Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-18

Chicago, March 1s.-Hogs hardened
in value today on account Of arrivals
no, being numerous, but prices were
not we'll maintained.
The plentiful supply this week has
led packers to believe that receipts are
going to continue on a liberal scale
next week which will undoubtedly
have a demoralizing effect on the mar
ket. 1t is up to the country to regu-
late.
Another feature that added to the
weakness this week was a falling Off
in eastern shipments compared with
a week ago. Eastern parties have been
getting a larger proportion of hogs
lower than at Chicago.
Eleven markets received So, 100 hogs
Friday. or 1880 more than last Fri
20.900 more than two years ago. Total
thus far this week, $4,000, or $4,000
more than same period last week, 25,-
900 more than like time last year and
i33 900 more than corresponding five
days two years ago. Total for 1916 to
date. S.33s.o0o. or l.35i,G2G mere than
than corresponding time 1914.
Cattle.
Prices were next &c nominal on cat
tie.
The trade has been running into a
period OF smaller supplies for FIVE
weeks past and the result was price
gains all the way from 100 to $50 on
rank and file of the receipts, altho kill
a hi 70 hnl
tops.
A big slice of the run which sold at
$50 a 925 this week went fully 1909
1.25 higher than low time in February
and this advance in cost has naturally
been reflected in retail prices.
Consumer purchasing power Is broad,
however, and becoming accustomed to
the new scale Of costs. beef eaters will
likely want al much Of II as any time.
Current prices are legitimate. There is
far shorter crop Of fat beef than
usual available for spring markets as
result Of bad corn over a wide section
Of the country last season. and the in
dustr!al situation is such as puts the
consumer in position to buy beef, even
tho it Is high.
As result Of the favorable business
COnONiOIlS any Iiltic SctcoSh ALVIN q
bullish market Is looked upon as OF
merely temporary duration.
A big slice Of this weeks business in
medium to- good steers went within
narrow range of S50de.25. and there
have been many choice weighty and
handy steers up to $40 1850. with
fair quota at 9.50@9.15, and tops made
s95. Even money top is being fought
J.,
able to command. but that price and a
better one is Inevitable. The tops. ar.
relatively cheapest costing cattle on
the list, and the feeling exists that
10000 sale would be followed by others
N short time considerably above that
figure.
Feeder competition is a factor to be
reckoned with in figuring future pros
poets for the lower grades of killing
steers. With the coming Of spring grass
there is bound to be a. shut off in ship
ping Of the light thin fieshed steers and
feeder buyers will want a lot Of them
at market Killers competition makes
the feeders pay a big price, Of course.
Sheep.
There was little doing in the sheep
division today.
Packers have fought che market
hard here all week and have made
some little Roadway in their effort to
reduce high hoof cost Of lambs, the
close being mostly 10n15 cents lower
than a week ago on choice handy
weights and mostly 15M25 cents lower
on the weightier classes. An in be-
tween to good class Of handy weight
lambs and feedery classes, however.
are as high as week ago. Shorn
lambs have had a little better COM