Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-27
HOG PRICES MAKE
SUBSTANTIAL GAIN
SCORED ON ACTIVE TRADING
MARKET.
DEMAND COMES FROM
PACKERS AND SHIPPERS
Prices For Cattle Hardly More Than
NominaI-Little Life to Sheep and
Lamb Trade-Fresh Arrivals Small
Review Of Market Conditions
Current Quotations.

Chicago, March 27-Demand from
small packers and from some of the
shippers brought about an upturn to-
day il the hog market.
During the past few weeks practically
all the hogs shipped from here have
been taken by Detroit packers, and un-
der the modification Of the order they
will still be allowed to receive hogs foI
immediate slaughter when shipped di-
rect to the packing houses and not
handled thru the stock yards.
Eleven markets received 1900 hogs
Friday, or 1920 more than last Friday,
$500 more than a year ago and $4,000
more than two years ago. Total five
days this week $4,000, or $4,000 less
than same period last week, $4,000
more than like time last year and 49,
900 more than corresponding five days
two years ago. Total for 1915 to date
7,6s3,00O. or 1,4s2,000 more than same
period 1914 and 1,453,000 more than
corresponding time 1913,
Cattle.
Prices for cattle We're hardly more
than nominal.
Spreadof 1925 @S.15 has taken big
share of the crop Of decent to strictly
sood 1850 to 1850 pound and heavier
beeves, but it has been the 1900 to
1900 pound fat kinds, making $3.50 a
SIS, which have had big end Of the
advance. these showing 1905 cents
rise Friday, the long end Of the gain,
free area prices being UP most. In
fact, Thursday trades in the fat 1920
to 1850 pound grades in free area
were up considerably over % cents
from last week, in some instances, and
this was as we'll true on Wednesday.
tho the slipback Friday cut off part
Of the price gain.
Big-Weight choice steers as we'll as
the plain fat heavy cattle have been
little advanced, but rea son for this is
obviously the restricted outlet for
heavy carcas ses. Kosher prices in the
east are higher than the binds and
ribs costs and such situation well
emphasizes a poor demand for beef in
the Gentle trade at seaboard. New
York, Boston and Philadelphia beef
markets are claimed to be lowest in
weeks past. and with the Jewish holi-
days next week and the week ahead
looming up as a trade factor. no very
materially improved conditions can be
expected.
Holy week, the week ahead. will
have its usual effect in stipting the
beef consumption, and the trade is
not looking for a repetition OF this
weeks higher prices. In fact. it is go
ing to require some careful nursing Of
supplies to enable the trade TO hold
present levels.
Shutting off of generous ca stern de-
mands at the river markets. as result
Of the resumption of shipping from
free area here, has, Of course. helped
the trade to material extent. practicu-
larry in the free area, where of late
prices have made a very credlta bic
record, but the fact that the biggest
share of the Monday supply came into
free area was in itself a helpful fac
tor in proving decent outlet in the
local yards, since it relieved supply
pressure there.
Monday markets from now on are
expected to go chiefly into the free
area of the yards and following the
close of the Lenten season the trade
looks for widening of the price range
and a higher movement of values for
the we'll finished beeves since such are
becoming scarcer as the season ad-
vances, and the free area Of the Mis-
souri, river country will be called upon
to furnish bulk of the higher quality
beeves.
Trade estimates on next Mondays
run ranged at 1900 to $4,000, but with
certainty of few kosher demands as
result of the Jewish holidays lighter
crop will likely prove enough for the
requirements. A year ago IN east holy
week, beginning April I, light run
forced advances of 1896 cents in the
market.
Sheep.
There was no life to the sheep mar
ket fresh arrivals being small
Receipts for the week have increased
very slightly over the week previous,
and are considerably below normal, but
with killers laying in supplies to all on
the VIGOROUSLY bad Holy week mar
kets down east, wool and pelt values
shipping and the consuming public
showing a preference for cheap pork
over high priced lamb, killers have been
in bearish humor, this despite the fact
that Buffalo, working under supplies
of famine volume, hung >up what is
claimed to be worlds record prices
early this week, top wool lambs reach
ing there on the high spot at weeks
opening $11.25 q 11.35, some fresh shorn
lambs selling up to $685., wooded light
yearlings $1025 and wooded ewes 1856.
Short receipts there and easter: killers
inability to participate in the market
here were joint factors in keeping
Buffalo prices relatively high. The
range in prices between the two mar
kets was narrowed, however, toward
ek-end.
First imports of mutton and lambs to
New York from Argentina since Feb
ruary were received this week and to-
tailed 5000 and 5000 carcasses, respec-
lively, making 12,400 mutton and &c.
| 400 lambs, Respectively, since Jan. !
Proportion Of shorn stock marketed
around the circuit this week has been
much smaller than expected, but shear
| ing machines are busily engaged and In
a few more weeks clippers" will be
seasonab1y numerous.
| Chicago Livestock.
! Chicago, March, ~.
| Cattle-Estimated receipts for TO-DAY
| 100; market steady.
Native beef cattle ..... 6.0O6 s.s(
western steers ............ $500 7.6(
i Cows and heifers .......... 5000 ISL
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