Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-17
Practically All Losses Were
Recovered Today in Native
Cattle Division
HOG MARKET WAS STRONG
Price Levels, as Rule, However,
Were No Higher Than at the Best
Time Saturday, AItho a Few Ad
vances Were Wholesalers of. Live
Muttons Forced to Accept Reduction.

Chicago, Sept. 17.-Cattle showed {
liberal advance this morning, gains
being attributed to the fact that the
run was lighter than the trade gen.
orally looked for. Practically all the
losses the latter part of last week were
recovered in the native cattle division
the improvements being 10@15 ovel
the closing prices last week.
Big marketing of 75,6OO last week
has been the direct cause OF the
slumping of prices in the latter hall
of the period, and there is slim pros
pect of Improvement this week unless
the receipts of natives are trimmed
down. The arrivals. compared with
1928 last week. 1855 year ago, and
61,647 two years ago, while of this sup
ply there were $1,000 natives, against
46.S00 week ago. The decreased mar
keting Of corn belt cattle did not have
much influence in holding the prices
up after the first day of the week
however, western rangers being OF
such good quality as to prove compete
tors against the good grades of ma
tives, and the fact that the rangers
could be had considerably cheaper also
added to their popularity as against
the natives.
The situation in consumptive chan
nels furnishes a pretty good argumen.
for moderate marketing just now.
While the shipping demand is fairly
good, there is nothing of keen charac-
ter in the inquiry from any source.
All interests are being afforded ample
opportunity to stock up literally with
out forcing the range materially high
er, and while the top grades prove an
exception, transactions in these are no
criterion to the general situation.
The proportion of prime ones COM
ing now is SO small that there seems
no bar to strong trading for them In
the near future. Tops at $685. last
week were the highest Of the year to
date, and in landing within &c of the
long-coveted even money mark the
hopes Of the expectant ones were
eheered with the belief that $500 cat
lie will materialize this week.
Steers selling at $5.O0@625 are the
ones which interest most of the live
STOCK fraternity, AoNoSSi, SAiNA - -
these kinds which the buyers are en-
deavoring to hold down in value
Last week these grades showed the
worst loss. altho there was weak mar
ket for the medium and clair to fair
light killers, which met competition
from the rangers.
Hogs.
The market was strong to the close
OF the session. but while in a few in
stances sales were made at an advance,
generally the price levels were no
higher than the best time Saturday.
The situation is viewed by most
traders as a fairly healthy one. Quail
ity has deprecated in the past few
DAYS. and the average weight of the Of
ferings shrunk. In the first part OF the
week the light and butcher kinds were
scarce. but of late more light and light
mixed grades have shown up and pros
poets appear favorable to continued
liberal marketing of such kinds. In the
event Of any very big supply OF the
Young ones the traders say there is
probability that the recently narrowed
price range will again expand to suit
conditions, which would seem warrant
ed under any very heavy liquidation OF
light and mixed classes.
Sheep.
There were too many live muttons
on the market, for the demand for
them was tame, and sellers had to ac-
cept reductions.