Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-28
Notwithstanding Decreased Re
ceipts This Week, Market
Was Dull Today
EXPORT TRADE HAS BEEN LARGE
Cows and Heifers Have Sold 20 to 80
Cents Higher This Week. But Were
Weaker Today-Hoas Were Lower
Today, Altho Prices for Week Aver
age Higher.

Chicago, Jan: 2s.--Cattle
standing receipts this week show a
considerable falling off. today the mar
ket, with the exception of fat cattle,
was dull and decidedly lower. There
has been a large export trade this
week. but while we'll finished cattle
were not very large. Cows and heii-
ers have sold 20d3o higher this week.
bu, they were weaker today. Calves
We're scarce and much higher and
stockers and feeder trade has shown
fair animation, but light offerings
kept prices firm.
For the week up to Wednesday.
which includes the two principal mar
ket days. offerings foot up only 10000
head. against $4,000 last week and ST.
100 a year ago. What is more, the
supplies at the outside markets has
been small, and SO the grand total
shows marked decrease from week
ago. This reduction is very agreeable
however. and will give packers chance
TO clear out the big stock they hat
accumulated on account of the recent
very heavy receipts. The market as
badly in need of the rest it is getting.
Exporters are still active. and while
there has not been as much material
TO work on this week, they will show
up heavy in volume.
Hogs.
Supplies continue on liberal scale.
but demand has been strong all week
and sales have been made daily at
highes; prices of the year. Todays
supply was extremely large and trade
less animated. prices ruling weak and
about lower.
The severe cold weather this week
mas worked against the train service.
and with buyers hugging the scale
houses and offices business was slow TO
open. In most instances where sales
men disposed of early arrivals yester.
day transactions were fully cents be-
low best prices of Tuesday, or about
the low time of that day. Toward 10
o'clock trade improved and the feelin:
was stronger. with the market around
noon about as high as any time Tues
day. Packers were very Indifferent at
the start. but later purchased freely.
making pretty good clearance from
first hands. and yet quite few ar
rived too late for the market.
Sheep.
There was a large Thursdays SUM-
ply and trade less active, prices ruling
weak 20 largely lower.
Stockcrs and Feeders.
Not many cattle were on hand yes
terday and the fresh offerings Wee
small. The inquiry from the outside has
developed more strength: at least there
were more buyers than usual here. The
outside demand. however. is not extern
sive and is not likely to be during the
zero weather. About as many cattle
are going east as west now. but IN
point OF volume the whole trade Is
small. Local dealers bought their cat
tie steady yesterday. but at little bet
prices than were paid late last week
The price Of feed is a deterrent factor
in feeder operations. but dealers think
that an advance in prices would soon
loosen things up. Good steers have
been scarce all week, and the best are
selling around s4.O0@4.16, but this is
not the limit that would be paid for a
fancy kind Most of the trading ls at
s3.2593.75, with poor stockers at $2.50Q
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