Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-04
There Was a Fair Friday Sup
ply, But Receipts We're
Mostly Common
SUPPLY DECREASED THIS WEEK
This Fact Has Resulted in General
Advance of IS to IS Cents Over Last
Weeks Ranse-t4oes Slow to Lower
Sheep Active and strons-other
Market Quotations.

Chicago, March 4.--Cattle--Thera
was a fair Fridays supply, receipts
mostly common AMI medium in quality
Trade was extremely dull at prevailing
prices. Cattle have been marketed in
greatly reduced numbers this week,
which has resulted in advances of
15@25 over last weeks range. Choice
cattle are very scarce and buyers had
to take good many half-fat to take
the place OF anatured steers.
Such a healthy shipping and export
demand ought to result III better pros
poets later on, for the dressed beef
demand is also said to be good. The
main trouble with the market now is
that it is over-burdened with common
and half-fat steers, which should be
held on feed few months longer.
but feeders do not seem to have much
faith In the future. Muddy feed lots
will soon be an excuse for sending
in warmed up cattle.
There is very little active demand
for butcher stock. despite the better
tone to cattle trade. Local buyers
claim to have good stock, of this
class of meats. on hand, and say tie
outlet for such is narrow. while outside
buying has also been slim. Re-
ceipts during the week have been mod
crate, but this fact has not helped
trade and country operating in this
class of stock should be done with
caution.
Hogs.
Slow at 1O@15 lower with fair
supply. Extreme range 4.40@5.50:
bulk Of sales. 4.95G 5.S5.
The bear campaign in hogs and pro-
visions inauguraaed on Monday by
killers has met response from this
country in the shape of a sharp con-
in the lnarketward move
ment.
We have had Il bad break in pro-
said hog man, but that
deal was top heavy anyhow. Hog val
ues have, of course. been carried down
in sympathy, but live hogs are going
to be worth more than old pork or, in
other words, the consumptive demand
for fresh meats. bacon and hams is
strong enough to keep hogs up to a
good price, no mater how packers a:a
able to break pork The prdce of the
speculative article will be no criter-
ion of what hogs are worth from now
un."
According to the Price Current. hog
packing at western points during thsI
past week was $4,000 head. This IS
an increase of 1000 over the same
period of last year, when the pack was
$4,000.
Sheep.
Active and prices rule strong.
A Wisconsin shipper and feeder who
recently marketed five doubles of good
lat 81 to SO pouad lambs here at
s5.70@5.95 made tset 18th his bunch
IF lambs that lis of interest, Two
doubles of the LOT he placed on MS
farm to feed in the open, with only i
rude open shed to which they had
access at times OF very bad storms.
These lambs made an average weight
If SO pounds, and the best sold he e
1t 5.95. The other three doubles were
ed in sheds and by self-feeders at
/ feeding station after the plan popu-
ar with all big feeders. These lambs
made an average weight Of 81 pounds
Ind lacked the excellent finish of the
land- fed loads and sold at $3.50. |
These lambs were all practically OF the
same class when put OH feed