Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-13
TRADE HELPED BY FACT THAT
LEFT ovERsaWERE NOT
NUMEROUS.
MOST OF CATTLE ON
SALE OF POOR QUALITY
Offerings More Numerous Than on
Corresponding Day Of Week Ago and
Market Turns Weak-Holders of
Sleeps and Lambs Take Advantage
Of Light Receipts.

Chicago March 13.-Hogs today
We're in demand. Trade was helped
from the fact that only few were he'd
over from yesterday.
Eleven markets received $500 hogs
THURSDAY, or $500 less than last
Thursday. 200 less than a year ago and
$500 less than two years ago. Total
thus far this week 100000 or $4,000
less than same period last week, A. 900
less than like time last Year, and $1,000
less than corresponding :our days two
years ago. Total for 1914 to date,
100000. or $4,000 less than same pc
Rod 1918 and l.25s.000 less than cor
responding time 1912.
Cattle.
Offerings OF cattle proved greater
than on the corresponding day last
week. The quality was poorer also
and the market was weak.
Locally the larger supply than last
week has put killers in a very indiffer-
cit position. Their coolers are well
filled, according to current reports, and
there is very little beef moving out of
them. Let the present demoralized
day said buyer, and We'll be just
as bearish then as now. even tho the
run falls to volume half as large a.
came last Monday. When the beef can
not be moved il is dear at any price
these days, and poor dressing condition
of big share of the crop now coming
makes bearish attitude only logical
s;uCii situation should serve 70 warn
country shippers that a light run at
hest next Monday can at best meet
only a meager demand from the kill
ers- However, the beef trade is sub
Ject TO spasmodic changes these days,
ard one Of them has been witnessed
only the past week. A week ago it was
q good acting deal and buyers were
forced to ride hard TO fill their orders
at several dollars per head better
prices than they have had to pay since
last Monday. Still they don't want the
stuff now. A little brace in the de-
nland and light run next week would,
in the belief Of traders, put a decided
~ changed situation IN force, a change
for the better.
For four days this week the Chicago
run stood $500, against 40,7os a week
ago and 41,025 a year ago, but an in
stance of the depressed shipping de-
n1and may be cited in the shrinkage il
outward movement from the local
market, four days shipments being
1900. decrease Of 2,400 from last
week. At six points total run for the
week to date was 10, 900, an increase
OF 1000 over a week ago and $4,000
less than year ago, but it requires
only little surplus Of supply over de-
mand requirements to wreck g bullish
condition in the market these DAYS.
reason for which is plainly the un-
settled industrial conditions, which TO-
sether with high retail costs, forces
restricted consumption.
Sheep.
Holders of sheep and lambs took ad-
vantage Of the fact that receipts were
light.
Presence in the run Of several loads
OF shorn lambs attracted attention, as
a lot OF shorn stuff is lowering on the
market horizon. Prices paid late Wed
nescay and Thursday for the clippers
will doubtless prove none too attract
i've 10 shearers and 1t is apparent that
packers are TO demand a discount on
shorn stock equal 10 the good value Of
"ool as means or 1QC1catlnS to
shearers that the staple is worth as
much to them as TO anybody. A three
car string Of eighty six pound Colo
raoo fresh shorn lambs sold yesterday
at $3.50, with leo head of 112 pounds
average out at Sc. They We're good
lambs. but not OF top grade. Other
fairly desirable seventy-four- pound
shorn Colorados sold late Wednesday
az $3.50 and some seventy seven Mon
tanas at 1856. 4 string of Idaho fall
shorn lambs, finished at nearby feed :
ing station, reached $40 in yester-
days trade.
Unless shearers are prepared to hold
lambs after clipping for the faster flesh
gains, shearing operations at the pres
ent disparity between the value of
sho-n and wooded goods do not appear
profitable.
Some habitat native lambs, in the
fleece, are coming and have no place
on the market at this time. Their own
ers would doubtless profit by holding.
shearing and grazing such stock. Ma
tive lambs of this grade got bids here
yesterday OF sS.I59!.no.