Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-28
HIGH PRICES COAX SWINE FROM
FEED LOTS OF MIDDLE WEST,
$4,000 ARRIVING.
HEAVY RUN FORCES
PRICES TO LOWER LEVELS
Ten Dollar Hog Disappears From Mar
ket Today, Bulk Selling Below $3.50
Cattle Hold Steady on Moderate
Midweek Run-Sheep and Lambs Go
Lower.

Chicago. June 2S.-High prices have
again Embossed the gates of the hog
lots and midweek arrivals numbered
$4,000 head. AS result prices reced-
ed, the general decline averaging , to
10 cents.
Restoration OF the 1000 quotation
will probably swell! hog receipts, but
the country is jockeying with cohslo
cradle skill and packers are getting UP
cheap hogs. Mondays market was ~
a25 cents higher than week ago.
Whenever 1000 is quoted fall may De
safely forecast. 4 bullish sign Monday
was an advance at Indianapolis. But
falo and Pittsburgh. which is likely t.
send shipping orders this way.
Eleven markets received $4,000 hogs
Tues day, or 1900 less than last Tues
day, $4,000 less than a year ago am
1880 less than two years ago. Tota.
thus far this week $4,000, or 1900
less than same period last week, 10000
less than like time last year and TO-
600 less than corresponding two days
two years ago. Total for 1915 TO GATE
15.63S.000. or 1,77S,000 more than same
period 1915 and S,696,o0o more than
corresponding time 1914.
Cattle.
Cattle held steady, the WEDNESDAY
run not being considered too abundant
for present requirements of the trade
Beef movement is being Handicapped
generally. In the east railroads are
having difficulty in moving refrisera-
tor cars as a result of the militia trains
being given full right of way over all
freight, and this is detriment 10
good demand for beef. Surplus stocks
in coolers locally and in the east are
pressing on the market, due to less &C
tive demand for beef, occasioned by its
high cost. Record prices at retail IN
recent weeks have had effect in reduce
ing consumption, and with increasing
supplies of common. plain and medium
to good grassers and short corn-1eo
steers coming now, the situation Is
logically lacking in bullish impetus.
What the future holds is conjectura.,
but that the limit Of price advances on
the intermediate and common grades
has been passed seems certain. Iexas
and other southwest grass cattle are
moving freely, and naturally have re-
pressing effect on the natives OF COM
peting kind. Eastern fed steers are go
ing into the markets with some free
| dom and these purchases operate to
] hold in check the shipping demand IN
the local trade.
A switching of demand urgency from
the bigger weight long-fed steers, II IS
'believed wilk be only of temporary
duratio but for the time at least hlgn
costing grades are encountering some
yicissitude and demand is measuring
in volume considerably smaller than
Wa the case last week and previous
Iy this season.
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs sold lower, the aV-
erage decline being 10 cents.
The leading influence of depression
or spring lambs and about the only
one save that killers are naturally IN
clined to fight a market that is as nlgn
at this season of the year as this one
was the presence of more liberal sup
plies at Missouri river points than have
been coming. Omaha, Kansas City, 81.
Joseph and St. Louis all had slice OF
range ovine stock Tuesday and at the
two Missouri markets considerable ma
tive stuff was in evidence. The six"
point total aggregated $4,000, against
So. 900 last Tuesday and $4,000 a year
ago Tuesday.