Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-11
Special to Times Republican

sending their stock to the Chicago mar:
ket which would have been lost has
jthey sent them to the Missouri river
| markets. One story recited that GER
ltain Iowa farmer made several hundred
dollars more on a load of hogs sent q
/ Chicago than he did on another loao
sent to South Omaha the same day. The
story failed to show the differenc:
which must have existed in the qualit!
of the hogs sent to the respective mar
| kets, and from circumstances occurring
1 at South Omaha the same day. the pub
| LEGATION of such statement would have
made vast difference in the story. Bul
| the Chicago Drovers' Journal convicted
Itself In the very same columns III
which this article appeared. Another
article was a write-up of five load
string shipped by farmer located neal
Long Grove, Iowa. The bunch averaged
| 220 pounds and sold at $3.50. On the
same day hogs at South Omaha sold at
$3.50 for 216-pound quality, and several
loads of an average weight of 20
pounds and under sold for $3.50.
Still further in the columns of the
same issue of the Chicago paper ap-
pears the statement which appears on
every day of the year, the amounts only
varying: Cattle left over 4,0O0' And
hogs and sheep We're left over to contest
with the next days market, in proper
tionate amounts.
As time progresses and Chicago is
making these strenuous efforts to retain
it's lead as livestock center, stock
men here grow more enthusiastic over
the prospects of the western markets.
The four Missouri river points are pre-
senting themselves as an impregnable
barrier to the further supremacy of
Chicago. To the western livestock
raiser the success OF these four points
in combating Chicago, is most i'm Z
portant. Their success will prevent
the control of the market by the five
leading packers at Chicago, it will
make a more scattered market breed
ing that competition which raises the
price of livestock, it will save the loss
consequent up hold overs at Chi
cago which are now the bane of the
western shipper, it will force reduc-
ton in freight rates because each CEN
ter will be competing for the business
and it will furnish profitable markets
dred miles nearer home.
Chicago must yield, in the opinion OF
stockmen here. to the inevitable march
of progress which is hieing itself west.
ward with greater strides at each re-
curing season. From all indications
the four cities. Kansas City, st. JOS
eph, South Omaha and Sioux City. will
work in harmony against a common
enemy, even tho each is conducting d
campaign against the other to secure
for itself the greatest amount of bust
ness.
A preliminary organization has been
effected at Omaha, of an association
which will begin an annual horse show
at Omaha. F. A. Nash, OF the Mill
waukee road, is aUits head The first
show Will be held Sept. Sill.
1t is the intention to make the horse
show one of the most prominent annual
features which Omaha has for several
years been offering for the pleasure of
residents of the territory surrounding
this city. The promoters are enthusi-
astic over the affair and propose to put
considerable money into the undertake
ing.
The market during the past week has
shown but little change from ordinary
conditions. The following technical re-
view of the week, closing with the date
of this letter is furnished to your cor
respondent by Clay, Robinson & Co.:
The cattle trade Monday was but a
continuation of last weeks dullness.
values being fully 90 per cent lower
than the opening of a week ago on all
grades of steers, With substantially the
same decline on butcher stock Mon
days dullness is attributable mainly 10
the bearish reports from eastern mar
kets where they had extremely heavy
runs, their buyers complaining that
they We're heavily stocked. and that
they would take on fresh supplies only
at reduced rates. Undoubtedly tha
market will react the latter days of this
week: at least this has been the char
acteristic of the trade of late, prices
advancing under light receipts bring
ing out liberal offerings. when BUYERS
were able to bear prices considerably.
One of the noteworthy features to tn,
cattle trade is the strength shown in
fat steers would ordinarily affect the
lGcuGI Dul OIL fllle contrary tho
demand is splendid, and all Offerings
are absorbed quickly at strong figures.
the margin between them and fat cattle
being very narrow.
ut seems a very hard matter to get
hog values UP to cents, but the
scarcity will undoubtedly force them
to that figure in the near future. We
are looking for a strong trade the ball
ance of the week. and advise the mar
keting of anything that is ready. The
top figure Monday was $3.50. with this
bulk of sales at s6.70@6.75.
The market this week starts out
with a fairly good run and healthy
tone to the trading. This market is
capable of taking care of good many
more sheep than are coming. Our
prices compare very fayorably with