Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-09
Curtailed Receipts of Cattle Re
suited In Good Export and
Shipping Demand
PRICE is NOT MUCH CHANGED
Cows and Heifers Wore Active, but
stockers and Feeders Were Only
Fair-Tradc in Hogs Active at An
Advance of From to 10 Cents
Sheep Steady.

Chicago, Jan. g. - Cattle-Curfailed
| receipts resulted In good buying for
eastern shipments and exports as we'll
as for local killing requirements and
prices ruled stronger but no higher.
There was the usual scarcity of fat
cattle of the better class and next best
grades had to, be substituted In many
cases. Cows and heifers shared in the
activity, while the stocker and feeder
trade was only fair, but few OF that
class being good enough to bring "a.
There has been sufficient export and
eastern demand for fat heavy steers
to clear much larger offerings of such
grades and buyers are now short oil
their orders, tho the great proportion
of medium and half fiat short-fed
steers. arriving has been fully up to re-
uuirements, and while traders are
urging more liberal shipments of tat
heavy steers, caution should be ex-
ercised in marketing the common
and medium classes lacking weight.
palmer grade beeves. and the con-
sumptive demand for such kinds Is not
sufficiently broad to allow free trade,
while the eastern beef market Is sun
reported in weak condluon. ana
while both local and eastern buyers
have been free patrons OF the trade
In heavy steers. light classes have
been taken very indifferently. Export
demand has been smaller than the
previous week, buying for the foreign
market totalng close to 5000 mead,
last week, against 1889 the week be-
fore. and while the whole trade rules
quite satisfactory country shippers
had the best not view the situation
too enthusiastically.
Hogs.
Trade was active and prices ruled
strong and S ito 10 higher, despite the
| large run.
Hog receipts for last week show q
Big decrease, compared with the hoil-
day week, but the run is much lighter
than n year ago. Quality OF hogs has
been fairly good. but weights nave
been rather disappointing. The hogs
coming are generally much lighter
than usual for their ages and the ne"
crop of hogs Is several weeks late. IL
is time of year, however, when the
east is calling for large number OF
hogs and the number shipped last
week was considerably less than a
wear ago, when the weeks shipments
were $4,000, against $4,000 this Week
| Sheep.
Small offerings were In lively de-
mand all classes of buyers operating
freely. and prices were strong 10 lug
| Is higher.
Since Monday of last week, the sup
ply has been very moderate, but the
big run on the opening session ana
| the fact that killing gangs were 1dle
gave slamghterers an opportunity ~
accumulate and take off 15@25 cents.
Later in the week, probably owing TO
the Monday decline, receipts nave
been light. Exporters were NOT very
active. however, and this was one at
tributed cause of weakness IN une
sheen end of the trade. Exporters
have been receiving considerable con-
tract stuff lately. They seem to nave
forecasted the situation ana bought
| their sheep early in the fail IN 1eea
lots at bargain prices. A marked ten
dency of the week has been 10 NJ
crease the spread between medium
and GOOD stuff and the difference IN
prices will Justify feeders In hnlshins
both sheep and lambs before Market
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