Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-19
Receipts Were Unusually Small
Today and the Weakness
Was Checked
PRICES RECOVERED SLIGHTLY
General Demand Was Not Esp .eiaIIy
Good and Advance of 10 Cents Was
Due to Small supples-Hoss Wore
Again Higher Bulk of Sales Going at
$5.s5 to $500.


were unusually small for Wednesday
which served to check the marked
weakness SO noticeable Monday and
Tuesday. Although general demand
was not large, prices were stronger to
a dime higher Butcher stock was
more active, but trade in stockers and
feeders was light.
Receipts of 32.199 cattle in two
days thus far this week, have been far
above the requirements of the trade
and show an increase Of $500 over ar
rivals a week ago, while standing 2l,-
900 LARGER than receipts in the same
period year ago. The Cutting run
of 26199 Monday and lower range of
prices paved the way for rather sat
isfactory market yesterday, but the
fact that a further decline was forced
for most offerings, can hardly be used
as an argument against the five-day
market project. Excessive runs on the
opening day Of the week are always
harmful to conditions on days follow
Ing and the slump Tuesday did not
come unexpectedly to those who view
ed the badly congested state of affairs
ruling Monday.
Hogs.
Owing to greatly reduced supplies
best hogs today sold to 27M hfghes
than last Saturday Bulk of sales went
at 5.Sb06.OO, being the highest prices
for the year.
Tuesday was sensational In one re-
spect, 1t developed the long predicted
6-cent hog. in fact, dug him up before
his scheduled time of arrival Not only
that but 1t went one better, and pro-
duced a s6.O5 top, the summit of the
year to date.
Excessive weight is no longer popu-
lar, and has dropped out Of the pre-
ium taking class, light and mediums.
with choice quality, filling that role,
Morris, who has been paying tops for
big weights, appeared to have filled up
and his erstwhile competitor, Boyd
Lunham, was also out of the market.
While light and butchers sold to $6.05,
heavy could not be pushed above
s8O2k and IL over 270 pounds they got
the ''go-by" at the price. popular
weights were 100 to 240 pound goods,
and they disappeared with the rapidly
displayed by a hot biscuit In the hands
of hired man.
Irregularity was pronounced on the
packing stuff and it was worth diner
ent prices. but in general way Mon
days quotations were in force.
These prices enable shippers to pay
S5.40@56O for good hogs, which they
assert unanimously are scarce, but 1t is
dangerous to buy packing stuff at over
$500. as a few throw-out packers IN
a load at $40 would upset calcula-
lions.
Mondays run fell slightly under
the estimate while the supply yester-
day, estimated at 10000 was below eX-
pectation The meayer showing proves
one of two things, either hog growers
in territory tributary to Chicago are
out of good hogs. or they are too busy
oat harvesting and hayiny to ship
them, even at present prices.
The market is now controlled entire-
ly by jobbing and bacon trade. AL
tho few heavy hogs are wanted to
fill special orders, shippers who are
making the market on good hogs are
cunning constantly for light and me-
dunn weights. Stuff capable OF con-
version into bacon and light pork loins
is what the trade requires. Shipping
demand, while slightly less in volume
than last week, is absorbing a larger
percentage of receipts and that outlet
is taking many more hogs than year
ago.
Quality was not good, the percentage
of inferiority in the run being large.
There is no bullish sentiment on pack
ing sows and grassy stuff generally
nor on any grade of common hogs, Of
which there is already superiority.
Sheep.
There was fairly active demand at
the decline in prices. Sheep were in
good request.