Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-19

ARRIVALS NOT AS
HEAVY AS EXPECTED
Most Grades Sell at 10 Cents Above
Fridays Averase-cattle Prices About
Nominal, Receipts Being Insufficient
to inspire Traders-8ulk of Sheep
and Lambs Consigned to Killers.

Chicago. June 19.-Hogs jumped
/ higher in price today owing to receipts
being less plentiful than expected.
Eleven markets received 80. 100 hogs
yesterday or 21.S00 less than last Fri
day, 24.700 less than a year ago and
eco less than two years ago. Total
thus far this week. 10000, or $4,000
less than the same period last week,
SO, 600 less than like time last year and
$1,000 less than the corresponding five
days two years ago. Total for 1919
10 date. 13,212.00o, or 1,924.o00 more
than the same period 1914 and 1870
600 more than t1e corresponding time
1918.
Cattle prices were about nominal.
Beef trade as regards choice to prime
qualities has apparently recovered
from the weak spell shown few days
ago At least. killers and shippers
broad demands for the choice grades
recently evidenced this. The trade
looks ahead to a strong market for that
kind the week ahead feeling that fin
ished cattle are held in firm hands
now and that these are going to be
cashed only in volume sufficient to
nurse the market along.
The trade on intermediate grades
has held about steady with last week,
regainins in midweek the l04 lo-cens
decline shown Monday. as did the high
er qualities, but for the common ana
plain decent grassers and Ish1
warmed up kinds it has been an IT.
REGULAR deal all week and these are
showing uneven declines. Below the
SIS line it is a catch as catch-can mar
ket, with nobody able to quote dehhlte
declines and considerable variance eA-
listing in the price list as between the
free and modified areas Oh the yaros.
Where the cheaper quality grades get
shipper action this competition is
help, but in the case Of stuff OF low anu
plain quality that Is eligible only 10
local killer outlet mean prices pre-
vailing since these grades come Al
competition with the Texas STOCK XIII
ers are getting at other markets. hss
have widened the price spread ma
teriallv again this week ard further
widening is looked for as the season
advances.
4
more counties being freed each week Is
| a helpful influence, however. and since
| Illinois feeders are chief sufferers py
| guarantees and there Is prospect u
their counties being freed shortly. 1t
would be good policy to hold stock IN
the quarantined counties Oh grass uii
til the lid is lifted.
once Illinois is entirely free Of quar-
an,ines. feeder trade will be opened
here, and that will mean wide com
uetitiye demand for the stuff off pas
lures This weeks trade has registered
a lot of good points. The export de-
mand for French army purposes AGAIN
mt in an appearance, nearly l,o00 cat
tie being taken last Monday for TINS
trade AT a cost around $3.50, and con-
t;nuance Of this call can only mean
I. broad general demand for fat strong
weight steers.
The east is needing lot Of fat l.Soo
TO l.5OO-pound stuff and these kinas
did a creditable price performance TINS
week. cashing at sS.s019.2o IN Dig
numbers, while prime big steers Went
AT se.25@9.35. Yearlings at 9.25 a $40
and bulk of the finished handy grades
at $3.50 q $40.
Sheep.
Most of the sheep and lambs went
to killers direct.
/ At the close the market shows de-
I crnes of mostly s115 per hunoreo
weight from a week ago on spring
I lambs a break of largely 10 cents on
sheep and irregular declines OF cor
lar and more on shorn lambs and year
lings. These severe price slumps, WINE
/ disastrous to many shippers OF hlgh
bought native stock, have not put
prices low, only in relative sense 10
recent abnormally high levels. Nalnes
| are now down close to tnose current
! a wear ago, however, and there is gen,
oral expectancy that the trade VIII
/ hold a steadier basis for the immediate
and near future.
Some western range lambs and year
1ines will reach Chicago next week, out
supply from any and all sources IS
expected to prove a modest one.