Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-21
Iowans at the Yards.

Iowans at the Yards.
D. T. Miles, of Winterset who is a
regular shipper to this market. was
here with two loads of cattle.
O'Brien & Homer, of Van Horn, had
two loads OF cattle and one of hogs
here yesterday, which sold satisfac-
torily.
j. Il. Nugen. of New London a reg
ular weekly shipper from that point.
was here, ard says fat cattle are about
all gone.
j. l.. Rodwick, Winfield, was here
and had cattle. He was well pleased
with the market and reports cattle
pretty we'll shipped out.
John Purdin. of Fremont, was on
yesterdays market with nine cars OF
cattle, that sold at satisfactory prices.
He reports fat cattle about all ship
ped out of his section of the country.
Patrick Grady, of Dunlap. was here
with fifty steers, averaging 1855
pounds, which sold at s6.15, and two
loads of hogs at 1925. They were all
his own feeding.
j. NJ. Stlmbaugh. of Shenandoah.
was on yesterdays market with sew
enteen steers, averaging 1872 pounds.
which sold at s5.75. and carload of
hogs, which sold at s5.27k.
Kisor & Crandall of New Sharon,
among the largest feeders and shippers
of the Hawkeye state, had seven cars
of cattle here yesterday.
William Gutenberg, of Mt. Pleasant,
was here With a shipment of cattle.
and says marketable stock in his part
of the country is about all in.
w. C. Overhalzer. of Grand River.
had car of hogs and a car OF butcher
stock on sale. He says crop prospects
are much better than a year ago.
+. A. Greenland, of Grand River,
was here with butcher stock. He says
there is very little marketable stock IN
his part, owing to bad crops last year.
j. Murry, a prominent feeder and
shipper OF Galva, had five loads of
cattle on yesterdays market averaging
1898 pounds. which sold at $6.15, and
one load of heifers at s5.s5. He report;
rather poor outlook for the corn in
his locality.
Fred Riser, large feeder and farm-
err of Galva, had two loads of cattle on
the market yesterday. One load, av-
eraging 1447 lbs, sold at s6.40, and one
load of short-fed steers averaging 1854
lbs at 1915. He reports corn back
ward.
Ryan Bros. prominent feeders OF
Fort Dodge. We're on the market with
seven loads OF stock, five loads of cat
tie and two loads of hogs
l.. l.. Merrill one of Iowa's promi-
nent feeders from Fort Dodge, was on
the market yesterday with four loads
of stock, three loads of cattle and one OF
hogs.
B. w. Gregory, Kirkman, was on the
market with car of steers and heifers
good enough to bring s5.45. They were
not finished and weighed less than
1000 lbs. The price was good one
and shows that Mr. Gregory under
stands his business. He is a breeder of
Herefords, and this shipment was
made In order to clean up his herd.
w. f. Arnold. OF Kirkman, was on
the market Yesterday with three cars
of cattle, which averaged 1892 lbs and
sold at 1886. These were Hereford
cattle and were bred in Wyoming. AS
these are. top cattle 1t speaks well for
Mr.. Arnold as feeder. He had a car
of hogs on last weeks market which
were coed enough to sell at s5.12 ",
which was within &c of the top.
Silver Dick Garrett of Garrett
Bros, Let's big feeders and shippers,
sold on yesterdays market SO cattle Of
their own feeding averaging 1454 lbs at
$3.50. Eddie Egan bought them for J.
Stern of New York. Mr.. Garrett says
everything looks fine iii his vicinity;
good cattle very scarce; also hogs. He
is firm believer in making cattle good
before marketing, and his price yester-
day told it.