Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-14
Free Buying | I | IN
HOG DIVISION
PRICES GO TO HIGHER LEVELS
BECAUSE OF RENEWAL OF
DEMANDS.
sPEcULAToRs AND
SHIPPERS ACTIVELY BID
General Advances Of 10 Gents Scored
Cattle Arrivals Less Plentiful Than
Expected and Market Turns Firm
Broad Demand For Sheep and
Lambs Continues.

Chicago, Feb. 14.-F'ree buying on the
part of shippers and spectators
brought about an advance today in the
hog market
Reference to supply figures demon
strates that hog shortage is a condi-
tion, not theory. The east IS pare
and most western markets exhibit q
deficiency compared with last year
Wisconsin, Minnesota and northern IL
linois can not be depended on to make
material additions to the commercial
supply. January's accumulation IN
packers cellars was disappointing ana
February is doing an even worse per-
Torrance.
The injunction to grow more hogs
needs repetition. They are money
makers. Many corn belt farms have
paid for themselves several times by
the pork they have produced. Mutton
trade is on semi-famine basis. there
is beef scarcity and pork must make
good the deficiency.
The 1917 pig crop in the United
States will be worth more money than
any ever previously farr6wed and ev-
cry shoat will deserve care.
Eleven markets received 10000 hogs
Tuesday, or 1900 less than last Tues
day, 20,40O more than year ago ana
s7e99 more than two years ago. Total
thus far this week $4,000. or $4,000
more than same period last week, IL
900 less than like time last year. and
100000 more than corresponding two
days two years ago. Total for 1917 to
date 1851 900, or ISL 900 less than same
period 1915 and 326,0O0 more than cor
responding time 1915
Cattle.
Cattle arrivals We're less plentiful
than expected.
The resumption of normal supply
movement alone is responsible for the
bearish trend of values. 1t was clearly
predicted last week that this situation
would be encountered once the storm
bound sections were able to get cars
and move stuff to the markets. Two
days run this week. counting $500 to-
day. stands 27,400, an increase Of 1900
over a week ago, and compares with
19.601 a week ago. 81 Seven markets
twd-day crop totals an even 100000
cattle. an increase OF $4,000 over
week ago and $4,000 more than a year
ago.
The eastern railway situation has
cleared up considerably and several
shippers reported no trouble in getting
stock forwarded. Mflder weather has
improved the central western situation
and even the branch lines that have
been tied up for weeks are beginning
to loosen up. 1t has been no secret
that last weeks top iofty figures would
have attracted double the number OF
cattle if 1t had not been for the diff
Guilty of keeping rolling stock on the
| move
Traders are already figuring on how
much scarcer cattle are going to be ir
1917 than in ,1916Lestimates ranging
from 10 to Is per cent The decrease
| IN pounds is likely to be marked as
there is not much disposition to take
chances on long full feeding.
Sheep.
Broad demand continued for sheep
| and lambs.
Altho lambs have been scarce fol
| many months the proportion of aged
| sheep has been even shorter. In recent
sessions, and even today, load lots OF
aged sheep were so limited that buyers
made no attempt to break prices, even
when they were able to buy lambs
lower This scarcity. Of aged sheep is
alarming. and may mean that owners
are keeping the ewes back for breed
ing purposes the coming season or thai
! they haven't any to ship Wethers