Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-27
HOGS OPEN FIRM,
PRICES GIVE WAY
SPECTATORS AND SHIPPERS
GIVE MARKET SOME SUP.
PORT EARLY.
VALUES REcEDE LATER
WHEN SUPPORT is WITHDRAWN
Choice Beeves in Demand and Prices
For Better Grades Of Cattle Are
strons-sheep and Lambs Taken by
Country 6uyers-Review Of Market
Conditions-Comparative Prices.

and shippers gave the hog market a
little frmness at the outset, prices
failed to hold
Shippers took about $4,000 the pas,
week, leaving $500 for packers, being
the smallest weeks net supply in over
year and the smallest for April in
many.
The past weeks receipts We're "a
700 smaller than corresponding week
a year ago, nearly $4,000 smaller than
two years ago and $4,000 smaller than
the average total of the corresponding
week since 1910. which certainly Looks
like a shortage in sight.
Estimated average weight OF hogs at
Chicago last week was 235 pounds, be-
ing three pounds heavier than previous
week, within a pound of heaviest week
Of the year. nine pounds lighter than a
year ago and five pounds heavier than
corresponding week OF 1912.
A total OF $4,000 hogs at eleven mar
kets for the week was smallest since
week in previous years. standing H.
9G9 smaller than previous week, $4,000
smaller than a year ago, 101, 900 smaller
than two years ago and $4,000 smaller
than the seven-yeac average OF the
corresponding week since 1907.
For 1914 10 date eleven markets re-
ceived i,650.Oo0, also the smallest to-
tai since 1910 comparing with same
period in previous years. The total
thus far this year stands 212.0 0Q
smaller than a year ago and 1856. coo
smaller than TWO years ago. being 644,-
600 smaller than the seven-year aver
age Of the corresponding period since
1907.
Cattle.
Choice beeveS We're in demand.
Rush OF farm work ahead may bring
out another liberal dose of supplies at
the start this week, but market condi-
tons recently shown do not warra mt
a generals run.
Six markets received 114,4o0 cattle
in the week, against 101, 200 the week
before and 122,4o0 year ago. Total
for the six points Z 1911 70 date stood
approximately $4,000. a decrease OF
2i20o from year ago, while Chica GO
year 10 date, supply Of $4,000, COM
pares with 1854 a year ago.
Some little freer action in beef trade
eastward as result Of Iessened competi-
ton from Argentina failed to give the
demand material strength in the Local
market for reason that the eastern
feeders are cutting loose lot Of cattle
now and supplying some liberal de-
mands there, which otherwise would be
flied at Chicago. Kentucky, Ohio and
Pennsylvania have a 10, Of cattle tc
market in the next six weeks. and in
auence Of this movement is bound to
have its effect locally. It will be large
y a good beef crop from these states
since cattle did remarkably we'll in feed
yards Of Ohio and Pennsylvania and
the Kentucky s1iller crop will also be
strictly good one
Industrial conditions continuing un.
satisfactory. are the chief force in re-
straining beef call. Under situation
minus the inactivity in business owe!
| the country and without the Argentine
| importatiOns, cattle market now would
doubtless De far higher. Argentine bee:
quarters mum bering upward OF 100000
| have been marketed in this countr!
since Jan. |, and while this means the
| product Of only $4,000 cattle. to offse
! d sfTinkage OF approx!r?a te!y 22e, 0of
head in supplies at six leading point:
| for the year TO date. the smaller do
mestic demand for beef by reason o
| consumers reduced purchasing powe
can well be realized to have had 1t!
! effect.
Sheep.
| Sheep and lambs went mainly t
| country buyers.
That supply gap will develop be
| tween the close Of the Colorado move
| ment ard the run Of southern sprlnf
| lambs now looks extremely douDfful
Collies will run pretty freely for an
other two weeks, and feed stations
around Chicago are carrying quite I
little other western fed stuff. The van
| guard of the southern lambs is alread!
appearing and free movement from
| that quarter by the end Of three weeks
i would surprise no one. while Texs
grass sheep are reaching Southwestern,
markets in extraordinarily good condi
ton and in good numbers. An un
| confirmed runor also has $4,000 Cali
! fornia spring lambs that will be read!
/ to start marketward any time nov
| they are needed, under contract by ;
local packer. The relative strength
eastern lamb markets are showing i
the one bullish factor and there is n
assurance that it will not be easil.
brushed away. especially II Ohio ha
as much stuff on feed as it is credite,
with having in some quarters.
The shorn stuff will be- shown
marked popularity over wonled skin
from now on and the price range be
come narrower between ali shorn an
wooded stock is moral certainty.