Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-11-10
CATTLE R[S|RONG[R
There Was an Absence of Good
Cattle, and Prices Were
Well Maintained
POOR WEEK FOR SELLERS.
Cows and Heifers Are is to 25 Cents
Lower This Week and General Trend
of Prices Has Been Downward
Good Demand for Hogs Today and
Prices Were Well Maintained.

Chicago, Nov. 10-Cattle The
market today was steady to stronger,
with an absence of good cattle. The
only bright spot OF the week was dis
covered yesterday, when good fat cat
tie were called 10 higher In quite a
number of instances by sellers late in
the day, owing to small offerings OF
that class. Otherwise the week hos not
been much better for sellers, choice
cattle excepted. Cows and heifers are
1925 lower this week.
The common and shortfed stuff is
coming too Mberally to offer any chance
of advance in these grades. Exporters
are not operating to any great extent
Good steers are in reasonably firm de-
mamd and the best kinds are wanted
Rough grassy and underfed lots are
at the mercy of the packers Butcher
cows are slow and hard to sell and
even the best beef cows drag. Gamer
trade is unsatisfactory and the pack
ers claim to be ovenstocked. Offerings
of CALVES are not above the demand
and prices hold fairly steady. There
is a poor demand for stockers and
feeders and little of choice quality is
being offered The best grades of
mixers and sprfngers meet a good
call. hut the heifery sorts are not in
demand.
Hogs.
There was good demand AMI
prices were we'll maintained, bulk of
sales being made at 4.S0@5.00.
Mixed hogs are slow and the heavy
receipts are leaving many followers in
the pens. Rough heavy packing hogs
still suffer from discrimination and
meet Indifferent demand. Light
weights are coming plentifully and
prices have not held on this class. Pigs
and throwouts plenty and trade slow.
Well posted traders conclude from the
light average weights and healthy
conditions of arriving hogs that the
supply of young hogs in the country
is liberal and that the freer market
ing of underweight hogs is sign that
farmers consider corn too high in price
to feed to hogs at prevailing values,
say traders, and with expectations. OF
still lower prices In the near future
traders look for continued liberal mar
keting Of underweight hogs. u /
Sheep. id
The market was extremely bad to-
day. with remarkably poor general
demand and prices We're materially
lower. cea
There has been good outlet fer
feeding lambs this week, but ait prices
that are considerably Tower than the
recent high spot. The limit ON the
best feeders has been $7.S5, with good
stock selling largely ait s6@6.25. and
light lambs down to $3.50. Quality
has not been as good aus recently as
Idahos are pretty well In and a large
proportion of feeding lambs now
available are Montanas Feeding
yearlings, although scarce, have de-,
c1ined a little in sympathy with lambs.
Feeding sheep are about the scarcest
article on the list. and have been for
weeks, very few having gone to feed
Lots. Quit a few feeding ewes have
been taken out recently at $4,000
3.75. Demand for breeding ewes cons
tinaies good and the right kind sell ait
SIS and even higher, but few worth
more than s4.75 have been available
recently. Quite few have been Sc
cured this week at $4.50@4.6O.