Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-24
REFUSE 70 ENTER COMPETITION
UNLESS PRICE CONCESSIONS
ARE MADE.
MARKET TURNS WEAK AND
GOES TO LOWER LEVELS
Net Many Cattle Offered and Prices
Rule Steady-Trade in Sheep ana
Lamb Division Developed Firmness
- Review Of Market Conditions =
Quotations at Livestock csnters.

ruled the hog market. Prices were low
er. packers refusing to take offerings
except at concessions.
Eleven markets received 100000 hogs
Monday, or 1900 less than last Monday.
$500 more than a year ago and 10000
more than two years ago. Total for
1914 to date, 900, or $4,000 less
than same period 1913 and 100000
less than corresponding time 1912.
week ago Monday, with 3s,S76.
prices advanced cents, best selling at
$50, while two weeks ago 4ts 81 ar
rived and prices gained 5 cents, the top
being 1915.
Receipts year ago were Al $50 and
values advanced 10 cents at 1855 for
the best, while two years ago Monday
with 1869 the market moved UP SO
10 cents, but the top that day was only
$685..
Four years ago on the last Monday
Of February, 1910, arrivals to;aled 3D.
1876 and prices advanced 15@25 cents
best selling at $40 for the firsttime
since the early Seventies
Six years ago, the corresponding
Monday in 1905. arrivals totaled 57,256
and the market underwent no material
change, yet on that day the top was
only $4.65.
Cattle.
Not many cattle were offered.
Chicago run at $4,000 Monday, stood
against 24,592 a week ago and 20907 a
year ago, while west it was a quite
light rum cold weather and storms in
iv~ With troff Kon "
had only 5000: Omaha, 2,708'--rSt.
Louis, 1000; st. Joseph. 1900. and
Sioux City, 1000. Total at the six
markets was only 10000 against $500
a week ago and 44,100 year ago, and
the light runs west We're naturally a
helpful influence in toning up the local
demand. Severe storms gripped the
west and St. Joseph reported market
practically snowbound while cond!-
tions at Kansas City were also re-
ported to be In bad shape, heavy snow
and cold weather there tying up bust
ness to some extent.
New top at 1915 we'll evidenced the
keep appreciation for choice to prime
heavy steers This is another Feb
ruary high record and 25 cents better
than top NJ january. while so cents
higher than February top in 1913
Bullish tendency Of the market late
last week falling to bring out a heavy
run for the Monday trade evidences a
little stronger holding sentiment
among feeders, and with corn con :
tinuing on a moderate price basis and
beef market showing lot Of improve
ment over conditions noted in recent
weeks, marketing cattle cautiously is
proving good policy and making GOOD
the advice OF traders sent broadcast OF
late to keep the crop we'll within the
demand requirements as best means
of rehabitating long weakened situa-
tion in the trade.
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs developed firmness.
Despite the scarcity of strictly choice
handy lambs in the run as measured
gainat the supply of fat, light and
medium to good killers. packers con-
tinued to fight the top" and bought
light stuff that had little or no claim
to quality or finish at relatively high
prices many such making $3.50 a 100
and killers grabbing some little light
stuff at 1925 that rightfully belonged
to the feeder outlet 1t was largely
s765m7. 80 market for decent to strict
" good killers, but packers as well as
shippers, who as all last week were
strong factors in the trade. paid up tc
$500 for prime fed western and Colo
RADIO fed lambs and city butchers Went
up to $3.50 for ninety-two pound
| Collies. There were twenty doubles OF
Colorado lambs in the run and few OF
them lacked strict top class the bulk
going a; s7.sO@7.90. Montana lambs
were offered in some prOfusiOn. but
most Of them were of light feeder
grade. selling largely, to hungry
counry demand at s6.35@7.15, with
some reaching 1925. Several loads OF
! 6ftv-pound feeding larrbs reached 81