Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-06
HOGS CO higher
ON LIGHT RECEIPTS
PRICES CLIMB BECAUSE OF
SMALL OFFERINGS IN MID
WEEK TRADE.
CATTLE FAIL TO MAKE
GAlNSsIN PRICE LEVELS
Despite Decreased Receipts Values
Fail te Go Upward-Trade Slow in
Sheep and Lambs-Review Of Mar
ket Conditions-Prevaiiin Prices at
Various Livestock Centers.

Chicago. May clog prices climbed
today on account OF the small offer
ings.
Mondays run officially totaled q
little over $4,000 head and two days
offerings stand about $4,000 head, be-
ing $1,000 less than same days last
Week. 1900 less than year ago and
15.%OG less than correspondingly pc
ROD two years ago.
tlcve,, markets received CO 900 hogs
Tuesday, or y 900 less than last Tues
5000 less than two years ago. Total
two days this week $1,000. or $4,000
less than same period last week. 5000
less than like time last year and 10
900 les, than corresponding two days
two years ago. Total for 1914 tc date
$50 .GG". OF 314 900 less than So me pc
responding time 1872.
Cattle.
Decrease receipts of cattle did not
extend the demand.
River markets are getting few Texas
cattle. and it is u comparatively short
run at Fort Worth, Texans being in
shape 10 llOlu their StuIi Oh ll!e-
now since good rains have been had re-
Gently and bulk OF the southwestern
grass crop promises to be moved later
than usual this season. Meanwhile the
river markets are feeling strong short
age effects Of the drouth last summer,
and there is scant prospect of generous
supplies of good cattle hitting those
markets for many weeks off.
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looks far more promising than any time
recently. Argentina competition is
dwindling to small proportions and is
now almost negligible factor as af-
fecting the domestic product, and as the
season advances there is small prospect
OF generous Argentina shipments com
ing into the eastern markets. Eastern
fed cattle, while running in fair num-
bers. are not proving serious bar to a
healthy seaboard demand in the local
market. a normal quota of good beeves
is moving east from Chicago now and
this competition is a strong force in
creating a firm trading basis for the
well -inished grades.
Long-fed steers are pretty well
cashed in for this season, according to
trade scouts who have surveyed the
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Nebraska has put a top ON the market
lately, but there are comparatively few
prime ones to be moved from there in
the next few weeks. while Illinois, Iowa
and Missouri are notably short.
A better general situation in the beef
trade. noted both locally and eastward.
is of course. good omen. bat indus
trial conditions are not showing strong
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still a big factor in affecting strong
pressure on consumer demand.
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs We're slow.
Present prices of wooded and shorn
offerings are back TO the high point of
the season. and for while sellers tried
to make a new top for the year on
wool skins Nothing suitable for feed
ing purposes showed up and such lots
We're nominally unchanged. Packers
and shippers were the buyers of the
! best wooded Colorado Mexicans at
$3.50. several loads going at that price
! Othe: choice killers cleared at $3.50
ard some at sS.45 were similar 10 Of
fcrings the previous session at ss.35
shippers and city butchers being the
buy c!s.
! Some other fairly good lightweight
. animals sod TO shippers at $S.25 and
! seconds were taken at s7.25 in small
| lunches. \ few medium seventy-siN
rCunG FED westerns sold at $40 bu,
many quoted fancy light wei light class
/ upward 10 $3.50. y small bunch of en-
! EXCEPTIONALLY fine ninetyone pound ma
I tive uoolskins sold TO a city butcher
! at ;; 80. a price which has not beer
edualed in this division fer manS
weeks. while few culls and ycarlings
/ mixed out cleared at $500.