Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-20

Chicago. April 20.-Liberal offerings,
that included 5000 left over unsold
from last night, had a depressing in
fiuence today on the hog market
Eleven markets received 100000 hogs
Wednesday. or $1,000 more than last
Wednesday, 25.700 more than year
ago and 25,703 more than two years
ago. Total the nrst half of this week
3al. 600. or 10000 more than the same
period last week. $1,000 more than like
time last year and $4,000 more than
corresponding three days two years ago
Total FOR 1916 to date 1G.6ol,000, or
l5i4.0OO more than same period 1913
and 3l50.00O more than corresponding
time 1914.
Cattle.
The cattle supply was not over
abundant
Killers are getting a comparatively
short crop of light beef eastward anc
same is true Of weighry steers, while
the shortage from the southwest is Gre
at!ng a broad outlet for native steers
which is bound to prevail as long as
beef trade exhibits the sound basis
which is now shown both locally and
eastward.
Killers are DISPOSED tc conceal the
FACT Of a big foreign demand for meats
81 The lower and middle grades. but
their activity in the trade for such
sses IS evidence Of the existence o.,
this call. which is no small factor IN
holding prices to good genera! levels
Since the turn for the better in cat
tie values early last February the mar
ke- has been doing a creditahie stunt
and more steers have gone over the
scales at goo H975 than ever before
in trade history. Heretofore when
prime cattle have sold at lofty attitudes
markets have been full OF cheap steers
but on this occasion no bargain sais
could be detected anywhere, in fact
the highest priced cattle going to the
shsmhles were counterfeitS and bovine
mongrels Gaunt Hoistein steers went
over the scales in Chicago al I-Io per
cwr and steers paid fully LOO per bush-
e. for the coyn they had consumed
the last week Of March packers
managed TO accumulate a few tons
Of beefs in their coolers and started a
bear campaign. but il was brief and
ended ANONYMOUSLY. II two days they
took off 80 cents per cwt, but the
frs; week ot April the country asserted
its dominance of the situation and by
reducing supply forced killers TO re-
store the whole decline IN Jess time than
it had been effected. The unheralded
spectacle was witnessed OF feeders ex-
ercising market control
Sheep.
Sellers had hard work trying to up
hold prices on sheep and lambs
Fewer lambs will be fitted for market
east Of the Missouri river this year
than for forty years past. Various rea-
sons are assignab!e. the principal one
being that despite high prices, the
farm flock has been gradually disap-
pearing Dairying is profitable and
over much of Michigan, Illinois. Wis
consin. Indiana and Ohio has put the
sheep out of business.
Foot and mouth disease mas been an
other repressive influence Much OF
this territory secures its breeding ewes
al Chicago. and that outlet was closed
all last summer. There was also q
disposition to keep out OF all kinds or
live s-ock until disease had been eradi-
Gated.
Native lambs are invariably market
breakers for the reason that country
sh:puers gather them on bulges and
rush them to market without consult
ing commission men. thereby creating
gluts that cause declines Of 30 cents
to TOO per cwt on a single session
With unexpected deluges of native
stock ellnina ted more stable summer
and fall market for western stock is
assured.