Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-29
CATTLE TRADE WEAK
Only the Best Grades Showed
Firmness and Other Kinds
Went Slowly
DECLINE OF 10 TO 20 THIS WEEK
Cows and Heifers are in Fair Demand
at the Decline - Grassy Lots Show
Most Weakness - Hog Trade Was
Also Slow and Lower Today-sheep
Active at Lower Prices.

was rather slow. except in the better
class, which sold freely at hrm prices.
Other grades sold slowly at weak
prices. Cattle that are not good are
1Op2O lower this week, grassy lots
showing most weakness. Cows and
heifers are in fair demand at the re-
cent 1OW2O decline. A few fancy heif-
ers bring very high prices. Western
range was fairly active and stockers
and feeders in fair demand.
The proportion of good to choice
steers included in receipts yesterday
was the largest seen here in the past
week, country owners Of such cattle
evidently being thoroughly satisfied
with prevailing prices and desirous OF
getting rid of holdings rather than take
chances of accepting possible decline
in sue grades. Had the run been TO-
600 to $4,000 which would have been
moderate, prices for bulk of steers
would have been steady according to
most traders, and with the other 5000
to 1000 cattle distributed over the next
two days the markets then would
hardly ruled lower. There were too
many cattle offered and smaller run
would have added life to the market.
Hogs.
Trade was slow and prices 10@20
lower. Although supplies are small,
shipping demand has been extremely
light this week and local packers have
succeeded in forcing prices lower
The estimated number OF hogs left
over from yesterday was 1000, many
Of them in first hands.
Prices lately have been too high to
enable eastern shippers to compete in
the market and packers claim that wall
ues are so high that they are losing
from 81 to s1.50 on hogs.
However, well known traders in the
business predict that if the supply Of
good hogs does not increase materially
that values may go considerably higher
than they are at present.
One important feature of the hog
market lately has been the fact that
medium to strong weight, 200 a go
pound hogs have been selling at the top
prices, whereas, 1t was only short
time ago that 16O@1S5- pound weights
We're on top.
The 350@450pound hogs. no matter
how good, are compelled to sell at a
discount, Notwithstanding the fact that
there can be very few fat hogs even
of 300 pound weight in the country.
The fact is that "fat backs are no
longer any more popular than the ex-
ira heavy old-fashioned Christmas cat
tle
Grassy hogs are quite conspicuous
among current arrivals and the spread
in values is widening again.
Hog prices have rarely been more
uneven. A load might sell readily to
better load five minutes later not be
salable at 1905 cents less money.
Sheep.
The supply is becoming larger. de-
mand from all classes of buyers ac-
tive, but prices 1905 lower
Chicago Livestock.
Chicago, Sept. 90.
Cattle-Estimated receipts for today,
10000; steady to lower; good 10
prime steers 5.4o@6.55; poor to
medium, 3.90@5.25; sto.kcrs and
feeders, 2.25 $1,000; cows, 1.25@4.50.
Gamers, 1.50@2.40; bulls, 20O@4.00;
calves 3.00@6.50; Texas fed steers,
4O005.50; western steers, 3.00G4.SD,
Hogs-Estinated receipts for today.
100000; 10 to Is lower; mixed butch
ers, 5.60@6.05; good t, choice heavy.
5.S5 $500; rough heavy, s S5@5.eh;
light. 5.65@6.00; bulk sales, 5.10@5.90.
sheep-Estimated receipts for today,
10000; market weaker; lambs, strong;
good to choice wer'l..s. 2.S0@4.50; fair
to choice mixed, s25@lo9, Western
sheep, 2.9O@4.15; native lambs, 4.501
600; western lambs, 425 @5.e5