Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-20
TOTAL OFFERINGS OF HOGS SUI
FlclENrLv MODERATE TO
AID SELLERS.
DEMAND FROM SPECTATORS
AND SHIPPERS MORE ACTIVE
Cattle Ruled Very Dull, Supplies Con-
tinuina Heavier Than Killers Can
Take Care Of-Listless Market For
Sheep and Lambs-Review Of Mar.
ket Conditions.

Chicago, June 20.-Demand for hogs
today was more active, especially from
spectators and shippers. Total Of
ferings were sufficiently moderate 10
make it possible to force packers TO
accept advanced prices.
Eleven markets received 72,S0O hogs
Thursday, or 10000 less than last
Thursday, $500 more than a year ago
and 17,4Oo less than two years ago.
Total TINS far this week. 100000, or
$1,000 more than the same period last
week, $4,000 more than the like time
last year, and 5000 more than the cor
responding four days two years ago.
Total for 1913 to date 11,S63,o00. or l.
$4,000 less than the same period 1917
and $4,000 less than the correspond
ing time 1911.
cattis.
Cattle ruled very dull. Supplies have
been mcce than killers could readily
take care of.
A big portion of the crop is showing
a condition which indicates poor grass
feed of late and very little corn.
lot of feeder stuff is mixed with plain
beef steers, and 1t is certain that II
pasture conditions were better there
would be many less OF these grades
dumped onto the market.
Meantime killers are up In the ar
They do not know whether to look Tor
10000 or 10000 cattle next Monday.
Prolonged dry weather over q large
section Of the corn belt can only mean
a lot of liouidating Of immature steers,
since the price Of corn has gone TOO
high to make 1t pay to feed them "heEe
grass has been turned up.
Acting accordingly, the buyers nave
broken prices severely In the past two
days, and in the Thursday session lot
of packer operators did not seem 70
care whether they got the stun al 'heif
sharply lower bids.
For four days this week the run
stands 1880, against 49, '"ees ago
and 51,315 a year ago. and there were
10000 cattle at six markets Thursday
against 1410O a week ago. At SIX mar
kets the week to date supply n 1SS.ooo'
an increase Of 10000 over q week ago
and $4,000 more than a year ago. The
west is also getting lot OF immature
stuff. as we'll az generous quota OF
Texas srassers. Thus the markets are
being overloaded with q class OF cattle
such as has Of late been selling rela'
lively higher than strictly good dry-lo
steers.
Killers are having an opportunity Il
put the prices down, and they're doing
II with great ease, since It Is an over
burdened general trade. Eastern ship
pers are showing no very good action
anything below choice quality ane
feeder competition has been knocked
out Of the market by reason OF thai
trade having many more thin and fairl!
decent cattle to handle than the coun-
try demand calls for
Some good rains over the countr.
| would change the whole complexion o.
trade, and cause reaction In genera
prices, since 1t is evident that man!
feeders would not ship were they II
| position to carry cattle on grass.
Strictly choice dry-lot yearlings hav'
not had much more break than the YER!
toppy big beeves, but both these CLASSES
are a scarce commodity at market
Plain to good yearlings, on the othe,
hand, have been hammered as hard al
the medium to good heavier steers, ant
big runs Of both the latter classes thi
week have put killers in position to la!
I'D a surplus Of beef, which doubtless
will serve them we'll in holding dow
! the market next week. The situation
| calls for light run next Monday, pu
drv weather sections will doubtless con
tinue to crowd lot Of light stun ont
| the market. which while it does no
swell beef supplies as greatly as mum
hers indicate. still affords the trad
much larger supplies than consumptiv
demands require.
Snsep.
1t was a listless market Tor sneel
and lambs. Gull sheep attracted anou
tho only notice.