Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-12
Poor Grades Decline-Packers
Bear Down Hog Prices
While They Can
EASTERN
DEMAND
SMALL
Large Proportion Of Westerns Con-
tinue to Dcpress Market For Every
thing but Extra Choice cattle-Hos
Prices Were of Today is Cents
All Receipts Were Heavy.

Chicago. Oct. 12.-,Cattle Receipts
are running largely to western range
and half fat farm cattle, too few choice
beeves coming on the market. There
was active demand today, but buyers
were very particular an dcommon to
fair cattle were Disseminated against.
Those of superior quality were much
firmer at an advance of 15@25c, but
undesirable offerings sold slowly at re-
cent declines. Cattle that are not good
were largely 1O020c lower than at the
close of last week.
Tuesdays run was the largest Tues
day arrivals in many months and stood
5000 larger than week ago, while
$500 and S,400 above arrivals year
ago, and two years ago. Receipts in
the two days this week total 1928,
against 34.S74, week ago, 31.256 a
year ago, and 1882 two years ago.
There were fair orders here for good
fat steers, as buyers had promised, but
the class OF cattle received fell below
the requirement to fill such orders. and
buyers were forced to stay indoors I'M
less carrying commissions for the
commoner grades which were plentiful.
A fairly liberal proportion Of good fat
steers had been expected, the better
prices late last week being thought
cause for fair shipments OF good we'll
finished beeves early this week, and
despite the big run Monday moder-
ate number of good kinds would have
undoubtedly met fair sale here yes
terday, the consumptive demand for
this class being quite broad.
Hogs.
The local packers are improving
their opportunity to the utmost, much
larger receipts and an extremely small
eastern shipping demand entoling
them to put prices materially lower.
Today prices fell 100 15c, sales SLOW
AT the present time light hogs are
selling about Is cents under mediums
and heavies while year ago light were
at a premium of 10 cents
The average weights are falling off
and show big decrease compared with
d year ago.
There were a good many loads OF
up and down" eastern Iowa hogs,
averaging around 200 pounds that lack
ed fat as well as quality. Lately their
comparatively light weights would
have caused them to sell well but now
such stock is at discount not selling
so well even as the $50 to 300 pound
hogs that are fat and have good backs.
The plain and heavy hogs in poor
condition, however, We're badly ne
elected yesterday and there were q
good many heavy brood sows that had
been fed little corn.
At the present time both the big hogs
and the underweights are COMPARE
lively neglected there being most de-
mand for 225@275 pound hogs.
Really prime hogs, especially bar
rows. are not figuring very largely in
current receipts and such stock is
scarce enough to sell comparatively
we'll almost regardless Of weights.
There is feeling that higher prices
are not likely no matter how light re-
ceipts are for "a while, as the packers
are inclined to get along in a hand to-
mouth way until the crop is mature
enough to afford regular and ample
supplies for packing operations.
Sheep.
Today's receipts ran largely to COM
mon description, which ruled weak
while good focks We're firm.