Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-05
RANGE Cattle STEADY
Over Half Of the Offerings To
day We're of This
Class
HOG MARKET WAS UNEVEN
Jog MARKET WAS UNEVEN
Strong Tone for Packing Grades and
Good Butchers Fit for Shipping, But
Light Hogs Dragged the Entire Sos
sion-shesp and Lambs Market
Steady, Compared With Yesterday.

Chicago, Oct 5.--Cattle-only about
$500 were Fridays supply, and of this,
over half were range cattle, the ball
ance being largely made up of cows
and undergrade sorts of native steers.
A few toppy steers were snatched up
quickly at strong prices, and range
cattle were steady.
For the first four days of the week
receipts foot up $4,000 head, against
| rs. 900 last week and 10000 year ago.
This decrease in the supply has been
very beneficial TO the trade and given
| the relief that the market greatly need
ed. 1t must be noted, however, that
big share of this decrease has been
in the western range department,
tho natives were considerably shy.
The depression, in the market late last
| week and the week before was quite
sufficient to encourage country snip
pers to hold back until the market
got back On an even keel. Values for
good cattle now are 10 @25c higher than
a week ago, and there are cases where,
prices show much more advance than
that So far as the choice steers were
concerned the market is at the highest
point of season, but the common
and medium killing steers are as low
as they have been at any time which
accounts for am unusual spread in val
ues.
Hogs.
There was strong tone for packing
grades, and good butchers hogs fit
for shipping trade, but light hogs were
not wanted, and dragged the entire
session. At the opening, packing
grades were UP 5, but all of the adj
vance was not held until the close. The
close was weak.
A year ago s475@4.S5 took over
weight packers, Of which there was
profuse supply, good straight loads of
packing sows going at $5@5.20 and
the general run of mixed packing at
ST. 20@5.65, with assorted light at
$555@5.60. Packers were then busy
pounding the market and threatening
to put it on a 4c winter basis. a prom
Use they never made good.
This weeks rum demonstrates that
the country has mo big supply of ma
ture stuff concealed in it's sleeve. If
the hogs existed, the recent bulge
which is unsea sonable and wholly I'M
expected, would have brought them to
light
Good butcher hogs weighing 200 to
$50 lbs, which shippers must have, are
scarce and have taken place I'm the
top-notch class, RELOCATING choice
light, which recently enjoyed the pre-
MUM to lower level Heavy hogs
y1kaf3 n
are now selling close to toppers. Pack
ing stuff has, however, enjoyed most
of the recent advance, thereby discred-
iting all market expectation three
weeks ago that they would go off to
somewhere around the DC mark.
Sheep.
1t was a steady market for sheep and
lambs, compared with prices paid
Thursday.
Supply this week has reached the
high point of the year and the actual
count has had a fashion of running
over the estimate. A heavy trade In
feeding lambs has been done, the
movement reaching the highest notch
OF the season. Coming on top of big
runs for several weeks past outlet
channels show signs of being clogged
Prices have not only declined but diff
fculty is experienced in moving the
stuff Feeder buyers display hang
back disposition, as their purchases
one day look high the next, conse-
quently, they are disposed to wait.
Feeders are animated by desire to
lay in stuff at the lowest point of the
season and are aiming to strike it.
month ago it was impossible for feed
ers to get what they wanted, but now
with the market nearly a dollar-a-
hundred lower they are reluctant.
This flood of stuff is attributed to-
irregularity of car movement. At one
time shippers could not get cars; then
they were rushed to range loading
points by the train length, filling mar
kets excessively. There exists a gen.
eral opinion that this heavy movement
will break off at an early date.
Chicago Livestock.
Chicago Oct g.