Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-19
Holiday Cattle Have Been In
Good Demand During the
Week and Prices Steady
COMMON GRADES SOLD LOWER
Only Moderate Supply of Heavy Cat
tie Are Required and Large Offerings
Are Sure to Cause Declines-Hoss
Were Trifle Lower Today-sheep
Prices FIuctuated.

Chicago. Dec. 19.-Cattle-Three
hundred head of rather ordinary arriv
ed today and sold slowly at unchanged
prices. Holiday cattle sold early in
the week at 5.75me0O and were in good
demand. Common and half fat have
been in excessive SUPPLY, and sold at
the lowest prices Of the year. but there
was a better demand for desirable Of
ferlngs during the past three days and
prices ruled higher Only moderate
supplies of heavy cattle are required.
and large offerings are sure to. cause
a break in prices.
A little activity displayed Thursday
and Friday should not be constructed
rs indicating any reliable improvement
in market conditions. There is moth
ing to call out any rush of cattle for
next week. Prices have not shown any
Improvement except on Il very limited
proportion of just right kinds of fully
finished light cattle that would do for
the Christmas blocks where the big
heavy cuts of beef cannot be used In
fact prices on the rank and file of
beef catle are lower than a week ago
and on the lowest December level seen
since 1897. Many cattle. in fact, thou
sands Of pretty good beeves weighing
from 1900 pounds down have been SELL
ing around and under, the S4 mark,
with large showing of light dressed
beef steers at s3@3.50 and very COM
mon killers as low as S2.75.
The export trade of the week has
been fairly large and 1t has taken a
good fat class of cattle weighing 1900
TO 1900 pounds at prices ranging large
ly between $3.50 and IS with limited
proportion of more choice offerings
going Thursday at s5104 5.25.
Heavy weight steers have been un-
popular and the best of them weighing
above 1900 pounds have had hard work
to get S5.20@5.45, with bulk of choice
kinds around s4.75@5, and medium TO
good lots at s4.40G4.75.
Some trade in stockers and feeders
for the country developed late in the
week. but only by accepting lower
prices than We're prevailing week ago
The decline has been about 10 cents
and 1t looked at the close Of business
Thursday as though the week would
close with no more than a normal
number of cattle to be carried over.
Prices range from about $3.50 for
common light trash up TO $3.50 for
good feeders.
Hogs.
With receipts of $1,000 today and
$500 left over last night, there was
A fairly animated market at one time.
but trade became slow later. Prices
were on an average of 5 cents lower
than AIT yesterdays best time, with
sales at an extreme range Of 4.05 a $50
largely at 430@4.42. A week ago hogs
sold ait 4.25@4.70.
Sheep.
Prices have fiuctuated great deal
this week. fancy holiday lambs having
sold up to 6.00@6.25 early, while later
none sold above $50, with poorest lots
selling at 3.25@3.50. Western sheep
sold freely at 2.00@3.75. yearlings
brought 4.0o@465. Native ewes sold
i .5od 1886. lambs. 2.Oop3.Oo.
Receipts.
The weeks receipts: Cattle, $4,000;
hogs. $4,000: sheep, $1,000. Last week:
Cattle. 73,4oO; hogs, 2O2,4OOi sheep
$1,000.