Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-23
DAYS OFFERINGS LARGER THAN
TRADE EXPECTED AND
PRICES DECLINE.
BULK SELL IS CENTS
UNDER SATURDAYS LEVEL
No Urgent Call For Cattle and Prices
Weaken-Cursailmen Of Receipts Elk.
pected as Pastures lnprove-Demand
For Sheep and Lambs Not Urgent
Current Quotations.

Chicago, April 23.--Offerings that
were little more liberal than the trade
had immediate necessity for gave
downward swing today for hogs.
Receipts of hogs at Chicago for the
week totaled $4,000, decrease OF
500 compared with the previous week.
Sc. 200 compared with the same week
of last year, and an increase of 9,2Oo
compared with the corresponding week
two years ago.
Average weight of hogs was esti-
mated at Eli pounds, or ) pounds heaV-
Ter than the previous week, POUNDS
lighter than same week last year ana
l6 pounds lighter than corresponding
week two years ago.
Top hogs at Chicago for the week
made $3.50 paid Monday and Tues
day. against $3.50 the preceding week.
SO a year ago and $1.S5 two years ago
Average price figured $3.50, or so cents
lower than the previous week. So higher
than a year ago and 1925 higher than
two years ago.
Eleven markets received $4,000 hogs
Saturday, making $4,000 for the Week.
or $4,000 more than the previous WeeN'
e. 900 less than same week last year
and 81 900 more than correspondents
week two years ago. Total for 1871 10
date 9.6l2 GOO. or l,lSl,0e0 less than
same period 1916 and 22S,00o more than
corresponding time 1915.
Cattle.
There was no urze nt call for cattle
and prices weakened.
A good start OF grass is under way
since weather has warmed up over
great part of the country and pastures
will soon he in shape for carrying
much of the crop, suCh as mas beeh
cashed prematureiy in the past ten
days on this prospect the trace
views the situation now as haFlhs
pretty much run out of its beariSh
spell. tho an over loaded market the
week ahead can only be expected TO
develop still further price weakness
High temperature and increased vol
ume OF vegetables in the markets on
the other hand. will have effect in hold
ms down beef consumption. In many
quarters the belief exists that market
had seen its high spot for the spring
season, even tho there Is partial r."
coyery made OF recent declines during
the next two weeks. Public sentiment
is averse to still higher costs, and sen-
timent is factor in price making.
Total receipts last week were 4s.Soo'
against 54.197 previous week. 4l.9Si
year ago, while of this crop shippers
took 1850, leaving $500 for local dis
tritution. against 4l.l3S last week and
S1.16S year ago.
Sheep.
Demand for siRep was not brisk.
Increased receipts here the past week
is attributed largely to the CONSTANT!
increasing cost of feed. Close to 80 per
cent of the week supply for the mar
ket has come from the big railroad
feeding stations around Chicago, ar
has consisted mainly of Colorado ana
fed western lambs. While the offering
has. In the main, shown good finish, the
fact that II is now costing feeders al
these points from I to cents per day
for every lamp on feed has prompted
them to show a keener desire to take
present high prices for their stock
rather than hold larger percentage OF
their offerings back a little longer Tor
the advance in values they anticipate
will be shown within the next rev
weeks. AS q result the supply in feed
ers' hands is being rapidly Whitfield
away. and while there is decent sized
run in sight for this week, supply pros
poets from now on to June l. or later
strongly favor bullish sentiment re-
gardless OF the fact that values are
even now at near prohibitive levels.
And advancing wool market Is another
bullish factor.