Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-02

! Chicago, July Liberal receipts
! turnout the west acted as a weight to-
! day on the value of hogs. Gains at the
! opening We're lost.
\ Eleven markets received $3.50 hogs,
; or 400 more than last Thursday, l,9oo
more than year ago and $4,000 more
; than two years ago. Total thus far
/ this week, 10000 or 10000 more than
! the same period last week, $4,000 more
: than like time last year and oS,VVo
more than corresponding Tour days two
/ years ago. Total Tor 1915 to date, a.
! $4,000. or 1,ss0000 more than same
| period 1914 and l,391,o00 more than
corresponding time 1918.
Cattle.
Cattle offerings were OF unattractlVe
quality.
Killers and the eastern shippers have
apparently gone to the end OF their en-
beavers to check bullish trend OF the
market. They, as well as the selling
side saw the advance coming some
weeks ago, and, try as they would by
every means at their command, Slaugh-
| terers have been unable to stem the tide
OF price rising that has hit them.
Just how far the consumer can go IN
digging up the price to buy the hgh-
costing steers Is conjectural, but sui
fee to say that the purchasing power
of the consumer is not elastic now and
can hardly be expected to become SO.
Still higher beef costs will simply mean
a lot of reduced buying on part OF
great share of the public.
Had there been fancy stuff here, $40
or even better, could have been made
for it A 1896 sale of drove Of prime
l5SS-pound steers late Wednesday evl-
denced the fact that try as hard as
they would. killers had to go up the
line. This price stood against a 1920
ton early that session, and If a $40 mar
ket is not hit here next Monday, July 8,
when the trade will be open, as usual.
despite the observation Of this date as
a legal holiday, there will be genuine
surprise among sellers. An export or
der for 1000 cattle has been advertised
to be filled that day, and if the killers
have accepted any part Of that French
offer to contract $4,000 cattle for de-
livery within the next few months. it is
pretty certain that more than 1000 fat
ones will be wanted for export next
Monday.
The trade guesses on xtsMonday's
run were put at 1900 to $4,000, but the
holiday markets rarely develop gener-
Gus supplies, and many favored the
short end Of the estimates as probable
supply. Local houses will not slaughter
that day. but the head buyers said they
would want about normal beef crop.
Stillers going at least 15@25c higher
than in midweek showed all of so cents
advance over a week ago. but these
trades were exceptions. However, of
tn, rank and file of the heavy and
handy fat bullocks, of value at S9.25G
975, and even upward. it was easily
40 cent advance over week ago. and
at least 25G35c gain was shown for
bulk of the $500 grades, but the cheap
er light grassers were hardly more than
15@25c up.
Sheep.
There was no urgent call for sheep
and lambs.
Compares with last Friday. native
springers ruled Goa 75c lower, some of
the decline showing only in the heavier
sorting. Range spring lambs were
probably 50m Csc under week ago, but
those here today were Of a different
kind than late last week. Shorn Of
ferings were probably unevenly weak
er, most quarter lower, than high
time this week. but showed little
change from the close last Friday. II
is very unsatisfa Glory work making
and beginning next week such lots will
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