Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-14


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April 14.-There was no
session of the grain board today, be-
cause Of Good Friday.
CMcago, April 14.-Hogs we're FUZZY
steady. Shippers and packers were try
ling to bear the price list. However
later shippehs paid strong to cents
i1igher values.
Quality, while still good. shows signs
lot deterioration Very recently nearly
teverythinS was coming smooth ana
ES,ven. In other words pretty near az
n looked alike. This week more
E,r,-aud-down mixed stuff Is showing
k,n from which deductions may be
keaAily drawn.
provision specialists say that the
inrin cipal buying Is by manufacturers
syhfie the selling came from specula-
mors. who are already heavily snort.
l1t Is tho belief Of the big shorts thae
tcouditions are to work IN their iaVoF
more generally In the near future' al
Tho technically they would not DE sur
trrised to see a rally. which they expect
Ito take advantage OF by increasing
kuheir commitments on the short size.
Combined receipts OF hogs at ele'en
markets Thursday totaled I,ooo' or
Is 200 less thasa a week ago, 11,4oo more
than a year ago and o,ooo less imam
scorresnonding Thursday two years ago
k.htcaro received 1000 less than week
tapo and 1000 more than year ago.
Kansas CITY had 1000 less than week
ago and 1000 more than year ago. st.
ID onis had $500 more than year ago.
St Joseph had $500 more than year
ago. Sioux City had 1900 less than week
ago and 1000 less than year ago. Iotal
thus far this week. 364,OOo. or 3s'Voo
more than same time last week s9ooo
more than like period last year ana
& 600 more than corresponding four
6ays two years ago. Total for 1911 to
date 6,sss,oo0. or 1,3s1,0oo more than
zane period in 1910. but 7sl.ooo less
than corresponding time in 1903.
The number OF brood soWs On April
IN the United States was ~ per cent
more than a year ago, according to an
estimate made by the bureau Of sta
sfstics OF the department Of agriculture.
,rbe increase in Illinois is estimated at
~ per cent, in Iowa II per cent, in Mis-
souri, 10 per cent, in Nebraska II per
cent and in Kansas per cent.
Cattle.
The cattle market was dull and slow
on light receipts and inactivity OF the
buyers. There was no quotable cnanse
In prices. T..
- General values as summed up In
comparison with strong levels week
ago show 20@40 cents decline and the
bulk OF the $500 and higher price
stuff is off 25@35 cents. Mondays big
nrice drop was of course the worst cut
This week, but the demoralized state
of affairs last Wednesday in face OF the
light fresh run clearly indicated much
worse situation in the trade, while the
continued bad deal Thursday certainly
offered the sellers no solace.
All classes have shared the decline,
s1tho the hardest raps have been
scored in trade for good to choice quail
itv steers for reason that these have
formed a big proportion of this week s
e.1uplies On Monday especially the
quality was very good, a big Pile of
heavy long-fed Kansas, Nebraska and
Iowa steers pressing on the market,
wrli!e again Wednesday there was an
Other liberal dose of big weights. the
liberal proportions Of such kinds hitting
the market at a time when the Jewish
aolh1ays badly crippled the kosher de-
mani and Holy Week beef abstinence
was pressing hard down upon general
beef outlet, being a most unfortunate
circumstance which gave indication
that lot Of feeders who only a week
or ten days ago We're showing some
bullish confidence in the stability OF
future demand to hold prices up, must
have suddenly changed front.
Supply figures this week have not
been such sa would ordinarily affect
the bad markets were there decent beef
demand. Four days run stands 47,7OO
against 1875 a week ago and 47,659 a
year ago, while shippers have taken
only 1850 Of the crop, cut of 1000
from a week ago. which. in face OF the
Increased run, has meant close to 1000
more cattle for the local killers buy
Ding. this leverage in their favor being
a big factor in forcing decline Six
markets totals iur the week 10 date
stand 10000 against 1900 week age
1nd 10000 year ago.
Sheep.
Meager supplies sent mutton UP /!
cents. Best shorn lambs went at $500
Chicago Livestock.