Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-24
Most Cat tie Offerings, However,
Were Western Rangers or
Ordinary Farm Grades
PRICES WE'RE ABOUT STEADY
A Small Proportion of Good to Choice
Fat Natives Met With Good De-
mand at Stronger Prices-strone
Demand for Hogs at Average of 10
Cents Higher Prices.

Chicago, oct. 24.--Cattle--The mar
ket was fairly active, but most offer
ings We're made up OF western rangers
and ordinery farm fed cattle, which
sold SLOWLY at unchanged prices. A
small proportion of good to choice fat
natives met with good demand, and
prices We're stronger.
Values for all good to choice grades
of steers showed u better range for the
week, AN advance of lOW20 cents be-
ing noted for the strictly choice To
fancy steers, which are in considerably
smaller supply than are needed for the
demands of the trade, while the plain
grass steers and half-fat lots have
dragged on the market at prices as
low as any time this season, the sup
ply of this plain stock, with an enor-
nous flood of low grade butcher cattle
having held the market in a badly ov-
erstocked condition most of the week.
While there is general talk OF a
continued scarcity of good to choice
fat cattle in the sections that produce
them, the movement Of cattle last week
showed fair percentage OF very
smooth fat steers, a remarkably good
showing of such when the scarcity and
high price of old corn that has been
in fact most of the time they have
been fattening, is taken into consider
alton. This is shown by proportion
of the beef cattle selling here In the
big market days last week at 1913 q
CTS. nearly as great as sold here at
this time last year, at $5.00@5.15. But
the current range of values Is very
wide, the poorest cattle showing
range of nearly 81 lower than that one
year ago, while the top cattle are just
ST above the prices here one year ago
this week.
A very few were carried over 1fom
last week. and there was strong de-
mand for the few hogs that were Oh
fered, prices averaging 10 higher.
Last weeks supply is approximately
1O5.2S3. against 116,439 last week and
1OS,O96 a year ago. This weeks
expectation is for not more than no.
600 although 10000 arriving during
the corresponding week last year.
Growers are apparently OF the OPINION
that with a better fresh meat demand
consequent on cold weather and llsht
provision stocks, packers Will DO well
to hold the market where 1T Is now
for some time. There was an urgent
demand for light pigs and receipts OIL
these during the week were meager
enough to suggest a general good state
of porcine health in the country.
Old timers on the market say they
never saw time when hogs were as
healthy. sick pigs as little in evidence,
old corn as scarce and new corn so
nlentifuD as now. 1t is evident that
growers having plenty of corn are IN
the humor to make hogs fat, and the
toncensus of opinion is that heavy
runs are possible only by the intiu-
ence of disease.
Thera was an active demand, and
prices were strong, largely l0@la
higher.
Scarcity of feeding stock was acute
last week. Many orders We're not
filed, especially for yearlings. me
scarcity of yearlings indicates the
closeness with which last years lamb
crop was marketed. Choice yearl1ng
WGtnefS IOf IeGulllS purposes 'As-' y 49,
mostly at $3.S5 $3.50, but urgent ord
ars have been filled at $40. There
has been a big demand for heavy
wethers by feeders who want TO make
export sheep, the range being $3.4oW
3.75, but a 90-lb feeding wether has
sold as low as $40. Bulk of feeding
wethers sold at s350@3.6O. Not en-
ough feeding lambs have arrived to
satisfy demand Choice SO to 5S-1b
stuff is quota,ble at $4.60@475 with
medium 40 to 50-lb lambs at $4.25@
45O and pee-wee stuff at $3.2b@375
Common to medium feeding lambs
which were very plentiful recently
have been scarce this week, however
and in better demand. Feeding ewes
have been more plentiful, selling
mostly ait $250@3.00, with common
stuff down to 50. Indications are that
feeders adjacent to Chicago are shy of
stuff to fill their feed lots. Many
waited in expectation of late fall
bargain counter, which is not likely to
materialiZe.
Chicago Livestock.
Chicago, Oct. "a.
Cattle--Estimated receipts for today.
market good to prime steers 5.75
@7.OO; poor to medium ESQ @ 5.25;
stockers and feeders 2.00@4.OO; cows
ESQ % 4.5O; heifers, 200 q 500;
Gamers 1925 q 200; bulls LIS
@4.25; calves 3.OO@70O; Texas fed
steers 4.5O@5.5O; western steers $500
& 20