Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-10
CATTLE RATHER SLOW
Saturday Dizziness Prevailed,
Common Kinds Being Scarce
ly Steady Today
GOOD CATTLE WERE STEADY
The Week Closed With Lighter Re-
ceipts Of Hogs Than Usual and There
Was Strong Saturday Market as a
Result-Prces Fairly Steady All the
Week-sheep Steady.


ual Saturday dullness prevailed the
common and light steers dragging,
while the few choice beeves offered
We're taken promptly at the steady
prices Of the week.
One house has given orders to its
buyers to support the Tuesday and
Friday market to the best Of their abil-
ity, and often in late months pur-
chases by. these buyers have been
above their actual needs simply be-
cause they had orders to help out the
"off day" markets and endeavor to en-
courage shippers to support them
more literally with their patronage.
The near approach of the busy wes-
tern and Texas marketing season me-
cessitates more liberal marketing on
Tuesdays and Friday, especially during
the range season, when the big receipts
on Mondays and Wednesdays promise
to be much in excess of slaughterers'
needs. A more equal distribution Of
the runs is greatly needed. 1t has
been demonstrated that selling is con-
Quoted more advantageously under the
five day market plan and country
shippers should lend their every eff
fort td establish q whole week mar
ket.
Hogs.
The week closed with lighter receipts
than usual and Il strong market as the
result. Buyers have been unable to
hammer down the price.
While receipts at Western markets
show decided expansion this week,
Chicago has had q comparatively light
run. Compared with the correspond
ing week of 1904, the gain is about
1000, while the shipping outlet has
taken $1,000, against $4,000 year ago.
This accounts in a large measure for
the healthy condition Of the market,
which shows but little change COM
pared with the close last week. Fluc-
tuations have been slight and the
range very narrow. bulk of the daily
crop having sold at spread OF So
IN cents The course of this weeks
market events has infused considerable
confidence into trade circles and recent
expectations that packers would be
able to put up cent droves before
the end of June has now been largely
eliminated If that feat is accomplish
ed by the buying side concensus OF
opinion is that it, must be done WITHIN
the next two weeks. notwithstanding
liberal receipts, supply is readily alb
sorbed, especially on breaks and a con-
yiction is current that when runs d1-
minish higher prices are inevitable,
provided, Of course, consumptive de-
mand for fresh and cured pork contin-
ues as at present.
Sheep.
Muttons held steady at the strong
market prevailing all week as the re-
suit of unusually light receipts.
The bulk of the advance OF the
week materialized on Wednesday,
when the top price on clipped western
lambs jumped from s6,35 the previous
day to $3.50. At the close gains OF
1O@4O cents have been recorded,
lambs having scored the most OF 1t.
Sheep are about is cents higher, but
light. handyweight finished lambs are
40 and in some cases 40 cents higher.
Heavy lambs have gained about 20
cents. Deficiency in quality has been
one of the features of the week. Few
good sheep have arrived and since
Wednesday prime clipped lambs have
been scarce. Natives of all kinds have
been in eager supply and bulk of sheep
have been tail ends from feed lots
that have sold at prices not indica-
tive of what desirable quality would
have brought. The advance was solely
due to contraction in supply, Chicago
having received but 63,700, against ST.
900 last week and 1900 a year ago.
NS;eeo,,ri river nnirtS have also been
lightly supplied. Eastern markets
have had few, indicating that Ohio
and Michigan are about out. Good
spring lambs have been scarce and
they are mostly a quarter higher,
choice making $3.50 late in the week,
against $7.25 early.