Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-27
RECEIPTS Light,
CATTLE BOOSTED
GENERAL RUN OF STEERS SHOWS
ADVANCE OF IS CENTS AND
ALL GRADES UP.
HOGS STEADY ON LIGHTS
hEAvlEs CENTS LOWER
Market Holds We'll in Face Of Heavy
Monday Run-Lambs Weak With
Declines Of 10 to IS Cents and Sheep
in Little Demand-current Quota.
t;ons in Market centers.

t;ons in Market centers.
Chicago, March 27.-Demand for
cattle was strong and prices were
sharply boosted on light receipts. The
general run Of steers showed Is cents
advance. the range of the increase be-
ruostiy 10 cents higher with some at
. cents.
Beef markets have not been re-
ported as especially worse than III re-
cent weeks, but there has been no ma
terlal Improvement since the consum-
crs refuse TO go against beef with any
freed of buying as long as eggs
vegetables and poultry remain relative
ily cheap Markets are flooded with
oarly sea son egg and poultry offerings
and beef is judged as too high. There
may be some reason for this view pre-
vailing however, since in numerous
cases wholesale beef prices are higher
than month ago. while the live cattle
cost is considerab bly, lower.
Good to choice heavy and handy
we gflt steers have had the chief APP
probation in markets during recent
days. but in the initial days session
this week medium and plain warmed
UP steers caught least decline, for rea-
son that killers seemed to need this
latter class OF stuff to substitute for
short supplies Of she stock.
On low point strictly well-fed 1900
to 1850 pound steers had to go at $500.
and a right decent class sold at s5.65
ass. while OF late the former kinds
have sold around 1925, ana latter up
to s5so06o0 while the same grade
Of steers which on Monday landed at
se.oo6e.25 have OF late gone at 1925
$3.50 Only a warmed-up kind Of
short killing quality has landed around
$3.50. since these classes had some
feeder competition and sold relatively
we'll altho packers got few lots OF
common quality. roughage-fed steers
down to $500.
Prime steers topped the week at
1855, against $500 early the previous
week and 1885 year ago this week.
that price being top for the open mar
ket in 1910 Prime quality was very
scarce among supplies then. and there
was broad demand for It. but this sea-
son conditions are different. choice
steers having been plentiful for weeks
past. and they are the kinds which
have had relatively meanest general
demand having to sell largely $500
lower than a year ago. while the lower
quality stuff shows only $10011 .25 de-
cline.
Hogs.
Hog. were fully steady on lights and
not over cents lower on heavy sorts.
butcher stuff brought $500 es5.
A spread OF 60 cents per hundred
weight between choice light and heavy
hogs was established and prediction Is
made that It will widen to dollar be-
fore many weeks have elapsed. Corn Is
abundant and converting 1t into pork
is very profitable operation. AS the
summer draws along weight Will prob
ably increase and the run OF sows that
must reach the narke, after pigs have
been weaned will be the heaviest on
record There VIII be lard and heavy
meats galore right along, but a decided
paucity of bacon material Shippers
are clamorous for light hogs for eastern
,rade and are giving local bacon houses
keen competition. Cattle are also ex-
pected to come heavy, as the country is
full Of feed and when a feed lot is
emptied trouble is experienced in refill
ing 1t with light cattle. Present feed
ing conditions have exactly reversed
| those Of a year ago. when corn was
| high and roughage scarce, necessitating
n arketing Of the livestock because It
could not be maintained on the farm
Receipts OF hogs at Chicago stock
wards last week totaled 161,7oo. or 49,
200 less than previous week, $4,000
more than same week last year and
| % 500 more than corresponding week
| 49,
| responding weeks Of past twelve years.
which ranged at 1921 to 1929. was
1872 s35 or oS.900 less than last week.
! Estimated average weight Of hogs at
| Chicago last week was 238 pounds. or
eour pounds lighter than previous week
and same as two weeks ago.: eighteen
pounds heavier than same week last
YEAR and twetnv-nine pounds heavier
han corresponding week two years ago.
Grand average Of corresponding weeks
of past twelve years. which ranged at
oo4 pounds to 233 pounds. was 21s
pounds or twenty pounds less than last
week
| Average price Of hogs at Chicago last
--e4k fe7,red 1915, or lowest since week
ending March 10, lS1s, Wien y was
500. and stood 10 cents lower than
previous week, s4.06 lower than same
I
week last year and cents lower than
corresponding week two years arc.
| Grand average Of corresponding weeks
he past twelve years. which ranged n
ss.75@1o.s1. figured 1927, or - cents
less than last week. There were five
week. below $40 and three weeks
above $3.50.
| Combined receipts OF hoEs at eleven
markets last week total $4,000, or 90
900 less than previous week, 1872 600
more than same week last year and
5000 more than corresponding week
two years ago. Grand average Of COR
responding weeks the past eleven
years. which ranged at $4,000 10 49,
900. was ss5,1s2, or II, 800 iees than las,
week. Total for 1911 TO date. s,7oB. 900
or $4,000 more t1,an came time IN 1910
but 900, 900 less than IKE period 1SOl
and 2s41.ooo less than corresponding
time 1908. The four-yeaF evsraUo VA
1884 900, or e5s,ooo more tnan <hi0 yaaf
Sheep.
Lambs were weak with 1925 oo6ll
decline. Sheep weEe augg1sh 4 b.
ling late before tl1sgo Wa any move
s@e.t at All.
Mfssoun rivef nsesaveg hnvo aos 0s..ss
as badly deluged With Nv mutton IN