Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-15
Poor Quality of Receipts Make
Il Poor Market, Altho Prices
Are Steady
TOO MANY HOGS ON MARKET
Prices OF to 10 Cents Because of
Excessive Supply-Lambs inclined to
Weakness Because Of Liberal Supply
Current Quotations.

Chicago. Oct 15-Cattle trade was
quality OF receipts, atho prices held
about steady.
AS the situation now stands, how
ever. the buyers have their coolers well
filed with beef and a goodly number
of cattle awaiting slaughter, which
conditions do not forecast probable
broad demand later this week, and UNI
less marketing is cut materially uhder
the volume arriving in corresponding
DAYS last week the later trade this
week is going to be poor one.
Continued anxiety of native feeders
to unload the half fat and warmed up
steers and save the high priced corn
is not viewed by the trade as good pol
icy. 1t has brought about sharp de-
cline in the market for lsuch classes
during the past few weeks and when
cannot be recovered until the demand
grows much broader or receipts show
q big decrease.
Good feeders are again scarce, ana
the inquiry for that class is stronger
than for any other. Lots OF common
tail-end stockers were received Mon
day which had to sell low because the
quality was low. Most of them Went
at s2.5O0p325 with fairly good KIND
of 600 to 7OO-lb steers at $3.4O@3.so.
PRETTY decent feeders sold at s4@4.4o,
with the choice kinds at $3.50 gao.
Hogs.
Hogs were weak on excessive supply.
There is very little activity from any
of the BUYERS. Prices were to ~
lower the extent of the break depend
ing upon the quality Of the animals
sold.
pigs and light hogs are being mar
keted at a fast pace nowadays. some
sick pigs are included, but the pro-
norton is not particularly larger than
us,,al at this season of the year. a
drop of IS lbs has been noteel IN the
average weight of arrivals as compared
with few weeks ago, when the aver
age was heaviest since September, lsof.
A month ago the average was zoo IDS.
There was dearth of big Weie'hts ana
II seemed that the owners d llght
hogs and pigs were determined 10
hold on to them despite the high cost
of corn.
Things are changed now, however,
Light hogs are showing UP In big num-
bers and with them big raft of pigs.
Sickness may have scared them TO
market, but it is more likely that the
high cost of feed and fear of many
owners to start fattening with the new
corn has been the real reason for In
creased receipts Prices have not as
vet suffered any very severe break
but the ract remains that as the light
weights became more numerous the
heavy and butcher grades grew into
stronger favor with buyers until now
they command the same top price as
the light kinds.
Last weeks average weight of 237
lbs was the lightest since July and
month ago the average was 255 lbs.
This sharp drop in the average means
much to packers. 1t means that they
are getting more Of the classes of hogs
they really need and it affords them
opportunity to get them at prices more
reasonable than would likely be in
force had the scarcity of light weights
continued.
Sheep
Sheep were steady and lambs were
inclined to weakness, chiefly on ac-
count of liberal supplies.