Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-26
HOGS GAIN AFTER
OPENING Weakness
MARKET DEVELOPS CONSIDER.
ABLE STRENGTH AS SESSION
PROGRESSES.
FREE BUYING ON
PART OF SPECTATORS
Cattle Far From Plentiful But Offer
inss Are Not Attra and
Lamb Prices Upheld Because Re.
eeipts in West Are Moderate-Re.
view Of Market Conditions. =. -

Chicago. March 26.-Despite early
! weakness the hog market today devel-
oped considerable strength owing to
free buying by spectators.
| Eleven markets received $4,000 hogs
Thursday, or 300 more than last
| Thursday, $500 more than a year ago
| and 21,4O0 more than two years ago.
! Total thus far this week $4,000, or 10
/ coo less than same period last week.
$4,000 more than like time last year
and 10000 more than corresponding
four days two years ago. Total for
1915 to date 100000 or l,4I6,000 more
than same period 1914 and l.+S4.0oo
more than corresponding time 1913.
Cattle.
| Cattle We're far from plentiful, but
the offerings were unattractive.
The trade. however, has had all the
common and light cattle demands
called for and killers as well as ship
pers have been able to get this stuff at
prices little different from last week.
In the market for big steers it is only
the strictly choice grades which are
showing material price advance over
last week, these being 10al5 cents up,
trade have had most of the gain.
The trade east is not in good shape,
and with the holy week and Jewish
holiday influence facing the beef stu
alton, killers are not looking ahead to
materially better conditions. Two Jew
ish holidays will be celebrated next
Monday and Tuesday, and again a week
later two more Jewish church days
promise to cut off kosher demand from
the east. Holy week is always mean
beef selling period. altho thereafter the
demand is expected to pick up to some
extent.
The trade east is on low basis now,
whole carcasses of beef selling in New
York and Boston on Wednesday at 1O1s
cents, according to killers. which was
low point for months past, and at
Philadelphia it was a 101s a loA cent
market These prices are far below
levels OF few months ago, when 14hs
cents and l. cents was obtained. Fore
quarters, which go into the kosher
trade OF the east, are outselllng tine
hind quarters at least 2G3 cents
pound. killers say. Until this situation
is improved a short general demand
for beef is looked for, but the supplies
now are running below normal for this
season, and within the next six weeks
still shorter runs are looked for as
result of the shrinkage in volume of
cattle fed in the middle west since the
foot and mouth disease guarantees
went into effect last fall.
Illinois particularly has a small quota
OF good beef ready for the trade, hav-
ing cashed heavily in the past two
months, and same is true OF eastern
Iowa.
Bulk of the runs OF strictly good
steers are due to come on Mondays.
particularly in the next few weeks from
the free area OF the middle west, and
their eligibility TO the eastern outlet
should have effect in barring any very
material price discounts for stock
which much necessarily go into the To-
cal slaughter market.
Sheep.
Sheep and lamb prices were upheld
from the fact the receipts west were
not liberal.
Receipts Thursday were estimated at
900, but some thought less might be
officially counted, but others claimed
that number would arrive. as double
decks formed the bulk of the run of
fifty-fve cars. Last Thursday 6,s61
were offered and year ago 1898 were
on sale. Local arrivals thus far this
week aggregated 49.700. an increase Of
1900 compared with same period last
week, and decrease Of 34.700 COM
pared with corresponding time last
year.