Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-15
PRICES STEADY TO 10 CENTS UP
COMPARED TO SATURDAYS
CLOSE.
BUTCHER STUFF PRICES
INCLINED TO WEAKNESS
Hogs Open 5 Cents Higher But Pack.
ers Fail to Follow Advance and Mar
ket Weakens-Top Of So Marked Up
For Prime Hoss-Lambs Steady to
10 Cents Lower, Sheep Unchanged.

lineage. April 1o.-SteerS were
strong today and sold at prices stead.
to 10 cents higher than at the close
last week. In butcher stuff prices Il
anything were a little weak.
Last weeks receipts were 41,300
against 40.SS0 the previous week an6
iS,4I2 year ago. and for April thus
far the supply at Chicago stands s2,174
galnst 1858 in the same period q
year ago. The six markets had $4,000
cattle last week, against $4,000 the
T, previous week and 129,100 a year ago
There We're disappoint ting receipts west
since the killers had expected greater
movement into those markets, due I'd
the better traffic conditions following
subsistence of high water, but appar-
emily the western points are in no bet
ter shape than Chicago as far as abil-
ity to draw supplies is concerned. Chi
cago shipments were 1I.100. against
1859 the previous week and 1879 a
year ago. leaving net supply for local
distribution a 24,200.
1t is pretty we'll founded fact that
supplies are going to run in short vol
ume from now on but the killers like
~ will buy no more beef than is alb
solutely necessary to fill their demands.
/! Also there will likely be no material
growth in. conSumptive outlet as long
las retail prices remain at current high
levels. The beef market is on lofty
price basis and the consumer is buying
as little of it as he can and still salts
fy the craving for beef diet.
y year agO now there was an excess
of weight and good to choice quality in
the steer marketiags. and it was no
more appreciated then than is the
cheaper light stuff now. The killers
pounded prices to severely low levels
al thar time and their actions. pro-
ducers now claim, were in no small
measure accountable for the present
short showing of n1atured heavy steers.
but the genuine reason 70: current
shortage of good beeees was the long
drought of last summer. which resulted
in premature cashing Of thousands of
Young steers
The whirlWind Is being reaped. It is
apparently going to De shortage in
beef supply for many weeks. When the
Srass-teGs from the southwest AMI
northwest come there should be some
little relief 10 the supply situation. but
the crop from those uarters will be
the crop from those quarters will be
fected by the drought year ago.
Hogs
Hogs crcned cents higher. sold to
@calpers ana shippers on that basis.
then weakened when tn" packers re-
fused to follow the advance. The .oo
was IS for primo hogs.
There were 40. coo hogs received at
the Chicago stock yards last week. or
1880 more than the previous week,
400 less than a year ago. and 31.S00
more than the same week two years
ago. Average Of the corresponding week
Of the past eleven years. which ranged
at SS,119 to 1913, GIG, was 117,96s.
Estimated average weight Of hogs at
Chicago for the week was 227 lbs, the
heaviest since week Of Sept. 9. 1911.
when it was 241 lbs, or 6 lbs heavier
than the previous week II lbs lighter
than the CORES spending week last year,
and lbs lighter than the same week
1910. Grand average of the correspond
ing week of the past eleven years.
which ranged at 211 to 23S lbs, was 221
lbs
Top hogs last week at $s05 stood
only 2Ec lower than the preceding
week. altho it was $1.30 higher than a
year ago, but stood 1855 lower than the
same week two years ago. The average
price last week figured $3.50, being 10c
lower than the previous week. but re-
NAMED &c higher than two weeks ago.
while it was s1.55 higher than the
same week a year ago and showed
1924 decline compared with the cor
responding week two years ago. Grand
average for eleven years of the corr
responding week was 500, while the
average Of the same week during the
same years on the top figured 81.
Sheep.
lambs were steady to 10 cents low
er, while sheep did not show any ma
terial charge.