Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-25
SHIPPERS ALSO ACTIVE IN BIO.
DING FOR DAYS OFFERINGS
IN CHICAGO YARDS.
PRICES AGAIN LIFTED
BECAUSE OF COMPETITION
Out-of- Town Buyers Show Willing.
ness to Pay Higher Prices For Cattle
Arrivals Of Sheep and Lambs Moro
Numerous Than Expected - Lent
Not Affecting Livestock Trade.

shippers and spectators lifted hog
prices today
Armour bought 1000 and eleven 9th.
er packers and the butchers took H.
o0o. While shippers, including some
he!o over from Monday, We're credited
with 10000. leaving 4,5C0 in the pens.
Eleven markets received 71,4O0
hogs Tuesday, all western markets
except Chicago having comparatively
small receipts, while the east was nor
mally supplied. Last Tuesday $4,000
We're marketed around the circuit and
year age $4,000 arrived with IS, 200
offered two years ago. Total two days
this week $4,000, or 10000 less than
.ne same period last week,
ll,o0o less than like time last
year and 10000 more than the CORES
ponding two days two years ago.
Iotal for 1914 to date. 4.19s,00O, or
l3s,coo less than same period 1913 and
sso,ooO less than corresponding time
1912.
Packing Of hogs at principal points
LOT the week was smaller than a week
ago. slaughter in round numbers as
compiled by the Farmers and Drovers
Journal, was $4,000 head. against
o3o,oc0 week ago and 493,Oo a wear
ago For 1914 to date 1884 600 apsins,
4''3o,oO0 head for like period a year
ago.
Cattle.
Out of-toWn buyers showed willing
ness to pay higher prices for cattle
A run Of 1900 was unusual for Tines.
day. but reason for it was the tenn
OF rail traffic west. which caused MANY
cattle intended for the Monday trade
10 ne held out al feeding stations, no
small quota OF them having run the
th1rty-six-hour limit. The Tuesday
crop, however. was not above trade re-
qo'Teinents, since good general beef
demand is evident now. DESPITE the
TACT that Lent opens Wednesday,.
Fears Of the Lenten bugaboo have
been dispelled in the past week, when
under some generous marketings 10
caliy the whole trade has shown a de-
cldedly better situation than noted at
any time recently, this despite liberal
receipts Of frozen and chilled South
american beef at quarters at New
York. Cold weather stimulus to gen.
eral beet call is chief factor broad
ening the demand.
That the tops will go still higher
this season is firm prediction Of trad
ers. but no runaway market for the
few prime grades likely to be cashed
in the near future is looked for, since
advancing carcass costs must necessi-
tate marking up Of beef prices. and
the temper of the consumer will be
sorely tested.
Sheep.
Arrivals OF sheep and lambs We're
more numerous than expected
A shipper bought a string OF prime
Wisconsin fed westerns. averaging
over eighty pounds. at $50, or 10
cents higher than any others previous
ly this month. Several other prime
loads sold to packers at $500, among
which were some Colorados. Bulk of
the good to choice killers cleared at
s7.75@790. while the proportion Of
business downward from $3.50 was
small. Seconds went mainly at $1,000
1.25. with a few at s6.75 and lower.
Feeders were quotable up to 1925, but
none of that kind was at hand
One load of natives from Dakota
landed at $50 to a shipper. but hardly
any others were prime enough to pass
s7.75. and some fairly decent killers
made $3.50 Those at $3.50 and lower
were purchased only TO fill orders to
satisfy a cheap trade, and quality was
la lacking quantity Seconds below
1915 were scarce and very plain. while
500 and better was paid for the most
desira BILE culls.