Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-19
BREAK COMES BECAUSE o!
HEAVY SUPPLIES AT ALL
cENTERS.
OFFERINGS LIBERAL AT
ALL WESTERN POINTS
Only a Measer Number of Cattle or
fered-Prices on Better SASS Thar
Week Aso-sneeP and Lambs Com
paratively Scarce-Review of Live
stock coneitions-currcnt Prices.

Chicago. FEB. ls.- Hog prices had a
downs ard slant today. owing to the
liberal supplies and AT other western
points
eleven markets received 1880 hogs
Tn rsday, CT 1850 less than last
/ Thursday. 2s.soo more than a year ago
and 1900 more ,han two years ago
Total thus far this week. $4,000, or
$4,000 less than same period last week,
1000 more than like time last year
and 20, 900 more than corresponding
four days two years ago. Total for
1915 to date 4,.s9, poe, or o1o,oe0 more
than some period 1914 and 10000 more
than corresponding time 1913. Buffalo
and Pittsburg are closed. but the latter
market is soon TO be reopened.
Cattle.
Only a neager number Of cattle were
offered.
Countrs shippers should hold receipts
down 10 a small volume, because outlet
for beef is little enlarged. and run
other than moderate VIII give packers
a chance to eliminate all The advance
scored in the last tew days Until
shippers are allowed 70 ship into the
entire EASTERN territory packers will
have mali competition from outside
buyers
All western points had Eight supplies
Thurssa$. Kansas Ci-y han 3,o0e. oma-
ha see. -. Joseph 1896, Sioux City
2,9ee. white -, louis bad only 500
head TcEal at SIX western markets
was -ec. against i $50 Tor same days
lass week, 13.Ip0 year ago and 1850
Tor corr sponGsr= period TWO years
-Four days. arrivals at these points
total only seaeo head, against 10000
Scr same DAYS last Week. which shows
ina, Inc decrease was al ali points
except chicago. For The same period
q year ago l55. e00 arrived while two
sears ago there vas lbs 600 received.
Tne Iowa State College had a ship
Inent on The uarEet il, whiea was in
ciuded four steers which sold al 1875.
Two head averaSed i,4o pounds, one
l-s0 ponds and one 1850 pounds
They sold te Armour Il Co. 10 De killed
Tor Irwin Bros.
Sheep.
sheep ard lambs were comparatively
scarce.
city butchers were in the trade to a
*! l<L1E GSE!=t-' tui lG4s4I DUs i4S HS
not Of large enough volume TO interfere
with packers getting all they wanted.
General quality was fairly good, and
was considered little better than some
preceding days this week However.
there was no abundance Of prime
heavyweight arrivals. which have been
selling mostly freely even on the bad
markets. Sorting was compare lively
light ard only the exceptionally com
mon lots CIR broken peited stuff Was
cut out
Receipts at other western markets
were also moderate and trade here was
benefited BY the curtailrnent OF oyine
supplies elsex here. Practically every
thing vas in by II o'clock and buyers
had no excuse for waiting around
once the market got under way /. Wa
OF short dura ton and pens We're de
serted at the finish. Most offerings sold
within a space of two hours, betw IN
10 o'clock and noon. Cautious market
ing should continue, as conditions dc
not warrant q big run, and the only
way 10 avoid weaker turn IN prices
is TO be conservative.