Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-18
LlGHTNESS OF RECEIPTS A
ELEVEN MARKETS CAUSES
SHARP ADVANCE.
EVERYTHING
SELLS ABOVE 50 LINE
Few Cattle Arrive and Prices Firm Up
After Steady Openins-Sheep Mar
ket Dull But Meaeer Supply Holds
Prices Steady Review Of Market
Conditions.

Chicago, April 1S.-Hog prices took
receipts. At eleven markets today there
We're only $4,000 hogs, against $4,000
a year ago. Prices today were 10 to
10 cents higher. with practically every
thing above the SO line.
Many varieties of opinion are in cir
culation in hogdom. Prices have had
a 20 ii accent break since Monday, but
this has been mainly due to relaxing
of eastern demand, seasonal bic condi-
ton But for the closing of Indian
apolis and light runs at Buffalo and
Pittsburgh during the flood period, the
rise in values al that juncture would
have been Impossible and current
events are in the nature OF readjust-
ment.
Combined receipts of hogs at eleven
markets Thursday totaled 500. or l.
500 more than last Thursday. 1900
less than d year ago and %, 500 less
than two years ago Total four days
this week $4,000, or $4,000 more than
the same period last week and $1,000
5000 less than the corresponding four
days two years ago. Total for 1918 to
date 7.495, 600. or 10000 less than the
same period 1912 and $4,000 more than
the corresponding time two years ago
Cattle.
Only a few cattle arrived today and
prices firmad after steady opening.
Yearlings of choice grade are very
little off and their favor in killing cir
cies is well attested by the activity in
demand for such classes. AS weather
warns the heavier carcasses are in
least demand in beef trade and year
iings Of toppy kind go 10 fill demands
which until recently were accommo-
dated by the 1850 to 100 pound
beeves. There is fair eastern call for
moderate quota of the choice 1,i50-
pound and bigger steers and the more
finish they have the better favor is
paid them, as indicated by sales of
two lots of big prime beeves on We'd
nesday at s9.o099 the best prices
paid in weeks past. That the yeariings
Will continue TO make prices prac-
tically on parity with the choice
long-feds is trade belief. and a prem
ium for fancy lot of yearlings over
top big beeves win come as no sur
prise in the next few weeks.
The trade is wearing no signs of
bloom nor is there likely to be material
and permanent price Improvement
over current levels until the bulk Of
winter-fed stuff now in hands of Iowa
and South Dakota feeders is cashed
Still, period Of warm sunshine would
soon put fields in condition for active
work. and once the country gets busy
in cropping operations a tendency 10
slow down shippings should be shown.
and this ought TO effect more stable
selling situation than noted recently.
Mud in. feed yards Will disappear with
continued sunshine. and once cattle are
on firm footing there will be less ex
cuse for liquidating. a treatment which
the market has had in the past two
weeks with effect of breaking prices
on ali below specially kinds. The trade
IS looking for considerably shorter
crop here next Monday than came last
but judging from present status Of the
market. as supply Of $4,000 TO $4,000
that day win prove fully sufficient TO
I'll! demand requirements.
Sheep.
The sheep market was dull but