Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-04
LARGER RECEIPTS THAN Ex-
PEcTEp LOWER PRICES
At OPENING.
DOWNWARD TENDENCY
FAILS TO LAST
Cattle Quotations Upheld Notwith-
standing Plainness Of QuaIity-val-
uss Of Sheep and Lambs Continue
on OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of Market
conditions-current Quotations.

Chica go. March 4.-Larger receipts
today at the outset. but the effect was
not lasting.
Eleven markets received. 11S,400 hogs
Wednesday, or 1920 more than last
Wednesday, 10000 more than a year
ago and $1,000 more than two years
ago. Total the first half of this week
$4,000, or $1,000 more than same Pc
Rod last week, $4,000 more than like
time last year and $4,000 more than
corresponding three days two years
ago. Total for 1915 to date 5,945,o00.
or 1,159.000 more than same period
1914 and 100000 more than corre-
spending time 1918.
Cattle.
Cattle-quotations were for the most
part upheld Notwithstanding that the
quality was plain.
Shippers were in the market for
steers and their demand had consider
able bearing in adding the tone to
steer prices. Some of the best cattle on
offer were taken for eastern account.
Most roads are taking stock for ship
ment into New York regardless Of the
ruling of last Monday, while some
others refuse to take orders for cars.
Some territory in the east is still
barring stock from this state, but since
the embargo was raised on New York
and other eastern states hundreds OF
cars of cattle have been taken from
Chicago.
Wednesdays receipts compared with
SG21S a week ago. 13.404 year ago and
1896 for corresponding day two years
ago. Three days this week there have
been about 32,SO0 cattle marketed at
Chicago. against 22,7,3 for correspond
ing period last week. 36.S27 year ago
and 36.4!0 for like period two years
ago. Tho receipts for the first three
days this week show an increase of
about TO- 900 over fast week, market has
held up well, which was caused mostly
by the enlarging of the shipping out
let Of the number received there
have been around 1000 taken by east
ern shippers, against 4.s12 for same
days last week. 1880 a year ago and
HAP for same days two years ago.
Shipments for year and two years
ago appear considerably larger because
at that time country shippers were
buying heavily to stock their pastures
and feed lots.
At six markets Wednesday there
were about 2S,50O cattle received, being
1900 larger than a week ago, 700
larger than a year ago and $500 less
than two years ago, Marketings for
the first three days of the week at
these points total about $4,000 head, or
10000 more than same days last week.
5000 less than a year ago and 1000
less than corresponding period two
years ago.
Sheep.
Values of sheep and lambs continued
down grade.
Trade features OF the. session in
Guided the sale of deck, of prime Col
orado-fed Mexican yeaflng wethers in
the fleece at 50. equaling the yard rec
ord established in 1910 and 1912 on
yearlings. and the sale of a few prime
heavy native ewes up to s7.90!,a new
seasons high spot for the class Some
heavy fed western yearlings reached
$40 and s75o07.75 were common
prices for fat native ewes of strictly
good to choice class. Best fed west
ern ewes here s7.25, and a right good
class of fed western wethers sold at
1855
The half-week run locally and at
leading western markets shows a fair
increase over the small supply of like
period last week, but is considerably
below normal.