Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-23
Recent Bulge In NJ irket Brings
Large Receipts-Cattle
Slow
CATTLE OFFERINGS INFERIOR
Few Sheep Marketed But Poor Demand
Packers Are in Need Of Hogs and
Dealers Advise Shipping All That are
Ready-The Horse Market Has Rul-
ed Strong.

Chicago, June 23.-With a small sup
today, the market was slow and on
some grades suffered decline
The market yesterday was worse
late than early, for as soon as some of
the principal orders We're filled there
was little competition of any kind.
Many cattle We're still unsold at a late
hour, and prospects We're that the hold
overs would be large. They were not
all common and medium cattle either.
though these predominated. Many
good fat steers We're unsold for the lack
of satisfactory bids. Trading was UNI
even. Some cattle sold about as well
late as early, while others received
bids late that Were % cents below the
early offers. AS n rule the strictly
choice cattle did not show as much
decline as the poorer qualities, but one
lot of steers at 500 was considered
20 cents below cattle of similar grade
which sold Monday, while good many
of the 1915 kind were off 90 cents from
a week ago.
Hogs.
The rise in pork prices Of the last
few days has stimulated receipts and
today there We're enough on sale to
make buyers Independent. Prices sag
ged cents from yesterdays top.
1t was particularly noted that the
quality of hogs was better than it has
been seen for some time, with an In
creasing proportion of heavy weights,
this giving rise TO a suggestion that
hogs that have been held back are be-
ginning to move.
Rappal Bros. & Co. say that deter
ioration in quality of late has worried
killers. Hogs Weighing over $50 pounds
are scarce. whereas "A month ago
packers were expectant of an ample
supply of 800 pound fat backs. The
recent advance has failed to increase
the marketward movements, which
conciusiyely evidences that the coun-
try is not carrying a surplus of mar
ketable stock Unless receipts great
~ expand. $5.75 hogs are expected next
week.
Sheep.
Receipts of sheep were small but
es. The demand was fair at steady
market
There are good many orders for
feeding lambs in hand, but the prices
and quality of lambs designated IN
these orde.s are such that buyers are
finding it hard to do any business.
Statesmen therefore find it equally diff
cult to find an outlet for lambs AMI
yearlings that are in a degree plain,
as most of the orders sent in call for
a better class of lambs than are to be
had at the prices.
Buyers of stock ewes are paying up
to $3.50 for something of an extra
quality in that line, While the palmer
and older lots of ewes are bought down
at $2.750l3.00, very desirable class
of black face ewes being seen here
yesterday at a cost of $780, Traders
say the prices of stock ewes have been
relatively too high and that the price
of thin ewes must fall down around
$500 before there will be very broad
demand for breeding stock.
Several doubles of Kentucky spring
lambs of the second" variety were
here yesterday, to add their weight 20
the market for the in between classes
of spring lambs which We're meeting
with the most unsatisfactory demand
Of the season. The Kentucky springs
were badly neglected and most of such
were still dragging on the market ut
late hour. along with thousands of
medium native lambs, with little show
to find outlet even at the wide decline
noted from last weeks prices.