Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-10
There Was Little Change In
Market, Activity Confined
to Better Glass
FEW CHOICE CATTLE RECEIVED
Measer Supplies of Hogs Have Car
ried Prices This Week to the Hen-
est Figures of the Year-Buyers
Forced Prices Downward Somewhat
Today.

Chicago, March 10.-With receipts of
1000 today there was little change in
the cattle market, the activity being
confined to the desirable class. While
this week than last week, they have
fallen far behind those of a year ago,
weeks ago. The proportion of good to
choice fat has fallen off, altho good,
day than usual
Farmers out in central Iowa say that
there has recently developed a strong
disposition to fill UP feed lots recently
made vacant by the marketing of cattle
fed thru the winter. The demand for
young cattle is said to be more urgent
than usual at this time of the year.
Many of those who are putting in cattle
are in a position where they have to
buy corn at u price ranging from 40 to
Al cents per bushel. If some of the
feeders who are weak kneed and who
are rusing in their cattle prematurely
would get inoculated with the virus of
confidence in the future it would help
them out wonderfully and be great
relief to the market.
Hogs.
Meager supplies carried prices this
week to the highest figures of the year,
but with receipts of $1,000 and $500
carried over last night buyers held
back and forced decline of about 10
@15 cents.
Unusually light receipts and a good
eastern shipping demand were slim
ulating factors in the hog market yes
terday The fresh receipts We're only
about 10000, and for the expired half
week the total arrived at this market
is less than the Monday receipts of last
week, while compared with the first
three days OF last week there is an app
parent shrinkage of $4,000, or almost
one-half. Under this supply condition
1T is no surprise that the market has
reached the highest point of the win
ter.
Average weight of hogs at present
the highest since the drouth times of
1901. That does not look like a very
large crop Of marketable hogs.
Sheep.
Fairly active, prices ruling about
steady
Sheepmen on the ranges of the far
west say that they never had a more
favorable winter than the one they
have Just passed thru. This is sort
of a compensation for the rough one
essary to feed but comparatively little
hay though the wiser f1ockmasters were
we'll provided with 1t in case OF emer-
gency. Very few sheep were lost IN
Idaho and Utah and big crop of lambs
is reasonably expected. There has been
about enough snow to furnish the nee
essary moisture and prospects are more
favorable than they were year ago.
Chicago Livestock.
Chicago, March 10.
Cattle-Estimated receipts for today,
5000; market slow: good to prime
steers, 510@5.75; poor to medium,
3.5o@5.00; stockers and feeders, $50
m4.o5: cows 1.6oI4.0O; heifers, 2.00@
4.50: Gamers, 1.6o@2.50; bulls, 200 a
4 100; calves, 3.OO@6.5o; Texas fed
steers, 4.00@4.75.
Hogs-Estimated receipts for today
81 900: market 10@15 lower mixed but
ers. 5.35@5.60; good to choice heavy
55o65.65; rough heavy. 5.30@5.50:
light. 4.SO@5.50; bulk Of sales, $500
5.55.
Sheep-Estimated receipts for today,
is 900; market steady; lambs, steady
good to choice wethers. 4.25@4.S5; fai.
to choice mixed, 3.5o@4.25; western
sheep, 3.50@5.35; native lambs, 1850
SIS; western lambs, 4.50@5.75.