Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-25
HEAVY ARRIVALS
WEAKEN MARKET
HOG PRICES FORCED DOWN
AFTER SOME STRENGTH AT
OPENING.
LIBERAL RECEIPTS
AT WESTERN POINTS
Eastern Demand Develops For" Cattle
and Forms Prop For values-Sheep
and Lambs Not Offered in Sufficient
Quantities to Meet Needs-Current
Quotations.

Chicago. Jan. 22.-Big receipts mere
today forced prices down after gains at
the opening.
Receipts OF hogs at Chicago stock
Yards for the week totaled 19S.S0o, an
increase of 2.200 compared with the
previous week. 1900 compared with
same week last year and 200 compared
with corresponding week two years
ago.
Average weight Of hogs a, Chicago
for the weak was estimated at 22i
pounds or one pound lighter than
same week last year and TWO pounds
lighter than corresponding week two
years ago Liberal reweig-hing of light
weights was responsible for the slight
decrease In the average weight. COM
pared with last week, as hogs from
the country We're actually heavier.
Top hoes at Chicaso for the week
was s-25. or - cents higher than the
previous week sl.35 lower than same
week last year and 421e cents lower
Than corresponding week TWO years
ago Average price figured $500. or
10 cents higher than the preceding
week. $50 lower than a year ago and
SO cents lower than two years ago.
Eleven markets received $500 hogs
SATURDAY. making 5S1. coo for the week,
or 80 600 less than the previous week.
y oC0 more than same week last year
and $4,000 less than corresponding
week two years ago. Total for 1915 TO
date 2200, 000. or 20S00O more than
same period 1914 and 22s, 900 more than
corresponding time 1918.
Cattle.
Eastern demand formed a prop for
the cattle market.
So many factors are adverse TO beef
consumption that complete enunera-
tion IS difficult nemployment is one,
ceap pork another and exploitation OF
disease ulay be cited as a third. The
main demoralizing influence. however.
IS the fact that laborers and mechan
les ara idle by the hundred thousand.
unemployed men neither eat beef them
selves nor buy II for their families.
Pork IS relatively cheap, while beef IS
a luxur! at present retail prices and
pork gets preference. Retailers are
endeavoring TO hold their trade by fur
nishing low grade product. which ac
counts FOR current demand fer cheap
light steers. While cost OF livestock
has declined the price Of beef has been
we'll maintained by distributors and
contraction OF consumption has been
the logical result.
Argentina beef is cutting quite a
swath in Atlantic seaboard trade. This
is the season of heavy slaughfering
down IN the River LaPla,a country and
much of the output is coming this way
owing 10 danger incidental TO the ocean
passage 10 Europe. This week Buenos
Aires started 27.o00 quarters of beef
FOR New York and as thin stuff can
be sold cheaper than domestic product,
II gets preference. Distributors want
low priced beef and under present
trade conditions Argentina product just
suits them.
4 year ago market conditions Were
radically different. Finish was then
in request and steers selling below $500
We're bad actors, while under present
conditions they have the call. which
merely emphasizes the fact that mar
kets never repeat the previous season.
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