Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-21
Even the Common Kinds, Dis
eliminated Against Last Week,
Were Stronger, Today
HOG PRICES ALSO ADVANCED
Market Was Active, Early Demand Be-
ing Due Largely to the Energy Of
Spectators AItho Buyers for Eastern
Trade Were Fairly Active-sheep
Market Stronger Today.


basis for an immediate advance of the
better grades of steers and butcher
stock. All steers above Sc were boost
ed 10 cents, and good, light steers also
advanced as much, while even COM
mond kinds, against which discrimin-
alton last week was made We're strong
er. The market was not especially ac-
tive the first hour, for the reason that
receipts were late in being yarded, the
railroads being handicapped by cold
weather.
This market is in shape to take care
OF $4,000 to $1,000. but 1t is not good
policy to dump them all In on Monday.
Weather is still adverse to u healthy
trade. and packers say they would not
he such free buyers but for the fact
that they are shipping large quantities
nf beef and need mutton carcasses ia
fill out cars. Taking one thing with
another. ii has not been bad market
No relief is in sight, as nearby feed
Ing stations are still spilling over and
hay is ruinously high. Feeders are
liquidating simply because they are
forced to yield to stern necessity. All
Of which will probably make a better
market later for the man who Is able
to hold in.
The main reason for slaughterers
relatively good buying of the light
weights, has been the fact that they
did not get very liberal number OF
these week ago, when the feeder de-
nland was so keen, but this last week
the sellers had to depend upon slaught-
ores to take the light weights, and they
purchased big number OF them
1'heit coolers are now we'll filled with
that class of stock and the trade does
rot take very cheerful view Of the
selling prospects for this next week
ditions cannot be very favorable un-
der the least heavy marketing.
Hogs.
Demand had an activity which adj
vnnced the prices 10c above the aver
age of the previous session. Early
demand was due largely to the energy
OF spectators, but buyers for the east
ern trade We're fairly active in follow
ing the lead of scalpers ".
The break may check the run pack
ers are confident of this week. 1t has
baen &c country market for some
days past, buyers concluding that they
had a license to get busy at that
figure Locally. they have acquired
a lot of hogs and will be anxious to
turn them over, but the basis of the
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agement to the shipper whose stuff cost
him &c. At the best he can only break
even. Muddy roads are likely to be
another movement contracting influ-
ence. Rain has been pouring inces-
sanity everywhere in the corn belt and
in many sections hauling hogs to ship
ping points is an impossibility.
Quality shows considerable improve
ment. 1t is now 1.-The best ever" q
lot of 240@260-lb barrows having ar
rived. During the past two months
weight has been put ON rapidly under
the most favorable circumstances
Now that the winter crop is ready
growers will naturally be anxious to
unload it. Carrying SIS hogs is UNI
warranted and decidedly dangerous
Inc next sixty days will probably see
the movement at it's height.
Sheep.
Sheep receipts were liberal, and the
market stronger. EARLY sales showed
gains over the close last week, with
prices strong to 10 higher.
Past weeks supply is over 10000, or
about 5000 too many. The six west
ern markets report $4,000 against
10000 the week before and 10000 a
year ago. The oversupply has been at
eastern points and the trade is puzzled
as to the sources of supply in sec
ton that was popularity credited with
being bare. 1t merely justifies reiter-
alton of the oft-repeated assertion that
it is "a big country and nobody has
any license to say what it contains.
Prices are practically back to
where they were week ago, all the
Improvement of the early part Of last
week having been wiped out.