Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-09
CATTLE MARKET HIGHER
General Tone of the Trade Has
Been Better Than Last
Week.
ADVANCE IN HOG MARKET
Prices Were Five to Ton Cents Higher
Than Yesterday, Because of unusu-
ally Strong Demand From Shippers
Sheep Sell Well, AItho Making No
Actual eains-Lambs Higher.

inally steady. Receipts We're insult
| ficient to make market. Arrivals
have been very light turnout the week,
and all classes of cattle are 10@15c
| higher than a week ago. The general
tone of the trade was better than last
| week.
| Tone of closing trade this week is
rather firm, small receipts in late days
! having stimulated the market consid-
erably. and general sales today were
| 10GI15c higher than late last Monday,
while most classes of steers We're quot
able fiat 1Oc higher than last Friday.
Instances of lac gain are noted for
| good export steers as compared with
last week, while some local buyers
much as 20c higher, poorer quality
considered.
Low priced killers. mainly s4.60@5
steers, have. in buyers estimation.
gone up to "poisonously" high notch
| this week. in consequence of keen com
| petition for them from feeder buyers.
| Most buyers called these kinds 10000
higher than last week, and the narrow
spread in prices for them should give
country owners confidence in future
trade for such kinds.
Chief demand all week has been for
good weight shipping and dressed beef
classes however, and such have gem
orally been freest sellers. Cattle at
s5.40@6 have shown most appreciation
over last weeks closing, while
the supply of steers good enough to go
above Sc has not been large enough to
cut much figure in general trade. Elk
porters have been good buyers of fat
1900 and 1850 lib steers all week. and
especially since Wednesday, several
shipments of these having been made
up TO s5.55@5.S5, while export steers,
which went at s5.15@535 have been the
kinds that brought generally 15c less
in late days last week.
Hogs.
An unusually strong demand from
shippers resulted in 5@10c advance
over yesterdays prices. The best price
of the day was $40. which was the
highest for the week.
A light run has helped the price
list this week. Receipts are about
100000 less than last week. while ship
pers have taken within 5000 of as
many. Had this 10000 not been miss
ing the market would have been off
quarter and the best of them SELL
ing around 1915. AS it is the 7-cent
hog, has had difficulty in keeping in
circulation and few more hogs would
have knocked him out. The market
is in shape to stand run of $4,000
on Monday and hold prices steady
but unless more shipping demand ma
foria1i2aS Ak will etc rf, thn ,,,.;o
list on downgrade. March receipts
to date are 10000 less than a yea,
ago and the run since Jan. 1, shows
a deficiency of $4,000 compared with
the same period of 1906.
Sheep.
Sheep were steady. Demand for
sheep and lambs has been good all
week, and while the former has not
made any actual gains, they have sold
we'll. while lambs are up 15@25c, ac-
cording to the quality of the grade.
Trade is closing in better shape than
last week. Choice lambs worked up to
S.75 during the week and there has
been good demand for everything.
Lambs are Is @25c higher for the week,
while sheep have held about steady.
Good ewes show an improved UNDER
tone. but habitat she stuff is not
wanted. Little si1orn stock has beer.
available, but clean lambs of good
shearing quality have been in urgent
demand to go to the country. The
whole prospect looks brighter than for
weeks past Moderate receipts have
been an inspiring influence. The run
will be little over $4,000 for the week,
or $4,000 less than year ago, March
receipts to date showing decrease of
$4,000 compared with last year. Ship
ping demand has been fairly wide open.
outside buyers having made most of
the tops. A week ago nothing was
wanted and it was a feat to get $3.50
for the best, but $40 is now quotable
for choice Colorado fed Mexicans