Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-14
HAVE 1900 HEAD CONSIGNED 81.
RECT AND DICTATE DAYS
QUOTATIONS.
ARRIVALS NOT ABOVE
EXPECTATIONS OF TRADE
No. uraen. Call For Cattle, Notwith-
standing That Quality Averaged Bet
ter Than Usual-Buyers Avoid Mar
ket For Sheep and Lambs-current
Quotations at Livestock centers.

Chicago, June l4.-Hog receipts were
/ about what the trade expected but the
big packers had 1000 direct and were
able to force decline.
Receipts of hogs at Chicago for the
t week totaled l27.S00, a decrease OF l.
400 compared with the preceding week'
1920 compared With the same week
last year and 20.S00 compared with the
corresponding week two years ago.
Average weight of hogs at Chicago
for the week was estimated az Isl IDS.
or pounds heavier than the previous
week, pounds lighter than the same
week last year and II pounds hshteF
than a corresponding week years ago
Country offerings were mucn heaNler,
but the reweighing of many LIS to 80
pound loads kept down the increase in
weight
Ton and average price of hogs at
Chicago for the week at $3.50 ana
$3.50 respectively. proved the same as
the previous week. compared with Ss.5o
and $50. respectively, the same week
last wear and 5000 and sS.I5. respec-
lively. the corresponding week TWO
years ago.
Eleven markets received 45.1o0 hogs
Saturday. making $1,000 for the week
81 900 less than the previous week, IL
600 less than the same week last year
and 5000 less than the corresponding
week two years ago. Total for 1919 To
date 12.S60.0no or 1,aS1,0o0 more than
the same period 1914 and 100000 more
than the corresponding time 1913.
Cattle.
There was no urgent call for cattle,
notwithstanding that the quehtN
ayera ged better than usual.
An erroneous impression seems TO
prevail in some quarters that the mar
ker can go on free basis just as soon
as all the yards are cleaned. Inere
cannot be a free basis, which means IN
and out shipping for all purposes. unth
all Of the territory from which the
trade receives supplies Is free or re-
srricted. 1t will be necessary TO aa-
vance a few counties In Illinois into
free or restricted area or else bar snip
pers in them from this market before
feeder movement can be haa Clean
ing up the yards by no means MAKES
this a free market, since stock can sun
come from modified and exposed areas
until action is taken TO bar the accept
ance Of such at market.
That a steadily higher trend e val
ues is sure to be had in the trade Tor
choice grades is significant on all SIDES,
and the assurance that packers leei
coming is no better illustrated than ny
,heir actions in going to the country
to get stuff.
For every load they get in the coun-
try the demand at market is re9uceu
that much and the demand mere, OF
course is the potent factor in creating
the price both here and in the country.
Packer buyers are being dispatcneo TO
the country to get some stun, as pear
leverage on the price ar market, puI
the feeder will do well TO turn down
hacker buyers offers made in the
country. BY coming into the market
with his offerings ne is forcing the kill
er 10 go against competition that the
latter would seek 10 avoid by getting
the stuff in the country.
4 few weeks go a aIissourian sold
several hundred big ripe steers to
killer for shipment 10 New York, and
also abroad to fill a war contract. ano
the week afterward the market On Dig
| steers was in mean shape and WHY:
/ simply for the reason that the coun-
try purchase threw that one concern
| ont Of the trade for big steers. BY SO
doing it affected the prices for every
/. thing in the big steer line on the mar
ket The feeder will find this to be
| true in every instance and the practice
OF country selling cannot be 100
strongly criticised, since 1t is econom-
icallv a bad proposition from the pro-
ducers standpoint.
Buyers avoided as much as possisie
the market for sheep and lambs.
There were numerous fluctuations In
lamb prices during the past week, pu'
best sflorn lots averaged better than
other classes. Closing prices for
sprinsers were mainly 25e lower than
the close of the previous week, and oee
under high spot A few prime shorr
westerns looked 10G15c higher than
week ago. but the bulk of good &c
choice natives and westerns looked
about steady with the previous Fri
day. The in-between native aged lamp.
were in poor demand at all times anc
1 many Of this class looked % q o0c low.
er while some of the plainest showed
even more decline.
| Trade was erratic at ttmes ana INT
decline in springers was forced by TN
packers. who had considera bic south
ern stock direct from Lou1s'ih lie an
Nashville, where they have represent
atiyes each year during the season Q
marketing. Quality Of springers hell
I'D on the average, altilo there wer
some days when strictly prime uniform
stock was scarce. Barring few prim
lots, the clippers were in palmer flesh
and this was particularly true OF tn
! natives and most westerns.
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Chicago Livestock.
Chicago June -Cattle-Estimat