Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-31
General Demand Was Nothing
to Speak of Today and Mar
ket Was Dull
EXPORTERS WERE LOWER
Purchases for Shipping Were Largely
at S to 25 Cents Down and Shipping
Demand for Hogs at Cents Higher
Priees-sheep Were Strong and
Higher Today.

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demand was nothing to speak of and
prices were no more than steady.
| Stockers and feeders were SLOW Elk
port purchases were largely 5@5.25.
Under smaller receipts such as came
last week, some appreciation In the
market for choice steers was to be ex-
pected, but the trade opinion rules that
with promised competition from liberal
supplies of western range cattle, which
| will be here within the next few weeks.
there appear some prospects for much
| of an upward trend In values for the
medium and half-fat steers. The scar
city OF good to choice handy weights,
quality of which assures them no cons
| petition from rangers, should result in
| remunerative values for such kinds,
however, and the wide spread in prices
between poor and best classes of cat
tie gives every Indication of continuing
| a feature of the trade and OF broaden
| ing out to still greater extent.
Hogs.
There was good local and shipping
demand and prices were about high
er. Sales were at the extreme range
of 5.10@6.05.
Receipts at western markets last
week are approximately 3l3,600, or
practically the same as the week be-
fore. A year ago the run at these points
was but 400, owing to the strike.
Chicago shows big increase compared
with the week before. st. Joe and ST.
Louis had more, but the other markets
fell off.
Prediction that Chicago would not
have more than 100000 hogs last week
has CONT wrong, receipts footing up
about 125.4O0 against 107,145 the week
before and 53,753 year ago. The run
has carried considerable proportion
of good hogs.
Shipping demand was the life OF
trade last week, approximately 45,97S
having found that outlet, against 1873
the week before, and only 1895 a year
ago.
George Chandler, head hog buyer
for Nelson, Morris & Co., has arrayed
himself on the bear side. He was at
st. Joe last week and said to Warrick
of the Stock Yards Journal: II don't
see anything in the outlook to cause
very much hustling to get over on the
bull side Of the fence. Packers cellars
are filled to the ceilings with hog pro-
ducts and live hog prices might be held
up to the present level for while,
until stocks of meats can be worked
down. But what Is going to become
of the stuff, and where are these hogs
going to be put If they get a little
yellow fever furry in the south? The
south Is big consumer Of salt pork
and bacon, when the fever let's that
country alone But there are reports
already OF an outbreak, and the pro-
vision trade is becoming nervous on
account Of it. One OF the greatest
corn crops this country ever harvested
is in sight, and there is no use in talk
ing about there not being plenty OF
hogs in the country. The spring pig
crop may be uneven in spots, but
think it will rain hogs this fall, and
winter. True, supplies of mature hogs
close to Chicago are pretty we'll run
down, and there may be q temporary
falling off In receipts at this point,
Kansas City and ST. Louis, but you
will notice that Omaha and Sioux City
have been swelling up in supplies late
ly, which indicates plenty of hogs
ready for market in a great big terri
tory north OF here. No, the dope boys
can't show me where there is anything
bullish in the outlook"
Sheep.
+ With an active demand. both sheep
and lambs moved off briskly at strong
prices.
A shortage of lambs late in the week
was responsible for quite a boom in
that branch of the trade. Up to the
time it developed killers asserted that
their coolers were full and that they
wanted nothing urgently but it did not
take much contraction in supply to be-
tray their needs
Receipts at the six western markets
this week are approximately 1S6,SO0,
against 145,70O last week and So, 300 a
year ago. Chicago, Kansas City, Oma-
ha and st. Joe show increases.
Chfcago's supply of live muttons this
week has been heavy, approximating
10000 against $4,000 last week and
$1,000 a year ago. This supply has
been burdensome to say the least.
During the year to date Chicago has
received 1892 more sheep and lambs
than last year, while July shows up
with an increase of 10O,974 over last
year.