Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-29
HOGS ADVANCE 70
HIGHER LEVELS
SHIPPERS AND SPECTATORS
WILLING TO PAY INCREASED
PRICES.
PACKERS ENTER INTO
COMPETITIVE BIDDING
Jewish Holidays Cut Down Demand
For cattle-Arrivals Of Sheep and
Lambs Larger Than Trade Require
ments - Market Review - Current
Quotations.

Chicago, March 29.-Packers as well
as shippers and spectators sfoe
Willingness today to pay higher prices
| for hogs.
F.! Receipts of hogs at Chicago for last
week totaled 121,s0o, the smallest since
! the middle of last October, l4,soo less
| than the previous week. $500 more
! than corresponding week two years
ago.
Estimated average weight of hogs at
| Chicago for the week was $50 pounds
the heaviest since last October, TWO
pounds heavier than the preceding
week, same as corresponding week last
wear and six pounds lighter than
same week two years ago.
Top hogs at Chicago for the week
made s692hs against 800 the previous
week, SS.SI1a a year ago and SS.4o TWO
years ago. Average price figured so.'o'
the lowest of the month. 10 cents low
er than last week, $500 lower than
same week last year and 500 lower
than corresponding week two years
ago.
Eleven markets received $1,000 hogs
Saturday, making $4,000 for the Week.
or sc. 900 less than the previous Week
So 900 more than same week last year
and 10000 more than corresponding
week two years ago. Total for 1919 TO
date 7,72100O, or $4,000 more than
same period 1914 and 1,4o4,OOO more
than corresponding time 1913.
Cattle.
Jewish holidays cut down the de-
mand for cattle.
Withdrawal of eastern shippers sup
port from the western points since the
establishment Of free area here was
OF course. a help 70 the Chicago trade,
and shippers being permitted 10 get
cattle here with less er freight rate
to the east, have been able to estaollsh
Chicago's old-time price premium over
western points. Kansas, stuff, as well
as western Iowa and Missouri steers
was thus sold to good advantage, as
was a generous quota of Minnesota anu
South Dakota cattle which come early
in the week.
The week ahead promises to register
small demands for steers, altho contln-
ued light marketing is probable, SINCE
feed ward conditions in middle western
territory are at least somewhat I'M
proved. and recent price Strengthening
in the market may have effect in In
ducing feeders to hold cattle rather
than ship TO take advantage Of little
upturn.
Holy week always marks period OF
light demands from both the local ana
eastern killers while Jewish holidays,
which fall next Monday and Tuesday,
and as we'll in the sama days the week
ahead, will seriously curt2il demand
for big steers. Small kosher demands
will be filed those days.
Sheep.
Arrivals of sheep and lambs were
larger than sufficient for trade re-
quirements.
Dressed mutton trade IS not acting
in a fashion calculated to arouse BULL
ish sentiment: in fact, packers assert
that dressed trade conditions warrant
greater declines than have been en-
forced this week, but with no swelling
of supply at any market appearing
possible at this juncrure il would
seem that buyers opportunities for
further depressing values will be very
limited.
Last weeks trade has been adversely
influenced by the Holy week meat abb
stinence period just ahead, but dressed
trade should act better the latter part
of next week, especially on handy
lambs. which will then be sought by
retailers to fill Easter orders. The
spread in prices between light and
heavy lambs has widened this week
in seasonable fashion, the latter hav-
ing taken the long end OF the decline
and a marked discrimination against
weight in lambs promises to continue.
Fat handy lambs should sell well next
week.