Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-16
HOG ARRIVALS HEAVIER THAN
IN RECENT DAYS AND VAL
UES RECEDE.
SLUMP 10 AND IS CENTS
UNDER SATURDAYS LEVEL
Cattle Buyers Minimize Purchases Be-
cause of High Prices Asked by Hold.
ers- Values Considerably Above
Those Of Week Ago-No Urgent Call
For Sheep and Lambs.

| Chica go, April l6.-Enlarged receipts
tended today to weaken the hog mar
ket. Prices were 10 and 10 cents under
| Saturday.
| Receipts Of hogs at Chicago for the
| week totaled 116,S00, a decrease OF
| 1000 compared with the same period
! last week, 1900 compared with the
same week last year, and an increase
| Of 1900 compared with the CORE
! Spending week two years ago.
Average weight of hogs at Chicago
! for the week was estimated at 2l2
pounds. or one pound heavier than pre-
vous week, six pounds lighter than
same week last YEAR and nineteen
pounds lighter than corresponding
week two years ago.
Top hogs at Chicago for the week
made 1850 paid, several days and
standing as a record against 1900 the
preceding week, 1905 a year ago and
765 two years ago Average price
was a record at 1910. or 50 cents
higher than the previous week. $40
higher than year ago, and $50 higher
than two years ago.
Eleven 11dThetS TettlVet oo,oo" IioS'
Saturday. making 39S, 900 for the week.
or $4,000 less than the previous week.
% 900 less than same week last year,
and 5000 more than corresponding
week two years ago. Total for 1871,
to date. 9,l29.OO0. or l,140.000 less than
same period 1916, and $4,000 more
than the corresponding time in 1915.
Cattle.
owing to nigh prices cattle buyers
showed a disposition to minimize pur-
chaSes
The week has developed new top
at 1916. with a string of sales be-
between that figure and 1900. The run
has carried a liberal percentage Of
11.50612.50 cattle, but had the 1850
011.25 stuff not been dumped into the
market in such profusion, it 10 prob
able that the reaction would not have
been recorded. Thousands of habitat
steers have been thrown overheard
is warrant for the assertion that
some of the damage.
The trade is in a quandary as to what
is likely TO happen this week. The
maximum price scare has undoubtedly
dislodged a lot of cattle prematurely
all around the western market circle
that would otherwise still figure in the
visible supply. Commission houses are
in receipt OF considerable anxious in
quiry from feeders as to their best
course. Invariably the reply Is to hold
back immature cattle. The maximum
price idea is DOGGY, pure and simple.
The people handling national affairs
down at washington are sane and not
likely to take any action calculated to
repress production of any food COM
modify. Other liquidation influences
are at work, however, the steady ad
vance in corn being one breaking up
pastures to SOW grain another, and
desire not to overstay a good market
still another. Beef trade is healthy
and the cattle market in strong statis-
teal position, consequently prices may
be considered legitimate.
Sheep.
There was no urgent call for sheep
today.
The week just closed held fat
lambs showing advances Of o0G75
cents over week ago. some yearlings
as much gain and most maturcd NUT
tons about a % cent advance. The
supply last week was well MAIN
tanned in so far Is western markets are
concerned, Chicago having had within
few hundred head Of last weeks total
and the aggregate marketing at seven
western points being 10000 more than
last week, out sharp advances in feed
cost have drawn considerable stuff
to the shambles that would otherwise
have been kept on feed a little longer
and the semi famine character OF the
availabl supply in eastern territory Is
we'll indicated by the fact that a 1915
lamb top in Buffalo failed to attract
more than a mere handful to that
market.
Chicago Live Stock.