Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-10
FEW LEFT OVER FROM MONDAY
AND TUESDAYS OFFERINGS
MODERATE.
DEMAND NOT VERY BRISK
AND NEEDS ARE FILLED
Bulk Of Cattle Offerings Lacking in
Quality - Sheep Scarce But Lambs
PIentifu!-Review OF Conditions in
Livestock Trade - Current Quota
tions at Livestock Centers.

Chicago. March 1O.-The fact that
the leftover supply was light IN the
hog market today proved help 10 sell
ers. Demand was not very active.
The top stands 10 cents above
Week and and % cents lower than
year ago, being sl.l0 above the nve-
year average of the corresponding
Monday since 1907.
4 wear ago best sold at 1886, two
years ago II $3.50, while four years ago
only $3.50.
Eleven markets received S3.iOo hogs
Monday. or $500 less than last Mon
day. $500 less than year ago anu
81 900 less than two years ago. E'eis
market but ST. Paul had less thah
week ago ard all but St. Paul ana
Fittsburg received less than year ago
and two years ago. Total Tor 1919 "
date. 5,oSl. 600, or Isl, 600 less than same
period 1918. and 1,2S6ooo less than cor
responding time 1872
Cattle.
Most of the cattle offered lacked
quality.
A little palmer genera! class OF steers
than arrived q week age was shown in
al the opening this week Session.
Proportion Of choice finished hea.s
cattle was particularly short and TINS
accounted for free action in that klno
in early ROUNDS. Still there was
heavy showing of useful strong
weights. Both packers and Shippers
Wen. after the choice heavies from lhe
start and were also fairly good buyers
of toppy ;earling grades, numerous
trades above 1926 showing only loW
Is cents GU. prices from recent Top
point, though later. when the hlafhe'
gor we'll un0er way, il was lower
trade for practically everything from
1925 down. the widest declines pelns
shown for kinds which cleared at 100
$500
A partial iie-up OF traffic conditions
eastward .lue to heavy SHOWS Is
claimed 10 be responsible for the sho"
ing I'D of beef demand from theIe'
while the eastern markets had larry
liberal beef steer supplies on MONDAY
and a lower trend of values there OIL
verted numerous shipper orders from
this point, thus making 1t the easier
for killers TO reverse selling CONDITIONS
from las, week. That small m'o
week crop wlll be, needed TO prevent
further price recession Is traders pc
lief since the slow action well attesteo
no very generous, peeds lor pes-.
Sheep.
Sheep were scarce but lambs were
plentiful.
Best Colorado lambs in late trading
reached s7.s5. and several loads OF the
best fed westerns sold seasonaoiy up
70 $3.50, while bulk of the strictly gooo
20 choice Colorado and fed western
lambs sold al s7.S5G7.15. a three-car
string of Colorados. carrying gooa
heeces. but of strong weight, reachea
$3.50 and were a kind that would nave
been hard to shaTe above s'.4o late
last week n the sellers opinion. A
good many fed western lambs OF iieht
and HANDY weight, but lacking good
finish made s1.25G $50, and killers
topped off some Montana hay ieds
within this range. but most OF the nay
fed delegation went about steady with
late la ST week to the feeder outlet. the
bulk at 800. A fve-car string OF
light Idaho lambs in feeder flesh solo
to killers at 1915. with 80 out, scao
disease prohibiting their outlet to the
country. Natives were near minus
quantity and a toppy kind absent