Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-30
Universal Surprise at Meager-
ness of the Receipts of
Cattle Today
PRICES GENERALLY is TO rs UP
There Was Lively Competition Among
All Glasses of Buyers Exporters
Were Good Customers Today Hog
Receipts Were Also Small and Prices
Advanced About 5 Cents.

sal surprise at the smallness of receipts
and the extremely meager supply made
wild market. There was general
scramble among all classes of buyers.
l5M25c on an average. All kinds sold
ttriskly, and exporters continue to be
liberal buyers.
Between renewal of faith in the flu
ture of the cattle industry of the future
and a broadened demand for the kind
of beef that a majority of nleaI con-
sumers can afford 10 buy, the market
prices for light young cattle have got
UP to comparatively high pint. In
fact, the demand for nice young steers
to go back to the country has exceeded
the supply of late and as long ne this
condition prevails. there is not much
chance for stocker and feader prices
to get to comparative par with prices
for fat cattle.
This is not a season of year when
country is usually % large volume,
and yet we have heard much COM
plant of not being able TO fill orders
for cattle. One. order buyer said: 1t
lis simply impossible for me to fiji my
orders for thrifty young cattle weigh
ing around COZ to 500 pounds. Prices
are out of sight and no cattle to be
had even when we do get nsryed up
TO take a chance at the ps.c..s.
The demand for cattle to go back
TO the country has lat..y conferred in
IL good quality to weigh anler 500
pounds; these weights where quality
Is right, have more o: chance TO grow
into profit than have the bigger
weights. and they are wanted to run
on pastures and make a good growth
during the summer before being pat Oh
regular feed.
1t is expected by many that there
will be break and big spread IN prices
for butcher stock in the near future.
Ripe, strictly dry fed cows and heifers
will, perhaps, hold up all right. but
much of this stuff will soon show the
effect of running on grass and buyers
will surely discriminate against the
green goods in a way that will shock
your wallet, If you don't watch out"
Hogs.
Receipts were unexpectedly small,
which brought about brisk demand.
prices advancing about SC. Bulk of
sales 465ds.75.
During the last few days there have
been some huliish sen .tiuen.s developed
In the hog trade, but up to date 1T Is
confined to the selling side of the trade
and needs the test of the June run for
Men who are supposed
to be in close touch with conditions in
the country are still ciinging to their
expressed opinions that June
viii see big increase both in number
and weight of hogs arriving at market
There has been considerable said of
late about the light average weight of
hogs but ii has mostly been said by
men who do not see the inside of the
hog house more than once or twice a
year, and they invariably take the ay-
erage weight of year ago as the
standard for comparison. The fact of
the matter is that of late weeks there
has been a marked increase In the av-
erage weight OF hogs being marketed
and while the summer months may
not see the average OF last year
equaled, unless there is a radical
change from present tendencies the
weight OF hogs will not be far from
normal.
The little pig OF 100 pounds and under
has been one OF the factors of this
spring in keeping the average weight
Of hogs down. Until within week or
two the marketing OF pigs has been
more numerous than usual for the
spring of the year. and while they count
In number. they pull down the average
weight of hogs. 1t is fact, however,
that the supply OF strictly heavy hogs
hiss been short tho notably more of
them are coming now than few weeks
ago.
Sheep.
The general market was fairly active
but was uneven, being little lower in
some cases and little higher in others.
Clipped lambs were in good demand
and wooded Colorado lambs 10c higher
than at any previous time this season.
Chicago Livestock.
Chicago, May 80.