady. Buyers were
willing to pay $3.50 for good butchers
| but had little opportunity to do so.
| Estimating today's run, this months
hog total at the Chicago stock yards
will reach only $4,000, being the
smallest months total since Septem-
Der, 1888, when 2s3, 900 arrived and the
| smallest April total in twenty-six years
! or since 1884. Receipts this month are
about $4,000 smaller than a year ago
and $4,000 smaller than the CORES
ponding month in 1898. which was
about the largest April on record.
I $4,000 arriving that month. Receipts
at Chicago yards first four months Of
1910 will tosa about 1.SSS,o0o or $4,000
less than arrived corresponding period
] of 1909
| Thirty thousand hogs were received
at eleven markets yesterday. being
| 1900 less than arrived a week ago and
$4,000 less than arrived CORES ponding
Friday year ago. Chicagos total was
1850 smaller than year ago. Omaha
received $500 less and Kansas City
5000 less than arrived year ago to-
day. Sioux City decreased 1900 and
Buffalo $500
Eleven markets received $4,000
first five days OF his week, showing
$1,000 decrease compared with a week
ago. 100000 decrease compared with a
year ago and $4,000 decrease COM
pared with corresponding five days Of
1908. Chicago's total thus far this
week decreased $4,000 com pared with a
week ago and 5000 compared with
same period year ago.
Cattle.
Cattle receipts were light and the
market was steady at yesterday 3
prices. At the close OF the week prices
show decline OF 1925 cents on the
bulk of steers.
Declines of 15935c from last week
closing are cited by the sellers as a
result of the continued liberal receipts
this week. which. altho smaller than
a week ago, have been above actual
trade requirements. Supply for Ave
days totals $4,000, against 5s,52S a
week ago, while in the west there were
| also fairly liberal marketings, beef
trade all around being supplied with
volume of steers heavier than con-
sumprive outlet demanded.
Heavy good to choice grades. alths
selling relatively poorest in the first
days OF the week, had company later.
when the buyers took hard fall out
of the handy and light weights of plain
and medium 10 good class The latter
are closing largely 25c lower than 4
week ago, altho some sales of nice
quality handy steers in recent days
have shown only 15c decline. On the
bon M <rod Ia la in, CT
while showing largely a 25c reduction
| from a week ago, was at % "a 35c de-
| cline in some instances.
| Decline has been logical under the
circumstances. Three consecutive
weeks of fairly liberal receipts at all
markets, as against the short supplies
| of the few weeks previous, have en-
abled the killers to pile UP some liberal
surplus beef stocks, and with the con-
sumptive demand failing to grow pro-
portionately with the increased mark
etings the situation has been weakened
materially Eastern beef demand,
while moderate, Is still susceptible to
weakness because of the high prices
which sla;.ghterers are compelled to
charge, and while the shippers gave the
market fair support this week their
buying fell little below a. week ago
and indicates that they are still in a
position to handle beef demands with
out adding increased buying force to
the trade.
The situation does not appear en-
couraging to reaction next week unless
receipts are cut sharply under the
volume here this week Many contract
cattle will necessarily be moved ont
Of feed yards in the first ten days Of
May and sellers are advising feeders
who are in position to hold their
steers to keep them off the market
next week and avoid an oversupply.
That the market will rebound once the
trade buyers are again a little hungry
for beef is the confident belief OF
many sellers, but another liberal sup
ply in the coming week can only have
the effect of further weakening prices
both for heavy and high-priced beeves
and the light and medium weight
classes.
Sheep.
Lambs are 15@25 cents lower and in
some cases more on the week, while
sheep have shown about as much de-
cline.
Chicago livestock
/ Chicago. April 30.-Cattle-Estimat-
cd roceinfc fnr TODAY 400. oneOed