Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-09
PRICES REcEDE SLIGHTLY WHEN
BIDDERS BECOME DIS.
INTERESTED.
QUOTATIONS ON OTHER
GRADES REMAIN STEADY
Trade Fairly Active Because Of Good
Shipping Demand-General Run of
Cattle Firm, With Improved Demand
for Heifers-sheep Market Sluggish
Current Quotations.

OAieaso' april "a slight falling off
in demand for light hogs sent the price
down shade today. Quotations on
other grades, however, remained steady
and trade was fairly active on account
of good shipping demand.
Packers seem to regard the money
Invested in SO hogs as well spent. Conn
try advices do not indicate any ma
terial swelling Of supply. There was no
heaVy run anywhere Yesterday and
llSht stuff was very scarce. Growers
evidently DO not intend to throw light
stuff on bargain counter at this june
ture, as 1t can be fed out profitaply
even II the finished product has to sell
lower. There is money in putting
weight on hogs at current cost of corn,
aitio the same policy in marketing
cattle is not advisable Commission
houses report that percentage of their
customers are feeding hogs and VIII
mold them until corn planting is over
but this does not imply that more lard
is running around the country on four
legs than will be needed. 1t is an in
Gisputable fact that Omaha and Sioux
hog crop last spring, can not repeat
that performance. Compared with the
same period Of 1912. the Omaha and
Sioux City shortage since Jan. is APP
$50, 900 head, and as the
season ages the discrepancy will in
crease.
In two days this week SLABS have
been. marketed at Chicago, which was
1924 less than the first two days last
week, 4,3Os less than year ago. and
9,263 head less than arrived the same
period two years ago.
Combined receipts of hogs at eleven
markets totaled 7O,6Q0 Tuesday, or 5000
less than last Tuesday. 1900 less than
a year ago and 1920 less than two
years ago. Total thus far this week
49,, 900, or $1,000 less than the same
period last week. 10000 less than the
like time last year and $4,000 less than
the corresponding two days two years
ago. Total for 1918 to date aggregated
seas. 900. or 1.144,O00 less than the Same
period 1912 and 1872. 900 more than the
time 1911.
Cattle.
There was Improvement In demand
1Or nelleTS To-Day. ne SeHtIdi Kun VI
cattle prices was firm.
Common cattle are had actors this
week 1t is a case of 100 many. The
bulge last week has 5acn responsible
for fetching in thu excess and steers
selling below sS.4C have borne the brun,
of the decline, most CT Them being -
cents lower. There wcra several thou
sand habitat steers N the rur yester-
day that had no place a the rnarket
and would not have been here Dut Tor
as 10 their worth. All CT
them could have bean fed 4 little l1nS-
or to advantage and had ,hcy 2een
elimir ated from the crop there Wouid
have been no need .: the break. IL
was the surplus that did the damage.
AS the avid ty with ~hicn killers bouSh1
IN ,re break demonstrate that they
needed q lot Of ca-tle.
The trend of trade ibis week mas
been in the nature Of L reaIlusimene
after last weeks .ish.. which natNral3
created considerable irresuiarity. NO
longe. under stress buyers discriml-
na,ed and some ca..le that sold at
.5Oas.65 looke:: 20M25 cents lower.
ono buyer who got that kind declared
his entire drove COS. 25 cents less Than
late last week.
Sheep.
The market for sheep was sluggish
tho a slight betterment of tone came
about on buying of live muttons.