Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-18
SHIPPING DEMAND
FOR HOGS GOOD
PRICES ADVANCE IN coNSE-
QuENcE OF BETTER INQUIRY
FROM EAST.
CATTLE OFFERINGS FEW
AND OF PLAIN QUALITY
Corn Situation Having Effect on Beef
Trade - Farmers Holding Grain -
Bulk Of Sheep and Lambs Received
Consigned Direct to Packers - Re-
view Of Market Conditions.

s lnlCaSo, June lS-11OS prices du :
vanced today in consequence of a good
shipping demand.
Receipts the first half OF this week
totaIej 90100 a decrease o. $500 COM
pared with same period las. week and
500 compared with corresponding three
days last year. Wednesdays receipts
exceeded anticipations oy 5000 to TO-
coo, and made it impossible for sellers
to stop the decline which buyers in
sisted on from the start. Price range
was no wider. altho common and grassy
lots continued at liberal discount.
Eleven markets received %. 500 hogs
Wednesday. or 5000 less than last
Wednesday. Ii, 500 less than a year ago
and 1920 more than two years ago.
Total the first half of this week &c.,
900. or 5000 less than same period last
week, 10000 less than like time last
year and $4,000 more than correspond
ing three days two years aso. Total
for 1914 TO date 11,195.9o0. or $4,000
less than same period 1913 and 1908,
600 less than corresponding tine of
1912.
Cattle.
Cattle offerings were few and of q
plain quality.
Run of 1900 for the midweek trade
proved moderate and balanced we'll
with supplies. since there were meager
receipts west. Kansas City had only
1000 Omaha 2200, ST. Louis $500, ST.
Joseph 500 and Sioux City 1000. This
made a total of only 24,30o az six lead
ing markets, comparing with 2s,1oo a
week ago and the half week run at
So
OF 5000 from last week and 10000
less than arrived in the same period
year ago.
OF the six markets week TO date to-
tai Chicago has had nearly half, three
days run here being $4,000, against
So. $50 a week ago and 43,0l4 year
ago.
Supply situation augured for a
stronger general market from the start,
but killers ban on plain heavies was
still in force, and it was sticky mar
ket for them all during the session.
sellers having to fight hard to get
Mondays rates for the weighty grades
which lacked finish, and there were
numerous of that kind in the midweek
corn stocks had run out and who re-
| try points.
The corn situation summed up is
this: Until there is some assurance
Of good general yield this season
holders of old corn will not be inclined
to sell, and those who want it for An
fishing cattle will resist paving ris-
ing cost for 1t. The probable result
will be a continued free running OF
steers that under ordinary conditions
would be fed thirty 10 forty days
longer. and the trade is OF the belief
that because of this there will be a
distinct shortage of ripe beeves here a
month or more hence.
Sheep.
Most Of the sheep and lambs Wee
consigned direct to killers.
Packers seldom paid higher than
1850 for any springers, altho city
butchers gave 1856 N9.75 for several
punches and up to SO on the opening
round for a few fancy sixty seven TO
seventy-six pound offerings. 1t was
largely se25d $50 market for good
to choice kinds. while those at $3.50 q
| 500 were medium to fairly good. Very
ssO0ds25. Seconds landed at s6.50G
$50 and most Of those sorted out OF
loads cleared at 800.
Shorn arrivals at ss.25 were extra
good. but prime class was quotable
to $3.50 Most offerings were of the
$500 variety, but at that Price good
kinds were secured, altno often such
! lots weighed eighty to ninety pounds.
Those at s7.5067.75 We're fairly good,
| but met the least competition. Com
noner kinds cleared a; $1,000 7.25.
Culls want at $3.50 q $50. with good
| nlauY al $500.