Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-24

Chicago, March "A. CofnpaFati'e
scarcity of supplies gave firmness to-
| day to the hog market. Prices were 0
cents higher with extreme lot at Slo'i''
Eleven markets received SO, 700 hogs
Friday, or 1900 more than last Friday
? 800 more than a year ago and S,Seo
more tina two years ago. Total thus
far this week SS2. O00, or lIl,0o0 less
than same period last week. 100, o0e-less
than like time last year and l22,ooo
less than correspondents five days two
years ago. Total for 1917 to date
7.7eS,00o, or 1,l4S,00 less than same
period 1916 and 50. 900 more than cor
responding time 1915.
Cattle.
Nearly all Of the cattle that arrived
were consigned direct TO packers.
All things considered. the market
| has done a good stunt this week. sup
ply has been light, for which the en-
| barge on transportation consequent on
the strike threat late last week was
responsible. but the rail movement has
been restored 10 normal volume. ana
altho the advance early in the week,
which was due solely 10 temporary
scarcity. has been wiped ont, the
| market is in no need OF an a~pologist.
Killers are naturally reluctant to &C
quire much beef at current prices and
the retailer is in similar mood. \ high
level Of prices always has meant a
super-sensitive market and there is
no reason why the rule should be sus-
pended at this j~uncture. The weeks
local receipts are close TO $4,000, only
5000 less than last week, despite the
embargo, and not far from seasonal,
$4,000 having arrived a year age while
two years ago only $1,000 reported.
The seven principal western markets
have received III, 900, against IA, 900
last week and 1856. 900 a year ago, so
that. while supply is below normal. no
famine condition exists. The March
run here 10 ate is about l25. 900. or
$4,000 less than last ear while ship
pers have taken nearly 10000, or 5000
more than in March, 1915.
Sheep.
Most Of the sheep received today
went direct to big killers.
The trade this week las set a string
Of new high price records for the
future to shoot at. On the high flying
Thursday session Colorado-Mexican
and fed western lambs sold up 20
1886. While a large slice OF the weeks
supply Of good to choice wooded lambs
sold up to 15.oO6l5.25. with some of
the best ninety pound fed western and
Coiorado-feds landing within this
range as we'll as the more desired
handy weights. Colorado and Ne
braska were the leading contributors
to the weeks supply, shipments from
local territory, other h q from the big
railroad feeding stations around Chi
cago, being so meager as to furnish
conclusive proof OF the practical de-
pletion of supplies in corn-belt feed
lots, while not enough natives showed
up to really test their value. Tidy
weight shorn fed western lambs sold
today up to 1856. filing a niche in de-
mand for Easter goods, but a range
from 12.00G12.0 has taken the big
end OF the shorn lambs here this week.
The spread in prices between shorn
and wooded stock was never before so
wide and owing to record wool and
pelt values, with a strong prospect
existing Of fleece values working still
higher. shorn lambs will doubtless sell
at a wide discount from woolskins on
UP to the enc of the feeding season.