Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-18
Receipts Have Been Evenly Dis.
tributed This Week, a Good
Thing For Sellers
PRICES NOT MUCH CHANGED
Strictly Choice Beeves Selling Higher
Than Last Week-Hog Prices Pretty
Well Maintained. Being Slightly Be-
low Yesterdays Best Time-Demand
Was Strong.

Chicago Aug. 1S.-Receipts this weel
have been distributed more evenly thi,
week than usual and it has been goot
thing for sellers. Today's run of $500
was quite sufficient to meet require
rients. Trade was only fairly animat-
ed at about steady prices. Native beef
steers were salable at 3.40@4.25 fol-
poorer lots, UP to 5.S0@6.10 for bes!
class. Strictly choice breeds are sell
ing % higher than the close last week
There was a good shipping demand
yesterday, and, the foreign markets
being reported strong, encouraged ex-
porters. Eastern buyers say that the
strike situation in New York is con-
siderably improved. and that, while
killing operations are not quite up to
par. conditions are more favorable
than they We're a week ago. This
competition from the east made the
market active and strong for the class
of cattle these buyers want. Some OF
the best cattle were quoted a little
higher, but the bulk did not show much
difference. Medium cattle were a little
sticky, and the plain light steers were
extremely hard to get rid of. Most of
these were little lower than Tuesday,
and bids were so unsatisfactory that
many of the thin light cattle did not
sell until late in the day.
Hogs.
With estimated receipts at 5000 and
$500 left over last night, prices were 5
@10 higher than Wednesdays close
but lower than the best time yesterday
morning. The demand was strong at
AGO to $40 as an extreme range.
Local packers were again very bear
ish yesterday, and while shippers and
spectators took a few choice lots at
the start at prices about sc lower,
these formed a poor criterion of the
general market. Bulk of sales during
the day were at 10@15c decline from
Tuerday's average, and at the close
heavy packing and common mixed
kinds were in many instances zoe
lower, while bids for rough kinds oc-
casionaliy indicated zoe decline. There
was fair proportion of good grades at
hand. but the shipping demand WAS
small, and when eastern buyers had
filed most OF their orders packers pro-
ceeded to cheaper droves very mater
tally, while at the finish some of the
local buyers would not bid for fair to
good mixed and heavy packing grades
and a good share of the hold over
stock contained this class, tho most
lots consisted of rough and grassy
kinds which classes buyers have dis
eliminated against very severely of
late.
There is small demand for common
and rough packing hogs and shippers
should hold such grades at home until
the outlet here is broader. Buyers are
discriminating against this class very
severely.
The drubbing administered to prices
yesterday will likely have the effect of
cutting off receipts later In the week.
but statesmen say that even with small
err supplies there Is little prospect of
regaining the decline now noted.
BUYERS have for some time claimed
prices were out of line here, and now
that they have succeeded in lowering
the level will undoubtedly fight hard
against much of a reacti
Sheep.
Trade was animated at unchanged
prices.