Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-03
SEVEN DOLLAR HOG
AGAIN SHOWS Up
PRICES TOUCH HIGHEST FIGURE
IN SEVERAL MONTHS ON
CHICAGO MARKET.
GOOD GENERAL DEMAND,
ESPECIALLY FROM SHIPPERS
Cattle Prices Only Nominal, Receipts
Being Barely Sufficient to Give Basis
For Figures = Most Of Sheep and
Lambs Received Saturday Consigned
Direct to Packers.

mand, especially from shippers,
brought about an advance to 81 in the
hog market
Eleven Markets received $1,000 hogs
Friday, or 1880 less than last Friday,
14,700 more than a year ago and 100
more than two years ago Total thus
far this week $4,000, or $4,000 less
than same period last week, 100000
more than like time last year and 1000
more than corresponding five days two
years ago. Total for 1915 to date
S.145,o0O or 100000 more than same
period 1914 and $4,000 more than
corresponding time 1918.
For the first five days of the week,
receipts at Chicago total about 81, 900
head, being 2S,300 less than some days
last week, 6,100 more than same days a
year ago and $1,000 less than CORE
spending period two years ago. While
this weeks run appears very light
when compared with last week, pack
ers were quite successful in holding
prices from making advances and most
days of the week were able to force
lower close to the trade, despite the
start of the session.
Cattle.
Cattle prices were only nominal.
New York, Boston and Philadelphia
markets for big steers have been poor
est in months past, while killers have
found reasonably good kosher can for
the chuckS and plates Of big steeos and
prices for them have not offset the loss
es which they claim to have suffered in
cashing big carcaSseS in gentle arede.
Local demand for the big carcasses
affords outlet for a very limited sup
ply and with the east in bad shape,
killers have simply hammered the
heavy steers down to their own price
terms.
Such a situation means terrific loss
for the feeders. many of whom de-
clare that they fail to see that any one,
barring the middleman, is getting the
benefit of it.
This weeks supplies all around the
market circle have not been burden
some when figured from normal beef
trade status. but it is apparent that
small purchasing power on part OF the
consumer makes light general vol
ume of marketing fully enough. Total
at Chicago in five days. standing at
32,700. compared with 31.710 a week
ago and 3S.479 a year ago. while six
markets have had 100000 against 9S,-
900 a week ago and $4,000 year ago.
A few prime yearlings and handy
steers have had all the favor buyers
bestowed on the trade this week, and
their ability to buy everything else at
price discounts from a week ago we'll
evidences a poor situation in the beef
trade and one which is not likely to
improve in the near future. End of
Lent may revive beef demand to some
extent. but it is apparent that nothing
good is coming Of the general trade as
long as heavy beeves are in supply
plentiful enough to have strong infiu-
ence in the market. Chea pening prices
Of eggs within the near future will
likely have effect in sharply increasing
their consumption to the detriment Of
beef call.
Jewish holidays fall again at the
start next week, but this will not affect
eastern kosher demand for few big
steers. but that call is limited now, and
few more than the New York trade
needs can only hold prices down to low
levels now in force.
After price drubbing this week the
trade looks for cut in supplies at the
outset next week but the present status
of beef call warrants very little mar
keting, and 10000 to 1900 as the Mon
day run will likely prove fully enough.
Sheep.
Most of the sheep and lambs were
consigned direct to killers.
In striking contrast to other branches
of the trade. the sheep and the lamb
have INDUCED in a spectacular mar
ket performance. Lambs at $40 and
sheep at IS per cwt, tell the story of
acute scarcity eloquently. For many
years Washington treated the sheep
growers of the country to a series of
alarms. continuously dangling the free
trade bogie before them. Resultant
liquidation so depleted focks that at a
period when the country needs both
wool and mutton in large quantities, a
startling deficiency exists.