Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-20

Chicago April 2O.--Ldheral offerings,
that included 5000 left over unsold
from last night, had a depressing in
fiuence today on the hog market.
Eleven markets received 100000 hogs
Wednesday. or $1,000 more than last
Wednesday. 25.700 more than a year
ago and $500 more than two years
ago. Total the first half of this week
3al .000, or 10000 more than the same
period last week, 1900 more than like
time lat year and 5000 more than
corresponding three days two years agN-
Total for 1916 TO date l0.60l,0o0, or
1544.O00 more than same period 1915
and 3.l5000O more than corresponding
time 1914.
The cattle supply was not over
abundant.
Killers are getting comparatively
shor, crop of light beef eastward and
same is true of weighty steers, while
the shortage from the southwest is ere
a,ing a broad outlet for native steers
which is bound to prevail as long as
beef trade exhibits the sound basis
which is now shown both locally and
ca stward.
Killers are disposed tc conceal the
fact of a big foreign demand for meats
of the lower and middle grades, but
their activity in the trade Tor such
olas ses IS evidence of the existence or.
this call. which is no small factor In
holding prices TO good general levels
Since the turn for the better in cat
tie values early last February the mar
ker has been doing a creditable stunt
and more steers have gone over the
scales at 9oOG9.75 than ever before
in trade history. Heretofore when
prime cattle have sold at lofty attitudes
markets have been full of cheap steers.
but on this occasion no bargain sale
could be detected anywhere, in fact
the highest priced cattle going to the
shambles We're counterfeits and bovine
nongrels C,aunt Holstein steers went
over the scales in Chicago at 7.I5 per
cwt and steers paid fully LOO per BUSH
81 for the corn they had consumed.
During the last week of March packers
managed to accumulate a few tons
of beefs in their coolers and started
bear campaign, but ii was brief and
ended ANONYMOUSLY. In two days they
took off so cents per cwt, but the
first week OF April the country asserted
it's dominance of the situation and by
reducing supply forced killers to re-
store the whole decline In less time than
ii had been effected. The unheralded
spectacle was witnessed &c feeders eX-'
ercising market control.
Sheep.
Sellers had hard work trying to up
hold prices on sheep and lambs.
Fewer lambs will ne fitted for market
east OF the Missouri river this year
than for forty years past. Various rea-
sons are assignable, the principal one
being that despite high prices. the
farm flock has been gradually disap-
pearing. Dairying is profitable and
over much Of Michigan. Illinois. Wis
cousin. Indiana and Ohio has put the
sheep out of business.
Foot and mouth disease mas been an
other repressive influence. Much OF
this territory secures its breeding ewes
al Chicago. and that outlet was closed
all last summer. There was also a
disposition to keep out of all kinds OF
live took until disease had been eradi-
Gated.
Native lambs are invariably market
breakers for the reason that country
shippers gather them on bulges and
rush them to market without consult
irg commission men thereby creating
gluts that cause declines of 80 cents
TO 100 per cwt on a single session.
With unexpected deluges Of native
stock eliminated a more stable summer
and fall market for western stock is
assured