Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-14
Market Showed No Particular
Change Today, But Prices
Held About Steady
DECLINE FOR THE WEEK
On the Whole the Market is About 10
to 20 Cents Lower Than Last Weok--
Hogs Again Selling at the Best
Prices Of the Year, Sales Made as
High as $3.50.

Chicago, July 14.--Cattle--The mar
ket showed no particular change to-
day. Demand was as good as usual
late In the week, with fat cattle decid-
eddy best sellers. Cattle have sold bet
ter on the whole this week than might
have been expected with such generous
supplies. but the average decline for
the week was 10M20. Stockers and
feeders were very slow of sale.
Buyers for the big packing firms
We're disposed to argue the matter oil
10Gp15-cent decline in prices for the
bulk of beef steers yesterday with
statesmen, who thought that the de-
preston OF values was even more than
that In some cases. Test sheets of
some buyers showed that their cattle
cost as much or higher In the beef
than cattle bought earlier In the
week, but this must have been the re-
suit in part of poorer general quality
In the offering and the better fill that
was taken on yesterday than in the
cooler weather earlier this week. At
all events the selling interest Is al
most a unit In regarding prices for the
bulk of the good smooth medium and
strong weight beef steers close to Is
cents lower than prices paid here at
the start this week and the coarser and
heavier cattle about 25 cents off.
Light and handy steers generally
were still In good demand and, though
prices are possibly 10 cents lower than
at high time here early in the week,
the undsrtone of trade in such cattle
Is still good and the outlook is con-
sidered favorable for such as COM
pared with the cattle Of heavier
weight. There was the same bitter dis
examination by both packers and the
buyers of shipping grades against the
heavy cattle that were at all coarse
or unattractive In quality, and such
steers are dragging at the lowest pri-
ces Of the week, showing a break of
rs cents from prices paid here one
week ago.
Hogs.
Once more hogs are selling at the
best prices OF the year, today's sales
being made at 5.1005.s0. largely at
5.50@5.75. Today's shipping orders
were very large and the general mar
ket was about 10 higher. @f
At present tho range Is the widest.
Of the year and this spread will show
even greater gap before long, as the
proportion of good hogs grows less and
grassy and common stuff becomes
more abundant. Everybody wants tho
good hogs and they will undoubtedly
manifest an ability to take care Of
themselves right along, but the future
Of the straight packing contingent is
doubtful. They have no outlet but
Packingtown. and as they are lard
makers, killers are not giving them an
enthusiastic reception.
The sharp advance in prices late last
week and on Monday of this week had
the inevitable effect of starting a run.
This is shown in receipts, which for
the week SO far, are approximately
106.750 against $4,000 last week and
10000 year ago. Chicago showed a.
shipping margin Of 80 cents over Mis-
souri, river markets early In the week.
fetching good many Far West"
hogs this way. Under the circum-
stances the market has held up well,
tops yesterday being only 10 cents un-
der the high point of the year.
Sheep.
Sheep were in usual good demand at
the recent advanced prices, but spring
lambs were still lower.