Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-19
CATTLE Dull TODAY
Receipts Light, and Only Life
to Trade Was In Butcher
Stuff
FIVE CENT DECLINE IN HOGS
The Market Was Weak, the Only Ne.
sotiations Being of Speculative
Nature, as Receipts Were Heavier
Than Anticipated = Sheep Strong
and Higher - Lambs is to rs Higher.

Chicago, April 19.-Cattle were nom
inally steady, and receipts We're hardly
generous enough to create market.
The only life to trade was in butcher
stuff. with an unusual demand for bo-
logna bulls.
Trade thus far in the week has been
quite satisfactory, considering big
marketing of $4,000, against 5o.613
week ago, and 50.313 a year ago. VAL
ues for handy weights and light plain
to good quality steers today We're on
steady basis compared with week ago
and while there has been rather slow
trade for big steers. with weakness IN
prices Monday and Wednesday, the
range for these is hardly 10c under last
weeks level
Hogs.
Hogs were weak to sc lower. Re
ceipts were heavier than looked for,
and about the only transactions nego-
tiated were of speculative character.
A lower market was logical. The
west had a liberal supply and the four
Jay run mere Is ISdilS IV,VVV III S<NNSNS
of last week, $4,000 more than a year
ago. Everywhere in the west receipts
were liberal. Chicagos April run to
date is $4,000 mors than last year. and
but for good shipping demand the pace
could not have been maintained. Ship
pers have taken about $4,000 more hogs
this week than a year ago.
The free movement was variously
and more or less logically explained
Corn planting and hot weather are
both approaching and growers do not
care to carry mature hogs over until
after corn planting, owing to the risk
pAnother factor has been the strong
week end finishes for two weeks past
Many shippers have consequently be-
come imbued with the idea that week.
end markets are good things to land on
and Monday session to avoid. recent
declines having been consequent on in
itial session gluts.
While the big buyers believe there
is a good supply of hogs back in the
country, none profess to see very low
prices.
Sheep were strong and In some in
stances doc higher than yesterday.
Lambs were 15@25 higher. New high
levels were established in some grades.
Colorado lambs selling at $50. Pack
ers especially We're good purchasers.
Buyers tried to make a 1O-cent
lower lamb market, but did not sue
ceed neither did some of them get
eacuSii to ell ti,eil orders Quorably
steady, lambs were firm. sheep weak
to a dime lower. Buyers admitted
that taking quality into consideration,
sheep were generally dime lower,
even where prices did not show it.
and in many cases the figures showed
a 1O-cent loss. 1t was not a feature
less market by any means. A Michi-
gan man put up $3.50 for the privilege
Of taking out band of lambs to shear
and finish. They were fieshy and
heavy shearers, had to be, in fact. to
relieve him of suspicion of "dementia
Americana" but he will have good luck
if he gets his money back. altho s.
cent shorn lambs are regarded as pos
sible by many. A year ago 1913 boughs
the same stuff. Another feature was
the putting over of a load of Wyoming
ewes, averaging LOG lbs at 1925, also
a record breaker A year ago IS took
the best ewes in circulation.