Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-14
CATTLE UNCHANGED
Today's Supply insignificant
Bulk Sold Is to 25 Cents
Lower This Week
EARLY HOG MARKET WAS WEAK
Market Later Became Firmer, on Good
Demand-Best Hogs 22I2 Cents
Lower Than Last Saturday = Sheep
Market Dull and Some Lambs Car.
ried Over to Next Week.

rle0 Ovof 10 NoXI week.
| Chicago, Oct. 14-The cattle market
was unchanged, with an insignificant
supply and no very desirable cattle
were offered. Prime cattle closed as
high as week ago, but the bulk sold
15025c lower this week, as the result
of heavy receipts. Western range cat
tie were active, and averaged 1905
cents higher this week.
The weeks receipts amount to ~
600, which is about 1000 more than re-
ceived last week. There has been u
decrease Of about 5000 western rang
ers, so that the supply of native stock
was really 5000 greater than last
week. This accounts for the droopy
condition of the trade and explains
why packers were able to pound the
market down.
Traders are Of the opinion that the
market will be in good shape next week
for the good fat cattle, but If receipts
continue so heavy there will not be
much of chance for the medium and
common grades. A good many letters
were sent out yesterday advising
country shippers to hold back all stuff
that wasn't ripe. 1t is pretty certain
that good many range cattle will be
received and traders in that class OF
steers look for more of them than
have been received this week.
Hogs.
The market was weak early, but be-
came flrmer later on good demand.
Larger marketings have caused q
downward movement In prices, and
best hogs are 221ac lower than last
Saturday.
Hog supply was excessive yester-
day, as 5000 remained in the pens at
the finish, many of them going over
without receiving any bids The gen.
eral market was 5@10c lower than
Thursday and the feeling was weakest
at the finish. Buyers Disseminated
against big heavy and even the better
grades Of mediums and butchers were
badly neglected, with the result that
the range of prices, or the spread be-
tween common and best hogs is some
average price Friday was &c lower
than Thursday, being the lowest days
average since June %. Armour's and
the Swift "droves'' yesterday were
$3.50 and 1874, respectively, but they
neglected the inferior to fair heavy
packers. Mixed packing sold yester-
day at $5.00@5.35, anything above $5.27
being on the butcher order, with or
binary mixed packing largely around
$5.25.
Sheep. 81
Today's supply of sheep was unusu-
ally large. The market was dull, with
big buyers mostly absent, and as sew
eral bids for lambs were lower, some
were carried over to next week. It
was great week for sheep and lambs.
Prices were largely 1925 cents higher
than a week ago.
Receipts for the week: Cattle, TO-
600; hogs 133,300; sheep, Isl, 400. Last
week: Cattle, 74,5O0; hogs, 114,SOO;
sheep, 156,600.
Trade this week has been in very
satisfactory condition, and all fndlca-
tiorls point to still higher market.
There has been a big showing of lambs
at $7@75O, while ewes have sold right
up with wethers, and breeding ewes
have been in unparalleled demand.
Western lambs have formed the long,
end of the run, and have been mostly
on the feeder to good killing Kind. The
latter are now quotable at $7.35@7.60.
with fair to good killers at $6.75@I25.
Feeders have been crowding close, buy
ing the better grades of weighty lambs
showing some flesh at $6.50@6.75, with
big strings of light Montanas weighing
around so lbs. at $615 @6.25, with the
light end out at $5.25@5.75.
Feeding yearlings of choice class
and handy weight are wanted up at
$3.50 and a choice class of feeding
wethers will land at $4.75, nothing at
all attractive in the feeder line to be
had now below $3.50, while the year.
lings go mostly at $5.40@5 $50, yearling
ewes Of a choice class and light weight
being salable as breeding stock up TO
$3.50.