Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-22
HEAVY RECEIPTS
SHADE HOG PRICE
HANG OVER OF HOGS CONTINUES
TO ASSIST DOWNWARD
TREND.
CATTLE SUPPLY WAS
ENTIRELY ADEQUATE
Sheep and Lambs Continued Somewhat
Scarce Under Good Demand-Too
Liberal Supply Of Hogs and Left
overs in Yards Are Affecting Prices
Current Quotations.

Chicago, July 22.-Liberal receipts
pulled down hog prices today and SO
too did a large leftover supply.
1t was simply impossible yesterday
to dispose of soo@5oo- pound packing
grades to regular buyers early in the
day, while some spectators were will
il G to take a chance at prices which
seemed like stealing" them, but some
of the boys stole" them to their sor-
row, being left with some of that class
in their possession this morning.
Cattle.
Cattle offerings were adequate for
demand
A year ago the market was acting
much in the same manner as now. The
$40 quotation was on the hoard, out
the market was draggy and common
stuff was almost unstable. Even on
sS.50m9.50 cattle, buyers went back on
bids. The market had then had sharp
advance and was experiencing loglca'
reaction Later, in spite OF the out
break Of war in Europe and financial
disturbance. the upward movement
was resumed. AT this time last year
drouth in the southwest was filling all
markets with dried-out stuff for Whlch
there was reliable outlet
Montreal reports a good export de-
mand for cattle and advancing prices.
Packers bought export steers there this
week at S.S01S.90. At Toronto eX-
porters sold at $3.50 early this week.
Canadian markets report lot OF grass
stuff while Ontario fed cattle have
been closely garnered.
one reason why the United States
is receiving no South American beef
is that England needs 1t. British i'm
ports during the first half Of the cur
rent year were 11.24 per cent less than
in 1914 Owing to heavy conslgaments
from the United States, however, June
imports were 1859 per cent larger than
last wear. Cured and canned beef IS
being imported by Great Britain In
enormous quantities, the United States
being the principal contributor. The
increase during the first six months OF
1915 was 243 per cent over the same
period Of 1914 Britain took 2,6s6,Ss9
cwt OF beef from Argentina during tvs
first six months OF 1873, against 2.o5%-
66l las, year. which left very little
for the United States Holland. which
under normal conditions is heav.:
contributor tc the British supply -
Dow finding better market in Ger
many. The excess Of Argentina exports
TO Great Britain has been taken for
army use.
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs proved somewhat
scarce.
Not many aged sheep are being
marketed and such arrivals readily
make steady prices and changes IN TINS
aade of stock have been few for sew
eral weeks. The undertone OF the mar
ket is more satisfactory and indications
point to some improvement within the
next few days. The packers are about
the only competitors for aged and
yearling offerings, but they seemed to
have place for all which were avail
able.
Trade scouts returning from the west
all make the same statement that re-
tention of ewes of all ages will be gen.
eral. How short the whole region be-
yond the Missouri river is of breeding
stock is not generally understood. Some
blackface eve lambs will be sent to the
SHAMELESS but there is a disposition to
retain the best of these and few white
face Young ewes will be sacrificed.
Yearling ewes are in most cases not for
SAFE and every old eve susceptible of
being wintered to raise lamb and
Weld a fleece will have its life pro-
lonGed.
Commission houses are advising GUS
toners III the east that order for west
ern breeding stock will probably not be
filed. Demand is general and emphatic
but, as a rule, orders are pegged al
figures that render expectancy any
thing but bright. The last thing a
commission man wants nowadays is an
order for western breeding stock.