Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-30
SELL AT HIGHEST PRICES EVER
KNOWN, HEAvIES TOUCHING
$15.55 PER HUNDRED.
MODERATE RECEIPTS
CAUSE OF ADVANCE
Bulk Sell Within Range Of $500 to
$1545-Supplies Of Cattle and Sheep
Sufficient For Trade Requirements
Review Of Market Conditicns-Cur.
rent Quotations at Stock centers.

| Chicago, March so. Hogs jumped
today to the highest prices ever known.
The immediate cause was shortage or
arrivals here compared with the num-
Der that had been looked for. Top was
| sl5.55 for prime heavies.
While there appears to be little TO
| bull the hog market on at the present
lofty level of prices almost anything
is possible. War and scarcity is a
combination of conditions that makes
anything like accurate forecasting I'M
! possible.
Buyers attacks on the hog market
meet scant success. Trade shows per-
! sistent strength. Depletion of the win
ter crop and war influence are the
| hullish factors. Light receipts are 10
be expected during April, as the coun-
| try is busy with farm work. This week,
| on a seasonal run everywhere, prices
have hardened,
Eleven markets received $4,000 hogs
| Thursday, or 1890 less than last
Thursday, 200 less than a year ago and
| 800 more than two years ago. Total
thus far this week 100000, or 5000
more than same period last week, 1l,oo0
| more than like time last year and As
900 more than corresponding four days
two years ago. Total for 1917 to date
S.lS6 1000, or l,125,0Oo less than same
period 1915 and $4,000 more than cor
responding time 1915.
Cattle.
Supplies Of cattle appeared to be suf-
tiCient for trade requirements
4 of sIDp1pS had
this week has afforded killers oppor-
tunity to put cattle in price notches in
accordance with killing qualities they
carried. a week ago it was case Of
paving sellers figures or going without
the goods.
The decline has been logical and only
tended 10 put the market on a more
stable basis. where quality commands
its just premium.
Ability OF the high dressers TO COM
mand the same. and even better. prices
than they made ten days ago well evi-
dences the strong position they occupy
in the market. and continued scarcity
Of that class is bound to haye further
bullish effect on values. irrespective OF
what may happen TO the silaGe-fed.
cornwarmed steers which are making
up big share OF the crop now.
Four days run this week stands
45,s0o, against 3l,053 week ago and
kets there have been l5i 900, against
10000 q week ago and $4,000 a year
ago. This swelling of supplies around
the market circuit has plainly been
accounted for by the erratically high
market Of early last week, a resumption
of normal railway traffic conditions, to-
sether with the fat profits that have
been in sight for feeders
Liquidating OF much stuff has been
on as result of the approach Of the
rush of spring work. and muddy feed
yards have also caused a lot OF I'M
loading. while as affecting Illinois ship
ments a desire to get stun out Of the
way before tax day. which falls next
Monday, prompted much shipping of
decent to good cattle.
Holy week, which falls the week
ahead. also prompted many feeders to
cut loose, in the belief that the shut off
of beef consumption that always oc-
ours the last week Of Lent would have
effect on the market This is pros
pSStiNc ZIG "teh 6Nedu, Dul tEdue &C
ton will be influenced alone by the eX-
tent of supplies since none Of the beef
killed next week will figure in that
weeks supply for the market. Kosher
prices have risen to practically pro-
nibitive levels and are causing a short
trade in these cuts in the chief eastern
centers, yet good general beef mar
ket there this week at several points
advance over a week ago is an indica-
ton OF killers needs for good beef
Sheep.
Sheep offerings were sufficient to
meet present requirements.
The strength, where noted. was on
the cream of the handy weight wooded
lambs. Shippers bought somewhat
freely up to $685. for tidy Colorado fed
Mexicans and paid up to 1925 for
Wisconsin fed westerns Packer pur-
chases Of good to choice handy and
medium weight lambs in the fleece were
largely at s15.10Gl5.30, but one two
car string of common wooded westerns
sold down to $685., feeders being
afraid to touch EN-.
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