Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-09
OPEN MARKET DEPRESSED BE
CAUSE OF LARGE SHIPMENTS
TO BIG BUYERS.
CATTLE PRICES SHOW NO
TENDENCY TO ADVANCE
Argentina Beef Narrowing orders
From East, Despite Falling OF IN
Receipts at Western Points-Sma"
Trading in Sheep and Lambs But
Prices Are Well Upheld.

Chicago May 9.-Larse OlEeCk ScLi-
signments TO packers tended TO-DAY 10
depress the hog market.
Not alone at Chicago but all over the
west and east have hog receipts oeeh
of small volume this week. the COM
fsined total at eleven markets beng
about third smallest OF the year
Allowing about 80, 900 at eleven
points today the weeks total VIII
reach 375. 200. being the smallest Ma!
total since 1910 and about 1900 small
er than year ago and $4,000 smaller
yhan third week of last December
Average price Of hogs stands neariy
- cents higher than a week ago, which
was lowest day since last January.
The advance since last Monday was
caused almost entirely oy the very
limited receipts as the shipments from
here this week stand the smallest IN
nearly year.
Traders are generally figuring on
liberal receipts the fore part OF next
week and Il IS only natural for the
, buying fraternity 20 igure on lower
range Of values.
/ Cattle.
Cattle showed no tendency 70 adj
vance in view of Argentina beef mar
rowing orders from the easy.
( Confidence in the stability Of thh
market which was so freely expressed
early In the week has been 10 some
extent impaired Cattle are now due
in considerable numbers from several
( sources. During MAY and June most
Of The winter-fed hullocks in Penn
sylvania must be unloaded, Canadian.
'stille-s are ready for the butchers
AK and Kentucky 'stillers are alreadE
! moving. several hundred o. them nav
ing arrived here this week direct 20
racke-s. Shipping demand has al
ready heec cu-tailed by the movement
of eastern cattle and that outlet NH
na considerably contracted Tor sew
eral weeks 20 come.
Heretofore the tagging Texas move
-re-t shows signs OF swelling and al
tho feed Is abundant growers VIII
i not ne disposed 10 hold all their cat
lie until June at the risk Of oemo3ai-
ling re :ra-Ee: With heavier .a1
Of Texas stuff the spread ought te
widen. alIho demand for ,eeceTs
continues insis,en-, grass being annh'
cant all over the corn belt. Inc texas
movement shows some increase M:
wee, and heavier run is in sign
FOR next week. nat l-be. ( 40 ~
, ~ s-israd cattle in Chicago ter-itoT!
is an open secret and scarcity IN Mis
, souri, river territory is acknowledge
but al present prices very little aish
o-fceS bee. IS needed to go around
and + current receipts are naintaineI
, ,ra trade viii be very we'll satisfied
; Each weeks run puts the remainder o
-ra winter crop of fat steers in sronse
hands but every CSC advance Turn
is1es incentive to order cars and Ut
LOAD them. as putting on additiona
weigh, is not warranted by the h!s!
; cost Of feed or the prices cattle ar
! realizing.
What little trading there was IL
sheen and lambs showed the marke
we'll upheld.
Advance has been rather stead:
since Monday and outlet has assume
q broader scope. There were 5000 car
!. casses Of mutton and 5000 carcasse
of lambs loaded in Argentina this wee
!. bound for New York. the first sine
early last month. making 5000 an
q 900 respectively. since Jan. !.
Higher prices attracted many offer
n jngs and the supply was Of good vol
ure for this time Of the year. How
IS ever. the posted number of ll.ooV wa
n no- larger than generally anticipate
Il as siderable stock was ordered
- from the nearby feeding stations Las
If Friday 6,957 We're offered and yea
T. ago only $50 were at hand Total tlT
e DAYS this week $4,000, decrease
i! 100 compared with the same perio
.e last week and 500 compared with co:
responding time last year