Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-06
LEFTOVER SUPPLY
0F HOGS HEAVY
STALE STOCK FROM FRIDAY RE-
CULTS IN LOWERING
PRICES.
VALUES AGAIN BELOW
81 FOR ALL GRADES
Cattle Trade Nominal as Week Closes
Too Many Animals Received Dur
ing Week-5uik of Sheep ard Lambs
Received Consigned Direct to Pack
ers-Current Quotations.

Chicago Feb. 6.-Hog prices Weah
ened today owing to a ,'.rSe supply III
GLIDING many unsold animals LETT over
last night. All sales were under y"
Eleven markets received 10000 hogs
Friday. or 3S,400 more than last Fli
day. 4So9O more than i year ago ana
So 200 more than two Years ago. otai
thus far this week 62S,o00, or 2,OOo
more than same period last Week. ioo'
ooo more than like time last year and
5000 more than corresponding ANe
DAYS two years ago. Total TOR 1913 to
date 3,543, 600, or 62l,OV0 more IMAM
same period 1914. and 100000 more
Than corresponding time 1915.
Cattle.
Cattle trade was nominal.
II is still uncertain as 10 when the
yards viii be open for interstate snip
rnent of stock Work is berg done on
the cleaning and disinfectlon, but the
question is up TO the government as TO
when shippers will be allowed 10 puS
ON the market. Until that time runs
should be held down 10 the smallest
volume possible. as packers clearly
displayed their attitude by taking ao-
yx.tase OF the more than moderate
run.
FRIDAYS receipts compared with only
6aI a week ago l,3iS a year ago anu
SS5 Two wears ago. During the frSt
FIVE DAYS OF the week tner7 nave peeh
about 1000 cattle marketed al oHl-
cago. This number was Eery lght Du'
even at that was TOO large Tor the
packer cali. While runs were helu
down the first three days OF the week.
prices had a good upturn, nut as soon
as hackers had & chance they nam
mered values to a very low level ne
fve-dal total compared wi;n SS..'o LOT
same days last week. 4l.262 year ago
and 1898 for coresp onling PERIOD
two years ago.
Al six principal markets there We're
about iQ.f00 cattle received fflaa!'
against $500 week ago, 4V0o year
ago and $500 for same day two years
ago. Five days receipts at these mar
kets totaled 1872 900 head, against III
oAn for same days last week. loo,Voo
year ago and 126. O0o for corresponding
period two years ago.
There was no beef loaded from Ar
gentina ports for American points this
week.
/ Most sheep and !amps We're coi-
/ signed TO killers,
/ Nearly every day this week the re-
ceipts exceeded the estimate ana some
/ thought Fridays run might reach 49,
| coo before the day was over Judging
from the fact that around seventy cars
were in early in the day, with many
st.Il to be heard from. quality was
fairly good, but prime lots We're not
as numerous as the previous day Sorl-
ing was as light as usual Stuff was
very wet because of the storm curing
the night and feeces were heavy' TINS
being detrimental to their sale.
Big packers were oearisn because OF
the condition of stock, and because the
receipts were too liberal spr trace re-
tquirements Country shippers shoule
De more cautious. or else they VIII SUI
fer financially, as only light receipts
are needed at this time. Everything SOLO
in ouara milne, as usual. but 1t is an
ticipated that the free Urea VIII u
opened soon and conditions may Wori
back 10 a normal basis. Cali was linn
tied 10 the packers, and the small con
Germs did practically nothing In TN
end OF the trade.