Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-06

Chicago. June 6-Slovness OF call
from. packers checked any advance TO-
day in the hog market notWithstand-
ing that shipping demand was lively.
This weeks receipts. estimating he
closing day Of the week at 10000, VIII
reach about $4,000, or 10000 less than
arrived a year ago, but receipts year
60 this week were unusually large for
this time OF the year, the total at
I55,l75 being second larges; week from
May 10 October, period OF four
months.
The arst FIVE days OF the week six
leading western markets received 2.s,-
GOO or 39op0 less than a week ago
and l30,0 900 less than a year ago. Chi
cago alone had 1890 less than a week
ago and $4,000 less than year ago.
Cattle.
Cattle trade was hardly more than
nominal.
Packers are receiving generous
sp-inklins of southern distilleryfed
cattle and these will run until he end
Of he month Illinois and Indiana
stillers are being marketed right along
in a quiet way and they Will probably
he out by the middle Of July. The
Pennsylvania winter-msde crop % beef
is being steadily reduced. but the fec
must not be overlooked that this Is
beef making weather and tina, cattle
on grass are doing renarka Oily well,
so that there will ne enough dressed
beef material available right along TO
hold prices down. unless the industrial!
and commercial situation improves
sufficiently 70 materially !Tcrease beef
consumption.
The yea-ling situation Is deplorable
Every year June fairly deluges the
market wiki little cattle OF last year s
calf crop that are only IN s-ocker
condition. Picking this stuff unripe is
obviously poor policy. especially where
conditions az home are favorable TO
putting on weight. There is noth!n g
more difficult 10 negotiate al the mar
ket than a yearling in merely good
etocker condition. Demand for h-tIe
cattle is mainly local and city butch
e-s want the ribs Of a yearliny well
sheathed with beef. For years the
trade has been endeavoring 10 con-
vince the country that few feeders are
able 10 get year,ings anywhere decenly
ripe by June. bur the advice is ignored
This week medium and common
year,ings selling below $3.50 have beer
almost unstable. bios being wids
! apart and no TWO sales showing VI
alike. on the other hand prime year
| ltngS have been doing very credit.
! able stunt
Sheep.
! All the sheep and lambs were con.
signed direct to shippers.
Light receipts and active packer
! buying on the prospect ot improved
dressed market conditions east mex
week, together with some raj urgenc!
70 demand for the best lambs, havs
: been joint factors in carving prices "
{ for strong advances this week. Every
/ thing on the list is higher than &
/ week ago. desirable grades % dry-tec
! lanlos showing So a 30 cents advances
native ewes being up as n.uc'., witt
! the good heavy kinds, such .ncc2 sell
ers late last weak. showing nlos- gain
/ and spring lambs being largely 2;
/ cents higher. The few oGd loads O
/ dry-fed sheep coming have probabll
! not shown more than - cents gair
over a week ago. as they sold las
week a we'll as this, out OF proportion
! 20 everything else on the marker.
/ The advance has carried lamo price
/ 10 the second highest Juue oasis II
| market history, June, 1903. having de
! reloped at $3.50 top on wooded Colo
! rado-fed lambs and a 50 shorn lam!
: top. Il has given the trade an lndeai'
ably top-heavy appearance and neal
/ future trade conditions VIII hinge o.
! supply figures.