Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-28
HOG PRICES HALT
N UPWARD TREND
ARRIVALS MORE NUMEROUS
THAN TRADE EXPECTED AND
DECLINE RESULTS
LACK OF EASTERN
DEMAND ALSO FACTOR
Prices on Thursday at Highest Level
in Weeks With One Exeeption-Wet
Weather Handicaps Sales Of Both
Cattle and Sheep-Current Quota.
tions at Livestock Centers.

| clined today owing to more numerous
arrivals than were expected and be-
| cause Of shipping orders not being
LIBERAL but later packers took hold well.
The price rise Thursday put the mar
ket on the highest level since Monday
of last week Top that day was out of
line. but general range of prices on that
day was slightly above Thursday. All
grades Of hogs enjoyed the better toned
! market and range of prices again grew
narrower. Shippers had rather slack
orders. taking about $500 head.
Four days this week there have been
about 200 hogs received at Chicago,
being 1890 less than same days last
week, $500 less than a year ago and
2,100 less than corresponding period
two years ago. There was total of
S64 hogs carried over from Wednesday.
The card Thursday showed very few
hogs left at the finish.
Eleven markets received 71.400 hogs
Thursday, or 1900 more than last
Thursday, 500 less than a year ago and
1860 less than two years ago. Total
thus far this week 36S,000, or $1,000 less
than same period last week, $4,000 less
than like time last year and $4,000 less
than corresponding four days two years
ago. Total for 1915 to date 11,645,0O0,
or 1.S59,OOO more than same period
1914 and l,401,OOO more than corre-
spending time 1913.
Cattle.
Wet weather acted as a handicap on
sellers of cattle.
strengthened general trade for fat
handy and heavy beeves has been had
all the week, and in the case of the
heavy lots of choice to prime grade it
is best market of the season for them.
These and fat handy grades are now
l0@15c higher than a week ago. Ere
quent sales OF 1,500-pound and heavier
grades at $9@9.15, and even up to 1925.
attest a keen demand, and the trade is
looking for continued good outlet for
the choice heavies from now on, since
proportion of them Is running lower,
and by reason of bulk of the supply of
choice grades coming from free terri
tory, they are eligible to the shipping
demand, source of outlet which has
shown a lot of strength of late.
Next Monday the local killing beds
will be idle in observance of DFcora-
ton day holiday. The market will be
open as usual, but, in view of idle kill
ing gangs that day, 1t is obvious that a
light Monday run will suffice to fill the
demands. The trade is pulling for
supply of $4,000 or less. feeling that re-
ceipts much above this volume will
cause some sharp recessions by reason
of killers reduced needs for beef Pack
ers, however, will necessarily have to
take the crop Monday to comply with
the forty eight hour time limit on hold
ing supplies in the yards. since stock
getting here on Sunday will have to be
out of the yards prior to noon Tuesday
For four days this week supply stood
$4,000. lightest in several weeks. against
42.016 a week ago and 41,739 year
ago. In the west small fat beef sup
plies have been marketed. Total at six
points for the week to date stood 100000
against 100000 a week ago and $4,000
year ago.
Sheep.
Sheep and lamb trade was adversely
affected by the wet weather.
Receipts were moderate. but inabili-
tv of packers to dispose of high priced
dressed stock has put the packers in a
position where they do not care to con :
tinue in support of the live market
when it means certain loss. Trade was
irregular from start to finish, but close
proved the lowest end of the session.
Shippers had access to small receipts,
as the free area was lightly supplied.
! but even had they had more orders the
market would not have been much diff
! ferent, as packers are the main buyers
/ and can dictate terms.
There was the usual amount OF
| choice to prime stock available, but
that did not seem to help the sellers to
any extent, as buyers insisted on get
| ting all grades lower It became ap.
parent. as soon as the buyers showed
up to bid on stuff, prices Of all grades
would have to be shaded and it sim.
mered down to fight between sellers
and buyers as to the amount of the
reaction Demand was best for the
lightweight animals, as they were IL
| smallest proportion.