Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-16
A Better Local and Shipping
Demand Held the Market
Steady Today
GOOD HOGS TEN CENTS HIGHER
Sheep Trade Fairly Animated and
Prices Hisher-Heavy Beeves Dis
eliminated Against and Mediums in
Demand--common Hogs Were Dull
and Only S Cents Higher.

Chicago. July 16.-The demand fol
cattle was fairly active at steady
prices, with better local and shipping
| demand. Owing the strike the market
has been more variable than usual,
with best demand for medium weights,
heavy beeves being discriminate
against.
/ Good fat steers were in strong re-
quest by eastern buyers Friday, and
there was enough competition in the
market to produce much better tone
| in the trade, and some of the well fin
ished steers were quoted about 10 cents
higher. Cattle such as shippers could
not use, were not as easy to sell but re-
ceipts were SO small that not many of
such steers were on sale. Shipments
have been about double what they were
last week, but not all the cattle sent
out went east, for nearby butchers have
been very active buyers and have
slaughtered to the limit OF their cap
acity This demand has been boon
to the trade since the strike started, Tor
it afforded an outlet for the common
grades, not suitable for eastern orders
or for export.
Traders in butcher stock say that
city butchers who have lately come into
the market quite freely for good fat
cows. and heifers, are demanding big
advances in prices Of meats to their
customers, claiming that they are fore-
ed to bid high for the stock here. nut
such is not the case. prices Tor most u
the cattle bought by butchers Oh ia'e
showing little change from the range
noted early in the week with the ex-
ception of a few handy weight heiIers
which have sold quite web. the genera
market has been unsatisfactory TO
traders and all say that a big run OF
hatcher stock grades in the near fu-
tire will likely demoralixe trade. as
until the demand from packers again
resumes normal proportions. only sinaA
offerings will be needed.
Hogs.
For hogs there was fairly actve
demand from the packers ana Iocal
butchers and shippers and prices Were
10 cents higher for good droves, put
common lots were dull and not more
than 5 cents higher.
BUSINESS in the hog house Yesterday
morning was the dullest seen since the
tieup In the packing houses was inau-
gurated. During early hours OF the day
there was small trade to the shippers
and city butchers at around 10 cents
under prices OF Thursday morning. DIV
this was only on the good smooth quail
ity and for all the common to pretty
rood hogs, such as usually go to the
packing trade, there was absolutely no
early demand, although later in the
day a few loads OF fair to good mixed
were picked up by some OF the PACK
ers at unevenly lower prices.
The situation in the packing houses
is as yet unchanged and the country
should not ship any hogs that are on
the packing order in quality as there
is no demand for them, nor will not be
until the packing houses resume OPP
erations. Mixed packing grades could
hardly get a locker yesterday morning
and the most of them went over un-
sold. the few sold went in range OF
s .O0m5.30, with bulk at 5.2O@52b.
Sheep.
Owing to the strike the demand Tor
sheep was smaller than usual and In
spite Of light receipts prices were
good dealer lower this week. Trade
today was fairly animated at unchang-
ed to SO cents higher values.