Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-05
CATTLE WERE Dull
The Supplies Were Small--Prices
Were Barely Steady--Gener-
al Demand Poor
OFFERINGS MOSTLY COMMON
Cattle Market Offered Nothing Of In
terest Even For Friday-continued
Magre Supplies of Hogs and Active
Buying Caused Further Advance of
10-BuIk of Sales $50 to $50.
OFFERINGS MOSTLY COMMON

Chicago May S. - The market was
demand was no better than is usu-
ally seen on Friday. Supplies tho ex-
tremely small We're sufficient, and
prices were no more than steady, Of
ferings consisting mostly of common
stuff
Heavy grades again had first call and
there We're hardly enough of the choice
weighty kinds here to fill all demands,
tho all other classes We're in very lib
eral supply, considering the weak out
let, and trade in consequence was dull
and unsatisfactory to sellers. The lat
ter have had reason to expect good
markets in the past two days. and
while Wednesdays trade ruled higher,
activity was lacking IN transactions,
and yesterdays lower trend of values
in medium kinds offset much of the
gain noted the day before.
Slaughterers claim continued poor
beef trace has offset the smaller run,
however. in forcing them to curb buy
ing orders. and the greatly decreased
receipts this week have been equal to
the needs of the trade.
The inability to force a big advance
in prices under the influence of small
offerings plainly indicates buyers in
difference toward the general offerings
and while an advance of largely 10
cents is noted in comparison with val
ues ruling on Monday, and also at
the close Of last week, sellers say lib
eral marketing at the start next week
would be very unwise. The trade needs
only small supplies and with any in
creased receipts here next Monday
prices will likely meet the inevitable.
Hogs.
On continued meagre supplies and
active buying there was further adj
vances of 10 to day, with bulk Of sales
going at 5.50@5.60.
Quality was good. very little rough
stuff being in evidence. Continued
light receipts can be attributed only
to apprehension of danger Of loss ow-
ing to the strike. the 30-cent break
last week and absorption by the coun-
try in spring farm work. The strike
theory is untenable, as live stock
trade has not,s and is not likely to be
interferred with. The advance of the
last two days makes scent hogs pos
sible in the country, but the price is
not safe west of the Mississippi.
On the basis of advance OF Wednesday
and Thursday, shippers are able to pay
cents in the country. a price at which
growers appear willing 10 cut hogs
loose but this price looks dangerous.
especially in Iowa, as the present list
Of values is not likely to be perma-
nent and any sharp increase in the
movement would unquestionably pre-
cipitate a break. Shipping demand
has fallen off perceptibly, that move
ment being of smaller volume than 1t
was at this time last year.
Price Current figures hog killing at
Western points during the past week
at 100000, against $4,000 year ago.
Sheep.
Market was active and 10 higher.
While the whole live mutton trade
has been in very unsatisfactory con-
lition this week, it is not an unusual
circumstance. the first week of May
Invariably witnessing much the same
state of affairs. Fortunately the
movement has been sharply decreased,
four-day receipts being but 66.331.
against SS,961 last week and 67.1O9
a year ago, so that it will be seen the
movement is close up to that of this
time last year. Shipping demand
has faallen off, Eastern demand being
light. Bulk of shipments this week
have been on feeding and export ac-
count.