Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-24

| the heaviest feeders in Iowa, market
| ed load of hogs yesterday.
| Peter Lamp, of Mapleton. had three
| cars of steers on the market that sold
at $3.50 and averaged 145S lbs.
r. II. Reed, of Elliott, had on the
market Al cattle averaging 1853 IDS
which sold to z. D. Armour at s5.15
J. F. McGinty, of Nicola, had in a
car of cattle of his own feeding aver
aging 1921 Lbs which sold at $500.
w. Hadfield. of Media. had one car
of cattle of his own feeding here yes
teraay averaging 1863 lbs at s4.75.
Dave Hiatt, Sidney, was here yester-
day with "a car of cattle of his own
feeding, averaging 1908 pounds. at
$4.75.
Daniel McKittrick, of Elma. had on
the market one car of hogs averaging
264 pounds, which sold at $3.50.
William Hopley. of Atlantic. had on
Yesterdays market IS steers and
spayed heifers averaging 1875 pounds
which sold at $5.45. They We're his own
feeding.
Andy Hunter of Nicola. was here
with two cars of 1895 pound cattle OF
Ills OWli lcediliS, NifSiA 'oid s'S Vo'"N.
He had a load of hogs sold at $4.65.
C. j. C. Cold. Berlin, was here with
a mixed load of cattle. His 1,121-pound
steers sold at s4.S6 and some $50 pound
heifers at $3.50 and cows at $4
Harry Fl. Carson, Kamrar, was, on
the market yesterday with his usual
heavy consignment Of stock. He was
among the lucky ones in not having
any dead.
Taylor & Jensen, Dysart. had two
loads of 1.$s1-pound steers sold at S5.35
on Mondays market, and Heuck & Jen-
sen, of the same place. one load of
1912 pound steers at $40
II. B. Foster. of Clarinda, was on yes
terday's market with one car of cattle
of his own feeding. averaging 1883
pounds. which We're bought by Nelson
Norris at s5.15. They showed up nicely
and were credit to the feeder.
w. b. Cox. the veteran feeder and
live stock dealer of Farragut, was on
the market Monday with one load of
cattle and one of hogs: 10 steers, aver
aging 1888 pounds. sold at $4.75. and
SO hogs. averaging 2as pounds, sold at
S4.65.
OF that place. had cattle and hogs on
yesterdays market. One load of steers
sold at s5.25 and one load of heifers at
S4.75. Hogs sold at $3.50. He reports
that his locality has good prospect for
all summer crops.
w. S. Harshfield. a prominent ship
per and feeder from Anthem. was here
Monday in charge of a shipment of cat
tie of his own feeding: ID steers, av-
eraging 972 pounds, brought $40. Mr..
Harshfield says there are very few cat
tie on feed In his vicinity at present.
Nels Olson Of Ross was here Satur-
day with a load of hogs of his own
feeding which sold at $i.67Aa. Mr.. OIL
son says the spring weather has been
very backward in his section though
most corn planting is now about fin
ished. The supply of fat cattle is quite
small and hogs only in moderate sup
ply.
Henry Schoenjahn. prominent feed
er OF West Side was on yesterdays
market with five cars of steers of his
own feeding: eighty head of these
steers averaging 1878 pounds sold at
s5.25; also four heifers ut $4.65. His son
Adolph Schoenjahn, also had two cars
Of 1907 pound steers including nine
heifers that sold at $500.
Orvilie Lee of Sac City marketed so
cattle of his own feeding yesterday
good enough to bring 1910 He reports
that there is only one-fourth the usual
number of cattle on feed in his section
and hogs are pretty well shipped out.
Mr.. Lee has been coming to this mar
ket for thirty years, and as he Is
feeder and shipper and a close observer,
his opinion should be good. He says all
of the farmers are thru planting corn
and as it is coming up nicely and IN
good shape everything points to u
bumper crop.
The Hon. John Pipher, OF Griswoid,
was on the market Monday with cattle
and hogs of his own feeding. The hogs
sold at $500 averaging 1913 pounds
which was as high as anything of that
weight sold at yesterday. OF his three
loads of cattle As head averaging 1893
pounds sold at $500. They were Pan
handle steers, all horned and branded
and Mr.. pipher was well pleased with
the price. He is a banker, feeder and
large land owner and formerly repre-
scented Cass county in the state legis-
lature.
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