Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-11

Chicago May 1l.--Lack OF shipping
demand today made the hog market
uneven.
market was still better than the close
of Saturday, and compared about even
with the good time tnat day. Receipts
were considerably less than traders ex-
pected and the selling end was quite
bullish from the start, but packers re-
fused to go against that sors of trad
ing, and not until the market weak
ened some did they start.
Mondays runs was first estimated at
$4,000, and then raised to 10000, but
was again put back to $4,000 after the
run was all in. Around 10 per cent
of the offerings were in the free area.
Armour and Swift had around 5000
hogs in direct from other markets.
There was nothing left over from Sat
urday.
Eleven markets received $4,000 hogs
Monday, or 42,6O0 less than last Mon
day, 300 less than year ago ana
1880 less than two years 3So. Chl-
cago and eastern markets We're lightly
supplied and even most other western
markets had less than usual. Total
for 1915 to date, 10,425,o0O. or 1,799,OOO
more than same period 1914 and 1,467.-
600 more than corresponding time 1915.
Cattle.
Cattle were not overplentiful but the
quality was not good.
Supply around the western market
circle was considerably lighter than
last week. but Fort Worth reported
5000, indicating that Texas stuff Is
moving. The Texas run promises 10
be punched up when 1t reaches the
market this year as, owing to bad sell
ing conditions during the winter, close
fed stuff was taken away from the
meal troughs and thrown out on pas
ture. Those cattle will now come to
market with the cake feds and grass
ers, the latter having been retarded
by backward weather, altho feed IS
abundant. The days run at the six
western points figured around $4,000,
against $4,000 last week and $4,000
year ago. Kansas City had only 5000
and receipts at other river points
were light.
Attic River Platte beef loading for
New York last week was $4,000 quar-
tiers, nothing reached New York from
that source. making two successive
weeks without imports. What effect
the British blockade will have on South
American export business remains to
be developed, but an impression exists
that little will come that way from
Argentina or Uruguay until long after
Europe gets back on a peace basis.
! The big end of the fresh supply went
into the free division, as is always the
/ alth0 6jStrihnflOn be-
tween the two sections Of the yards
was more equitable than at any time
since the dual market system was es-
tablished.
Texas is still maintaining rigid
quarantine against Mexico and vii
proba bly, maintain it until its own crop
of cake fed and grass beef has been
garnered. While there IS no danger OF
foot and mouth disease infection from
Mexico, Texas announces that it is
| taking no chances, and by way of con-
sistency, it has quaran.ined against
Alberta, Kamchatka, Nepaul and sun
dry other countries that might be ope'
20 the suspicion Of infection.
Sheep.
Sheen and lambs were scarce.
Easing the Chicago supply at 10000
or 1000 below the first posted estimate
! there were $4,000 reported in the aggre.
| gate marketing at six western points
! but there was no such number avail
I able to packers Locally, eastern ship
pers cleaned UP close to dozen load
! in the free division and nine loads ar
rived direct to packers, the direct
coming from Louisville. Kansas Cit!
| and Nashville. This left only abou
thirty-three cars actually on sale here
several of which were single decks.
Kansas City reported run of $4,000
but supply there included only abou
twenty loads on sale, about forty load
of goats being received there for tn
country outlet and few loads of sheel