Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-16
STEERS N DEMAND
Offerings Of That Glass Scarce
and Strong, Majority Being
Cow Stuff
HOGS FULLY TEN HIGHER
Quality Was Not Very Good, But Ship
per. Were Active in Their Demands,
Especially for Light Grades-Packers
Held OF - Market Steady for Both
Sheep and Lambs.

Chicago, April 16.-Cattle = The
greater portion of today's receipts was
COW stuff. Steers were scarce. and
were in strong demand. Prices were
steady, and trade was fairly active.
Prospects are that market condi-
tons this week will be repetition
of last week Lately more than half
the weeks receipts have poured in
on Monday, with the result that buy
ers have had very much the advan-
tage. Last week on Monday they
bought the bulk of the supply at low
er rates and the balance of the week
were short and had to pay higher.
This week is beginning with an ex-
cessive supply. and there are tndica-
tons that offerings will be light the
rest of the week. There is no ques-
ton but what it would be much bet
ter for country shippers to distribute
their supplies more equitably during
the week Feast and famine condi-
tions cannot be good for the market
and have proved very detrimental.
No doubt buyers would prefer to have
it this way, for then they can rush
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the supply is light.
Piling up the supply of cattle on
Monday is becoming habit again
with country shippers, who for some
reason. have an idea that Monday is
the best day of the week. However,
so far as prices are concerned. not
much can be said in favor of Monday.
Last week, for instance it was the low
day of the week, and, indeed, this is
true most of the time. just because re-
ceipts ire piled up on that day There
is no question but what more equft-
able distribution would be better for
the country shipper and everybody
else, but under the present system OF
marketing it is difficult to effect a
change Buyers would certainly favor
a better distribution. and the only
reason, that they all buy so freely on
Monday is because there is SO much
uncertainty about getting enough lat
err on.
Shippers We're active in their de-
mands, especially for light grades.
Prices were fully 10c higher The
quality was not very good. Packers
held off. not being willing to pay more
than a nickel advance.
The big run yesterday induced
packers to make 55-cent bluff, but 1t
didn't work The trade realized that
when it came to the turn of nearby
territory to report later in the week.
the run would fall down. and packers
actions late last week showed that
they had a place to put the product and
could use hogs in their business. That
far-away territory in western Iowa and
South Dakota was represented by
large delegation and was indicated by
run of over 500 cars, or a third of the
run on the Northwestern. Considering
what this territory shot out a week ago
a repetition of the run was not surpris-
ing 1t shows that hogs have been held
back in that territory and are now be-
ing unloaded in mature condition. Far
away hogs We're responsible for an in
crease in weight last week, the average
being put at 236 lbs against 229 the
previous week and 219 year ago.
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs We're steady and
active. All the better sorts of wool
grades sold readily.