Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-09
HOGS CONTINUING
UPWARD TENDENCIES
PRICES ADVANCE AGAIN BECAUSE
OF COMPARATIVE DECREASE
IN ARRIVALS.
RECEIPTS FALL BELOW
SAME DAY OF LAST WEEK
Good General Demand UphoIds Cattle
Values-Sheep and Lambs Continue
Scaree-Review Of Market cond-
tions-Current Quotations at Chicago
and Other Livestock Centers.

! Chicago. June 9. Hog prices ad-
vanced today owing largely to the fact
that arrivals were short Of Week
ago.
Eleven markets received $4,000 hogs
Tuesday or 1880 less than last Tues
day, 1900 less than a year ago and
1900 more than two years ago. Total
! thus far this week 204 0o0, or $4,000
less than the same period last week,
l6, 600 less than like time last year and
5000 more than corresponding two
days two years ago. Total for 1918
to date 1888, 900. or 1,976,o0o more
than same period 1877. and l43e,0 600
more than corresponding time 1913
June usually Witnesses severe
break in hog values, but packers are
apparently not as anxious for it as
usual. They We're credited with be-
ing in the humor TO put the common
price down 10 81 but few believe it
will go below 1925 although the June
run will be liberal. That the country
is long on porcine stock, matured and
otherwise is an open secret. The
1915 pig crop is the largest ever pro-
duced and health conditions are per
feet. If beef and mutton continue
scarce the packer. distributor and
consumer have the solace that there
Will be pork in abundance.
Cattle.
A good general demand upheld cat
tie prices.
The trade is showing evidence OF
eeding a moderate beef supply and
that only. While it was broad de-
mand Monday. that evidenced killers
need for all the crop a hand, there
ere no untitled orders Given some
strong export buying of big steeTs.
such as one concern did ten days ago,
getting most OF them in the country,
for the obvious reason OF putting a
clamp down on bullish tendency at
market there would De further speedy
rise in values for heavy beeves.
The practice of cashing finished big
cattle to killer buyers in the feed yards
is strongly decried at market. however.
and a very consistent trade argument
is put forth 1t is this: The killers
would not go to the country to pick
mp this stuff If they did not feel that
filling their needs there relieved the
pressure OF demand in the market and
the market being the price fixing point
upon which the country buying Is
paSel, lley apparently HSu! t liEtE a.
getting the best of the bargain, buying
at Chicago prices, which they are we'll
able to regulate by means OF having
lifted the strongest pressure from the
demand situation at market.
For every load Of finished big cattle
the killer gets in the country he needs
just one load less AZ market. and some
slowing Of market demand recently
was the only reason sellers declare,
why prices for the big steers right now
are not 50M15c higher.
The killers realize that ii is going TO
ne short picking as the season ad-
vances and every means they can use
to check price advances will be re-
sorted 10. one of them buying in the
country on basis Of Chicago costs in
an effort to relieve Chicago demand
pressure and hold down prices.
The trade puts this argument before
the owner of finished beeves for his
careful and thorough consideration.
Three roads reported 70i cars in
sight.