Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-14
Market Has Not Shown Much
Betterment IThis Week, De-
spite Small Offerings
HOGS HIGHEST FOR TWO YEARS
Demand Was So Sharp That the Mar
ket Climbed to the Highest Point,
6.72La Being the Best Made-Prices
Five to Ten Above Previous Day =
Sheep About Steady.

Chicago, April lathe cattle trade
was nominally steady, there being only
meagre one hundred fresh arrivals.
In spite of the small total of offerings
here this week, the market has not
shown much betterment, the only steers
in fact which did gain in value, being
the sorts above $500 These were
about 10 higher than last week, while
lower grades are no better than a
week ago. Butcher cattle gained about
20W25 from the low point of the pre-
vious week, and are now within IS
of the high time season.
Conditions governing trade In the
late days have been far from encour-
aging to much higher price range In
the near future, and unless the beef
demand grows materially traders say
small marketing, such as was noted
this week, must continue if prices are
to hold.
The proportion of strictly choice
steers has been small, and while tops
have landed at ss.25. with few up
to s6.15, not many went above $5S5.
Bulk of good to choice fat beeves made
$5f5@5.50. Packers bought most med
ium to good killers at $4.6O15.1O and
liberal list of common to fair light
grades went at $415m4.50.
Beef cows have advanced 15@25c,
this week, smaller supplies affording
sellers opportunity to recover a big
share of the decline noted week ago
Both packers and shippers have sup
ported the trade firmly each day this
week. but chief demand has been noted
for good fat classes. Some prime
heifers sold at s5.35 and prime cows
landed up to $500. Gamers and cut
tiers have shown small Improvement
despite the upward trend of values for
beef cows 1t has taken good grade
of cutters to land at $2.65@2.85,, and
not many canning cows have sold
above $2.25.
Bull trade shows 10c gain over a
week ago and there is a broad demand
for bolognas and butcher classes, but
heavy export bulls go slowly. Bulk
of good bolognas have lately sold at
s3.30@350 and most butcher bulls at
$3.60@3.S5.
Calves sold at the lowest range of
the season during early days this week
but the market has since reacted large
ly 25c. and late trade for good vealers
had fairly firm tone
Hogs.
On a run estimated at 5000. the
market continued the upward move
ment, and prices were SOLO above the
level of the previous day. So sharp
was the demand that the market
climbed to the highest point, not only
Of this season but for the last two
years. The best made was 6.72A; the
bulk sold at Sos @6.70.
There has been a steady gain in
prices for hogs this week, the average
price at $64S showing 4c advance over
last week, compares with S5.44 one
wear ago, and stands the highest in
about three years.
This betterment in values has been
secured only under very hard work
on the part of sellers and the better
support from spectators, as packers
have been very bearish Receipts were
under expectations on most days. There
has been falling off in the shipping
demand, vet it is still fair, considering
the receipts. Quality has been fairly
good. tho the proportion of choice
h,+olar weights was smaller and more