Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-05
WEEKEND RUN SMALL ANC
PRICES ARE FORCED SHADE
HIGHER.
MARKET SHOWS NET LOSS
OF 20 CENTS FOR WEEK
Eastern Markets Turn Good Buyers at
Closing Ssssion-cattIs Show I'm.
provement in Quality and in Prices
ReeeIved-Livs Muttons Active at
Highest Prices Of Week.

Chicago, April 5.-A light weekend
run Of hogs caused buying on the part
of packers and prices were strong to
q shade higher. Compared to last
week. however. the market showed
net loss of about 20 cents. Eastern
markets We're good buyers today.
Chicago received $4,000 of the $4,000
hogs recorded at eleven markets Fri
day. The combined total was $500 larg-
er than a week ago and $500 larger
than a year ago. Chicago alone re-
ceived 800 more than week ago and
$500 more than year ago. Kansas
City, Omaha, St. Louis. st. Joseph and
Sioux City had 5000 less than a week
ago and 1850 less than a year age.
Sioux City showed the greatest de-
crease.
The first Ave days Of this week
eleven markets received 10000 more
than week ago and $4,000 more than
a year ago. Chicago alone received
u 600 more than a week ago and 62,10o
more IMAM a year ago.
Cattle.
Cattle showed Improvement both IN
the quality Of stock in the pens ana IN
the prices realized.
Recent developments in the Haoe
have not been illogical. Killers played
the bear string hard last week. "heh
they had a lot of reason TO De sAeTsica!
Of purchasing freely, since much o.
their beef could not be moved east
but traffic conditions now have as
sumed nearly normal state ana re-
ports of a lot of retirement IN the
eastern beef demand. are encouraslns
hopes for some continuation OF IaVora
bic killer and shipper buying disposi-
ton here the week ahead under any
thing like a moderate steer supply. A
wide area which went unsupplied last
week has recently been calling Tor Dig
shipments Of beef
Fer five days this week the Chicago
run is 4o.100, comparing with $3.50
week ago and 4o,S42 year ago. Whl!e
SHIPMENTS have totaled 1s.500, an in
crease of $500 over week ago. Tnus
the killers have had less cattle than
last week and their more urgent de-
| mands for them have afforded sellers
getting a firm grip on the price situa-
ton. much to their keen enjoyment
since the squeezing process has oeeh
| switched from buying to the selling
side.
| AS the result of the prive advances
some bigger supplies are looked Tor
early next week than came last Non
dav. Guesses Friday on the Monday
crop were around 21.o00 to $4,000, but
a supply close up to the latter volume
would. upon naturalization, be eH-
oected 10 weaken sellers position.
Last Monday the run was 1891 and
year ago next Monday 1879 ar
| rived.
/ Sheep.
| Live muttons closed active at the
highest prices OF the week.
Supply has increased moderately
here and at other western markets
over last week, the local supply being
about 1900 against 1886 last week
and ss.2s2 a. year ago, and six west
/ ern markets having compared with
! 15s 900 last week and 10000 year
ago.
From the present outlook the sea
sons Colorado lamb movement Will oe
strung out another fifty days. Cor
ficting reports are received as 20 the
number left to come, but that country
and the SCOTS Bluff country OF Ne
braska undoubtedly has lot Of lambs
! to he marketed and at the rate they
! are now coming some traders express
! the fear of an oversupplied market
curing the latter part Of April or early
in Nav. the very time that prices soar
ed so high last year II is not improp-
! able that many Colorado feeders are
counting on the market repeating
this year, but if it does many an astute
trader will be fooled, for the tact Is
not to be ignored that source OF sup
ply at that juncture Is available THIS
season which was lacking q year ago