Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-26
OF 5 TO 10 CENTS
OVER TUESDAYS AVERAGE
ENACTED RY SELLERS.
RECEIPTS FALL BELOW
USUAL WEDNESDAYS QUOTA
Arrivals Of Cattle Also Smaller Than
Expected and Best Steers Sell at Ad.
vaness Of SOLO csnts-Shsep Market
Observation-Disclosures Of Conditions
Of Trade.

Chicago March 26.-Hog prices con-
tinued their upward trend today, and
after opening cents higher best
grades went to 10 cents advance. Re
ceipts were small for Wednesday,
shipments being held back because of
storm conditions and delayed traffic
in the west.
Combined receipts of hogs at eleven
leading markets Tuesday totaled $1,000,
the same as a week ago and IL 900 less
than year ago.
Chicago's total at $4,000 Tuesday was
400 larger than week ago and 1890
smaller than year ago. Kansas City
reported 1000 more than a year ago,
while Omaha decreased 5000 and ST.
Joseph 5000 Eastern receipts were
little different from week and a year
ago.
The first two days of this week eleven
markets received 14S,0OO or $4,000 more
than week ago and $4,000 less than a
year ago. Chicago's total the first two
days of this week increased $500 COM
pared with a week ago and decreased
1880 compared with a year ago.
Cattle.
Cattle arrivals fell below estimates
and as a result there was strong
market for all grades and best steers
sold at advances of 500 cents.
Eastern railroads, the Pennsylvania
and Nickel Plate, refused to accept
livestock consigned for eastern ship
ment, due to washouts and this will
trim down eastern buying orders 10 er
this week
If Chicago gets as many cattle the
balance of this week as have arrived in
the first two days prices are going to
go further down the line. This is the
firm belief of the trade. and 1t is par
ticularly applicable to the heavy steers.
One Of the big local buyers said that
his division held more coed to choice
heavy steers on Monday than he had
noted in weeks past and there was al
most equally as liberal proportion Of
them in other quarters. The belief that
the country has produced crop of big
weight steers above current needs Is
growing stronger every day and predic-
tons are being made now that the
choice 1900 to 1900 Id steers will soon
be commanding premium over 400 to
1850 lib and bigger grades. Not few
of the latter weights which possess
lot of choice quality are having to land
now around $3.50 and steers which
command 1915 900 are a speciality
kind and subsequent sales of such at
these prices will in the next few weeks
doubtless have to possess like quality:
Light. common and plain killers are
going little lower than a week ago. The
bulk of this stuff now shows hardly
more than 10c recession, as against
15625c drop for fat 1850 to 1900 and
heavier beeves, which are landing at
ss.25@S.75 and higher. while not few
Of the Monday trades a: $S.40@8.65
were called down as much as % @35c
from rates made just week previous.
Spread is thus narrowing and the
handy stuff is getting by far the best
Of the deal
Wash-outs west are still handicap
ping rail traffic. and agents of the big
roads reported little information avail
able from branch lines, because of
wires being laid low. This makes mere
guesswork Of subsequent supply pros
poets later this week, but current con-
ditions in beef trade are not an induce
ment for loading out freely even tho
roads are in shape to handle consign-
ments.
Sheep.
The sheep market is somewhat de-
moralized, and while the market today
was steady. concessions of as much as
10 cents were exacted for some.