Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-09
DEMAND SUFFICIENT TO HOLD
PRICES sTEADv,AT WEDNEs.
DAYS LEVELS.
CATTLE OFFERINGS NOT
ATTRACTIVE TO BUYERS
Bulk on Sale Of Msdicors Quality
Sheep and Lambs on Sale Fail to
Move Readily-Review Of Market
Conditions-current Quotations at
Livestock Centers.


held the hog market steady.
A thousand more hogs arrived at
the eleven markets Wednesday We're
recorded a week ago and 5000 less
than corresponding Wednesday year
ago. Chicago had a few more than &
year ago, also ST. Louis and ST. Joseph
while Kansas City and Buffalo each
were credited with $500 less than in
1913.
The first half of this week the eleven
markets received $4,000, or 10000 more
than week ago and 1000 less than a
year ago. Chicago received $1,000 of
the $4,000 For 1914 to date eleven
markets received 6,S9l,000, showing
1873, 900 decrease compared with a year
ago and 1,4sS.0O0 decrease compared
with two years ago.
Cattle.
Most of the cattle offerings were
mediocre.
Already the spring migration OF
stock cattle from Texas to Oklahoma
and Kansas pastures IS under way
Last years prices are being paid ana
cattle taken for the movement Will
average six months younger than last
year, due &c necessity for taking
large number of 2-years- olds. Owing
to the several drouths last year Kan
sas pastures will not be able to absorb
the normal number of cattle. but the
added area Of clean grass in Oklahoma,
resultant from tick eradlction, WIZ
make the total movement Of about the
usual volume. There is pronounced
cattle shortage in Texas, and with
abundance Of feed owners are in no
mood to sell unless their demands are
met.
| What influence beef importation is
! eXerting will naturally be the subject
| of dispute. but il is at such periods as
| these that foreign competition acts
most injuriously. A year ago the South
America beef now arriving would have
| been digested without difficulty. but
under curtailed consumption condi-
| tions It is undoubtedly exerting an ad-
verse influence. 1t is significant, how
ever, that foreign beef is not mitigating
| the condition Of the consumer. Prob
ably a sustained effort to get pros
perity period prices for Argentina beef
| is doing domestic product as much
damage as anything else.
Rise in prices for good TO choice
| grades, on top Of a little higher basis
for them at the start this week. bu,
values largely 15@20 cents higher than
a week ago, the kinds mainly above
| $3.50 showing the gain, while some
trades looked even better. but on the
bulk Of medium to good stuff it was a
trade only about 10 cents above last
week. and failure Of the lower qualities
| to make material price appreciation
| we'll evidences the position o. killers in
holding down the market on this stuff
fortified in their bear campaign as they
are by the big supplies Of imported
beef IN the eastern cities.
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs did not move read
.ly.
A modest midweek supply of abou
20. 900 head of live muttons here anc
light runs at Missouri river market:
caused better action today. Packer!
were disinclined to go against the crol
at the materially higher prices aske,
by sellers without a struggle. fghtin:
advances as best they could every incl
Of the way, but being finally forced t
Igrant concessions. Reports from east
ern dressed mutton markets were a
gloomy as ever and not expected t
improve this week. but the light run
of sheep and lambs throughout tn
!; west infused packers with the hope o
improved dressed market after thi
week when the adverse influences O
the Lenten season will be over Wit
) for another year.