Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-29
HOGS Hold STEADY
At LATE DECLINE
PART OF FRIDAYS LOSS RECoV.
Erred AND BEST SELL UP
TO $3.50.
RECEIPTS RUN HEAVIER
THAN SAME TIME LAST YEAR
Cattle Market Weak as Trading Closes
Light and Medium Steers Selling
Lower and Disseminated Against
Others Hold Recent Gains = Sheep
and Lambs Decline.

Chicago, May 29-Hogs held steady
today on the basis of Fridays closing
prices, which advanced from the low
spot of the day.
During the first five days of the week
there have been about 129,400 hogs re-
ceived at Chicago, being 1,S00 less than
same days last week. $500 more than
year ago and 1850 more than CORE
ponding period two years ago. There
were 1.722 hoks carried over from
Thursday. Armour had about 1,40O
in direct from another market.
Eleven markets received $4,000 hogs
Friday or 1900 more than last Friday,
S,400 more than a year ago and $4,000
more than two years ago. Total thus
far this week $4,000. or $4,000 less
than same period last week. 1000 less
than like time last year and 5000 less
than corresponding Ave days two years
ago. Total for 1915 to date 11,730.0oO,
or 1,S72,000 more than same period 1913
and 1421,000 more than corresponding
time 1913
Cattle.
Cattle trade was weak and there was
small trading. arrivals being of the
usual small Saturday quota
The prime yearlings. both steers and
heifers, have had to take a 35c de-
cline in recent days. The trade has
had a lot of stuff, especially medium
TO pretty good kind. supply overrun-
ming demand requirements, and killers,
claiming to have much more of this
class of beef than they can sell, have
used this argument to severely break
the market.
A shorter movement Of yearlings will
be required next week, and good policy
warrants the country in holding these
back, for the choice to prime yearling
demand is almost sure to revive.
There was no beef loaded this week
from River Platte ports for American
points This was the first week in four
that no meat was sent from that coun-
try. Last week there was total OF
10000 quarters loaded for this coun-
try.
There were only few cars Of all
kinds Of live stock in the free area
Friday. This week the proportion in
the latter division has been quite large
and about the largest run since the
establishment Of the dual market was
on hand this week. Shippers were good
buyers of cattle, and while the receipts
show a decrease for the five days, ship
ments for the same period are larger
than last week.
Next Monday the local killing beds
will be idle in observance Of decora-
ton day holiday. The market will be
open as usual, but, In view OF the idle
killing gangs that day, it is obvious
that light Monday run will suffice to
fill the demands The trade is pulling
for supply of 5000 or less, feeling
that receipts much above this volume
will cause some sharp recessions by
reason Of killers reduced needs for
beef Packers, however. will neces-
sarily have to take the crop Monday
to comply with the 4S-hour time limit
on holding supplies in the yards since
stock getting here on Sunday will have
to be out of the yards prior to noon
Tuesday.
Sheep.
IN the sheep and lamb division little
interest was shown.
Since the Wednesday high spot when
Colorado-fed wooled lambs at s11.S5
and shorn Colorados at S10.65 scored
new high prices in trade history, best
fed lambs have declined about 40 cents
per cwt.. but current prices on shorn
lambs are still 1925 cents higher than
a week ago, the advance the fore part
of the week having been rapid.
Spring lambs are 81 lower than last
Wednesday and the best that much low
er than a week ago.
Sheep have been slunping daily for
two weeks and eve stock, which are
forming about the only matured NUT
tons coming show declines of from
s1.25 6s1.75, mostly $50 from a week
ago and stand s2.25@2.4O lower than
two weeks ago, the seasons high time.
Packers are still in bearish humor
and talking further declines for the
start next week. The Jersey City run
today shows Virginia stuffs to be NOV
ing and Louisville and Nashville ex-
pect good jags Of Tennessee and Ken
lucky stuff Monday. Some Chicago
buyers are now operating there and
others will be on the hunting grounds
by Monday. Supply here and at Mis-
souri, river marts is expected to be
light, but with dressed trade in its
present condition. very few will be
needed.
Chicago Livestock.