Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-15

! Chica go, April 15.-Demand for hogs
seemed to have a better tone. Good
hogs were about cents over the aver
age of yesterday. and indications were
that prime lights would sell up to $50
! Hog trade constitutes puzzle calcu-
lated to defy a Philadelphia lawyer.
Adequate descriptions are impossible.
Tire is no conceHsus of opinion as TO
! conditions and packers actions are err
ratio Yesterday Swift did the same
lat, stunt that Armour was Responsible
for on Wednesday, paying f62' after
tagging for s6.15 trading basis all
cay. One phase Is signidcan quality
is deteriorating But one construction
can be placed on this. The crop is
closely marketed. otherwise the proper
ton of up and down mixed stuff would
re, be steadily increasing. NJ any II
the trade believe that bottom hats Feen
struck until the June run elbows up.
Combined receipts of hogs at eleven
markets. Friday led 5000. or $500
less than week ago, 10000 more than
year ago and 1000 less than correspond
ing Friday two years ago. Chicago
had 5000 less than week ago and 4,Oco
more than year ago. ST Joseph mao
more than year ago. t. Joseph had
1000 more than a year ago. Sioux
CITY had 1900 less than week ago.
Total thus far this week 42l,ooO, or
% 600 more than same time last week.
10000 more than like period last year
and $4,000 more than corresponding
Eve days two years ago. Total lot
i1q11 to date, 100000, or 100000 more
than same period 1910. and 7s1,ooo less
than corresponding time lsV9
Cattle.
Cattle were steady, the market being
nominal Receipts were very light.
The weeks market has been among
the worst Of the year to date, but the
traders are not holding out hopes for
much better things next week, unless
the country markets stuff very con-
servatively Next Monday particularly
will need a light supply as a market
! tonic II run is anywhere near 10000
continued weak trade and probably
lowered prices were forecast by sellers
Friday, while buying interests did not
hang up any encouraging signs. Attic
Lent will be ended It will require some
little time for beef trade to adjust 1t
self to normal again and unless the re-
tailers effect some material cut In
prices vegetables and fruits from the
south will continue to crowd the beef
! demand hard.
Market is in notch 15035 cents
lower than a week ago. The lucent cut
IS quoted for lower priced light killers.
| but everything Of value at s575@600
; Is quotable largely 25 cents lower than
a week ago, and a good many recent
sales Of plain to right good quality
| heavy steers have been S0@35 cents
lower than high point last Thursday
Also a liberal share OF sales Of 1926 a
$50 steers since Wednesday showed rs
/ cents decline from last week and even
! higher priced, strictly choice to prime
beeves have gone 20@25 cents lower
! than week ago. as witness tops this
week at $3.50, against high point OF
! $40 last week, paid for yearlings and
$685. for heavy beeves. A year ago top
was 1855, and bulk Of the weeks steer
supply sold at s6-S0@s.1o. while the
| biggest share Of marketing has gone
! at s5.75 $40, which range for bulk
stood against $5.90G6.70 last week
/ Receipts stand at 10000 against AS
573 week ago and 4s,s43 year ago,
while shippers have taken only 17,40o.
/ a decrease of 1900 from last week.
Local killers have thus had $500 more
cattle than a week ago, and being call
ed upon to purchase this increase in
supplies. they nave naturally beared
! the market to the limit.
/ Causes for decline have been re-
counted numerous times. The fact that
ii has been Holy Week was a serious
consideration in beef trade, since the
! last week of Lent always occasions
more stringent observance Of meat
abstinence, while Jewish holidays
Thursday and Friday. which cut off
meat consumption by Jews, effected
a severe decline In eastern shipping
orders at the start this week.
Sheep.
Live muttons had no life Prices
have been ascending all the week and
it looks as tho meager offerings can
serve to strengthen prices.
| Under excessive narketings and with
AS sluggish a dressed mutton trade as
ras been xpaiie1ced al any time tH!s
season microsc opic inspection IS by
no means necessary to discern the
damage inflicted on live mutton values
this week. The price list has gone
down with d crash, bottom all but
dropping out, and close finding most
cIasse at new low levels for the seas
3,
concerns the bulk, on a lower basis
than at any time since the panlcky
period of the fall Of 1909. Late in
October of that year there was a low
spot when 1915 took the cream OF the
crop and when the bulk, then consist
ing largely Of habitat natives sold al
s5o0@s 5.65, but there has not been d
month since March, 1904. during which
higher top was not established thar
can now be made and very few days
within this eeven-year period VINE!
, bulk prices lave not been higher thar
at present.
Supply figures go far IN explaining
prevailing demoraiized trade conditions
Chicago receipts this week VIII show
an increase Of about 5000 over las
, week and gain Of 10000 over the Xix,
week last year Five western market.
have received 1900 more sheep ant
lambs this week tran the correspond
Ing week last year. and the Same fv,
markets have had around 100000 NOR
during the first three ana ons-hai
months of 1911 than during the cor.
responding period Of 1910. Because o
the heavy average weights this season
! land excellent Assi.- condition q the III