Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-08
UNCERTAINTY IN REGARD TO
NEXT WEEKS SUPPLY RE-
sPoNsIeLE FOR SLUMP.
CONSIDERABLE LAxlTY ALSO
IN DEMAND FROM EAST
Week and at High Point Of Year =
Supply Running Below Killers Needs
sheep and Lambs on Healthy Basis
at Best Figures Of Week.


regard to next weeks supply was
largely responsible today for decline
in the price OF hogs. There was also
considerable laxity in eastern demand
consequent on the recent bulge.
Receipts We're estimated al 1880
Friday, being less than the general
trade locked Tor 20 arrive yesterday
! Five days this week total of 11.,2e2
have been marketed at Chicago,
against I56.191 week ago, l63,5Is u
year ago and 1864 the same period
two years ago.
Eleven markets received $4,000 hogs
Friday, or 1880 more than last Friday,
1890 less than year ago. and ..soo
less than two years ago. Total five
days this week $4,000, or 1000 less
than the same period last week, $4,000
less than the like time last year, and
So. 600 less than the corresponding five
days two years ago. Total for 1918
to date 5,C7s00o. or 1,oeS,00o less than
the same period 1912 and $4,000 more
than the corresponding time 1911.
Cattle.
Steers finished generally % cents
higher than last week, and at the hlsh
point OF the year. Butcher cattle were
% TO 20 cents up. The supply has been
running below killers needs.
AS the season progresses there Is evil
dence that the country has not oVerteo
beef cattle and made a top heavy crop
Of big steers. This was the fear few
weeks ago, but subsequent events nave
demonstrated that the beef market Is
pretty well able 10 take care OF a mod
crate crop of good to choice "eishtS
steers. and this is about all the trace
is going to get if current week mar
ketings can be taken as criterion
This week the market has had just a
fair quota of good heavy oeeVes, ana
surely the keenness Of demand Tor tneln
has well evidenced some genulnel!
urgent need for that class of goods ootn
in the east and locally.
Bulk of heavy beeves, as we'll as the
handy eight fat steers, have advanced
CSC over rates shown a week ago, ana
there have been sales around 1919 q s-Vo
which showed even greater gains. In
fact. the major portion of cattle landing
above SIS. % of late have shown 1a0 2oc
gain over last week, and trades at only
l5c advance have been in the minority.
For the lower priced light killers, how
ever. market Friday was hardly better
than l0c higher than a week ago, ana
some light stuff of plain quality which
wen, below IS looked to be as nucn
as 20 cents lower than high point for
such grades on Wednesday.
With the beef trade acting in fairly
good shape and killers having short
stocks in coolers. there is small nkeil-
hood OF demand receding 10 any extent
Until week after next, when the erect
of holy weeks beef abstinence may
have strong influence in holding down
killers demands. Beet-makers Wouio
do well 10 take cognizance OF this pros
pect;ve drop in demand and conGuc-
marketing operations accordingly, tho
the present supply over the country
seems hardly large enough to have ma
terial effect in breaking prices severely
from strong levels shown in recent
days IL is period "hen the grower
appears well in command of the price
situation.
The trade is not looking ahead for
any very liberal runs here next week
Guesses on the supply next Monday
were placed around 10000, the belief
existing among local traderers that this
weeks upturn in values will not result
in any general rush on part Of owners
OF short-fed steers to unload. A 10000
crop next Monday would stand against
1929 last Monday and 27,115 a year
ago next Monday, when out Of thai
crop a top of $3.50 was made, and bull;
of steers sold within a range of $50 q
$50. as against $1,000 800 for biggest
sh3ra of This weeks SnDplE.
Sheep.
sheep and lambs were on yer!
healthy basis. closing strong at the
best figures Of the week.
Receipts this week have been dis
an,ointingiv small to killers. tho sub
star tiating the report made in TIM:
| column late last week that fewer Col
o-a6oes were in sight fer this week:
! trade than arrived last week. Chi
case receipts for the week TO date
| stard at about 1880 head. against ST..
500 last week and 1o4,s11 year ago
| Six western markets have had a com
bineG supply of about 191 $50. asains
$4,000 last week and 10000 veal
| ago.
| The moderate receipts. here and else
/ where, advances in all other classes o
! livestock and the stimulus given U
meat consumption by low temperature
have been price boosting factors in tn
| trade, and advances ranging from 20
! 50 cents over a week ago are nov
shown. with 35@5O cent gains mos
general on fat lambs both Of handy ant
heavy class. Few sheep or yearling
show more than 25G35 cents gains. blu
| the advance is irregular and the pes
| prices of the season are shown at tn
week end. Feeding and shearing Lamp
| have held a strong basis and the rev
feeding sheep available made the oes
prices of the winter for the kind, som
common thin aged Montana ewes goin'
| out at $685. and good feeding ewes
! 1926 early in the week. Most feedini
and shearing lambs sold from S1.75e
| s.25.
Chicago Livestock.
| Chicago, March neutrality-suspicious.
ed receipts for today. 200;s marke
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