Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-08
SHIPPERS AND SPECTATORS
COMPETE FOR DAYS OF.
FERINGs.
BULK DISPOSED OF WITHIN
RANGE OF TEN CENTS
Colder Weather Puts Some Life Into
Cattle Trade, to Advantage Of Sellers
Offerings Of Sheep and Lambs
Searce-Rsview Of Market Condi-
tions-Current Quotations.

Chicago. April s.-Shippers and
SPECTATORS made lively call today for
hogs.
There is but slight change in the
combined receipts OF hogs at all mar
kets this week compared with a week
and year ago.
The first two days of this weak
eleven points received 171.000. or 5000
more than week ago and 1000 more
than a year ago.
Considering the sharp advance in
the price range after Tuesday Of last
week, traders generally expected more
of an increase, but il failed to ma
terialize.
Chicagos total the first two days of
this week at iS,1eo stands only $500
larger than week ago and $500
smaller than year ago.
The comparatively small run, both
at Chicago and outside points disap-
pointed the trade generally.
On the other hand, everything con-
sidered. prevailing prices are high,
especially at Chicago, which is above
most of the outside markets.
Cattle.
Colder weather aided the owners OF
cattle
Fresh beef trade is still in bad
shape and there is not much hope OF
betterment until the Lenten season IS
over. Then a stronger call is looked
for and better prices. The fresh beef
trade and the large importations OF
beef have been quite a derriment TO
I've cattle, and all grades Du: the very
choicest have been hard hit and in
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we'll as others.
For the Easter trade some hight
choice cattle are looked for, and Mon
days market saw only this kind looked
for. In the Tuesday run were a few
odd loads that sold at $500 q S.25 with
some up 20 ss.40, and a few odd
punches and single animals higher.
One load had bid of 1915, but later
packer buyers refused to buy. Other
odd lots went at $500 and down.
Among the offerings Tuesday were a
few that went over from Monday but
there was nothing prime among them.
Shippers were not very strong IN buy
ing, and wha, demand here was was
left to the packers.
Had livestock supply beer Of normal
volume Monday, paralysis would have
eliSueU AS II was, prices were lower
except in the case of few specialties.
! That meat consumption has dropped to
low ebb as a result of industrial de-
preston and high prices Is beyond dis
pute. While Argentina imports are of
smaller volume, distributors are main
tanning prices on it and are forcing it
| into circulation at the expense of do
mestic product. AS result values of
light and medium native cattle are
steadily declining. Until the jobless
army gets into action, little good is ex-
pected OF the market.
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs were scarce
After Easter the market may i'm
prove slightly unless receipts are larger
| than normal. One feature of the mar
! ket in recent days has been the scar
| city Of spring lambs, which usually
sell we'll at this time each year. One
| lot Of springers was included in the
| receipts. making the second bunch of
the season. Colorado wooded lots and
| shorn westerns made up the bulk of
! the crop and hardly any natives,
wooded or shorn. were received. Buff
| falo had only 1000. but reported a
| lower ron ar SS40 az ronnDare5 with