Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-31
ATTENTION OF TRADERS CEN.
TERED ON LIGHTWEIGHT AND
PRICES ADVANCE,
RECEIPTS OF LEAN KINDS
NOT IN PROPER PROPORTION
Prices for Lights Soar to Se.45-cattle
Receipts in Excess of Needs and
Trading is DuIl-Heavy Steers Gen.
orally 10 Cents Lower-owners Hold
ing Live Muttons for Better Prices.

Chicago, March 31.-The hog market
was 4 one-sided affair today, attention
of traders being conferred on light
weight stock Receipts of light hogs
has not been in proportion and the
prices went to S9.45.
The 10000 hogs received here last
week, according to the estimate, av-
eraged 242 lbs, the heaviest since the
week of August II, 1912, when the av
erage at 243 lbs, was heaviest during
1912. The previous weeks average was
23S lbs, a year ago PIG lbs. and two
years ago 240 lbs.
Chicago packers purchased hogs last
week as follows Armour & Co, 49,
500; Swift & Co., 1900; S. & S. Co,
$500; Morris & Co, 500: Anglo-Am.
| Co, $500: Boyd & Durham, $500;
Hammond Co., 500; Western P. Co,
$500; Roberts & Oake, 5000; Miller &
Hart, 1000; Independent P. Co, 400;
Brennan P. Co., 200; others, 1900.
Total, 77,70O.
Cattle.
Cattle receipts We're in excess of
needs and trading was dull Best
beeves sold at good prices but heavy
steers We're SLOW and generally 10
cents lower.
Present conditions are abnormal and
unique. Beef distribution has been
| largely reduced by disruption of trans
portation agencies over a large flooded
| area in Indiana and Illinois, indirectly
| affecting an even larger territory far
! Their south and east. Shipment Of cattle
| and beef to Atlantic seaboard points
| has been hampered and the result has
| been very depressing effect, which
will be in evidence all next week, at
least, and possibly longer, as the sub
! merged districts are in deplorable con-
dltion and some railroad systems can
not be repaired within a month. In
dustry has been paralyzed over thou
sands Of square miles of populous :er-
| ritory and period Of temporary stag
! nancy is to be expected, as the beef
market is peculiarly sensitive to such
| influences.
Demand continues to develop en-
phasis for handyweight steers, but
quality has been a more pronounced
| factor this week. That heavy bullocks
| are not going to be market faVorltes
during April and May is obvious and
an apprehension exists that there VIII
| be a few too many 1400G1600- pound
|
easy shedding for them. Killers want
| 100 1880 pound cattle and the big
carcass is a sticker on the hooks.
! Sheep.
| DISPOSITION of owners to hold I'VE
muttons for still better prices retarded
| business somewhat in the sheep mar
ket and tended to make quotations on
the best grades steady to 10 cents high
er than Saturday.
| There is nothing very rosy to be de-
tected in the immediate or near future
prospect While some recovery IRON
last weeks decline early this week IS
not improba BILE, in the event recelpts
are held down. the depressed condition
of the dressed mutton trade is not re-
| assuring to sellers, and the market
hopper promises to &c kept we'll f1lied
for some time to come.
Feeding stations near Chicago are
| housing a raft Of western fed lambs
Idaho. Montana and New Mexico stock.
Much of this stock will undoubtedly
be held to shear and finish before mar
keting. but while no great abundance
of it is expected to show up here during
the coming week, another generous
supply of Colorado fed lambs is sighted
| and the run from that source Will con-
tinue we'll into May. showing little or
no diminution during April. Supplies
of matured sheep and yearlings avail
able for market in territory tributary
to Chicago are light, but good runs or
Texas grassers, which are about due To
| show up at southwestern markets
would relieve that situation.