Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-25
LIGHT HOG RUNS
At Western MAR1S
PRICES IN CHICAGO FIRM BE-.
CAUSE OF SCARCITY At 9TH
Err POINTS.
BEEF COMING
IN INCREASING QUANTITIES
Weak Demand For Cattle Attributed
to Heavy Importations-Omeri OF
Sheep and Lambs Inadequate to
Meet O-n,aT,as-c.r:ent Quotations
at Livestock Centers.

firm today on light western receipts.
Eleven markets first two days of this
! week had $4,000 less than u week ago,
Chicago being credited with 1900 of
! the decrease, while ten outside points
had $4,000 less than week ago.
| Chicago's receipts at 1900 Tuesday
were the smallest for Tuesday in over
ten months, or since May 20, 1918
when arrivals were 1928. Tuesdays
run was $4,000 smaller than on Jan. D,
/ the largest Tuesday this year.
|, With Tuesdays small run following
the three smallest succeeding weeks
total since last July, it begins to look
as tho there is to be a decided gap"
| in receipts for the next few months,
which is regular at this time of the
year.
! Spectators forgetting the drubbing
they received Monday We're good buy.
ers from the start and while prac-
tically all the larger packers were out
Of the trade until noon hour, they had
little choice in the matter.
Cattle.
Importation of increasing quantities
! of Argentina beef was blamed for weak
cattle demand.
| Choice yearlings are good selling
| proposition, but the $7.90@S,25 grades
are not wanted and sending them to
market is merely a waste OF good raw
materials Such yearlings as are good
enough to fetch ss.75 $500 command
prompt outlet, but the unripe KIND
should be kept in the country and Civ
en- a more effective corncrib cross.
| Cattle shippers will do well to make
note Of an approaching set OF jewish
| holidays Passover occurs April II
and y. closing April II and 1s. Later
comes the Feast Of Weeks, May 20 to
| 90.
Texas advices are that cattle are
rapidly getting into good condition ana
| while another month must elapse be-
fore the marketward movement OF
grassers assumes large proportions,
there will be lot Of beef marketed
from that quarter during April, May
| and June. Tallow weed or Monte
gotta" is growing rank and abundance
| of this feed means beef. San Antonio
exnects a crop of about 5000 cars OF
cattle to be gathered in that sectloh
ne Texas. The danger lies In rush.
creating a glut at Fort Worth. whlcn
would be reflected at northern mar
kets Current scarcity OF peer, now
| ever. along the chain OF river mar
kets will afford a means OF easy az
sorption Of this years run OF !e*ahs'
consequently it's influence VIII De less
felt than under normal supply coho'-
tions. Between Fort Worth ana ohia-
horna City a large percentage 0. 'ne
run will probably be taken care o.
| Mexican cattle importation
countering many obstacles. Wneh wy
movement assumed considerable WI
ume in February an outbreak Oh seao
les necessitated a quarantine anu nN
ly had that interruption peen eiii,iA,a
! ed when Mexican OFFICIALS OF oo.ii Ia
t;ons recovered export duties, the re-
suit being that few cattie are ~"
! crossing the Rio Grande. RISK IN
volved in handling Mexican cat'e
great and the present export impact
20 49,. MOS, neople out Of the busi-
ness.
Sheep.
Offerings of sheep and lambs proved
inadequate. -,
A strenuous fight on the part OF
callers 70 restore the Scent lamb to
trade transactions was staged yester-
dav in the sheep-house. Conditions
looked propitious for the turning OF the
trick. hut the price apparently looke"
as high as mountain to the puylns
element. and after hours Of nasshns
during which sellers chung to the top
notch grades Of Colorado-fed lambs
with the tenacity of leeches in an Ell :
fort to carry their point they were
successful.
Aside from the Colorado lamb dele
CATION comprising about 1orty-h'e
, double decks or the bulk OF the la'
lamb supply the movement 10 the
| scales was free. 1t was firm to ~
cents higher market than Monday. ma
tured nuttons selling most freely at
the advance and packers wanting
| lambs but fighting to pay the h,shei
asking prices.