Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-19

expected and prices went to a new tor
level for the year.
Receipts of hogs at Chicago for the
week totaled 1O3,400, decrease OF
1000 compared with the previous week
an increase of 9,400 compared with
same week last year and decrease OF
$500 compared with corresponding
week two years ago.
Estimated average weight Of hogs al
Chicago for the week was 23l pounds
or pounds lighter than the preceding
week. pound lighter than same week
last year and Is pounds lighter than
corresponding week two years ago. II
was thought that actual arrivals were
heavier, but the reweiShing OF many
IT'S to 200 pound loads because OF the
urgent shipping demand for them made
the weight appear lighter.
Top hogs at Chicago for the week
reached s7.65, the highest since the sec
ond week of last December, against
$7271a the previous week. $3.50 year
ago and $40 two years ago. Average
price figured $3.50, the highest since the
last week Of last November, 80 cents
higher than the preceding week. Sl.4o
lower than same week last year and
$3.50 lower than corresponding week
two years ago.
Eleven markets received 25,400 hogs
Saturday, making $4,000 for the week,
the highest since the second week OF
last November, 43 900 less than the pre-
vious week, $4,000 more than same
week last year and $4,000 less than cor
responding week two years ago. Total
for 1915 to date 9,015. 900. or 1,677,00O
more than same period 1914 and 1,5o2,-
600 more than corresponding time
1913.
Cattle.
Eastern shippers had good sized or
ders for cattle.
Evidence that beef trade is on much
firmer footing than awhile back is not
concealed by either the killers or ship
pers. Both interests are taking hold
freely. New York has bought heavy
cattle with more activity this week
than in weeks past and Boston call,
as well. showed steam. This situation
indicates revival Of beef interest.
and reason for it may well be credited
to rising pork prices. Pork, so long
cheap in cost has risen sharply of late
and higher costing hog meats tend to
lessen the consumer call for them. all
pf which is help to the beef trade
This weeks run at 40,500 stood larg-
est in over month and compared with
30,239 last week and 40,s77 a year
ago. Shippers took $500. leaving 33 :
500 for local slaughter. against 24,146
last week and o5,544 a year ago. A
normal steer crop landed in the west.
six markets having 100000, against 3d.
200 last week and FOL 200 a year ago.
Yearlings and choice to prime
handy weight class had all the best of
the call. but demand improvements for
the plain to good big steers was
marked after the initial session on
Wednesday and closing sales Of big
steers were easily 15@25 cents above
the midweek low point.
Cessation Of generous SUPPLIES Of light
and handy plain to good and medium
steers induced better killer and shipper
demand for that kind and the only
really hard sellers were plain and med
ium rangy big steers lacking smooth
finish, but even these. taking $7.65 "a
7.9O, and even a little more money late
in the week, showed fair price i'm
provement.
The impression prevails that big
quota Of heavy steers is still held back
in many sections Of Illinois and Iowa
to he moved within the next thirty days
at least, but an equitable distribution
Of them to meet the broader demand
that has developed should not seriously
affect prices. Heavies are still showing
losses to feeders. tho the recent up
turn in prices for them measuring at
least 25 cents from low spot, has helped
to cut down the loss.
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs were scarce.
Packers are showing shorn goods
more favor, as seasonable condition, ad
vanced by a rather sluggish wool mar
ket and recent declines in pelt values
but a strong shipper demand for the
high dressing wooded Mexican lambs
Is keeping the premium on wool-skins
wide. Heavy wooded sheep and bucks
are due for price slumps when the
weather warns up and Texas grass
muttons begin to run somewhat freely
but for the present sheep are toe
scarce to warrant bearish action.
Disquieting news to killers of dry
weather which threatens to cut down
the supply of fat spring lambs out OF
Tennessee and Kentucky, a movement
which at best can not get well under
headWay until the latter part OF MAY
increases the bullish situation in which
sellers are entrenched and confident
predictions are made that shorn lambs
will reach $40 at Chicago before june
| 1st.
Receipts for the last week at the
six leading western markets total abou,
| 1853, 900, against $4,000 the preceding
| week and $4,000 a year ago. Chicago
has had about $500, against 56,252 the
corresponding week and $3.50 veal
| ago.
The opening of the free division, per
hitting a resumption Of trade with
eastern killers has proved a big ad-
vantage to the sellers here, especiallJ
in the case Of Colorado lambs fol
which eastern call is brisk.
Chicago Livestock.
Chicago. April 10.
| Cattle-Estimated receipts for today
1900; market firm.
Native beef steers .......... SIS 81
| Western steers ..............5.7 BOAT. 81
Cows and heifers .......... .3.10@8.3.
tCalves 10 @S.5l
Hogs-Estimated receipts for today
5000; market strong, 10 to 16~- cent,