Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-08
RECEIPTS WERE SMALL
Cattle Supplies, However, Are
Ample For Present = De-
mand For Beef Light
BULK OF SALES AT ss.75 TO SAYS
Demand for Hogs by Chicago Packers
Is Good, But Shippers Are Not Do.
ing Much 6uyins-Prices Cents
Lower-sheep Prices Were Strong
The Market Reports.

| Chicago. Dec. Saskatchewan re-
| ceipts Were much smaller than week
| ago. supplies are ample for the pres
ent, as consumption OF beef is only
moderate. Few offerings today were of
| desirable quality and few steers sold
above DO The bulk of trading showed
: range of 3.75@4.75,heavy steers that
went at the latter figure having claim
to good deal of quality at that. Stock
ers and feeders are slow and quiet.
While excessive receipts at this time
are Eery undesirable for the good of
the market they are to be expected
The country banks in the west are call
ing for their patrons to sell and many
a banker believes that farmers can't
afford to speculate on a rise In the
market when money is costing per
cent.
Comparatively few cattle sold above
IS yesterday, supplies of that class be-
ing rather small, country shippers evil
IDENTIFY having reasoned that moderate
supplies of such would be needed after
buyers had purchased the great num-
bSi III SIloN Sdlllc ilSiG last week. Dc-
mand for good to choice steers was
fairly active despite heavy purchases
late last week, but a surplus of such
is possible, and especially of fairly
good long fed" steers, that lack quail
ity enough to place them in the choice
to fancy class, as such Will hardly pass
for Christmas steers and must take
their place among the rank and file"
the strength OF which has been fully
great enough in the past few weeks.
Nobody seemed to want the steers
which averaged more than 1,450 pounds
and though some were here that had
exceptionally choice quality they did
not receive satisfactory bids and We're
hardly steady with the close OF the
week. The plain, heavy and common
steers ruled weaker, and before the
day was very old a good many changed
hands at prices which looked a little
lower. 1t was hard to get action on
this class OF cattle even at the prices
which look very low to the man who
shipped them in. Buyers showed
preference for the nice handy weigh,
steers. but there were enough OF them
to I'LL all the demand there was. The
was Adlls Jul knSLe SGGIICu "
be an unusual proportion OF the COM
mon and half-fat cattle.
Hogs.
With receipts of $4,000 and 1900 car
ried over last night, there was an act
I've local demand once more, but snip
pers were not doing much buying and
prices averaged 5 cents lower chan
yesterday.
The quality of hogs today was hardly
as good as it has been recently, and in
cluded a large contingent OF light
weights and liberal showing of pack
ing grades OF mixed and heavy. Most
OF the advance yesterday was lost on
the close, 5000 being left over for to-
day. Cudahy buying early was the at
tributed cause of the Decent advance
on mixed and heavy packing. On the
break the bulk Of the good mixed pack
ing sold late at $4.40G4.45. On tn.
strong spot medium to heavy packers.
worth $4.s56440 Saturday, sold al,
s4.40Q4.50, but the advance had van-
ished toward the end. Cudahy put up
a drove Of 1000 for Milwaukee. Swift's
light mixed drove. averaging gao
urday. and the S. & s. 230-pound drove
$40, against san:
Sheep.
Demand continues good and prices
were strong. Western sheep found
buyers at 2.35 to s.75 for common to
choice. exporters buying best heavy
wethers. The better class OF western
yearlings sell at 3.9004.25. Prime
western ewes bring $50. western feed
ing ewes 2.S5@2.75 and natives sell at
175@3.5O for ewes and 2.2b@2.75 for
bucks. Native lambs sell actively at
3.00@650, with a few going at 5.75.
A large number OF feeding sheep
were taken out of Chicago last week
and the demand continues good. OFF,
cial sheep shipments last week were
24,332, against $1,000 the previous
week and $500 a year ago.
Chicago Live Stock.
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