Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-08
There Was a Fair Average Sup
ply Which Went at I'm
changed Prices Today
SMALL FAT CATTLE WANTED
Week Closes With That Grade Some
what Higher Than Week Ago, While
Heavy Cattle Arc Rather Lower
Today's Hog Receipts Small and
Prices Better.

average supply of cattle which sold at
unchanged prices. The week closes
with heavy cattle slow and lower than
Il week ago, while fat little stock Ia In
good demand, and largely ten higher
than at that time.
Export buyers were still moving
about in reluctant way at the close of
the week. with orders in only about
half the volume that should be In hand
with the foreign markets IN satisfac-
tory condition. Much complaint is
heard of the serious losses that have
been sustained In recent shipments OF
export cattle, and the traders say 1t Ia
u dangerous speculation ut this time.
Az the demand for beef steers on local
account is mainly for lighter class of
steers than such as are In slack de-
mand, owing to the absence OF compe-
tition on export account. II is such
classes that are suffering slack anu
unreliable demand at this time.
Hogs.
Today's run was less than half the
number marketed last Saturday and
under more active demand good lots sold
at an advance OF about cents.
While the attractive end Of the crop
sold SOLO cents higher during the
major portion OF the day the tall-end
was distinctly weak. Armour laid out.
depressing the packing end of the deal;
While good hogs enjoyed tho apprecia-
ton and the bulk of them sold ut the
advance. the strictly packing end did
not participate. II was evident that
the time Is close at hand when ship
pers will do morning stunt, grab
bling off the desirable contingent.
The market opened active Mt the adj
vance, there being an urgent demand
for all hogs OF quality especially strong
weights. These sold up to $3.50 with
light at the same and bulk Of good
hogs sold at range Of $b.6o06.70.
AS the supply Is now drifting with
two well defined classes 1t will be
to establish a range on the
less attractive grade, which this week
has sprung into prominence and now
constitutes larger proportion OF the
supply than ut any previous time THIS
year. The range on these common
hogs Is wide, prices depending largely
on the top they carry, and 1t Is prac-
tically certain that the range will
widen from now on. Straight loads
sold from $5.25Qp5.50, according to the
nature of the top this grade of stuff
getting the small end OF the advance.
Common packing hogs that were ped
died Thursday without getting u salts
factory bid went right off the reel yes
terday morning. however, ut the adj
vance.
Sheep.
Sheep were unchanged with liberal
supply and no great demand. During
the week spring lambs have declined
SO cents per hundred. but sheep have
15D25 on insufficient Offer
ings and strong demand.
Features of the week have been a
liberal supply Of lambs, and a scarcity
Of sheep. not many grassers arriving.
This will probably be remedied next
week as liberal number of north
westerns are en- route and a lower
market is expected.
Feeders have been able to buy but
few packers having taken cut backs
and shut them out. There would have
been a free movement OF feeding stock
toward Michigan and Ohio pastures
had the stuff been available.
The weeks supply Is slightly In ex-
cess OF 10000 against 10000 last week
and $4,000 a year ago. Shipping de-
mand has picked up several punches OF
feeders having gone out. For the week
shipments will be about 5000, against
3 900 last week and about the same a
year ago.
The Horse Market.
There lis practically no new develop
ment in the tone of the market. de-
mand being narrow for all commercial
prices, 1t is the national holiday week,
when outside buyers generally are
away on their summer vacations and
general trade is nominally at a stand
still. Commission dealers nave taken
advantage of the situation and are
holding Back country consignments
and suspendlng the regular daily auc-
tons and conducting the limited trade
wholly on a retail basis. Owing TO the
of the local teamsters'
strike the city demand is very narrow,
except for saddle and harness offerings,
which is of normal proportions at un-
changed prices. The movement or all
CONNER cial classes is slow.
Receipts.
The weeks receipts-Cattle, 54,30O;
hogs 100000; sheep 1890. Last week,
cattle, $4,000; hogs, 153,400; sheep,
1920.