Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-29
MARKET FAILS TO MAKE ADD.
TIONAL GAINS AND TRADING
is SLOW.
CATTLE RECEIPTS SMALL
BECAUSE OF HOLIDAY
Prime Yeariings and High Dressing
Mediums Finding Market Of Their
Own-Texas Movement Shows Signs
of Imp-ovement-Shee and Lambs
Hold Steady-Market Review.

! Chicago, May 29.-HogS failed to con
tinue the gains made Thursday, and
trading was slow Prices held abo2t
at Thursdays levels.
The range of prices never was any
narrower, a decent class Of mixed
packing selling at ss.17R. while
butchery class of mixed sold at $50
and selected light at sS.22i4 a S.25.
Receipts Thursdays We're little
short of what the trade expected, the
estimated run at $4,000 including $500
direct to packers from outside mar
kets. A lay-over of 1o167 from We'd
nesday was the largest in over four
months.
The big lay-over was buga-boo 70
the market and kept prices from adj
vancing more than they did. Shippers
bought only 1000 and provision flu
lures suffered a sharp decline which
operated against the market.
The average price this week at about
$500 is lowest since the week ending
Jan. 10 and 55 cents lower than the
week ending April Is, the high week
of the year. This weeks average is
about As cents lower than year ago
Cattle.
Because of the holiday tomorrow cat
tie shippers held back and the market
was nominal
The trade has worked into condl-
ton where few prime yearlngs and
choice high dressing medium and
heavy cattle are finding market OF
their own. These have retained the
advance of late last week, but under
90 the whole trade has very droopy
aspect. The run has carried lot OF
llOOM l400-pound cattle selling a $3.50
ass. and they are all lower. OF course
the fill has cut considerable figure III
dead weights this week, but 1t has Seen
an unsatisfactory market to the selling
side.
A feature OF the run has been full
house Of medium and half fat year.
lings, Persistent effort has been made
by the trade to drum into the mind o.
the feeder for many years past the
fact that half fat yearlings are not
wanted Despite this campaign OF ed
ucation lot of little stuff, mixed as TO
sexes, has arrived this week that had
to sell at s175MS.2a. With a better
corn crib cross such cattle would be
more acceptable TO killers and sell to
much better advantage PICKING the
yearling crop half ripe is bad policy.
A lot of mixed yearlings have sold at
sS.OOdS20 that with a little more corn
would have been equal TO more cred
liable performance.
The Texas movement shows signs OF
Improvement, altho packers are not
getting anything like the number OF
cattle from that quarter they expected.
Fort Worth advices are that about 1907
600 southwestern cattle have ALREADY
been marketed and the same num-
Der remains to be cashed in this SIDE
of July l. Feed being abundant, Texas
growers are pursuing a very conser-
vative course In the southwest coun-
try flies will begin to get bad after
June. and it is probable that the next
four weeks will witness the maximum
run of grassers. 1t is certain, now
ever. that the crop OF beef from that
quarter is not coming up to early sea
son expectations. and most OF II VIII
be absorbed without causing a ripple
on the market surface.
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs were bot numerous
and prices held steady.
Scarcity of wether sheep continued
a trade feature. Only one load mere
Thursday, good fed stock. shorn. that
made S.. Odd native we.hers OF good
class reached s5.75 G6.00. while native
ewes, which formed practically all the
matured mutton supply sold largely at
s4.75d5.25 for fairly good II choice fat
kinds. s. again being the practical top
on 120-pound or heavier weights.
Prime dry fed western ewes OF tidy
weight were nominally quoted at $5.7o.
odd native yearlngs Of strong weight
at $3.50 had to be good. and $500 q 4.oo
took fair to choice mature bucks.
ting the closing days OF the
week. the May run of sheep and lambs
at Chicago Will total but about 34600O,
the lightest run for any month since
March, 1918.