Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-01
COMPETE
FOR uV[ HOGS
TONE TO PREVAIL IN DAYS
MARKET.
UPWARD SLANT TO TRADE
IN CATTLE DIVISION
Market Not Prepared to Withstand
Heavy Offerings, Because Of Lenten
Ohservances Wet FIeeces Have
Weakening Effect on Demand For
Sheep and Lambs.

aiiioHS SHippelS toudS iilaue lAe nus
market firm.
Slaughtering Of hogs ut chief points
for the week was smaller than a week
ago, but larger than year ago. Totals
in round numbers was $4,000 head,
against $4,000 a week ago and 34S,-
0OO year ago. Total for year to date,
$780, 900 head, against 5,9S1,000 for
corresponding period year ago.
Eleven markets received S. 800 hogs
Tuesday, or 100 less than last Tues
day, 1890 less than a year ago and
800 more than two years ago. Total
tv days this week 10000. or 1000 less
than the same period last week, $1,000
less than the like time last year and
$4,000 more than the corresponding two
days two years ago. Total for 1914
to date $4,000, or 10000 less than the
same period 1913 and 100000 less
than the corresponding time 1912.
Cattle.
Cattle prices had an upward bent.
Abstinence from beef diet in holy
week. is bound to effect a bad situa
ton. 1t always does, and on top of the
Generalization which has hit the mar
ket recently further repression Of de-
mand promises bad things in store for
cattle sellers who are shy Of the strict
ly choice to prime grades. kinds which
alone are getting reliable demand at this
time. Following Easter will come Sc
ries of Jewish holidays, and they, too,
promise to have their effect on the
shipping demand.
Conditions are anything except bull
ish. At every break in the price list
traders are wont to take little nope
full view of the immediate future and
express their belief that low point has
been hit but frequent occurrences OF
strong declines after short price up
lifts have left the market recently on
new low basis for the year, barring
the prime goods, and they are holding
IN reasonably well only because OF
scarcity.
A big quota of 900 to 1880 pound
warmed-up and short-fed steers are
selling now at 1896 q 100. and "
bought cattle on Monday such as solo
las, week at % cents more money. Inc
withdrawal Of good feeder buying sup :
port is seriously affecting this END OF
beef steer crop. but feeders are taxing
a consistent stand when 1t IS consul
cred that they are asked to pay prices
for thin cattle which are practicaiiy
hirh as prevail for stuff that mas hao
No short association with the corn CRU
ava nossesses a degree Of finish su7l-
Gent 10 make them decent carcass
dressers. so,
killers are working the middle anu
,o,er orality cattle down on price
h.ci. close TO that Of the cost OF Ar
o.,,;na beef quarters, and the 1eeder
bn,inp demand is chief hope OF sellers
70 effect some little price-hftins lhno-
ence in the next few weeks.
revival of industrial condltlohs
,.h;ch would broaden consumers pur
chas,np power, or little lowering OF
Wholesale beef costs. that would nave
;neuance in breaking retail prices u
hn,ance the decline in hoof costs. wouio
80 trade believes. have some erect NJ
h,i,g;np the beef market out OF us
nrasen1 state of Decentralization.
Sheep.
Wet aeeces had a weakening enec'
saro.nd for sheep and lambs.
ra. &c uncertain and has less hle
- than last week. Shippers olo
800 buving. but their orders "ere
so Moderate volume. City butch-
~ +oo,S several loads and the packers
eventually obtained their snare oeiol.
the close Of the session. Latter ous=..
did not buy much wool STOCK r.ou.
70 II o'clock. but around ina
tool, several shorn consisnmeh's.
Rather liberal receipts 81 "'ner "es..
ern markets gave buyers chance !,
All some of their orders elsewhere any
in that way were able TO limit tneir ~
cal buying if concessions were no
forthcoming. However, sellers louh'
ont that a clearance could ony De &C
comnlished by accepting lower pia
and after II o'clock gradually took I'M
offers made by packers. Coioraoo
we're in better flesh than other xmas
hit most Of the shorn lots were soo'
to choice.