Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-19
QUOTATIONS GENERALLY
CENTS ABOVE AVERAGE OF
PREVIOUS SESSION..
ACTIVE AND STRONG
TONE IN ENTIRE MARKET
Cattle Receipts Light But Market 10
Dull at Steady Prices - improved
Light and Good Demand Makes
Strong to Higher Market.

Chicago, April 19.-LiShtnesS of re-
ceipis again today operated to boost
prices in hogs. Quotations were gem
orally 5 cents higher than yesterdays
average ana the tone of the market
was active and strong.
Five days this Week Chicago has re-
ceived 10000 hogs, being 24.so0 in eN-
cess of the marketings last week. $500
less than year ago and Loo less than
the like period two years ago, when
lo5, 500 head arrived.
Eleven markets received 1880 hogs
Friday. or $500 more than last Friday,
$500 less than Year ago. Total five
days this week, $4,000. or $4,000 more
than the same period last week. 5000
less than the like time last year and
1900 less than the corresponding five
days two years ago. Total for 1913 to
date 1885. 900. or 1,175,000 less than the
same period 1912 and $1,000 more than
the corresponding time 1911.
Cattle.
Cattle receipts were light but the
market was rtaher dull at steady
prices. as buyers were net active
There was an Improvement in the mar
ket for calves.
That further price breaks can be
averted on 4 moderate run next week
is trade opinion. There has been no
complaint among killers and shippers
that they could not use the generous re-
ceipts lately, and beef trade holding up
in fair shape both here ana in the east,
should require moderate supplies from
now on.
Matched with g week ago the price
basis nov is quotable 10I 15c lower.
barring prime Eeariing and heavy
beeves Heavies al Sai0G9 .25 have
made steady 10 firm prices this week.
drove at the latter price on Wednes-
day standing highest since early in
March. but cattle which have gone down
from $500 TO $3.50 showed at least log
15c break. as well as the common and
medium 10 good light grades at sl.aoa
$40. Latter grades, as well as lot of
the right good heavy steers. however.
are Csc lower than best prices here
Wednesday OF last week and some OF
the right good 1880 to 400 pound steers
selling at ss.509s.65 have been called
o5d30c lower. Talking the big fills
into consideration. however. dead cost
TO killers. as matched against last
week. has been higher than price de-
clines would indicate. since they have
had 10 pay for a lot OF excess water
going over the scales.
The weeks receipts for Ave days
stand 1880, against 50.575 a week ago
and 4..S24 a year ago. and not in many
months past has there been as short
proportion OF feeding steers and she
stock as noted this week Beef galore
has been here. weights running heavy
and quality generally good. this being
condition brought about by big feeding
Of corn in recent weeks. since cost o.,
the feed has been down to a basis
which permitted free disposal Of II in
spite Of killers ability to hold prices
we'll in check.
Six markets have had 12l.0Q0 cattle
III five days this week, gainst $4,000
week ago and $4,000 q year ago.
while the crop two years ago balanced
that landing at the western points this
week Some fair-sized runs of south
western stuff are coming into the river
markets altho as Yet the crop from
this quarter is not large enough to have
material effect here. but it will likely
assert some influence in holding down
prices for the palmer natives later on.
regardless Of any bullish force which
decreasing supplies of choice corn-fed
steers may have upon values in that
line.
Sheep.
Sheep receipts We're light and good
demand made steady TO 5 cent higher
market.
Nothing suitable for feeding purposes
was received in this division at any
time during the week. cut such lots
were quotably weak, along with fat
grades. Packers We're enabled to force
~ n soc decline in their kinds s COM
pared with the close of last week. while
it was not an uncommon sight TO sec
transactions which showed i5c loss as
compared with last Wednesday, the
high SINE all that week. Outside orders
We're small most days and sellers Wit
messed many draggy sessions. Condi-
tions were bearish in the east and at
other western markets. so that loca!
statesmen We're up against tough
proposition. and buyers held the ad
vantage thruout.