Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-11
CATTLE ABOUT STEADY
Good Cattle Sold at An Adj
vance, Compared With Last
Weeks Close
ANOTHER BREAK IN HOGS
of the Market Com
pIete Today, Prime Hogs Selling 60
Cents Below TIL. Level Of We,s
Aso-sheep Prices NominaIIy Steady,
Offerings Being Rather Poor Today.

Chicago, Aug. -Cattle-Receipts
were 400 and the market was nomin-
ally steady The demand for cattle
this week has kept the price up only
because offerings have been lighter
than last week Good cattle have been
sold at an advance, compared with
prices at the close of last week. The
demand from shippers and exporters
has been decided disappointment.
A run of 10000 western rangers has
afforded buyers plentitude of medi-
um beef without bulling prices for the
natives. Weighty good to choice steers
have been the only ready sellers all
week and the demand for them has
been active. Shippers and exporters
were liberal buyers, and shippers, too,
wanted them, but the lighter weights,
contrary to the usual custom at this
time of year, have gone slowly.
Shipping demand on the whole has
been a disappointment this week, and
this falling off in the outside call has
prevented the sellers from obtaining
any very material increase in the
price range even for the good, fat
classes Exporters have done little
since Wednesday, and with small call
from this source the packers have not
had to fight much competition in buy
ing.
The trade at present appears to need
stimulation of keener demand for the
medium and palmer beeves be-
fore a material benefit over the recent
low level can be obtained. With range
cattle marketing now we'll under way
and a feverish disposition prevalent
among owners of habitat native kinds
the demand is being amply supplied
and nothing crops out to warrant any
bullish enthusiasm in the trade.
Hogs
Sellers could not check the declining
tendency, and another SOLO cent break
had to be recorded. With prime hogs
selling so cents below the level of
week ago, decentralization in the market
is complete. A top of $6.15 was the
best that could be secured today, and
only one load went at that price. Re
ceipts this week passed all expecta-
lions.
The receipts this week he been
big surprise even to the l..ckers. 1t
was presumed by nearly every one a
week ago that the hard drubbing last
week would cause cutting down in
the supplies. but the decline then
started created selling disposition
among holders of hogs, who may have
of hogs, who may have run short of
corn, and they sacrificed them at the
low prices rather than buy more feed.
Sheep.
Only a few native live muttons were
on the market. Prices were nominally
steady.
Supply of natives included in the
total receipts this week was limited
and selling was accompanied with
more activity than usual. Most of the
ewes went for slaughter recently at
$4.25m5.00, prime heavy stock making
the latter price, while fair kind sold
at the former price. Breeding ewes
went largely at 1925 @5.75 for fair
to very choice class, with lots maxi
ing $3.50 $3.50. The demand is urgent
from Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky.
Wethers were in exceptionally small
number and the choice lots made 1925
@535 and a plain to fairly good kind
S4.75M5.10. Yearlings were also quite
scarce and $500 secured good fat
kind and there was outlet for choice
ones as high as $685., while plain to
good lots sold in the main at $5.50@
800 and q poor grade at 1925.