Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-14
FlRMNEsS APPARENT At OPEN.
ING FAILS TO HOLD THRU
ENTIRE SESSION.
Nc RUSH OF BUYERS
IN CATTLE DIVISION
Conditions in Southwest Factor in
Present Market Developments -
3 Sheep and Lambs More Numerous
Than Expeeted-Review Of Market
conditions-LiveIy Stock Quotations.

Chicago, April 14.-Hog prices We're
firm at the opening but weakened later
Hog trade is now running into the
period OF muddy roads and oats seed
ing when the marketward movement
is always erratic and up-and- down
: markets the rule, consequently wide
; fluctuations are to be expected. Pack
ers are looking for the usual May run
that invariably shows up at the mar
ket before corn planting begins and
aim to get possession of it at the low
est possible cost. Having bagged it
their opposition to advances may be
less strenuous.
Bacon trade has been excellent all
winter and while hams have accumu-
lated other smoked meats have dis
appeared just as soon as the curing
process has been completed. Packers
seldom push bacon and this year it
has been literally taken away from
them so insistent has fresh meat de-
mand been. 1t means good demand for
light hogs during the spring and sum-
mer months and probably a stiff preml-
nm for nnderwe ights.
In the cholera ravaged area of lowe
bankers are evincing considerable in
terest in reinstating the hog industry
and are distributing immuniZed sows
among farmers on easy and long time
payments. Stock yard vaccination
promises to become a trade feature and
immuniZed hogs are commanding 4
premium for serum making purposes.
Cattle.
There was no rush to buy cattle.
Last weeks slump at Fort Worth
has depressed loading Of Texas cattle
and as grass has come strong in re-
Spouse to generous rains, Texas snip
pers are disposed to await market de-
velopments Only dry spell would
precipitate a glut from that source
and there is plenty Of feed to avert.
st. Louis is getting few more Texas
cattle, most Of the southern stuff there
this week being either from Texas or
Oklahoma. At Kansas City the run OF
quarantine STUFF this week has been
light. Texas and Oklahoma furnish
ing the bulk. The break at Fort Worth
last week has curtailed supply ana
prices have worked little higher.
New York last week received 5S,559
qua ters OF beef from Argentina, a
new high record, according to the Ma
tional Provisioner, compared with "a
$40 quarters the previous week ana
4a,7e7 quarters three weeks ago, Whlch
was the previous high record.
The weeks imports included Ss,4s2
quarters chilled and 1885 quarters
frozen beef on three boats direct from
South America. But $50 quarters o..
beef came Via England. Most OF the
frozen beef came from a so-caHed IN
dependent Argentine concern. ana IS
presumably to be stored for speculative
purposes. as frozen beef is not hndlns
ready favor in the shop trade.
Sheep.
sheen and lambs We're more numer :
Gus than expected.
Receipts Monday were placed at 49,
900. with around eighty ':a:s, mostly
double decks. at hand. That number
was smaller than anticipated, as most
traders expected 10000 to $4,000, and
some looked for even more after the
strength was noted in the market late
last week. There were 31.112 here last
Monday, while $4,000 arrived year
ago and 1885 were at hand two years
ago. Kansas City and Omaha each
had 1000, but the other western mar
kets reported very little stuff. Com
bined run at six western markets, IN
Guiding Chicago, aggregated 45,ooo' o:
81. 900 less than a week ago, 19,400 less
than a year ago and even 500 less tnan
corresponding Monday two years ago.