Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-02
ARRIVALS OF HOGS GREATLY Elk
cEEp DEMANDS AND YARDS
ARE sWAMPED.
PRICES FALL 20 CENTS
UNDER TUESDAYS AVERAGE
Supplies Of Cattle, Sheep and Lambs
Far in Excess Of Needs of Trade
Review Of Market Conoitions-cur.
rent Quotations at Livestock Con-
tiers.

Chicago. Dec. 2.-Cverwhelming re-
ceipts of hogs today swamped the mar
ket here Prices were at least 20 cents
under Tuesdays average.
Tuesdays receipts were estimated
early at 10000 and later raised to $4,000
while at one time marks were even
higher. The large run of fresh hogs and
prospects for another large run We'd
nesday caused the weakness in the
market. There were only Ill hogs car
ried from Monday. Two days receipts
total about 1890 head. being $1,000
more than same days last week, 1000
more than a year ago and 1900 less
than corresponding period two years
ago.
Eleven markets received 10000 hogs
Tuesday, or $4,000 more than last Tues
day, $500 more than a year ago and
1880 more than two years ago. Total
thus far this week $4,000. or $4,000
more than same period last week, $4,000
more than like time last year and $4,000
more than corresponding two days two
years ago. Total for 1914 to date 90
s5S,000. or 1,52so0 So than same per-
iod 1918 and 1,4S4.ooO less than cor
responding time 1912.
Cattle.
Supplies of cattle We're far in excess
of the immediate needs of the trade.
Beef trade is riding the bumps. Soft
weather. which prevails from coast 70
coast. is operating agains, good de-
mand. and a poor selling situation Is
especially noted in the eastern territory
which operated against good ship
ping demand. Another handicap to
the shipping call is the lack of federal
inspectors in many of the smaller east
ern slaughtering concerns. and Only
houses where slaughtering is super
vised by federal inspectors are per-
mitted to ship stock from Chicago
under the federal quarantine restric-
tons
Iowa has not had time 10 get heavy
movement started since the embargo
on its clean area was raised, but con-
siderable Hawkeye state stuff is due
to arrive. TETS will swell supply out
side the quarantine division and tend
TO equalize matters. The eastern outlet
is, however, curtailed by inability to
consign shipments to plants not under
federal inspection.
Muggy weather and high tempera-
lures all over the country are not aid
ing the process Of beef distribution.
Newspapers have dropped foot ana
mouth disease as subject for sensa-
ton, the topic having gone stale IN the
editorial circles, which is good sign
as 1t will give The public an opportunity
to forget all about ii. EnterprisinS
correspondents are discovering cases OF
foot and mouth disease among children
scattered over various parts OF the
country at intervals. but the market
for this class of literature is likely I }
be ephemeral. SO far as beef disiribu-
ton is concerned the sooner the pre- >
drops foot and mouth disease the
better.
Similar conditions prevailed in the
sheep division.
Quality was about as usual but many
lots were still back at o'clock. and the
trade was slow thruout. Packers were
fairly good buyers late in the day and
the eastern orders We're of small
volume. Even the city butchers had
little to buy, and it was mainly packer
deal. Lambs were more numerous than
the more aged lots, and some Of the
latter lots Of prime quality were among
the late arrivals.
Packers will probably have the ad-
vantage the balance of the week and
may raid prices sharply. However, the
amount of stock in the free area is GER
tain to be larger from now on and in a
short while the quarantine section will
witness little trading. This should
bring more shipping orders. which may
keep packers from forcing values of
much, particularly on the best grades