Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-18
HOGS GO HIGHER
ON LIGHT RECEIPTS
LESS NUMEROUS THAN Ex-
PEcrEp.
CATTLE OFFERINGS
IN GOOD DEMAND
Those on Sale Show Lack Of Quality
Sellers Of Sheep and Lambs Opt
mistic From Start and Find Attitude
ustified-Review Of Market Condi-
.:e.-c.--ss. Quotations.

|. Chicago, March lS.-Hogs advanced
in price today owing to arrivals being
much less numerous than expected
Eleven markets received 10000 hogs
Wednesday, or 1880 less than last,
Wednesday, 2S,S00 more than a year
ago and 5000 more than two years
ago. Total the first half of this week
372 900 or 90 more than same per-
iod last week, 1900 more than like
time last year. and $4,000 more than
corresponding three days two years
ago. Total for 1915 TO date .,0o5.0o0,
or 1,409, 900 more than same period 1914
and 1,31400 more than corresponding
time 1918.
Cattle were in good demand. Offer
ings lacked quality.
Subsistence of the heavy early week
movement in Missouri river territory
is logical. 1t probably would not have
been registered, but for adverse wealth
er conditions. altho the drop in-prices
exerted restraining influence on load
ing operations. This doubtless checked
the slump in light cattle, with which
the run has been freighted. many of
them having been in the cheaper class
of steers last week
While good heavy cattle were not
plentiful, the run carried considerable
s7504775 stuff and a sprinkling at IS
dS4O There was also a showing OF
s650I7 stuff, these cattle showing the
big end CT the decline since last week.
Many of them were 40 cents lower, for
the week.
Handy stuff and the yearlings are
getting as decent treatment in the free
section as up SOUTH say the sellers.
but it is a situation all around which
smacks of too full coolers and letharsic
beef trade.
The generous runs east and west on
Monday apparently crooked off good
demand from the eastern killers here
altho the fact that this weeks local
run for three days has fallen to 26,1o0
against 36423 week ago. and there
is 1000 decrease in the three days to-
tails at six markets, would seem to
point to a probable resumption Of bet
ter demand both locally and from the
east in the trade a week ahead.
Sheep.
Sellers of sheep and lambs were OPP
timistic from the start, but correctly
so.
Altho quality was good, there was
marked scarcity of prime light
weights. but that was only natural be-
cause of the recent attempt of packers
to raid the market for all kinds. Sort
ing was slightly more severe than pre-
vicus days of the week, but that was
due TO the desire Of buyers to avoid
picking up too many heavy lots. Me-
dunn fleshed lots OF suitable weight
sold as we'll as good kinds, which
proved TOO heavy Shorn lots were of
as much as wooded lots, altho they
! proved of small proportion.
| City butchers gave 1915 for few
| loads of prime light weight fed west
ems. while the packers gave $3.50 for
| 2 good class and secured big band,
| of fair feshed stock at 1925. Some
| plain ss-pound arrivals sold at 50, but
! practically nothing else but cuils Went
much lower. most seconds selling at
! 1926 downward. Shorn lots reached
1880 and were of suitable quality and
weight, while others sold at s7.65IS.