Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-27
PRICES EASE OFF BECAUSE OF
HEAVY RECEIPTS IN WEST
ERN MARKETS.
CATTLE VALUES MAINTAIN
RECENT HIGH LEVELS
Trade Placing Little credence in Bear.
ish Beet Market ciaims-keen Killer
and Shippers Demand For Every
thing Fat-Warmed- Kinds Fail to
Make Price Gains.

Chicago Feb. 2L-Hog prices eased
off today because of heavy western re-
ceipts and trading was dull
Eleven markets received $1,000 hcss
Thursday. or 500 less than last Thurs
day, 700 more than year ago and 36,-
200 less than two years ago. Total four
days, this week, $4,000, or $4,000 less
thai same period last week, $1,000 less
than like time last year and 10000 less
than. corresponding four days. two
years ago. Total for 1914 to date. 1882
600, or $4,000 less than same period
1913 and 100000 less than corre-
spond time 1912.
Cattle.
Cattle values held up well.
Eastern reports were to the effect
that recent upshoot in steer costs had
put a damper on beef call, tho the
trade is placing little credence in bear
ish beef market claims At this time,
since up to Wednesday it was keen
killer and shipper demand for every
thing fat during the past ten days.
despite the generous New York re-
ceipts of chilled and frozen beef from
South America. That the reaction in
trade will be continued if the run
proves moderate next week is not be-
leved. since there is reasonably broad
demand for beef both locally and in
the east, in spite of the abstinence
from meat diet on part Of observers OF
Lent
Failure Of the common to decent
warmed-up steers to make material
price gains at any period this week
in face of the upturn for finished
grades we'll evidences the attitude Of
killers and shippers toward the respec-
tive quality kinds at this time. 1t is
easy to cash the best beef carcasses.
slaughterers claim, while everything
else is moving in mean shape and as
long as this situation continues the
trade will look for small price better
ment for cattle off warming UP Of
corn.
That these classes continue to come
freely in face Of strengthening values
for the well-hnished grades evidences
small desire on part Of many owners to
feed out their cattle, even tho corn Is
on a moderate cost basis. This policy
of cashing the palmer stuff only makes
it easier for killers to hold the lid down
on the market. and later in the season,
when present day sellers Of unfinished
stuff will want to replace them in feed
yards, they will doubtless face buy
ing cost for thin steers practically as
high as current rates for the warmed
UP cattle.
Sheep.
Arrivals of sheep and lambs were
large
AIatured mutton trade was featured
by the early sale of string of nearly
1,1oO head Of very choice 133-pound
Colorado fed wethers Of the Great
Western Sugar Company feeding at
$3.50, high spot of the week and price
they probably could have reached on
Yesterday but other good killing weth-
ers at s6.15d6.25 looked weak to 10
cents lower. There was still some
hunger TO demand for choice weighty
native ewes, few OF which reached
$3.50, but s625 was practically the
limit on the best heavy ewes. and Sc
| bought very good fed westerns. othef
| good killing fed western ewes at $685.
$3.50 looking largely 10 cents lower.
| Several loads of feeding lambs were
available and sold steady to 10 cents
lower. Montanas Of 1fty-one pounds
went at 1915. sixty-pound class al
| s715 and some of the seventy pounds
at 1925. Some little forty-pound west
ern feeding lambs Of fair quality went
at $3.50.