Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-22

chicago, April ZZ.-ActlNe sHlPPihe
| demand helped today to lift hog prices.
| Carrying mature hogs at current
prices is risky, and the country mani
tests disposition to count the money.
Under the circumstances it is phe-
nomenal trade. Corn planting Is at
hand and while the country is busy at
that task hog receipts at primary mar
kets will probably be light. but gen.
erous run may be expected Immediate
ly thereafter, and the trade will be We'll
satisfied If present values can be main
tanned. Prices will be calculated to at
tract a heavy run Of SowS during the
summer and a wider spread between
packing and shipping grades may be
expected.
Eleven markets received $1,000 hogs
Friday, or 5000 less than last Friday.
O. 400 more than a year ago and 2o.foo
more than two years ago. Total thus
far this week $50 900, or $1,000 more
than same period last week, l15,ooo
more than like time last year and 49,
600 more than the corresponding hve
DAYS two years ago. Total for 1916 TO
date 1O750,O0O,or 1,56S,000 more thah
same period 1915 and 3,2l4,OOO more
than corresponding time 1914.
Cattle.
The cattle trade was so small as 10
be hardly worth mentioning.
On the choice long-fed big steers as
we'll as choice yearlings current prices
show no material change from a week
ago. A $1,000 top this week was WITHIN
cents Of the high point of the season
and cattle which have gone at S9.3Vu
9.75 were kinds which appeared to oe
intrinsically worth far less in com
parison with the toppers. same Is
true as we'll Of the medium to pretty
good short feds around $500, killers
claiming these classes are relatively
highest on the list when dressing per
centages are taken into conSlderatioh'
The scarcity of cheap quality beef mere
and southwest, however, has necessl-
tated packers taking lot or the IN
termediate grades Of corn-belt steers
and this is the reason tor prices being
ont of line. Killers insist that short
feds must work lower, but the con-
tention Of the selling contingent IS
that beef of every variety is not pleh-
tiful enough to warrant lower prices
for weeks off and any material les
SEEMING of supply Of choice sraoes
would be a signal for an uptnrn IN
prices for them to carry tops far above
$1,000 A persistent and winning hsht
on part of buyers to hold prices Tor
choice grades to a $9.50m10O0 lever
has been waged for weeks past. but
BUYERS were aided by the fairly gem
erOus quota of such grades in the runs,
which has proved a surprise to the
selling side in view Of the great
amount of bad corn in most sections or
the middle west.
Iowa and Illinois have unloaded a
generous run of good to choice heavy
steers in the past three weeks. the
Monday crops coming from the former
state and Illinois showing up literally
in midweek sessions.
Supplies, however. are claimed to be
running low now, and the next few
weeks will determine the real extent OF
the fat steer crop, altho a little later
on thousands of choice distillery fed
steers will come forward to fill the gap,
these being in the finishing stage now
at slop sheds in Peoria and Pekin, ILL.,,
and also at Terre Haute. Ind, while
within a few weeks the Kentucky still
houses will close down and the cattle
feeding there will be forced onto the
market.
Sheep.
Killers took most Of the sheep and
la mbs.
The week has witnessed increased
favor on the part Of local killers for
shorn over wooded stock. Desirable
light and handy weight shorn lambs
are closing steady to a shade lower
In while hpAyy SnOTn