Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-14
PRICES SCORE ADDITIONAL AD-
VANCE OF AND 10 CENTS ON
CHICAGO MARKET.
TEN DOLLAR HOG AGAIN
PREDICTED BY SELLERS
Lioht Receipts Of Cattle Maintain
Market on Steady oasis-shesp and
Lambs Turn Weak Despite Moder-
ate Offerinss-Review of Market
Conditions-Current Prices.

Chicago. April 1.-THE SO hog is
again in sight. according to protectors
of sellers. the market todac selling to
within cents of that figure for primes
Todays advance was from to 10 cents
above Thurs lay closing figure.
Receipts Of hogs for the first four
days Of the week total about loa'oo
head, being 1900 more than same
DAYS last week. lS.40O more than
wear ago and 1900 more than corre-
spending period two years ago.
{ Eleven markets received $4,000 hogs
. Thursday. or 1880 less than last
I Thursday. 3.400 less than year ago
and 500 less than two years ago
Total for the week thus far 10000. or
81 600 more than same period last
week g 900 more than like time last
wear and - 0UU more than correspond
ing four DAYS two years ago. IotaI
for 1916 70 date l0.150.000 or 400 900
more than same period 1915 and =
92S 600 more than corresponding time
/ 1914.
Cattle.
Cattle pr - held steady Today pc
cause Of lislt receipts. tl;h' quality ~
offerings was ut attrar - }.
AFFINITY to cash the Cunsiderabl bly, IN
creased receipts this week at prices
several notChes above levels at Wnrh
bulk Of the run sold week ago ana
only few points below last week $
closing levels. IS significant OF better
beef trad conditions A beef outlet
such as prevailed a week ago would
have compelled severe price depression
in the steer ma rket this week in view
OF the irCrrasd runs. Obviously klli-
ers have. learned a lesson. viz, that IL
i had policy 10 attempt 20 wreck the
markp. on the least pretense. They
did this two weeks ago. forcing 40 and
20 cents decline in most cases, ana
tn. result was meage- supply for the
trade last week. more equitable
d.-,ribu:!nn If the runs would seem 10
give better satisfaction all around, and
certainly !, would prevent violent
! fluctuations in the price list
Looking ahead. the trade sees no Sc
riOus obstacles IN Che way OF a gooo
market. Southwestern markets being
shy Of generous Texas supplies. when
under normal conditions would be
coming now. they will go shy Of them
this season owing 10 drought IN ieHas
and misfortune there for cattlemen
rious declines in the trade for native
steers. since Texas grass feds co!npe-
titiDn will be far less aggressive IN
! the next few weeks than has been the
| case in recent years.
Eastern fed cattle are running only
in moderate volume and this rompels
free shipping demand from that ter
rilory which chiefly helps the good 10
I choice QUALIFY steers. Market this week
| gave no performance which should
! cause an overloaded trade next week
and beef outlet well exhibits ability to
handle moderate runs to good adran-
, tage.
| Sheep.
! Weakness continued 20 p".'fad1 Z e
sheep divis: N. packers ctntinUin. the
hAmmering a los Of he prrvicus scs-
sion
Scarcity Of live mutton needs no fur
ther assertion. The winter market has
hAen maintained on basis that would
have been incredible several year
ago Lambs by the thousand have sold
at s11 and sl1.75 per cwt.. fat ewes
have gone over the scales at 1915 and
fat sheep at 1925 and 1896. Even at
Chicago full load of fat sheep has
| been a novelty. whereas a few years
ago they laid around by the train load
begging bids. The margin between
buying and selling prices with feeders
has averaged about SO per cwt., and
il has been a market with no bad
spcrs Colorado feeders have cleaned
M more money than ever before since
the industry was established in that