Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-25
HOGS WERE EASY At CLOSE
AFTER OPENING Squirt OF
10 CENTS.
MAJOR PART OF ADVANCE
LOST. TOPS GOING AT $685.
Cattle Trade Was Uneven, Heavy
Steers Falling OFF 10 to 15-eutcher
Stock Fairly steady-Lambs Broke
10 to IS, Sheep Slow and Prospects Of
Lower Market.

Chicago, April 25-Hogs were easy
at the close today. The bulk, how
ever, sold early at an advance Of 10
cents, top sorts going at 1886. Before
the final sale the market had lost the
major part of it's early advance.
Everybody was anxious to clean w
last Saturday owing to uncertainty as
to what will happen this week. Packers
have discovered that the break they ef-
fected early in the week had repres-
sive influence on loading operations
In The country. The curtailed move
ment has demonstrated that they need
some hogs every day.
John Cu6ahy, the packer, believes
that growers are feeding more hogs
than is generally supposed, and that
they will not rush them to market be-
cause of the recent decline in price,
now that conditions show signs of i'm
proving lone great drawback to the
packers is the fact that when lard and
meats are lowered the retail trade fails
to discover the fact, but continues to
sell at the same old price, said Cud-
any TT would be better for the pack
er and the consumer if we could only
swing around into normal channels
again. as we would then know about
W hat to expect"
Cattle.
The cattle trade vas uneven, heavy
steers falling off 10 to Is cents. Butcher
stock was fairly steady.
The market is not now in shape to
handle big continued liberal runs for
the reason that beef demand, while
showing improvement over few
weeks ago. is still handicapped by high
prices, and the killers say that two
high costing bullocks these days 90
to fill demands which ordinarily re-
quire three.
Heavy steers have continued under
the ban of killers because of consum-
ers' partially for light and handy
weights. This, however, is seasona bic,
and further discrimination against
choice heavy grades is likely to be a
feature of the market. In recent weeks
a big quota of heavy, choice quality
beeves has come forward, but the sell
lers now are of the opinion that these
will show a falling off in the next few
weeks. Prospective demand at least
is likely to show a drop and 1t Will be
fortunate if the feeders demonstrate
that their yards are pretty well emp
tied of 1850 to 1900 Id. classes.
The eastern call is strongly partial
to good quality 1900 to 1400 Id. steers
and also to ITO Id. fat steers, nice
grade yearlings being especially brisk
sellers, and despite declines for other
classes, a good many of the 1925 "a
IT'S yearlings held steady with last
week.
Feeders are keen for good quality
classes carrying some flesh. but still
there are few Of the country buyers
who will go against killers fierce COM
petition for such kinds. One buyer
last week hit the line pretty hard,
however, when he established new
record price for feeders. in paying
$3.50 for choice Shorthorns avera gin8
little over 100 lbs. That there IL
still plenty of confidence in future
trade for fat steers is well evidenced
when feeders pay these prices, but the
cattle which are bringing s6.75@7.oO
TRADERS say, are about as cheap as the
s575Gs00 kinds when the difference
| in weight and quality is taken into
consideration. Buying weight at these
high prices looks to many as cheap a
proposition as growing it with corn
| at present rates.
Sheep.
Lambs broke 10 to Is cents, while
sheep were slow, with prospects for a
| still lower market