Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-26
A GOOD FRIDAY SUPPLY
Plenty of Cattle Were Received
to Meet the Wants of
the Buyers
GOOD LOTS AT STEADY PRICES
Other Kinds Were Rather Slow Of Sale
and About Unchanged to Slightly
Lower Figures - There Was Good
Demand for Hogs at Advanced Prices
Other News.
,ooD LOTS AT STEADY PRICES

Chicago, Aug. 26.-Cattle - About
1000 We're received today. being a
good Friday supply. Good lots were
active at steady prices. others being
slow.
receipts of cattle this week have
been unusually heavy and will run out
the largest since the strike started
They are only a little short of a year
ago ct this time, when everything was
running along in a normal channel.
Fortunately shippers We're able to OPP
crate freely this week. and this has
helped much to tone UP the trade for
cattle of good quality.
There was no trouble yesterday in
effecting II clearance in the market for
zood to choice steers because they were
relatively scarce and in demand. How
aper, it was not easy to sell the COM
mon and medium steers, even at steady
plices. for buyers could get all they
wanted of this class in the western de-
partment.
Hogs.
Receipts We're $4,000 and $500 We're
carried over last night. There was an
active general demand at advances Of
5ml0. Sales were 4.7O15.65, largely
at 5.2o@5.55.
A big local trader says: "Our reports
rom many sections Indicate that re-
-eipts of hogs must continue compare
lively small until the crop of hogs
started upon the new corn crop begins
10 move. The price of old corn in the
country has been too high to render the
feeding of hogs in hot weather at all
profitable
From all indications shippers find 1t
hard going when trying to make up
consignment for good hogs for mar
ket now at country cost below $500
~ "a. 30 for the very coarse heavy pack
ing CTS.
All big weight hogs have been very
slow ale this week The packers con-
time to discriminate against rougi, ard
odd hacking grades, and some arrivals
of this class yesterday did not receive
bids, while fair to smooth medium
weight packers were salable at steady
prices ard mixed packing kinds OF gooi
quality went stronger.
There were very few light weights
ir,cluded in offerings yesterday, and
these sold strong all day, with choice
kinds { cents higher in some instances.
OF late the great proportion OF arrivals
have consisted of heavy packers END
Shipping kinds, and medium weight
butchers are becoming as scarce as the
lisht weights, and such We're the most
active sellers to-day. Buyers claim
there are far too many big fat backs
ai1.ying, and these now sell at weak
prices. while statesmen have met aiIii-
cu,;y in obtaining bids unless offerings
wera OF even weights and not excess
ively heavy.
Sheep.
Supplies are increasing rapidly.
ranges furnishing the great bulk CT
offerings, There was a fairly actlNe
demand once more at steady prices.
with two weeks more favorabie
weather for corn after the late general
rains the demand for feeding sheep and
lambs will rise to full volume and there
will be an outlet for 10000 or more
feeding sheep and lambs per week for
the period of six weeks, as the buying
earlier this season has been relatively
meager.