Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-10
NEW RECORD MADE WHEN PRIME
HEAvlES BRING $3.50 PER
HUNDREDWElGHT.
ADVANCE NOT FULLY
MAINTAINED AT CLOSE
Seantiness Of Supplies Responsible For
Advanee-BuIk Of Cattle and Sheep
Consigned Direct to Paekers-Re-
view Of Market Conditions Cur
rent Quotations.

Chicago, March 10.-Owing to scant-
mess of supplies the hog market today
assembled to a new high price level
touching $3.50, but the advance was
not we'll maintained.
Eleven markets received $4,000 hogs
Friday, or 200 more than last Friday,
1000 less than like time last year and
1880 less than two years ago. Total
thus far this week $4,000, or $4,000
less than same period last week, ana
$4,000 less than like time last year.
and $4,000 less than corresponding five
days two years ago. Total for 1917
TO date $500. 900, or $4,000 less than
same period 1916 and 10000 more
than corresponding time 1915.
Cattle.
Nearly all the cattle that arrived
went direct to packers.
Cattle making IS per cent and high
er are by far in the minority, and
dressing sheets this week have shown
the bulk OF short fed steers to be of
class to dress only So to 81 per cent,
while many have dressed below former
figure.
Such cattle, costing all the way from
10 90 up in most cases have proved rel
atively higher in the beef than the
small proportion which has sold up
wards of 11.50. Cattle at 1900 likewise
have proved dearer in the beef than
the few lots which have gone 25I 50
cents ahove that price. Total run Tor
Ave days stood only $4,000, a decrease
Of $500 from a week ago and $500 less
than a year ago, while the seven mar
kets five day supply, totaling $4,000.
showed a decrease OF 10000 and 1000,
respectively. compared with last week
and a year ago.
Trade in carcases, both here and In
the east, has shown some improvement
over the weak condition noted last
week, altho in the eastern market
prices have not been materially ad-
yanced. Killers have had a broad de-
mand for fill and with the country per-
sistentIy refraining from Loading a
generous supply sellers have had the
situation well in their hands. and as
the trade goes into the spring season
this state of affairs now seems GER
tain to continue. Whereas there were
many in the trade who took gloomy
view of prospects only few weeks
|ago. believing that a heavy supply
would come out of feed yards, once the
car shortage was relieved. but suisse
ouent developments have demonstrated
that the premature ma keting in jan
uary and early in February disposed
Of any liberal supply which the coun-
try held.
Looking ahead 10 the next week.
prospects are favorable. The continued
bull movement in the hog trade can
not help but bring out better favor for
beef on part of the consumer and get
ting accustomed to paying higher
prices for beef, the consumer. posses
sing an almost unlimited purchasing
power Will necessarily buy beef free
" No very generous supplies can be
expected and estimates for next Mon
day were placed as low as $4,000, tho
popular expectancy was for 1900 TO
$4,000 Nothing is coming from Argen-
tina at this time nor has any beef been
shipped to the New York markets from
rope absorbing practically all Of the
Argentina crop
Sheep.
BULK Oh SEeep anu ldIlDS went IIic CO.
to big killers.
This weeks market, responding 10
improved dressed trade conditions,
some little shrinkage in receipts around
the circuit and benefiting from last
weeks Light slaughter and the sharp
advance in hogs and hog products has
been a runaway affair on lambs. Ad-
vances over a week ago range from so
ais cents on the bulk. some habitat
light and good heavy lambs showing
even more gain. The least advance
has been on the top handy classes,
which are not admittedly much cheap
er on the hooks than stuff Of weightier
and otherwise less desirable grade.
Light yearlings are quotably 25@5c
cents higher for the week in sympathy
with lambs, while matured muttons
and heavy yearlings are firm to a
quarter higher Feeding and shearing
lambs show about 15M25 cents ad-
yances for the week, with sales made