Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-06
BELIEVE PACKERS IN NEED OF
MORE ANIMALS THAN THEY
HAVE BEEN RECEIVING.
MEAGER CATTLE OFFERINGS
At ALL WESTERN POINTS
Only 10000 Head Reported at All Gen.
tiers and Prices Hold Stsady-Ds-
eiinss in Lambs Checked by Light
suppIy-Hsavy Sheep Drug on the
Market.

Chicago, June 16.-The hog supply
was moderate and spectators active
owing tc an impression that packers
needed mere hogs than .hey have been
getting recently. a cent higher mar
ket was the result today.
The average price OF hogs yesterday
was s7.44. as against 1874 Tuesday and
s7.42 last Wednesday.
Lighter receipts at other markets
was the general rule. Omaha particu-
larly showing a falling off Of 5000 as
compared with previous Wednesday.
Total at eleven markets aggregates
$4,000, which is a decrease OF 22,600 as
compared with last Wednesday. q, 1000
less than the same day a year ago and
80, 600 more than the corresponding
Wednesday two years ago. Total for
the week is 244.o0o, $4,000 less than the
first three days last week. decrease
of $4,000 from the same time year
ago and $4,000 more than the cores
ponding three days Of 1910. Total 1919
to date at eleven markets stands H.
90e 0O0 a gain of 100000 over the
same time last year and an increase OF
1883 900 over the corresponding period
two years ago.
Cattle.
Cattle prices were STEADY, only 10000
head reporting at all western points
for the day.
The worst general sellers now are
grassy and short-fed l,l0O 10 i,2Se
pound grades and some Of the weight
Ter grade cattle which lack finish.
These are the kinds at which killers
have been hammering away with all
their force in the past ten days and
a lot of this stuff which sold at $1.65
a 500 looked to be down so $50 cents
from top notch of the season only
short ways back Practically the same
decline was in force compared with
nigh point for the light steers off
grass, which went down to 500 and
lower, as we'll as the quite common
light poor grades of light stuff.
Yesterday was one of the most slug
gish general markets noted in many
weeks. but traders are becoming
little accustomed to these conditions.
having sampled them Of late. and are
looking for still more Of the same kind
in view Of the continued bad going in
beef trade.
Eastern houses send light orders.
New York buyers took fewer cattle
Yesterday than Monday, and this slack
demand naturally hurt the heavy good
to choice grades. Kosher butchers
threatening attitude was ascribed chief
cause Of the poor New York buying.
but the general beef trade there being
in mean condition. naturally had its
influence, and the latter condition To-
cally too. was a strong bearish factor
in the trade.
The decline early in the week IN
sheep was arrested today by light
supply. Good spring lambs sold up TO
50. Heavy sheep were a drug on the
market.
Country probably do not realize
how low some Of the suitable stuff is
selling, but many shippers are well
aware Of the fact because they have
arrived on the market with stun that
cost so cents to 81 more at home than
they sold for when marketed. This
cheap stuff will probably make money
later on, as few men are after such
lots and more orders ought to come In.
Some Washington wethers. slightly
mixed with ewes, sold at $40 for the
straight wethers and IS for the ewes,
but the sale figured fully % cents low
er. Some choice western wethers and
ewes mixed made s5.25 and odd native
wethers were desirable at that price.
Bucks most often cleared within
81 0fNm350 range.