Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-22

Chicago, June 22.-4Hogs advanced
/ 10 cents at the opening today, but
packers refused to pay the prices
quoted and forced a scent decline be-
fore the market closed. On the early
advance best sold up to 1910.
/ Packers are now satisfied that they
will get no abnormal June hog run.
They were deceived during May by
quality, which was construed as mean
ing that the country was full of good
/ hogs. Results show that as cattle
We're marketed freely hogs following
them went along. 1t means that the
June run occurred in May.
Each day of the week so far has
seen a strong to higher market for
hogs and the 10 q 15-cent advance
today put values on the highest basis
since last Friday. Part of the stale
hogs from Tuesday were offered to-
day and able TO clear. as the card
figured only around 1000 left at the
close.
During the first three days OF the
week there have been about 92,4OO
hogs received at Chicago. being 27,60O
m ore than same days last week, $500
iioi Z liidil a ct1l siSo aIid i,'VV hiol Q
than same period two years ago.
Cattle.
Cattle turned weak, there being
small demand for the poor quality Of
/; offerings.
The June run at Chicago is caus-
ing surprise in some quarters. where a
not illogical impression existed that
owing to foot and mouth disease and
partial failure of last years corn crop
the between hay andsrass period
supply would be light. June receipts
TO date are around $4,000 or $4,000
more than lest year 1t is explained
in several ways: One cause is high
prices here, owing to eastern demand,
which has excited magnetic in
fluence on cattle from competitive
territory. Cattle have been coming to
Chicago because buyers are here to
get interested in them. A run OF Mis-
souri, stuff this week is merely one
indication Of this. Another reason Is
that cattle that would not have shown
up until thirty to forty days hence,
had prices been less alluring, have
gone to the shambles In advance OF
their appointed time. It is an axiom
that high prices always draw cattle to
market and this explains the some
what generous June run. count or
tails Is not to be accepted as beet
supply gauge, however, as the market
has been full of little yearlings. mar
keted before their time, while the pro-
fusion of 1,400 61,600 pound builocks
that showed up a year ago has been
corispicuously absent. The run has
been somewhat imposing in numeri-
cal sense. but deficient when measured
by the oeef tonnage standard.
Sheep.
Strength was impaired to the mar
ket for sheep and lambs because of
better demand.
The aged wether is almost thing
Of the past in the range country, but
here and there a few may be found.
Recently an Oregon buyer pickeo
10, 600 head Of wethers ranging from
! two to five years old in the vicinity OF
Winemucca. Nevada The price paid
ranged up to SIS per head before
shearing. They all came from the
hocks Of the Basque sheepmen.
Advices from the west are that
Idaho has a fair lamb crop. that
| Oregon and Washington are % per
cent short, and that Montana Will not
have as many lambs as last year. the
! northern section Of Wyoming has a
| full crop, but along the Union PACING
lambing results have been less salts
| factory Losses in Texas have been
much heavier than reported earlier IN
1.-THE season, this concerning both sheep
and cattle. The drouth lasted all
winter, and live stock losses have been
severe everywhere. The result will be
a shortage of both calves and lambs.