Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-03-24
MARKET WAS STEADY
Receipts of Cattle Were Small
and Prices Were About
Steady Today
DEMAND WAS FAIRLY GOOD
Prices Have Had Moderate FIuctua-
tions During the Week and Average
Sales Have Not Varied Greatly
From Last Week-Hoss Were
Strong and Higher Today.

Chicago, March %. = Cattle = Only
about two thousand came in today
There was a steady market with a
fairly good demand, with few good
cattle in the yards. Prices have had
moderate fluctuations and the aver
age sales have not varied greatly from
those of last week.
Principal interest shown by country
buyers is in offerings of good to choice
steers and the market for such kinds
was again active and strong today.
while medium classes also sold to good
advantage, tho activity was not a
feature of the market for these kinds.
Country buyers We're again in good at
tendance and particularly the eastern
feeders, a good representation of Ohio
and Indiana men being here yesterday.
Most of the lockers were after good
heavy class of steers and paid strong
figures for all of these grades, dealers
quoting some lots 10c higher than ear
lier this week, tho the common feed,
ers and also poorer grade light stock
cattle were but little better than steady
compared with a week ago today, when
the demand slumped off and prices
then dropped largely 25c from the
range ruling earlier that week. The
near coming of spring grass is ex-
pected to create a better demand for
light weight steers, however, and deal
ers anticipate more liberal selling OF
such grades during the next few weeks
tho there is big stock on hand at
present and indications hardly favor
free movement of the supplies later
this week.
Hogs.
There was active local and shipping
buying this morning and prices were
strong. advancing 500, Bulk of sales
530@5.40.
a we'll grounded suspicion that by
the time a. $3.50 top was made at Chi
cago the country would have a lew
hogs to cut loose has been abundantly
verified. The five-day supply IS loS'-
$50, approximately, against lO5,6so last
week, and SO,161 year ago. This alone
afforded good argument for break
had the shipping demand not fallen
off in marked degree. Up to THURSDAY
last week shippers had taken S7,475
and orders that could not be filled
were accommodating, whereas this week
they have taken approximately but 2S,-
465 and there is decided paucity of
buying orders The eastern outlet has
contracted suddenly and is now mar
rover than it was a year ago at this
time Not only have receipts been
heavier than expected, but quality has
surprised the talent, upsetting the
much exploited theory that all the
good hogs had been worked off.
Sentiment among country shippers
appears to be adverse to a higher mar
ket at this moment A lot of hogs con-
tracted at s4.s0@5.0O have been dump
ed on the market during the past few
days and owners have breathed sigh
of relief when they went over the
scales. The miniature boom in pro-
visions has halted, it's adverse infiu-
ence, being apparently nothing but
the sheer weight of hogs. The coun-
try is in grain, not provisions, at
present, and disinclined to help pack
ers find market for their winter
packing.
Sheep.
Prices were steady with good gem
eral demand Sheep are selling freely
on basis of 3.50@6.25.