Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-20
There Was Less Demand and
Firmness Was Confined to
the Choice Grades
QUALITY OF OFFERINGS POOR
Sales Were Made Mostly at 10 to 10
Cents Lower Prices Than satur-
days Cose-Receipts of Hogs Con-
tinue to Fall Of and With an Ac-
tive Demand Prices Were Higher.

Chicago. June observation-disclosures was
less urgency in demand and the firm
ness was confined to choice sales being
largely ten lower. Offerings are show
ing a falling Off in quality.
Many cattle now coming have been
bought by spectators at a price which
makes losses unavoidable, While the
trade is of the opinion that good cattle
will sell for the next sixty days, half
fat kinds having a tendency of even
breaking the market on pretty good
kind of cattle.
The supply of the strictly choice corn
fed cows and heiters has been moder-
ate, but the decline caught it neverthe-
less The grassy grades have been
more plentiful and it looks as tho they
would come forward quite freely in the
near future. This class is selling ocn-
siderably lower.
Stocker and feeder trade is still I'M
der the influence of Il corn crop with a
doubtful future. Compared with recent
values the yards are full OF bargains
and they are going begging. Rail birds
and curiosity gratitiers have been nu-
rnerous, but actual investors few. The
average feeder wants to be assured or
full corn crib before filing his feec
lots.
Hogs.
Receipts continue to fall off, but with
active demand prices ruled firm Ut an
average advance 500.
The market has gained notch daily
pursuing the steady upward tenor of its
way. despite frantic efforts by pack
ers to keep 1t down. Droves have cost
close around half dollar more than a
month ago, when Packingtown boastec
It's ability to put prices on still lower
level. The big June run confidently
expected and as confidently predicted
by Packingtewn has failed to mate
rialize. Light receipts and poor quality
tell the story. Average weights show
a decided discrepancy. compared with
the same period last year, and the gem
eral tenor of country opinion Is that
while shoats and infantile swine are
plentiful, mature hogs do not dot the
landscape numerously.
One influence of light receipts re-
Gently Is to reduce the big excess over
1908. piled up during the first quarter
of the year. The fact Is now apparent
that there would have been summer
hogs under normal conditions, but that
they were of necessity marketed pre-
inaturely, owing 10 high price OF corn
and the liquidation In cattle. Hogs
now following cattle are few, compared
with year ago. Shippers from Illinois,
Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin. Minnesota.
Missouri. South Dakota. Kansas ana
Nebraska here last week all tell or
scarcity of native hogs.
Sheep.
There was an active demand today
from all classes of buyers, prices being
steady.
Good mutton is still a scarce COM
modify Killers have been sadly dis
appointed in the weeks supply. To-
ward the finish there was a scramble
for enough to I'LL orders The south
western crop failed TO materialize and
neither Kentucky nor Tennessee made
good threat to furnish abundance OF
spring lambs. Natives are scarce ana
Of poor quality, and dressing reports
from Packingtown have caused sheep
buyers to make wry faces.