Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-10
SOME EfRMNESS IN MARKET AND
FEW SALES AT BOTTOM
PRICES.
BULK OF OFFERINGS SOLD
At $3.50 AND $ss5
Buyers Show More Than Usual Inter-
est in Cattle Trade - Sheep and
Lambs in Moderate supply-Rsv'e~
o. Market Conditions-current Prices
at Livestock Eentsrs.

Chicago, April 1o-Hog prices devel-
oped little firnness today. Trade was
within a narrow range, bulk selling at
s.so@s.s5.
More hogs sold this week at $3.50
than at any other one Price and the
bulk Thursday went at 1915 $50,
packers generally shading eighty,
while shippers bought good many at
sSs21s ASS.
A suitable class OF mixed packing
sold at $50 and heavy packing went
at ss.356S70 according to quality,
most of the transactions below $3.50
being for small lots, with good fuli
loads at 1856.
The proportion Of stays among the
offerings this week was Hoticeaoiy
larger than for some time past put
from now on for six or more weeks
they come freely, selling at present
around s9.00Gl9.25.
Chicago's hog receipts for this week
estimating $4,000 for Friday and Sat
urday, will total 10000. making aoo,-
600 for the past two weeks or the
smallest succeeding two weeks total
since October isi2, d matter OF over
seventeen months. 4
Cattle.
Cattle-Buyers took more interest
than usual III TIC cattle market.
A survey of feed lots N Chicago
territory warrants expectancy that
there will be enough beef to satisfy
present deficient demand right along.
Both IN northern Illinois and that part
of Iowa where the corn crop was good.
cattle are fairly plentiful and the un-
satisfactory condition o. the market
is retarding the selling process. Should
demand make up the influence of this
stuff would be diminished, but any
argument that there are no cattle
ready for the next ninety days in I'M
,enable. The present trouble is that
most OF them We're put in nigh and on
the present selling basis would not
pay out.
After the middle Of the month
heavier movement from Pennsylvania
feed lots 10 certain, but the big move
rnenr from that quarter is scheduled
for May and Juno.
Present expectation is that about half
the crop of Big Hole hay-fed steers
in Montana will come this way. Butte
1880 h,ye contracted some of
them. The Puget Sound market shows
do so. The advantageous location OF
Alberta to Portland and Seattle terri
tory is obvious and that Canadian feed
ers will monopolize those markets
looks probable. Trade paralysis on the
"coast, is, however, responsible in no
small measure for inability to ouy
Montana stuff.
St. Louis is getting teW more Tex
y, carrie most of the southern stun
there this week being either from
Texas or Oklahoma. Texas SraSserS
are selling at s7.20d AS there. Al
Kansas City the run OF quarantine
-s>,,a this week has been light, 1eAas
ana Oklahoma furnishing the DUN
,rha break at Fort Worth last week
has c,rtaiied supply and prices nave
worked little higher
An impression exists IN trade clrcies
that Monday, March u, "ltnessee
low SPOT. but this does not cohcerL
common steers which look like a par
selling uroposltion right along 1hs
.o,n-rv appears to distrust the near
~. market and is sidestepping hesh1
ca++Ie that would be in request LOT
snor- finish on corn If the ss.ood 30
o.oaes we're selling on the early Marc
basis. There is no certainty as 10 VIC
vexas VIII do, nor any reilao4e liito ~, ~,
t;on as TO whether 2OO,oeo OF '''''0'
orsssers are coming from thdt souiN
b,,r that Pennsylvania Wal! create I'm
siderable competition for 1neu' ui'l 90
fed stuff during the next ninety
4. generally accepted. Inc .ieSI'h<'e'o,
o.,,ar;o,s crop of 'stillers is open u
speculation, but II IS piooa L,,,
~ ~ nom will be needed for nom
~
,a,, reach Buffalo. In any cas-
80 zi,1 probably be enough easter
a.+,a "a nut a crimp in shlppins ue
haro That outlet is aHeao'
aoey,at contracted, four-oaS siiip
,+s this week being less tnan 1''V''
aoainst $4,000 year ago.
Sheep.
s,aa, and lambs were only IN moo
crate supply. rs rer
&, +he trade for light lambs LOT III
1,s+ar market. and packers anu siiip
IA well strongly favored the isi'
"a handy weight stuff, tho som
1--we and heavy weight lamps So,
ah,ut as much advance over Neu
rasday as anything on the hs'. SUN
c,o,orado and fed western "ooieo ianio
pins around ninety pouhos soi
90 while some sixty nine pounu Ae
s..ostsrns reached 1915 to shipper
a.rlv rounds and nothing OF reaiiS ue
cont fat class in handy weight "ooi
sims sold below s7.75. Fall shorn "est
arm lambs of desirable weight reache
s7s5 and few January shorn natiVe =.
of 1os pounds made s6.7e snorn, loca'
" Tod Montana lambs at $3.50 wer
Of the same feeding and but little oe'
tor than some at 1926 here last MOI
dav. while ss.35@6.4o was paid &c
ninety-six pound shorn lambs OF goo
finish. A very good class OF hano
weight clippers was wanted aroun
ss.75. tho prime 5000 pound weight
had a uuotable value up to $7OoWi.4
Chicago Livestock.
Chicago, April Observation-Disclosures
receipts for today, 1,50O: market frr
Bceves Observation-Disclosures. 7.1e@ 81
Texas steers ..... 1900 s.:
western steers ........ 7.1O@ s..
stockers and feeders ..... 5000 s.
Cove and heifers ......... $3.50 81
calves ......... 7.00@1O.:
sg doEp-E:stiniatei receipts for toaa
$1,000; market opened strong.
Light S10WS.
Mixed s.65@s.'