Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-11
MORE HOGS THAN
TRADE Gan ABSORB
RECEIPTS MORE LIBERAL THAN
TRADE EXPECTED AND
PRICES WEAKEN.
ALL GRADES DOWN
FIVE AND TEN CENTS
Considerable Left Over Supply Adds to
Weakness Of Market-CattIe Scarce
and Price. Firm-Load Of Clipped
Lambs Sells at New Record Price Of
s10.s5-current Quotations.

| S1U.SS-Current Quotations.
Chicago, June 11.-More liberal re-
ceipts than expected tended today to
weaken the hog market and So too DID
a considerable leftover supply.
Swine values show little change
from week to week. June usually wit
nesses a break, but this year may be
an exception. All the bull party eX-
poets is maintenance of present prices
during the next few weeks, altho hope
of an IS trade in July and August is
entertained. Omaha and Sioux City
are getting heavy runs. dispelling the
! illusion that the winter crop has been
closely garnered in that quarter. Ship
| pers have not taken their usual quota
] at Chicago, having been able to satisfy
! their usual needs at eastern points.
! Quality continues good, but the pro-
portion of sows is increasing and the
present narrow spread is likely 10
widen out.
| Eleven markets received $500 hogs
/; Thursday, or 1900 more than last
Thursday, 5000 more than u year ago
/, and 500 less than two years ago. Total
! thus far this week 3S5.000, or $4,000
less than the same period last week,
! S,Gti6 less than like time last year and
i1S.0G0 more than the corresponding
| four days two years ago. Total for
1875 to date 1874 900. or 1,9S4,0O0
more. than the same period 1914 and
l.441.o00 more than the corresponding
time 1918.
Cattle.
Cattle were scarce and prices firm.
Ability TO hold prices to the better
levels of midweek for the handy ana
fat steers put them on levels fuily
l0G l5c better than the close Of last
week and compared with early days
week ago the market now is holding
right UP to that firm basis. Same is
true of the choicest big steers and
yearlings as well, but quality is get
ting strong preference, and there gas
today barely a steady basis available
for the sSoOds.25 stuff as matched
against week ago, while for the lower
qualities off the grass, selling all the
way down to $3.50 and under. the trade
quoted declines of at least 15@2 5c
from last week, but week ago there
were very few of such kinds at hand.
and, therefore, they met a more stable
/; demand.
! Where the graSsers of common KIND
| land in modified yards they are simply
a drug. due to killers preference for
the Texans, which they can get at 9TH
er markets, but the eastern demand Tor
cheap grade beef STUN is open to such
grades in free area and call for them
from PENNSYLVANIA has been the Chief
outlet for that kind this week.
The trade generally has few excuses
to offer for condition of demand Kill
ers have apparently needed every bull
lock at hand this week at the prices,
and ability of sellers to force the fat
ones higher well evidences no very bad
situation as regards beef outlet
There is need for moderate supplies
only, however, and given any consid-
cradle over-run of medium and half
fat stuff as we'll as steers off the grass,
there would surely be strong ten
dency to widen the spread in values.
That course is logical from now on.
but good policy warrants the country
in not forcing it at too swift pace.
The grassers can make good weights
in pasture. and there they should re-
main until they take on plenty OF 1t.
A strong demand for choice finished
DedNN DSeSSS - wen Ny sA'S
considerable string of ss.00@9.30 trades
this week, and even higher prices for
few prime 1900 Id. and bigger steers.
Long yearlings have made s9.35@9.50
this week, indicating keen favor for
them, but same prices have been quot
able as well for prime 1900 to 1,400
III. grades.
Sheep.
Most of the sheep and larnhs went
to killers direct, but one load of choice
clipped lambs sold at new high rec
ord price of s10.S5.
Seven doubles Of Washington shorn
lambs Of last years crop were yarded
Thursday, as per advance notices in
these columns Wednesday. They were
the first rangers to reach Chicago this
season and were good. having had ac-
cess during the winter to cottonseed
meal alfalfa and grass. They came
from Ellensburg under the F. NJ. Roth
rock billing and arrived more than two
weeks earlier than the first range
yearlings here last year. They sold at
1915, with fifty culls out at Sc.
First range yearlings TO reach Chi
cago last year came on June 49,
eighty-nine pound 1dahos selling that
day at 81 and eightyseven pound Ore
CONS at 1855. Feeders off those ship
ment sold at 500 and $3.50, respec-
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