Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-05
MARKET TURNS SLOW AND con-
cEssloNs ARE DEMANDED
BY BUYERS.
LOSS OF CENTS
FROM MOST GRADES
Cattle Offerings Moderate For Mon
day and Prices Hold Firm-Sheep
and Lambs Weak, AItho Arrivals Are
Not densoms-Review Of Market
Conditions-current Prices. -. 500.

market too abundantly today and as
result prices weakened and trading was
slow. Most grades sold off cents.
Receipts Of hogs at Chicago stock
yards for the week totaled 100000, the
lightest since week ending Oct. 3, 1914,
when only 1892 arrived, 27s0o less
than the previous week, 400 more
than same week last year and $1,000
less than corresponding week two
years ago.
Average weight of hogs at Chicago
for the week was estimated at 234
pounds, or 3 pounds lighter than the
previous week, same as corresponding
week year ago and pounds lighter
than same week two years ago.
Top hogs at Chicago for the week
made 81. within cents Of the top in
March, against s6.92h the previous
week, $685. a year ago and 1910 two
years ago. Average price figured $3.50,
or Is cents higher than the previous
week s1.S5 lower than same week last
year and s2.35 lower than correspond
ing week two years ago.
Eleven markets received 35.100 hogs
Saturday, making 461, 900 for the week.
the lightest since the second week OF
last November, 10000 less than the
previous week, $4,000 less than same
week last year and 5000 more than
corresponding week two years ago.
Total for 1915 to date s,1S4.0 600. or l.
$4,000 more than same period 1914 and
,459, 900 more than corresponding time
1913.
Cattle.
Cattle offerings were not considered
burdensome for Monday and a firm
tone prevailed.
Cheap pork has caught consumer Ia
vor because where many could not af-
ford beef, pork has been within their
reach.
That a brighter spot will be hit be-
fore long. however would seem certain
End of Lent should bring a little freer
call for beef, and the fact that steel
mills which for months were running
only 35 to 40 per cent capacity are
now increasing their working forces
building trades in the large cities are
finding more employment. should mean
more purchasing power for the public.
The cattle supply to be available for
the next six weeks is known to be far
from heavy, but on it's distribution into
the market will depend the course Of
price trend. Heavy stuff that has eaten
high costing corn all winter must Of
necessity be cashed, and liberal move
ment of the big steers into the trade
in the next few weeks can only hold
them low in cost unless there is I'M
looked for revival in strength OF beef
demand, and especially in the eastern
territory.
AS more Of the middle western terri
tory will soon be expected to be made
free area under federal regulations a
greater percentage of supplies will be
eligible to shipping outlet, but ship
ping outlet needs growth to even af-
ford a better call for the supplies with
in current defined free boundary lines.
Sheep.
Sheep market weakened, altho re-
ceipts were not excessive for Monday.
While Easter trade requirements,
which have been in q measure respon-
sible for the boom the last few days,
have now been met ind killers are pro-
testing that prevailing high rates are
not warranted by the condition of the
dressed trade and that they are far too
high when contrasted with the relative
cheap pork moving into consumptive
channels, there seems little or no pros
pect of supply for the next sixty days
reacting sufficient volume to permit of
a general or lasting lowering of values.
Indeed, acute scarcity was never more
apparent and unless still higher prices
that will shatter existing records 1nso-
far as wooded lambs are concerned are
not reached it will be because of con-
sumers' inability to foot the bill. Color
ado is expected to cut loose somewhat
more freely next week to take advan-
tage Of the fat purse hung up for their
offering and to escape April l tax
asse ssments, but that stuff must of ne
cessity be depended upon to keep kill
ers going until southern springs
begin to run freely.
Advices from Kentucky indicate a
better and earlier spring lamb supply
there than was anticipated a few weeks
back, but Tennessee stock which nor
mally runs before the Kentucky stuff
has been set back by a backward spring
and as fewer ewes were bred will be
that the Tennessee and Kentucky Of
fering will be run about simultaneously
and that killers can expect no great
assistance from that source before late
in May at best.
Chicago Livestock.
Chicago, April 5.-Cattie-Estimated
receipts for today, 1900; market firm.
Native heef ateera B90m8S0