Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-12

day were over plentiful and price con-
| cessions were required of sellers.
Packers seemingly have 1t rooted in
their minds pretty strongly that there
has been advance enough for the time
being and they cried halt and talk
that prices will have to go lower.
With continued moderate receipts
and further rush" of shipping or
ders, there is a decided difference of
opinion as to the future course Of val
ues.
While vailing prices are about so
cents higher than year ago and $3.50
higher than two years ago. they stand
over 81 lower than high time in March,
1910 when heavy weights reached
$11.2O.
Ninetyseven thousand hogs at the
eleven markets Wednesday stood 5000
smaller than previous Wednesday and
5000 larger than year ago.
Omaha, -Sioux-City, Buffalo and
Pittsburgh We're credited with more
while all other markets had less than
Wednesday of last week.
First half of this week eleven points
received $4,000 or 1000 more than d.
week ago and 10000 more than a year
ago. Chicago had 1900 less than
week ago.
Cattle.
Most Of the cattle offered were OF
plain quality.
one factor having some general in
fuence in checking growth of beef de-
nand. which ordinarily would be had
by reason Of the continued cold
weather, is the Argentina beef crop in
the east, and while it is not a big sup
ply and the total imports from Argen-
tina thus far in the year have been
equal to less than $4,000 cattle, the
effect is not for the good of the do
nestle demand, as packer buyers are
free to admit.
Run Wednesday at 1880 stood $500
above popular expectancy and $500
more than a week ago. Here, then,
was the main reason for some weak
ness in general prices. Given a mod
crate crop good market would have
been had, since the impression is fast
gaining ground that there Is really not
a great deal of credence to be placed
in the continued reports Of bad beef
market. Every cold day now means a
little better speed in beef selling, and
soon, the trade believes, bare spot
will be shown in many coolers, and
then some real activity and looSenlng
of packer purse strings will be noted,
particularly in the trade for we'll
finished heavy and handy weight cat
tie.
Sheep.
Receipts Of sheep and lambs proved
more numerous than expected.
For the first time this week packers
displayed some genuine hunger for
lambs and were out buying az an hour
when heretofore they were merely in
nocent onlookers. Prime lambs were
none too plentiful, but not lacking.
several loads of Colorados that would
answer that description, as well as a
few loads Of fed westerns and bunch
or two of natives, being available.
Eastern shippers and city butchers
continued the strongest competitors for
such grades and the best Colora do fed
lambs finally touched $3.50 after a
strong play on the part of sellers to re-
store the Scent figure had been made.
Some natives reached s7.15 and pack
ers paid s7.S5 for prime fed western
lambs that were easily 10@15 cents
higher than their Tuesday purchases,
the advance carrying the bulk of the
right good to choice lambs on packer
account up to s7.50@7.15 where weight
was not excessive, tho some good big
weights sold down around S7.35. Light
lambs, however, at S7.15 q 7.S5 had little
merit from killers standpoint and
desirable culls sold mostly from $3.50 %
SIS, a few as high as 81. A string of
over 600 head Of we'll finished fall
shorn fed western lambs Of very good
class sold at 1925.