Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-17
With Light Weekend Receipts
Prices Show Little Change
From Those Of Friday
HOGS FIVE CENTS LOWER
Drop Occurs Despite Light Receipts
and Fair Quality-Eastern Markets
For Sheep Show Improvements and
Better Demand is Anticipated To
day Quotations.

SUlCdSo, AUG. N1t't'iN w ~
about the usual Weekend receipts the
market was quoted steady, there be-
ing little change from Fridays prices
A smaller proportion of choice tc
prime steers has arrived this week than
noted any week this season. Scarcity
of such kinds created a keen demand
and sellers have disposed of the fat
heavy grades freely each day Shippers
and exporters. while buying good steers
more freely thar last week, have not
come into the market very literally
considering Big receipts, taking but
2S.4 400 Of the run, while the net supply
for packers has been over 10000
against $4,000 a week ago. With their
coolers already we'll filed, with beef
ana consumptive demand small. lo-l
houses have naturally been very good
ready buyers and have forced a lower
range wherever possible.
Western range steers have been of
very good quality and they competed
strongly against medium to good ma
tives. thus proving a deterrent to better
trade for the latter classes Sellers fear
that when range marketing gets we'll
under way medium to good natives will
meet very keen competition from the
grassers and things may go bad for the
natives. Scarcity of the choice to prime
glasses. however, should hold these well
up in prices, according to most traders.
Hogs.
Receipts We're moderate and quality
fair but market was sc lower than yes
terday.
The market has been more uneven
than usual of late, with the spread"
in prices extraordinarily wide This
weeks quality has been about the
poorest of the season, with average
weight heaviest in a year
Schwabacher's estimate of provision
stocks show decrease of 1925 bar
rels of pork. 1000 tierces of lard and
645,o 900 pounds of short ribs The
stocks are: Pork, 22.250 barrels: lard,
112,2oO tierces; short ribs, 25,250, 900
pounds.
Sheep.
About the usual number for Satur-
day arrived today and prices were
called steady. Eastern markets are in
better shape lately and more mutton
will be required from that source from
now on
The market this week for mutton
grades was in the worst condition seen
here in long while. Increased runs
were bearish factors in themselves,
Tho sultry, hot weather helped de-
Dress the market in curtailing con-
sumptive demand, while the dressed
mutton markets in the east We're in
comparatively bad condition Prices
or bulk of offerings were lowered 25@
Zoe from one week ago, big weights ma
i've ewes ana yearlings showing most
oss.
Selling of feeding and breeding stock.
however, was attended with activity on
most days ard prices We're easily held
1t the highesi level ever noted here for
his season CT the year. Many more
such offerings could have found outlet
It the prevailing prices as the supply
ell considerably under orders held by
commission men, not counting the big
lumber of countrymen who were on the
market personally. most of whom re-
urned home mpty-handed owing to
ack of offerings.
Packers claim that the outlet thru
channels has been mar
owed materially. There will likely be
broad demand for feeding and breed
ng stock, however, and traders con-
ider chances for getting such offerings
N much lower basis even under in
,reased supplies very slim. as demand
Gems Unsuitable tho prices have been
pushed to a remarkably high level.