Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-12
IMPROVED PACKING
SHIPPING D[AOND
BETTER CALL FOR LIVE HOGS
SENDS PRICES TO HIGHER
LEVELS.
CATTLE OFFERINGS
OF LIMITED QUANTITY
Prices Remain Steady Because Of Cur
tailnent Of eceipts-6uIk Of Sheep
and Lambs Arrive Consigned Direct
to kiIers-Review Of Market condi-
tions-Current Quotations

Chicago. June 12-Better packing an l
shipping demand today carried prices
for hogs up grade.
Eleven markets received 74200 hogs
Thursday, or $500 less than last
Thursday, $500 less than year ago
and 21,S00 less than two years ago.
Total four days this week 391, 900, or
$4,000 more than same period last
week, $4,000 more than like time last
year and so, 600 less than correspond
ing four days two years ago. Total for
1914 to date 10,154,o00, or $4,000 less
than same period 1913 and 1,757,0o0
less than corresponding time 1912.
A train load of nearly 1000 hogs
from the Winnipeg country featured
the trade, being about the fifth con-
signment of Canadians received here
this year. They sold at ss.10a sis, av-
eraging 1880 203 pounds. Packers
bought them. They were shipped in
by Chicago speculator.
Cattle.
Cattle were steady on account of the
supply being small.
The reaction from weak-toned
bearsh trade of recent days is an indi-
cation that beef trade probably isn't
half as bad as killers have painted it
The fact is shown that they need a
reasonably liberal quota of good steers
right along, and this weeks light sup
ply of that kind, contrasting as it did
with the generous run of good beeves
lately. simply forced killers to show
their hand.
Continuation of good tone will de-
pend upon supply An overgrown crop
next week can only have effect in caus-
ing a break from current levels. There
are good many dry spots westward.
especially in parts of Iowa and Mis-
souri, and in the latter state the army
worm has damaged much grass, &C
cording 70 reports of feeders. who ran
out a lot of immature steers for the
midweek trade.
Continuance of this situation will, or
course result in further free shipping
of such kinds. but the trade is strongly
convinced now that fat beef is not too
plentiful and a moderate distribution
Of supplies of Well-fed steers in the
near future should meet a good killer
outlet. Texas receipts at other points
are, of course, factor in checking a
broad demand for the immature stun
which is coming into the local trade.
Chicago supply in hour days this
week stood 10000, against 1914 week
ago and 40,444 a year ago. Thursday
run at six markets stood 1900, against
10700 week ago and 14,100 a year
ago. Total at six points for four days
this week stood 1000, an increase OF
10000 over week ago and $4,000 less
than a year ago
Sheep.
Most of the sheep and lambs that
arrived had been consigned directly to
killers.
Many shorn native ewes at S5.15 were
as good as others the previous day at
1925. Several prime lots landed at
1926 but hardly any passed that
price Many very good, weighty killers
landed at $500. and some slightly
mixed grades landed around s475G 4so
with common stuff mostly at $3.50
Seconds sold usually at s350d 400
with a few tleshy ones at s4.25. Bucks
were weak. and altho s425 was paid
the bulk landed at $500, and some sold
at $3.50 Odd yearlings landed upward
from $500, with some young eve stock
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