Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-26
PRICES DROP 10 TO is CENTS
WHEN ARRIVALS EXCEED
EXPECTATIONS.
THOUSAND
HEAD TOO MANY FOR TRADE
Cattle Plentiful Compared to Week
Ago and Market Turns Weak-Arriv.
ais of Sheep and Lambs Continue
Light and As Result Prices Exceed
Previous Price Record For Year.

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numerous than expected tumbled down
prices today in the hog market.
Receipts of hogs at Chicago for the
week totaled 10000, an increase of
10, 500 compared with the same week
last year and a decrease of 1860
compared with the corresponding week
two years ago.
Average weight of hogs at Chicago
for the week was estimated at 232
pounds, or one pound heavier than the
previous week, three pounds lighter
than the same week last year and
twelve pounds lighter than the cor
responding week two years ago.
Top hogs at Chicago for the week
made sLS5, the highest since last
November; 20 cents higher than the
preceding week, 95 cents lower than
year ago and sl.40 lower than two
years ago. Average price figured Sl.5o,
the highest since last October % cents
higher than last week, Sl.05 lower than
a year ago and s1.35 lower than cor
responding week two years ago.
Eleven markets received S2,100 hogs
Saturday, making $4,000 for the week.
the smallest since last November. 5000
less than the previous week, 10000
more than year ago and $4,000 less
than two years ago. Total for 1915 TO
date 100000, or 1895, 900 more than
same period 1914 and 1.475,0O0 more
than corresponding time 1913.
Cattle.
Cattle We're plentiful as compared
with week ago and the market was
weak.
Labor troubles in Chicago are fast
being cleared up and general business
conditions are gradually turning to the
better and this is enlarging the con-
sumptive demand for beef, and it all
had a better influence on the live steer
market. A large demand was on hand
last week for the lighter and medium
grades of beef steers and the cheaper
cuts showed strength under the broad
ened outlet.
The big water weights taken into
consideration, it has been a higher
deal. Mondays advance was partly
lost later in the week, hut this ap-
pealed chiefly to the stuff Of weight
q bove 1900 pounds. On the fat 100 to
go pounds grades making s7.75 s.25
and better last week it has been
genuinely good market. and no mater
ial complaint has been registered
against selling action on the lower
quality light steers.
The killers are discriminating only
against the leggy big steers, these
showing chief declines now, and they
are fully 10615 cents under the pre-
vious week. while the major portion OF
them cashing after early session on
Wednesday have shown % cent from
last Monday.
Receipts for the week total about
AZ, 900 head. against 4O,3S5 the previous
week 4S211 a year ago and 4e,422 1or
corresponding week two years ago. or
this number shippers took about 9,0O0
head. against 1922 during the previ-
aus week, 1853 year ago and 1861
| during same week two years ago.
There was a supply of 33.sT6 left for
| local consumption. against 32,463 the
previous week, 3O,5s4 a year ago and
| 33.S21 for corresponding period two
years ago. A year and two years ago
| feeders were buying large numbers OF
cattle on the Chicago market, which
! accounts for the large shipments dur
! ing those weeks.
| Sheep.
| Arrivals of sheep and lambs cont1n-
ued light and as a result the market
surpassed the previous price records.
A lot of feed yards have been cleaned
I'D the past week and considerably
smaller supplies are expected this week
from nearby stations and Colorado.
The prospects are bright for further
sharp advances on best handy clipped
lambs and some new price records on
Colorado wooded Mexicans OF tidy
weight, but the discount on weighty
stuff will doubtless continue wide.
While choice handy lambs. yeariings
and good sheep are mostly 1925 cents
higher than a week ago, strong weight
lambs are 15625 cents lower than last
Monday and heavy wooded lambs are
unevenly 25150 cents down. low dress
ing, habitat stuff with weight suffer-
ling most Texas grass sheep are be-
ginning to run somewhat freely to
southwestern markets and with warm
weather is depressing the trade on al
low dressing and weighty stuff, meagel
receipts alone at Chicago and the
river" now holding sheep values
where they are.
Chicago Livestock.
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