Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-12
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PRICES OF swine
VALUES AGAIN MARKED UPWARD
BECAUSE OF BETTER CON.
plTloNs.
RECEIPTS FALL eELoW
TRADERS EXPECTATIONS
Broadening Of Shipping Demand Also
Causes Upward Trend-Arrivals Of
Cattle Exceeds Estimates and Market
Turns Weak-Buyers Of Sheep and
Lambs Hold Good.

Chicago, April 12.-Hog prices ad
ing so numerous as looked for and be-
| cause of the broadening out of ship.
/ ping demand.
| Receipts of hogs at Chicago for the
week was larger than last week, bu,
the combined run around the circuit
I fell off. Local offerings totaled 105,S00
an increase of 5,400 compared with the
previous week, decrease of 5000 com
pared with same week last year, anG
, an increase of 1880 compared with cor
responding week two years ago.
Average weight of hogs at Chicago
| for the week was 235 pounds, or one
pound heavier than previous week
three pounds heavier than same week
last year and seven pounds lighter
than corresponding week two years
! ago. Packers droves weighed heavier
most days, but shippers usually took
the same kinds, $50 to 225-pound lots,
as they have been for many weeks.
Top hogs at Chicago for the week
! made s7.271s. the highest since the first
week of January. 271s cents higher
than the previous week, S1.65 lower
than a year ago and s2.17R lower than
two years ago. Average price figured
$685., the highest since first week of
February, 10 cents higher than the pre-
ceding week, s1.S5 lower than same
week last year and $3.50 lower than
same week last year and $3.50 lower
than corresponding week two years
ago
Eleven markets received $4,000 hogs
Saturday, making $4,000 for the week
the lightest single second week of last
November. $1,000 less than previous
week. $4,000 more than same week last
year and $4,000 more than correspond
ing week two years ago. Total for
915 to date S,61S. 900, or 1,656,000 more
than same period 1914 and 1.52S,000
more than corresponding time 1913.
Cattle.
Arrivals of cattle exceeded estimates.
Grazing time is near and many cattle
off a little corn will be held for grass
gains, which should relieve the market
OF possible oversupply. Heavy steers
show no very bright prospects and
there is doubtless a considerable num-
Der Of these to come forward, especially
from sections long under quarantine.
but a fairly equitable distribution of
them should have effect in preventing
slip backs in prices. Warm weather is
a deterrent factor in the heavy beef
market 1t means lessened consump-
ton Of such carcasses and light and
handy steers are bound to get the best
favor now on, as they have for weeks
past Eastern call for the big steers
has long been low, due to the poor beef
trade other than in kosher sources. and
killers credit the mean acting big
steer deal to their having to cash kinds
and ribs of the weighty carcasses at
cheaper cost than kosher cuts.
Yearlings did creditable price per-
Torrance last week a prime Texas
bred class making $3.50, highest price
since March 10, while other prime
yearlings took $3.50 and $40 stopped
prime heavies, kinds which at low
time ten days ago would not have gone
much over IS. A fair quota of choice
to prime big steers sold at sS1S.25. and
bulk Of the strictly good to choice kill
ers Of light and handy weight took
s750GS, while generous quota of
plain but fat heavies had to go around
s7.6Od7S5, with the rough big steers
down to 1925.
spread of s7.25ms15 bought bulk
Of the weeks general receipts, COM
pairing with s7.s569 a year ago. For
the common to decent light warmed-up
stuff it was mainly s6.50G7 trade, and
fair quota Of poor stockery steers
found outlet in beef trade at $500
625.
Sheep.
Buyers of sheep and lambs held Off.
While local receipts increased
slightly compared with the previous
week, other western markets reported
a shrinkage in supplies, and the bet
ter distribution Of offerings was favor
able to healthy local market. Quality
was strictly good, but there were some
medium to fair kinds and also rather
weighty kinds on sale which came in
for the shortest competition. Sorting
was of small volume at all times. but
inquiry was keenest for prime light
weight grades. Values reached the
highest basis since the record level of
| 1912 and many traders anticipate new
record values for the best Colorados
| shortly, fed westerns this week having
surpassed the previous record for such
stock.