Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-22
CATTLE FAIRLY ACTIVE
There Was Good General De-
mand land Prices WereSteady
For General Run
EXPORTERS GOOD BUYERS
EXPORTERS GOOD BUY
Prices for the Bulk of Cattle Offered
Are is to rs Cents Higher Than Last
Week - Hogs Fairly Active at Prices
Cents Below Yesterdays Best -
Tho Markets.

Chicago, Dec. 22.-Cattle--There was
a fairly active demand. Prices were
steady for the general run and any
cattle that We're fat sold at strong
prices. Exporters have been buying a
good many cattle this week at Also
$50. Prices for the bulk of cattle Of
fered are 1925 higher than last
week. There We're no steers of the
Christmas class that sold week ago
at 6.75@7.6o.
Arrivals yesterday were estimated
early at 1900 but later traders put
the run at 10000, though late trains
were rather heavily loaded with cattle
and receipts were again put at 1900,
against 25,44S a week ago, and only
11,641 year ago. There is decrease
of 1880 cattle noted in the arrivals
of 43,S77 thus far this week, compared
with the same period week ago and
while selling has been freer, there is
only small improvement noted in the
general range OF prices compared with
last week, the poultry trade cutting
down demand for beef to a point which
has made the smaller receipts this
week fully equal to the needs Of
slaughterers who say that the small
ed until beef consumption grows.
Buyers are vigorously combating
any higher tendency to the cattle mar
ket," said a salesman. For the best
grades advance the opinion that they
Will be successful, but unless ! miss
my guess badly, they will be giving a
great deal more for common kinds
within the next thirty days"
Hogs.
There was fairly active demand
and prices ruled S below yesterdays
best bulk sales at 4.35 @4.55.
Hogs are coming this week just a
little faster than reported each morn
ing. Tuesdays receipts, estimated at
10000, later at $4,000, finally turned out
to be over $4,000. Receipts yesterday
morning, estimated at $4,000, and later
at $4,000, with every indication that the
larger estimate would make good, as
there was considerable increase in
the light and light mixed offerings.
Shipments of hogs are little larger
than last week and show quite lib
eral increase over a year ago This
weeks receipts SO far show an in
crease of 10000 over the first half Of
last week, $4,000 over a year ago.
Hogs carried over from Tuesday, 6,2O7.
I'VE may see some lowering of hog
values when supplies are excessive, but
it is my firm belief that the low point
of the season has been touched" re-
marked a trader Every time the
course of the market is on the tobog-
gan for two or three days, there is a
Tightening of the runs. l believe that
such will be the rule right along after
the first Of the year."
Sheep.
Prices ruled strong at yesterdays
advance, with an active demand from
all classes of buyers.
yesterdays squirt in the market
should not encourage any big move
rnent of sheep and lambs marketward
this week, altho there are indications
of a broader outlet next week" sug-
gested seller.
Traders are cautioning the country
against marketing underfed sheep and
lambs this week, for they contend that
the demand is not normal owing to the
markets being filled with poultry ana
game. They say it is a sacrifice to
forward such stock when conditions a
head are so favorable for good mar
kets.