Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-17
CATTLE RATHER WEAK
Today's Receipts Were Liberal
and Only Better Grades
Held Steady
BUTCHER STOCK FAIRLY ACTIVE
The General Run Moved Off Slowly,
Prices Ruling Weak to Lower
Farmers Rushing Their Hogs to
Market and Prices Continue to Move
Downward.

Chicago, Oct. II. - Cattle = To-
days receipts are liberal, and while q
small proportion of the better class sold
readily at prices paid recently, the
general run moved off slowly, prices
ruling weak and butcher stock fairly
active at about 10 lower.
The market during the most of last
week had quite good tone, and while
opening prices We're lower, under pres
sure OF an excessive run, more mod
crate volume of offerings on Wednes-
day added new life to the market, and
selling that day was active at unev-
emily higher prices, bulk landing 100
15c higher than Monday, while some
lots went at 25c advance, though this
urgent demand was missed in the trade
during the last few days, and bulk
of selling of medium to good steers
has been at 15@25c decline from We'd
nesday's high range, while some lots
have gone Csc off, the good to choice
steers suffering the loss in values as
we'll as lower grades
There was fair proportion of good
to choice beeves here during the past
week, and though bulk of the offerings
were Of the haf-fat class, the WE'LL
finished steers were in too large sup
ply to admit of late selling at the
strong prices noted on Wednesday.
The range Of prices for inferior to
prime steers was the widest in many
months, sales ruling at $2.70@6.S5,
and with this wide range in force
country buyers must necessarily be
cautious in operating, as present indi-
cations do not point to a material adj
vance in prices for the real common
steers
the poorest selling class of steers
in' the last few days was the 1900 to
.i450 pound kinds, lacking finish and
>having to sell as medium grades.
\ Hogs.
Mariners are rushing their hogs to
market, many droves being sent In be-
foEe they are properly matured. Prices
tu{mbled 5000 last week, and today
there was a further decline OF 1920.
Bully sales, $4.90@5.25.
Hog values have been UP to high
notch fcNsa long time and in fact. dur
ing the paX year producers of swine
have had littfeSreason to grumbse. The
break in the mAsket Of 40 to SO cents
during the past Wesek has been a dis
appointment, to be sssre, but hogs are
bringing pretty good pfIes yet and gre
considerably above the aN<srase for this
time of the year. For theNSeriod be-
tween 1888 and 1901 there were only
three times when the average price for
hogs for october exceeded SIS. Packers
are determined to bring the price of
provisions and hogs closer together and
their play now is to force hogs down.
The new crop of hogs is coming
earlier than expected. Receipts are
expected to be checked by the late
bad record, but, it is thought, on the
other hand, that declining values are
more apt to force hogs to market than
advancing prices. Corn may be good
crop on paper, but there are some Dig
cribs that have not been really full for
several years, and if hog prices seem
to be slated for low figures farmers
will be inclined to let the new crop
of hogs move as fast as possible with
as little corn feeding as will do. This
is likely to make a, very wide spread IN
values between light and mixed ana
prime fat medium and heavy weights
Sheep.
AS usual the supply was furnished
principally by rangers. General de-
mand was active and prices unchang-