Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-02
Sharper Advances Registered in
Butcher Cattle Trade Than
Any Other Department
HOGS STEADY TO STRONG TODAY
Packers Bid at Lower Figures After
High Opening, But Market Later Be-
came Stronger On Good Shipping
Demand =. Sheep and Lambs Steady
But Former Market Dull.

Chicago, Aug. 2-Cattle were NOM
inally steady. and receipts We're light.
but few steers arriving. Packing stuff
was firm, but there was little outside
demand While the steer trade has
been full of encouragement to sellers
all week, demand for cows has been
even better, and sharper advances
have been registered in the butcher
and cattle trade than in any other de-
partmens. The general tone of the en-
tire market has been strengthened by
about 1000 than last week.
Exporters executed very small or
ders and shippers, too, seemed to need
few cattle, wnile the packers, who have
been indifferent toward light and
grassy steers all week, continued in
their rather bearsh mood.
A run of 43,900 in four days this
week, which stands against 54,605 a
week ago and $1,000 a year ago. has
mands, since consumptive outlet is
narrower than last week owing to hot
weather, and slaughterers have a
goodly supply of beef in coolers. Fail
ure of a general advance in price this
week has been proof of the rather tame
general demand and this is likely to
continue for awhile longer at least. AL
tho the strictly good to choice steers
now show 10m15c gain over last week,
the higher range in this line was
scored early in the week, and since
Monday sellers have had hard work
holding prices up to the level estab-
lished then.
Thin light cattle have been hard to
sell all week, because there We're so
many Texas cattle received at outside
points and by packers direct. There
have been very few Texans on the mar
ket for sale this week.
The light cattle of poor quality are
lower than week ago, but the best
cattle are strong with last weeks
close. Next week q big consignment of
range cattle is expected and naturally
natives of the sane class will have to
sell in the same notch. Commission
men are advising the country to hold
back the common grassy stuff, and get
it in better condition before shipping.
Hogs.
Hogs We're steady to strong. Specu-
lators early forced prices to higher
levels, but when demand from that
quarter grew slack, packers began
bidding at lower figures Later the
market became stronger on good ship
ping demand.
Marketing of $500 for the four days
has been more than ample for trade re-
quirements and buyers have given the
market severe pounding since the
start of the week. This was indicated
by the average price yesterday being
ice lower than Monday and the lowest
since July %.
The Price Current gives hog packing
$4,000. the same as year ago. Pack
ing since March totals 11,610000
against 10.505,000 n year ago, an In
crease of 100000.
Sheep.
Sheep We're dull and about steody.
Lambs were steady Offerings of fresh
stuff We're meagre.
There has been big run of western
muttons this week, and the market is
off a good quarter, while lambs have
advanced 15M2oc. Holders of yearlings
complained of the dullness of demand,
and tho values were on the lowest Level
of the week, it was hard to interest
buyers in the offerings here. Packers
seemed intent on widening the spread
between yearlings and lambs.