Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-22

Chicago, March 22.-Lack of I'M
provement in shipping demand not
only operated as handicap today on
any effort to raise the price OF hogs
! but also led to a late sag.
| Receipts of hogs at Chicago last
week totaled $4,000. the smallest since
/ the week following the quarantine OF
| the yards last November, 200 less than
| same week last year and $500 more
than corresponding week two years
I ago.
! Average weight Of hogs TT Chicago
! for the week was estimated at 2o4
pounds, the heaviest since last October
1 two pounds heavier than the previous
week. two pounds lighter than same
week last year and four pounds lighter
! than corresponding week two years
! ago.
Top hogs at Chicago for the week
| reached $500. against sos the previous
! week, sS.921s q year ago 9nc S92o TWO
years ago. During the corresponding
week in 1910 hogs topped at S1l05 Az
erase price figured $685. or cents
higher than previous week, $3.50 lower
than year ago and 81 lower than two
years ago.
Eleven markets received 10000 hogs
Saturday. making $4,000 fo- the week,
] 900 less than the previous week, ga
000 more than same week last year ana
1873 900 more than corresponding week
two years ago. Total for 1915 to date
| 100000. or 1.426,000 more than same
period 1914 and 1890 more than cor
responding time 1913.
Quality was good but the proportion
of prime light butchers was smaller
than usual and brought out the best
competition from the small packers ana
the few shippers in the market. Price
range was narrow. with extremely
heavy lots at the biggest discount.
Trade was moderately active most OF
the day. but the big packers did moth
ing on the first round. Pigs were not
very plentiful, but found a poor outlet,
with prices on the strong weights
largely 20 cents lower.
Cattle.
Cattle arrivals exceeded the number
looked for.
This week more favorable east
| ern demand is anticipated, since kill
| ers bought fewer cattle at river mar
kets and also in the country last week,
although the holy week beef abstinence
| is bound to play part in curbing east
ern slaughters' demand, as well as the
call from local houses.
Two Jewish holidays, the CLOSE OF
Passover" April ) and S. Will come in
conjunction with holy week, and there
promises to be a very poor demand Tor
big cattle al the outset of next week.
Argentina forwarded nothing TO the
states the past week, although ship
ments. from Buenos Aires the week
previous were $4,000 quarters, largest
! of the year to date, but practically ali
this beef is being reshipped to supply
/ the allied armies.
| Price Improvement and a shorter
! crop of good steers is logical expect
ancy for the week, although the mid
western country faces muddy feed
yards. and high cost Of corn is an in
ducement to cash cattle. The trade,
however, is in shape TO handle only a
small crop Of steers until there IS
.freer outlet TO the east, and gener-
Gus run at the outset next week, even
Though we'll divided as between free
Iarea and local slaughter" trade, will be
bound to meet a mean reception.
Establishment of the free area trade
proved no discrimination as regards
lprices in the local slaughter yards"
|Close to $50 cars were yarded in free
iarea. but It was small movement
east, only 1858 cattle being shipped,
land there were only spotted instances
where such grades had scant price
lpremiums.
Prices in the free area quickly re-
Iceded whenever shipper orders were
Titled. New York took a small supply
because of heavy buying in the west
last week, and the Pennsylvania
Islaughterers were light buyers by
reason of their ability to get cattle at
cheaper cost nearer home.
Sheep.
There was TO scarcity OF sheep anC
lambs.
Receipts here last week aggregated
57,100 a decrease Of 1000 compared
with the previous week and 2s,4os
compared with the corresponding week
last year. Other western markets were
rather we'll supplied on early days, bu
with the exception of Omaha offering.
were moderate late in the week. DIVINE
stock is in firm hands, and owners vii
not dispose of holdings literally enough
to hurt their interests. Quality ma!
been strictly good, but there never wa
an abundance Of prime offerings OF an!
class.
Too many weighty lots and no
enough light stock showed up to SUI
, buyers who carried exacting orders
, and for that reason discrimination wa
severe where the heaviest kinds wer
concerned. Shipping demand was linn
, tied and city butchers did little on lat
DAYS. although early in the week the
2 picked up several prime bands PACK
{ ssrs we're the hest buyers and Wer
most anxious bidders for choice
: prime 20 to sO-pound arrivals. Thos
: weighing ninety pounds and heavie
: found the poorest outlet. Shorn stoc
was not in seasonable proportion, an
] BUYERS were good competitors Tor tn
bulk, as in most instances weight wa
> suitable.
Chicago Livestock
D Chicago March 22-CAttle-Est
e mated receipts for today. $1,000; maj
. Sa.;ra baef steere $500 81