Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-29

Chicago, April 29.-Hogs went to
new high levels for the season today.
best lights selling up to 1910. which
was the top price. Bulk of offerings
sold within a range Of 10 cents, from
$50 to 1000. TX, e..
Eleven markets received 73,20O hogs
Friday or 1900 more than last FRI
day, 4,40O more than year ago and
1890 more than two years ago. Total
thus far this week, 4I3,000, or 5000
less than same period last week, $4,000
more than like time last year and 95,-
900 more than corresponding five
days two years ago. Total for 1916 to
date, 11.257,O00, or 1,626,000 more than
same period 1915 and 3,299,000 more
than corresponding time 1914. -.-
Cattle.
Cattle closed the week on steady
basis. 1850
A larger quota Of good to choice
steers than the run carried this week
has not been noted in the trade for
weeks past, and it is significant of
some liberal supplies of long steers
in many quarters which were unsus-
pected, but with the rush of field work
pretty well over the trade is not likely
to get liberal dose again, at least I'M
til after corn planting.
Killers make no complaint OF beef
trade conditions. Obviously they are
moving plenty of beef, both into do
mestic and foreign channels, and the
big outlet abroad Is a strong factor to
be reckoned upon as price fiXer this
season.
Plain 1,400 to $500 pound steers,
which were numerous this week, had
the worst going and where these were
bit coarse they had to take wide
discounts from the nice quality heavy
lots. Excessive weights, the 1900
pound and heavier kind, had to go al
strong decline, few Of these choice In
quality, selling in midweek at flat %
cent cut from Monday by reason of the
narrow demand for heaviest classes.
AS the trade now stands on the re-
adjusted price levels, a prime kind
could not be safely quoted above 9.s5.
A drove that made that price late
Wednesday would have brought 1000
on Monday. A spread Of 800 @a.b0 has
taken a big quota Of the strictly good
to choice steers since Monday these
kinds avera ging rs cents lower than
that day. Within range OF S.3o@S.7S
it has been a plain to pretty decent
short-fed kind, along with some COM
mon heavies. and killers got small
quota of steers for beef trade below
s25, only the thin flesh plainly bred
cattle landing around 500 and lower.
they being kinds feeder buyers would
not compete for. Only the little failing
steers are selling down to $50 In odd
punches.
The break this week is calculated to
put a check on liberal runs the week
ahead, or at least to influence more
equal distribution Monday and We'd
nesday. Estimates Tor next Monday
were at $1,000 to $4,000, popular guess
Friday being 1900, and with beef
trade continuing as now. that supply
should meet a good demand.
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs were steady.
Considering supply figures the lamp
market has been in very weak condi-
ton this week, rejecting a bad stu
alton in the trade on the dressed pro-
duct Slaughter has been light. how
over, a modest run is now in sight for
next week and prospects ahead are
brighter for the selling side, especially
as concerns handy weight lambs
Heavy lambs are Stunned and win
proba bly, be mean sellers right along.
especially heavy, wooded lambs which
will grow in disfavor as the weather
warns up. Good sheep have made the
best prices of the season by reason OF
their scarcity rather than because OF
demand breadth at the prices. With
few southwestern grass sheep avail
able the situation does not promise any
sneedy relief for killers.