Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-15
Total Receipts of Cattle and
Hogs Taken at Strong
Prices
HOGS AND CATTLE 10 HIGHER
Moderate Supplies and Active Demand
Caused Surprise in stockyards To-
day-New Arrivals and HoIdover
Hogs Were Brought Up-cattIe and
Sheep From Ranges In Evidence.

Chicago, Aug. Is. - Cattle receipts
were much smaller than was antici-
pated, and with moderate supply
higher on an active general demand
Range cattle are now beginning to
move and with the first authentic
news of improved labor conditions
there will be big shipments of these
rangers. The small number of range
beeves that have been here indicate
that the rangers are going to be IN
good condition and will furnish hard
competition for medium grades of ma :
tive steers. For this reason and for
the further fact that this long strike
has resulted in an accumulation of
cattle that otherwise would have been
out of the way. the country should be
extremely cautious about making ship
ments of these medium, habitat and
grassy grades of native steers.
Hogs.
Hogs--Twenty-f thousand arriv-
ed today, and $500 We're carried over
from last week, but an active demand
sent prices up 5@10 cents.
There is a developing sentiment
among traders in the hog house that
prices for hogs have seen high point
for the present In this line, it is ar
gued that nothing but an abnormal de-
mand can prevent prices from going
lower.
1t was freely talked in trade circles
that the advance of Saturday was
play on the part of buyers to get n
run of hogs started for today. Logic
ally the break Of 35 to 90 cents from
Wednesday to the close of business
Friday would curtail the market move
ment of hogs but conditions have been
such of late that liberal Monday run
was not unexpected.
At the present prices for provisions
packers are not disposed to pay very
for common grades, and in fact
buyers claim values for all classes are
relatively too high under present con-
ditions. and it is likely that packers
will attempt to hammer values at every
for time at least. The
rather liberal runs of late gave pack
ers the advantage in trade and the
slump noted In the latter part of last
week resulted, while many statesmen
fear that another slash will be admin
istered to the range this week unless
marketing is on smaller scale.
Packing operations here are being
conducted under difficulty as result
OF the strike, and while all houses
were In the trade last week. purchases
were naturally limited. and until con-
ditions again reach normal state
country shippers should curb shipping
opera tons down to q volume more IN
Keeping with the requirements of buy
ars There was only moderate ship
ng demand last week. and while all but
], 600 have found sale, a smaller run
would have sufficed to fill orders and
the loss in values now noted.
Sheep.
Sheep-Tha great bulk are coming
rom the ranges. They met fairly ac-
i've demand at prices steady, except
or the poorer lots.
A break close around 81 per cwt.
n lamb values and continuance of the
Urgent demand for breeding and feed
ng stock were the features of the
)ast week in live mutton trade. In
.rease in receipts of native lambs and |
contraction of the eastern outlet oW-
ne to the New York strike, facilitated |
he break and threw the market into a |
condition. On the decline |
,alues were very uneven. Sheep val
les have been well maintained. how |
yer. The eastern strike was unques- |
ionably a bad set back to the market, |
ut shipping demand of the week picked |
10 during the last few days.