Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-22
BIG BUYERS DOMINATE MARKET
AND MAKE THEIR OWN
QUOTATIONS.
CATTLE OFFERINGS PROVE
MORE THAN AMPLE
Requirements Of Trade Moderate and
Supplies Moved With Diffieuity-No
Urgent Demand For Either Sheep or
Lambs-current Quotations at Live
stock Centers.

/ paCheTS uoHllualeu HOS prices To-Day.
! A combined total of $4,000 hogs a.
eleven markets showed a thousand
! gain compared with a week ago and
that much gain over year ago.
Indianapolis, Buffalo, Pittsburgh,
and Cleveland together had only $500,
| or 1000 less than a week ago and a
few hundred less than a year ago.
Kansas City had 1000 less than a
week ago and 1000 less than year
ago, while Omaha had $500 more than
a week ago and 5000 more than same
Tuesday a year ago.
ST. Louis showed little change COM
pared with week and a year ago,
while Sioux City and ST. Paul increased
materially compared with week and
year ago.
Total two days this week, 10000, or
5000 less than same period last week,
$4,000 less than like time last year
and $4,000 less than corresponding two
days two years ago. Total for 1914
to date 100000. or $4,000 less than
same period 1918 and 1,411,OOo less
than corresponding time 1912.
Cattle.
Cattle offerings proved more than
ample.
! Army and navy activity preparatory
! to possible opening of hostilities in
Mexico is not looked upon as likely to
have immediate effect in creating a
broad demand for beef from the gov
eminent commissaries. Argentine COM
petition can be expected in this line.
according to managers of the packing
house foreign departments. The navy
is already using considerable Argentine
beef because it is cheaper than out
! product and timed beef from Argen-
| tina, it is declared, will likely be used
to large extent in feeding the army.
In packing circles ii is declared to be
| merely a case of price with the army
and navy beef buyers, and the cheaper
cost of the South American beef Is ex-
pected to put it in favor. American
trade in bacon and other pork meats
| however, will be expected to show con-
siderably enlarged volume in event that
a big force of armed men invades
Mexico.
| Low-priced steers are showing small
| change in value from last week. Buy
ers. who corralled lot Of light stuff at
s7.50d7.S5 on Monday, claimed they
! cost nearly as high on paper last week,
altho the lesser fill stood them well in
| hand in cheapening dead cost. Feeder
| buyers are getting bulk of the stuff
! weighing under 900 pounds and COM
paratively small quota Of light heshed
| killers are moving into the markets,
since many owners Of these grades
! prefer turning them onto grass to sell
! ing and replacing with high costing
feeding and stock steers.
| Bulk of the crop coming now Is OF
medium to good kind, of short feed.
mainly the 5000 SIS sellers, and these
show the biggest decline from last
week. tho liberal quota Of ss.S0@9.10
cattle on Monday were off at least $50
| 90 from last Thursday
Sheep.
! No urgent demand existed for sheep
| or lambs.
Consumptive demand is said to be
below normal volume. and with the I'M
certainty of the outlet for the dressed
mutton it is only natural for packers
to go slow and not load UP with offer
ings. Quality was fairly good, but
prime arrivals were in small proper
ton. Aged and yearlings lots formed
only about one-third of the total sup
ply, with ewes scarcest Of all classes
Outlet seems better for shorn lots than
for wooded offerings, and sellers had
few bids on wooded sheep.
Receipts Tuesday were estimated
at $4,000, but traders had their doubts
about that many getting here, and al
the close many called the run only 49,
900, as there were eighty cars received
before o'clock but none after thai
hour, even tho 100 cars were back
then. Last Tuesday 21.964 arrived, and
@ year ago only 1896 were offered. To.
. tai thus far this week $4,000, using the
. largest estimate, n increase Of 500
! compared with same period last weel
and 10000 compared with correspond
ing time last year.
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