Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-03
SHEEP MARKET DULL
The Close Today Was Fifteen
Cents Lower Than 1t Was
a Week Ago
GOOD RALLY IN HOGS
RALLY IN
GOOD
HOGS
Lively Buying BY Local SIaushtercrs
and Eastern Shippers Resulted in
Advance Of Five to Ton conts---
shoop and Lambs Sell Botter Than
Last Week and Early This Wook.

| Chicago March 3.--Cattlc--The mar
| lower than week ago. heavy beeves
suffering most The highest point OF
the week was on Wednesday, and the
lowest was at the close of the week
Prices receded 15@25 cents since tho
best time Wednesday. Stocker and
feeder trade was active early In the
week. and dull later. The weeks re-
ceiptS We're $1,000.
Receipts for the week will run out
about $1,000 and Will not be much
different from a week ago. The sup
ply was top heavy for the condition OF
the outlet. Dealers are disposed to
blane the dullness In the market to
he advent Of Lent, which Is always
used as IL club TO hammer the market
down. whether there Ia much reason
for 1t or not.
The eastern representatives Friday
described beef trade In Atlantic coast
states us In very bad shape, and some
|of them claimed that markets there
are more badly congested than they
: y "
course, has cut down the urgency of
shipping orders to some extent. while
the packers claim their local coolers
are well filed. and that they have big
stocks OF beef In the east which are
moving slowly.
One OF the big local houses was en-
tirely out of the market. having full
days kill of steers, which were bought
Thursday and the day before and the
absence Of this source of outlet added
dullness to the market.
Five days receipts this week have
been 62.409, n run only 800 below the
supply here week ago, and II does not
appear to the trade that this volume OF
arrivals should clog the market very
seriously.
The good trade of last Monday, when
prices were up largely loo, and some
sales were 15c higher, gave the sellers
hope for continued firm market, but
the weakness OF Tuesday put crimp
in their hopes, and while they We're
again enabled to force advances early
Wednesday. lower prices later that day
and continued weakness since then. has
Indicated that the trade needs re-
newal OF liberal export orders In the
next week If Improvement over the
present conditions OF affairs Is to be
realized
Fat heavy cows have met poor de-
mand In the past two days, but THESE
were the best sellers in the fore part
of the week There were few heifers
here yesterday good enough to sell above
S4.40, altho strictly prime kinds were
still quotable above S. Most OF the
COWS offered went at $3.25@3.75, and
the poor beef grades down to $2.75.
Bulls went slowly and some medium
classes weak to loo lower. these rang
ing 10D15c under the best prices this
week Bolognas and good butcher
grades were still fairly ready SALE how
ever, aud prices held about up to last
weeks closing level. There is also lit
tie change In values for export bulls as
compared with week ago.
Hogs.
After two days of declining prices.
there was a good rally this morning.
lively buying by local slaughterers and
eastern shippers resulting in an ad-
vance of SOTO cents. Hogs sold at
5.95m6.40, largely 6.25M6.35., The
weeks receipts were 10000.
Sheep.
Once more there was a rush TO rhe
market of sheep and lambs. and about
93. 500 arrived this week. There was a
very good demand, however, as lhe
week advanced. and sheep sold decid-
edly better than last week, While lambs
sold 1o@15 cents better than early In
the week
a run of 5000 Friday brought up the
five DAYS receipts to the enormous to-
tai of 92,5oO, which shows an increase
of 1860 over the same period last
week and 1900 in excess of one year
ago. Commission men are urgent In
their advice to owners to make bet
ter distribution Of their supplies next
week instead Of landing feast runs here
early in the week and starvation re-.
ceipts late in the week. 1t is believed
that IL this advice is followed better
results will accrue to owners.
ch;caoo Livestock