Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-15
Some Sales as Much as Ten
Higher Than Close
Last Week
GOOD GAINS MADE in HOGS
Second to Strong Inquiry for Butcher
Hogs, Was Demand for Light Hogs
for Shipping Purposes-Best Hogs
Were Ten Hisher-Both Sheep and
Lambs Higher Today.

Chicago, Oct. 15.-Cattle-The de-
mand for cattle was active. and tho
there were no extreme ''toppy" sorts
sold on the early market, the selling of
steers from s6.25 up to $3.50 was gem
eral. and the market looked strong to
1oc higher than the close last week.
Under sorts We're not in such active
demand, and many sellers figured that
not more than steady prices could be
realized on this class. Demand was
active and prices made good gains.
The most rampantly bullish ones
have of late predicted $3.50 and even
higher for prime beeves in the next
month and have asserted their belief
that the good steers will not have to
sell much under $500 and that only a
common class will land below $500.
Conservative traders do not look upon
the situation as offering such bright
prospects, however, and are inclined to
let well enough alone. The present
prices are very satisfactory to all in
terests, they say, and give it as their
belief that much higher, range for
steers will force Jump in retail prices
to a point at which the public is likely
to offer strenuous objection and set
about to cut the demand by turning
more strongly in favor OF pork diet.
Pork meats are the cheapest now, since
the sheep market is at high tide, and
while the cattle trade does not seem
susceptible to any serious breaks, there
is always a certain element of danger
when the prices get too high.
Sales of heifers last week were
rarely above $500, while the tops land
ed at $685. and most choice kinds at
s2.90@4,60. A good class of killing
heifers sold at s3.40@3.75 and the me-
dunn and common down to $2.75, while
poor thing little lots went at $2.l5@
'2.40. Prime cows sold up to $4.75, but
it took choice ones to land at $4,000
425, while bulk of the beef grades
made $3.40@3.S5, and medium kinds
mostly s3.00@3.25, while the poor lots
went down to $2.75.
Hogs.
There was a strong inquiry for
butcher hogs, and second to this was
the demand for light hogs for ship
ping purposes. Heavy packing ami
mails were not so active comparatively,
but were better sellers than the close
last week, gaining about sc. Best hogs
were fully 10c higher.
The supply of light and pigs con-
tinued unusually small for this time
of the year. and the few that arrived
here recently have been in good health,
which would go to show that the
farmers are devoting much attention
to their hogs at this time.
Sheep.
Sheep demand was so active that at
the outset sellers We're calling this
market 10c higher on best lambs, and
sheep were nearly as strong.
There is no indication of increased
supplies this week owing to the short
age Of cars in the northwest as we'll
as the lack Of motive power. AS the
demand is remarkably
good and there is no sign of any abate-
ment in the urgent inquiry for feed
ers, there is strong hope that the mar
ket will be quite strong again next
week.
It was a $4.50@5.25 deal in the plain
10 extra choice ewes recently, most of
the fairly good to choice strings ioing
at $4.75@5.15, while the feeders landed
at $3.5G@4.25 for very plain to
choice grade and the breeders in the
main went at s4.75@5.5O, according to
condition and age. A big portion of
the wethers brought $5.00@5.25, an
extra class reaching $3.50, while the
feeders Of fair to choice kind landed
at s4.75@5.1o, the bulk going at $4.S5@
800.