Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-31
RECEIPTS IN CHICAGO BELOW
EXPECTATIONS AND VALUES
GO UP WITH LEAP.
MOSTLY 20 TO IS CENTS
HIGHER THAN SATURDAY.
Bulk Sell Within Range Of $3.50 and
Sfs.S5-Bssf Steers Steady to rs
Cents Hisher-othsr Cattle Steady
to Higher Except calves-Shsep
strons-currsnt Quotations.

l icil DelOW expectations To-Day anu as
result prices again went soaring.
Most sales were on a basis 20 TO 90
ycents higher than Saturday. Bulk
sold within n range Of 1880 and $685.,
Receipts were estimated at $4,000 head
The run for the week, estimated at
lTS,So0, was distributed very unevenly;
over third of the receipts being re-
ceived on Monday. However. the
weeks total was the largest of the
month. being 10000 larger than the
| average for the three previous weeks.
Actual receipts Monday of 67,S07 were
the second largest of the year. being
! exceeded only on Jan. 10, when 71,70I
were received. Receipts on Tuesday
were over 10000 smaller than the
opening day of the week. while We'd
| nesday, with a run of only 20,724, was
$4,000 smaller. 49,
Shipping demand has been fairly
liberal, being the second largest in Ave
weeks. which fact has had tendency
to hold prices at their present level.
The extreme top for the week Of
S1s75 was Is cents lower than the
high point of previous week and S1.75
higher than corresponding week year
ago. The average price this week OF
Sls.42 was S cents lower than a week
ago and 1882 higher than a year ago,
showing a considerable narrowing Of
price range.
The unofficial average weight for
the week Of 232 pounds shows a con-
siderable falling OF as compared with
previous week at 235 pounds and
seven pounds lighter than correspond
ing week year ago. As compared
with the eight-year average the weight
this week was two pounds heavier.
Cattle.
Beef steers were strong to Is cents
higher. Butcher stock and feeders
were Is to % cents higher. Gamers
were steady but calves sold at de-
cline OF IS cents.
While receipts Of cattle for the week
decreased -around 1900 from the pre-
vious week, shipments a. 1920 were
only 1.400 less than last week. This
shows how the outside demand held up
during the week and was a factor in
Strengthening prices. The increased
feeder demand was responsible to
Ioi BE GAVIN Al tiiCf Ga oatSS-hc
total. and this competition had a strong
effect on the medium grades Of cattle.
Prospect for any marked change in
receipts is much in doubt. For some
weeks all reports from the country in
dictate that the extreme heavy steers
have been pretty we'll thinned out and
marketing of others has been heavy.
Heavy recent runs have been attributed
TO the opening Of the farming season
with somewhat of rush and the ship
ping of as much stock as could be
marketed probably to give. farmers
more time for field. work. Quite a pre-
valent view is that reduced receipts
will be the order Of the day during the
coming weeks. ... srr-r@e
Twenty markets received total OF
215.00o cattle last week, of which loZ,-
900 were credited to seven principal
western points, including Chicago.
This weeks run is 1900 smaller than
previous week. $4,000 smaller than cor
responding week a year ago and 5000
smaller than two years ago.
For the year to date seven markets
have received a total of 2,633,000 cat
tie. being 1000 larger than correspond
ing PERIOD year ago anu ''''N
ger than two years ago.
total of 1920 cattle has been re-
ceiyed at Chicago this week, peins
g, 600 smaller than previous week, 90
100 smaller than corresponding period
year ago and 1900 smaller than two
years ago.
Last weeks average price Of good
native beef cattle at $3.50 was same
AZ previous week, $500 higher than
corresponding week year ago, nearly
SO 90 higher than corresponding week
NJ 1911 and S7.25 higher than the eight
vear average OF corresponding week
from 1911 to 1918, inclusive.
Sheep.
Sheep market was strong and lambs
were steady to strong.