Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-23
CATTLE MARKET BETTER
Today's Arrivals Were Taken at
Steady Prices, Fat Steers
Showing an Advance
PRICES LOWER THAN WEEK AGO
During the First Half of the Week
Prices for Hogs Declined Daily, Bat
Prices Were Cents Higher Today
Smaller Receipts of Sheep Has
Caused a Better Market.

Chicago, June 23.-Cattle-Today's
arrivals We're taken at steady prices,
with very few of the better class here.
The recent bad markets are at last re-
held back. Fat steers advanced large
ly 10c yesterday, but the market is
on an average of 15c lower than d
week, ago.
The situation in late days has been
considerably relieved by smaller re-
ceipts, however, and the run in four
days this week, totaling 1888, against
57,735 in the same period a week ago,
has aided activity in selling to some
extent tho conditions are yet in a
rather badly depressed state, and the
trade demands continued small mar
keting until consumptive demand i'm
proves.
The inquiry on export and shipping
account has been big dissappoint-
ment this week and packers have
been unable to move off very much OF
their big surplus stocks of beef which
they have carried in their coolers in
the past two weeks.
All buyers hsNe been quite indif-
ferent bidders for any but the choice
kinds, a scarcity of these compelling
cattle in the past two days at general
~ steady prices, but sellers say condi-
lions are far from encouraging, even
now, and cautious country operat-
ing is imperative.
Hogs.
During the first half of the week
prices declined daily. but cash sales
were largely &c higher Thursday, and
there We're further advance of 5@7kc
today.
According to Price Current, hog
slaughtering at western points during
the past week aggregates 100000
against 475,OO0 year ago. Since
March i, hogs killed at these points
show an increase of $4,000 over the
same period last year, aggregatins
100000, against 6,S56oOO in 1904.
Receipts have been liberal at all
western markets this week, but the
supply has been readily absorbed. Chi
cago has received approximately 10000
against 114,C00 last week, and $4,000
during. the same period of 1904. Ship
ping trade has picked up perceptibly
nearly $4,000 having found that outlet
so far this week, against 23,S00 last
week and 1920 year ago. Canadian
bacon concerns are reported to be buy
ing hogs in the east in an effort to fill
their increased British bacon orders,
owing to the Danish swine plague.
Droves bought early cost a nickel
more but Armour and the National
houses held back until the last round,
when the few they bought cost We'd
nesday's prices, but quality was def
cient, compared with Wednesday.
Those who wanted hogs had to pay
more for them. The North drove of
shippers cost s5.321a against $5.271..
and the Swift drove of good mixe:l
s5.29. against 1924. The droves of
lesser quality bought at unchanged
prices were small and merely indi-
Gated the lower close.
Sheep.
Smaller receipts this week caused a
better market, and prices headed in
an upward direction, with a further
advance of cents per hundred best
spring lambs today, as few such We're
offered.
Heavy grade, both in sheep, and
lambs, have acquired additional I'M
popularity during the week, while
handy weights of good quality have
been strong to shade higher. Heavy
ewes and coarse, bucky native lambs
on the yearling order, have been hit
hard, yearlings showing a wide range