Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-04
LIVESTOCK IS HIGHER.
Prime Cattle Advance Ten
Cents and Best Hogs
Twenty Cents Up
SHEEP PRICES ALSO HIGHER
SHEEP PRICES ALSO HIGHER
Trade in Cows and Hcifers Was Active,
Bulls Were in Fair Demand AMI
Feeders Continue sIov,-Hos Prices
Opened Strong and Bulk of Good
Heavy Hogs Sold Above s4.sa

Chicago. Jan. ALI cattle sold
readily at strong to 10 cents higher for
the best classes. While some young
feeders We're 10 cents or more higher
than late las. week. Export trade con-
tinues good and is an important fac
tor in the market. Cows and heifefs
are fairly active, the bull trade fair.
ana stockers and feeders are slow
There was more of encouragement
in the cattle market during last week
than for any time in the past two
months. Receipts, while not liberal,
We're above those of the week before
and were fairly moderate. Yet the
demand has been active and the Who'll
market. for every description of offer
ings. better than last week when re
ceipts We're 10000 less. And with this
there has been strong
suggestion that supplies of finished
steers are not going to be overly
plentiful during first months of the
new year. at least. and further I'M
provement in prices for these is rea-
sonably looked for. On the other hand
there is every evidence that the supply
of short fed cattle will be large and
on these kinds need
hardly be expected to follow the fin
ished cattle market
Hogs.
Trade opened withprices loal5
higher: some sales of the best were
20 cents above the top price of Saiur-
day. the best heavy selling at $40 q.
SIS and the bulk of good strong weight
hegs above ass.
Before the day was over Saturday
arrivals were eagerly sought at prices
fully strong compared with Fridays
best range, rumors of war in the far
east having. excited trade in wheat AMI
pro. .sions on the local board of trade
during its short session, and "a grea,
furry in prices there caused very active
trade at the yards late in the day, con
selling before the close was
again on a very firm basis. some even
showing u higher range. Buyers or
ders were very urgent. tho the ae-
tivity was due entirely to the pace set
by the advance in provision values,
and with reaction IN that line. which
Is liable to occur should excited ru-
mors received today be of lie War
like attitude. values here will likely fali
in sympathy, and especially under
very heavy run. Many traders antici-
pate quite extensive marketing on the
OF recent advances. and opef-
ating in the country on much higher
basis will hardly prove profitable. ana
s advised again until better line on
the new situation is obtained.
Sheep.
Offerings at the start were away
below the needs of the trade and prices
were put TO level above that paid
for choice sheep last week. Big ewes
recov red most of last weeks decline.
One bunch of So very choice 93-ib
ambs sold Saturday up to S6.15 ana
most of the fair to good lambs went
,5.25m5.75. such prices showing only
,boui 10 cents decline from prices
paid here at the high time around the
middle of the week. Bulk of trading
atcly has been at a range of $5.50I
10. some big strings of very choice
Western lambs selling up to the latter
igure. Such lambs as sell to slaugh-
erers down around $500 are of plain
lass and the light lambs to killers
$3.50. while the Gull ends go
mostly at s3.5o@425. These prices
or lambs are at range about % cents
higher than one year ago, and there
AVE been few years in the history of
his market when opening trade In
ambs showed as favorable range of
,riceS MS is in evidence here now