Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-16
PRICES AGAIN RECEDE WHEN
FARMERS RUSH SWINE TO
SLAUGHTER PENS.
CATTLE SUPPLY EXCESSIVE
AND VALUES DEPREcIATE
Demand for Good Steers Feature Of
Cattle Trade-Livs Mutton Trade
Slow and Entire Sheep List De-
pressed Thereby-current Quota
tons at Livestock Centsrs.

loSS III tHe west cduSeU du easier
market here today.
The first two days of this week re-
ceipts increased several thousand,
while shipments decreased several
thousand. compared with a week ago.
Pigs We're in fair supply and sold UNI
evenly lower in sympathy with the
general hog market.
combined receipts of hogs at eleven
markets Tuesday totaied 400, or 23.-
400 more than last Tuesday, 211O0
more than year ago and 23,4o0 more
than two years ago. Total two days
this week 1SS,000. or 900 more than
The same period last week. $4,000 more
than the like time last year and 10000
more than the corresponding two days
two years ago. Total for 1913 to date
$4,000. or $4,000 less than the
same period 1912 and $4,000 more than
the corresponding time 1911.
Cattle.
The cattle supply was again Excess
sivc and prices were lower. Demand
for good steers was a feature of the
market.
Current generous supplies are tend
ing to knock lot of bullish sentiment
out of the trade, but it is situation
now which many look upon as not like
~ TO prevail long. Several thousand
head Of the Monday run were forced
onto the market ahead of time, intend
ed by reason of the yards In which
they werz fed having been turned into
q sea Of mud. which would have meant
waste of much feed, and a desire on
part of many feeders to cash in ahead
Of the spring farm work rush was also
responsible for the oversupplies which
have been here in the past ten days.
That the available crop over the corn
belt is not large enough to permit con-
,inued big Monday runs for many
weeks Is pretty generally known. and
every two to three thousand which come
as one days oversupply must be fig
ured upon as cutting off the future
beef supply crop to considerable ex-
tent, since no small share of the runs
now are cattle whose whose selling
condition would be considerably en-
HANGED by thirty days longer feeding.
Still for present beef trade needs the
crop Of strictly good heavy steers IS
sufficient and the trade is by no means
urging owners Of big steers. which lack
choice grade, to hang into them any
great length Of time. AS weather
warns the call for handy and light
steers will broaden and the big 1000
pound and heavier steers are destined
10 get seasonable discrimination. al
tho few lots Of prime heavy beeves
Will naturally be wanted each week
turnout the season. March and Aprli
shipping of the big steers ought TO
wind I'd the bulk of the eason's FEED
ing Of excessive weight carriers, IN the
opinion Of a lot Of traders who keep
close watch OF supply conditions. IN
beet circles no especial complaint -
made OF distressed conditions. Killers
apparently need the crop coming now
but no quota OF the supply in the past
ten DAYS necessarily went into surplus
account, rather than finding ready out
let.
Beef demand has not grown TO PAT
ance the increased runs. when nave
been forced out by muddy feed yards
II has simply been an opportunity TOT
killers to buy the stuff at reduced
rates.
Decline from Monday of last week
measures all the way from 10 10 20
cents and the mediums are on most,
while bulk of medium and plain STUN
is down GOA 25 cents. and a liberal crop
of the pretty good 1880 TO 1,4oo-pouno
steers are down at least 1om2o cents
from rates such grades made las,
Wednesday. Bulk Of the right good 70
choice handy and weighty steers are
easily down 10d15 cents from the
rtaes shown last Wednesday. TINS oe-
cline being applicable all the way up
from $3.50 q 900.
Sheep
Live mutton trade was Slow and TINS
d.,raread tho entire sheep list.