Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-21
ARRIVALS OF FRESH SUPPLIES Al
CHICAGO AND OTHER POINTS
MODERATELY SMALL.
VALUES HOLD LEVEL
WITH FRIDAYS CLOSE
Bulk of Cattle and Sheep Consigned
Direct 70 Big kilIers-Cattle Prices
Ago-Review Of Market Condt cns-
Current Quotations.

| Chicago, April 21.-Hog prices TO-DAY
| We're upheld by the fact that supple:
here and at other trading points wer,
comparatively light.
Eleven markets received $1,000 hog:
| Friday. or 5.400 more than last Friday
| 5000 less than year ago, and 24OC
more than two years ago. Total thus
far this week 100000, or 1900 more
than same period last week. $1,000 less
than like time last year and $4,000
more than corresponding five days two
years ago. Total for 1917 to date g.
$50, 900. OF Ill 900 less than same peri.
cd 1915 and 232, 1000 more than cores
ponding time 1915.
Cattle.
Most of the cattle that arrived went
direct to packers.
The market has had two weeks
slump. a 25m 40c break last week and
in cases more. while this week a like
situation has prevailed, and compared
with the high point Tuesday of last
week rank and file of steers are 50M 65C
lower. while in the case of yearlings OF
plain to good kind and likewise a big
lot of the 1000 TO 1900 ID. steers that
made s1O.756$12.5O at the top line,
these are 75c@$1 lower. Choice heavy
grades have been hit little. but with the
other class they, too. have slumped,
even kinds selling OF late around $13
being such as at the outset this week
would have made at least a quarter
more.
Recent sales of good killers at Sll.6o
E;i2o5 have been at declines m.asur-
ing at least 500 coo from top point and
a lot of stuff down from s11.50 has been
75cnSl lower. not excepting the COM
mon light stuff off silage and a little
corn. which has gone of late down to
1925 and lower. and even the poorer
stuff of class feeders would not take,
cashing down to $3.50 and under. have
shown almost as wide declines from
the top point.
Warm weather and rains in many
places has started grass now and soon
pastures will be available to carry
much OF the crop Of light steers that
has been held at high fed cost for
weeks past. There will thus be an OPP
portunity to hold cattle cheaply and
this should check the runs.
Thousands Of light steers have come
to maket in the past ten days which
would not have been here had grass
been available, and a few weeks hence
doubtless feeders will wish they had
held them. Much Of the yearling run
that has Of late gone at severe decline
represented June beef, and its prema-
ture cashing Is bound to have effect in
creating dire shortage In the summer.
Estimates of the run for next week
ranged down to $1,000 today. and up to
90, 900, popular guesses being 1900 to
$4,000, and the lesser crop doubtless
will best fit demand requirements. Beef
trade will necessarily have to show
much broader action to afford sale Of
generous steer marketings the week
ahead without further influencing price
weakness.
Sheep. Eds.
Bulk Of sheep arriving were con-
signed direct to packers.
Late advance put prices back to last
weeks record closing level on most of
the woolskins, and even clippers were
not materially changed Compared with
the low spot of the week practically
everything looked fully 25c higher here
Feeding and breeding stock was In
less urgent request. and was not quot
able at the close as high as the recent
high spot Springers have been limited
all week. and sales of such stuff at no
time showed much change, quality
considered.