Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-30
Late Arrival of the Bulk of
Offerings Had a Bad Effect
on the Market
GOOD HOGS SOLD AT TOP PRICES
Big PorIcsrs Were Especially Wanted
and Supply Was Hardly Equal to the
Demand-No Stale Stock on the
Market-Sheep and Lambs Wanted.

Chicago, Dec. 30.-Cattle Belated
trains held the trade from making good
progress that active demand would
have produced had offerings landed in
unsatisfactory. as buyers were incin-
ed to hold off for later offerings.
Prices Cor all good cattle were steady
TO firm at Tuesdays decline. with plain
mediums selling 25 lower than week
ago. Demand for stockers and feed
ers continues rather slack. Cows and
heifers are scarce. Gamers and cutters
held steady en- limited demand. calves
in small supply and held at best
prices of the week
In many cases yesterday where bids
were very unsatisfactory, cattle Were
! put under cover and held over fol
| today. Shippers We're warned last
week that a heavy supply this week
would be out of order, but there werf
| evidently many cattle ready to come
and the squirt last week had the eff
| feet of breaking things loose. Besides
there Is no doubt but what the stormy
weather caused many cattle to CONF
In. This Is indicated by the proportion
of half-tat cattle that have been re-
ceived Eastern markets are we'll sup
piled with meat and there is nothing
urgent in the demand from any source
at present
Hogs.
nv. 4. the
start at yesterdays prices. Big hogs
were especially wanted and command
ed top prices where quality was prime
There was almost no stale stock OH the
market. demand from packers firm
enough to consume most OF the offer
ings readily.
Sheep.
Good choice sold 10@l5 higher.
lambs mostly at an advance of 10@
10. Plain old ewes We're rather slack
in demand and sold only steady or in
some cases at weaker prices. Demand
was urgent for good fat sheep at the
best general scale Of prices FOR the
last half of the year.
Buyers put up lively competition FOR
the good to choice lambs here yester-
day and took the bulk of such at q
big 10 cents advance on the improved
prices noted here Monday. making
about % cents gain In prices for lambs
thus far this week. Some big bands
of fed western lambs averaging close
around So pounds sold here up to $e.lV'
and prime IS pound native lambs were
bought at the same figure. wore
choice lambs sold up to IS than any
time In weeks, the tone of the generai
market and prices being rather better
than one week ago last Wednesday
when some fancy lambs for CHRISTMAS
trade sold here up to 1925. the highest
price paid here since early last Aug
ust. A good share of the lambs soi'
there yesterday at s6.a0M6.0o, sucn az
went down around 1925 being OF !
| ,lain class. Some rather plain snort
| tad western lambs went at $o.lo, ana
some plain native lambs sold down a.
5om4.75. Some very common, little
| tail-end lambs sold down at s3.zo y
3.;5. but most of the fair Gull ENDS
from the good loads of lambs went a.
s4.tOM4.25. There are still some IA thei
urgent orders for feeding lambs ~
hand. with few desirable western
| lambs coming from which to MI thelH
Receipts.
| Receipts for the first half of the
week: Cattle, 10000: hogs, los,ooo,
sheep, $4,000. Last week, same iihls'
Cattle, $1,000; hogs. 1oe,soo' sheep
! $4,000.
Representative Cattle Sales.
fav, n. tha cattle sales were made