Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-02
Increased Receipts Has Sent
Cattle Prices Down Except
For Best
HOGS LOSE 20 CENTS THIS WEEK
stockers and Feerers' Market Larger
and Sheep Were Firm Today on
Meager SuppIy-Lambs Have Made
Sharp Advance-cows and Rangers
Chicago, Sept. 2.-The three hundred
Lower.

head of cattle received today We're dis
posed of at current prices, being poor
in quality. Close to 1900 We're mar
keted here this week, against 62,4O0
last week, and the greatly Increased
offerings brought about reductions of
price being 10 cents higher During
the latter part of the week the medium
to pretty good cows were largely $50
25 cents lower Western range cattle
were off largely 15025 cents. The
stocker and feeder trade was large.
Next Monday will be Labor day and
most Strengthening beds will be closed
down for u holiday, which hindrance to
the packing trade will likely cause a
small volume of buying orders to be
executed in the market, and country
shippers should greatly curb their mar
keting operations. The eastern beef
channels are reported to be clogged rs
d result of big buying earlier this week,
and while exporters have operated fair
ly literally this week. there is only fair
dication of improvement in the near
future.
The whole trade has been burdened
with too many cattle and it is now
time that big receipts were checked Il
the price range is to retain some of the
noted in the middle days
of August. Range cattle marketing
promises to continue of liberal volume
and it will be necessary to check ma
tive shipping operations In order that
even the present lower range of values
may be maintained.
Feeder men have stood willing to pay
big prices for something strictly choice
and of heavy weight, but practically
all other kinds have been in poor favor
in the past two days, though dealers are
inclined to look for some improvement
in the demand here next week in event
of more moderate marketing.
The run of feeders has not been
er prices for beef steers naturally had
a tendency to weaken the market in
this line.
Hogs.
There was a further decline today of
SOLO cents. The weeks receipts We're
1O5,70O, compared with 103,100 last
week The market has been on the
down grade all the week and the top
price for hogs is 20 cents lower than a
week ago.
Yesterday was the meanest session
of the season 50 far as getting Il
movement was concerned. No urgent
demand came from any source. Buy
ers had big club in the shape of o.
900 followers and they welded 1t to
distinct disadvantage. Another heavy
stale stock had to be carried over,
many of them in spectators hands.
Some scalpers are carrying strings
three days stale. Plenty of good hogs
could be had at $6@6.15 and they had
to be good to make over So. The de-
cline was accepted without protest,
the trade realizing that it is getting
to be that time of the year.
Sheep.
Today, with a meagre supply, values
were firm. About 94.500 were received
this week. compared with $500 last
week. The demand has been active at
stronger prices, and lambs have adj
vanced sharply.
Last months receipts OF Sneep We're
the heaviest of the year thus far, as
they naturally should have been at this
time, when the movement of range
sheep should be on in full volume, but
they were about $4,000 short of the big
movement here for August last year,
ard few traders are anticipating as
heavy movement of sheep any time
the balance of the year, as came the
corresponding time last year.
Some buyers are confident of pretty
heavy movement of sheep during the
month of October this year. however,
when Montana ranges will be pouring
a big supply of sheep upon the mar
ket. These sheep will be extra good,
too, this year, as the range has been
good and sheep are still making an eX-
cellent gain in weight and quality.