Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-04
.CA11|[ ADVANCE Today
Light Receipts Improve Mar
ket-Too Many Hogs
Cause Decline
YESTERDAYS ADVANCE LOST
Continued Light Receipts of Cattle for
Few Days Has Completely Changed
Market Conditions and Prices Are
25 Cents Above Last Week-sheep
In Good Demand at Better Prices. !.

4 Chicago. Feb. 4.-Catt le--Greatiy re.
duced supplies for the week have re-
suited in a complete change in the con.
dition OF the market. the general de-
mand being lively at 15I % cents high.
er than at the close of last week. Price:
today for fat cattle were as high as a,
any time last week. sales being large
lily at 3S0@515. with a good many
| steers here that lack quality and finish
Good fat beeves were about the only
ones that We're active and firm. Other
kinds We're slow and weak.
While prices for steers yesterday
were considerably higher than at the
close OF last week and generally trade
is now much more healthy, there is
yet great danger of overlooking the
market here at the start next week.
1t is reported that a goodly number of
cattle are being held at nearby points
having been stopped en- route when
market conditions were so averse last
week, and with n better demand here.
these are likely 10 be released, and
while receipts We're abnormally light
for Wednesday, liberal run in the
next two days is looked for by many,
and with naturalization of such,
the prevailing prices may be broken.
The trade. while showing signs of bet
torment, may again be set back thru
heavy receipts. and while values We're
uneveniy higher. many sellers We're OF
the opiilioa that operating on the basis
of yesterdays values may prove eX-
pensive to country Dealers and all adj
vised Very ecu servative marketing IN
the near future. saying that such will
be the only means of retaining the
present range of values.
Hogs.
Hogs-Owing to heavy supplies yes
t. rdayis advance was largely. lost. sales
ranging at 4.35@5.07h, against ALSO
SIS esyerday.
In spite of an active and advanced
hog market at the start. yesterday.
packers were very bearish and sue
ceeded in closing the day with half the
advance lost, and nearly 1900 held
over for today.
Sheep.
Sheep-Ttday's light receipts sold at
firIner 10 slightly better prices, with
good demand.
Trains were late yesterday and the
lots OF good to choice lambs ut haEs!
for the morning market sold readily at
10 cents advance, one bunch of shorn
lambs a, $500 selling 10 cents abov
price for the first cut of the
stock. and some western lambs that
were held over that went at $3.50. 4
showed 25 cents above the bid OF late
Most of the good to choice
fat western lambs sold here at s5.5o@
$50, one doable of fancy So pound fpea
fed Colorado-MeXican lambs. that
went here early at $500. being the best
seen on yesterday mornings market
Some fair light native and western
lambs for slaughter had to sell down at
S5.00G5.25. the plain light native lambs
around $3.50. and the culls mostly at
S3.500 4.25, the Gull ends of western
lambs selling readily at $3.50, as feed
ers put up some competition for them.
A band of more than 1000 western
lambs direct from Montana, that had
very little II any feed. judging from
their condition of flesh, met with a
rather lively demand on feeding ac-
count. and the bulk stood a good show
to land close to $500. some other lots /,
With a little killing top, being held at
s5.15.