Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-10
HEAVY RECEIPTS
At ALL POINTS
HEAVY ARRIVALS OF HOGS AT
ALL WESTERN MARKET
cENTERS.
SHARP DECLINE IN
PRICES AS RESULT
Cattle Offerings Lack Quality and
Prices Move Down Aceordinsly-No
Urgent Call For Sheep and Lambs
Review Of Market conditions-Cur-
rent Quotations.

! Chicago, Feb. 10.-Big receipts here
and at al western points caused sharp
break today in the hog market
The general price range was again
quite narrow as the shipping demand
was far from urgent. Few choice
go a pound butchers sold, above
$3.50.
! Prevailing hog prices, taking the av-
erage are lowest in nearly two weeks
or since Thursday, Jan IS. 1t was
| w Wednesday, Jan. -, when the general
average price at s5.4S was lowest IN
nearly three years.
| Eleven markets received 136,100 hogs
/ Tuesday, or 80 100 more than last Tues
+ day. $500 more than year aga and
! sc 900 more than two Years ago. All
markets west of Chicago reported lio-
! eral receipts. altho the supply in the
/ east moderated. Total mus far TINS
week 2s5. 900. or 5000 less than same
period last week, 1000 more than Ike
time last year and $1,000 more than
corresponding two days two years ago.
Total for 1915 to date 3,914,000, or 49,
! 900 more than same period 1914 ana
$1,000 more than corresponding time
/ 1913.
{ Cattle.
1 Cattle offerings lacked quality and
prices were lower.
/ The country shippers are urged to
( hold receipts down TO small volume
until conditions are given a chance 10
right themselves. .Altho The regular
yards are open and shippers are in the
trade, moderate crop Will easily MI
needs at present. Packers are trying
hard to hold values down ana are TAX
! ing every advantage Of run more
than needed.
Some shippers are still tied up with
quarantine at points in the east and for
that reason have not peen competitors
in the trade. it Will not be long untii
conditions are nearly normal and then
larger runs can be handled to better
advantage. Tuesdays receipts COM
pared with only $50 week ago, 4,0s9
year ago and 1892 tor same day two
years ago.
Two days totals this week stand
nearly $4,000 head. AGAINST 1896 for
same days last week, when all stock
was being yarded in quarantine and
! only light runs were needed. While the
two-day total this week IS more than
twice as large as last week, it COM
| Will -t.pUS q ear 80 e1itI 1917
! for corresponding days two Years ago.
! i rather liberal run showed al six
! principal markets Tuesday. there being
! a bout &c. 300 received against 2f.90e for
same days last week, 10000 Q year ago
and 2S.300 for same DAYS two years
ago. Two days total q these points
stands 5000, against 7S.900 for same
days last week, $1,000 i year ago and
iGS.o0o for corresponding period two
years ago.
{ Sheep.
There was no urgent cali for sheep
a11 lambs.
Efforts are being made to have the
ban holding sheep and lambs feeding
at Montgomery, the one large feeding
station around Chicago still under
tight quarantine, lifted, out UP TO a
.ate hour Tuesday efforts in this direc-
ton had been una Yailins. outside of
this station there is little at the big
feeding points around Chicago, but
with the promise OF 1000 Greet here
today the trade believed the run might
swell up to 10000 and a supply of that
size would doubtless prove excessive at
this time. The market will need care
full nursing all week.