Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-02
CATTLE NOT AC||VE
Prices Today Closed Easier, Al
tho the Market Opening
Was Steady
HOGS OFF ABOUT FIVE CENTS
HOGS OFF ABOUT FIVE CENTS
There Were Considerable Number of
Holders, and the Amount of Arrivals
Was Fair in That Market = Demand
for Both Sheep and Lambs Fair,
With Market Steady.

Chicago. Feb. 2-The cattle market
opened steady and not very active be-
cause OF heavy receipts expected Mon
day and prices closed easier
Receipts for five days have been Co.
600 against 1889 week ago and
59,SOS a year ago The bettered con-
ditions in trade are due almost entirely
to the decreased marketing. The
shippers and exporters have been good
supporters of the market In the past
two days, and the steers which they
bought were the ones selling most sat
isfactorily, tho competition between
outsiders and packers has brought
about better situation all around.
Things are not in such buoyant shape
as to stimulate shipping enthusiasm,
however. and the trade was today busy
cautioning country shippers against q
rush of stock here In first days next
week The improvement IN the general
situation during the past two days mas
merely lent little stronger feeling in
the market, which should be easily dis
sipated early next week should the re-
ceipts be of very heavy volume.
Aside from some Kansas steers.
which sold at very appreciate prices,
there Were not many strictly choice
kinds offered.
Bulk of medium to good short-fed
killers and shipping steers made $500
p5.3!,. while long list of light
warmed up steers sold to packers and
shippers at $45Og4.S0 and a liberal
number of rough 1890 to 1850 ID steers
also made these prices. Poor, light
killers ranged down to $500.
There Is considerable better tone to
COW trade smaller receipts this week
together with a broader demand from
the packers affording mostly lOW15c
advance over last weeks range.
Bulls continue strong sale. prices
holding at the best level of the season.
Choice butchers have landed up to
$500 and a good kind of bolognas at
s3.45M3.6O.
Good weight feeding steers have sold
rather freely this week at 10c advance
over week ago Country demand is
still rather restricted. however. and
partial to the better classes, light and
medium feeders continuing slow sale
and these have been barely steady with
last week Some choice feeders sold up
to $4.75, but not many were good
enough to go above $40. while bulk of
medium steers sold at $3.75@4.15.
Hogs.
The market was off about sc on
fair amount of arrivals and consid-
cradle number Of holders.
This has been a great week for the
producers of hogs. Prevailing prices on
this market were exceptionally high for
this time of the season, and this has
been in the face of contracted ship
ping outlet as compared with the pre-
vious week and a marked increase in
receipts on that time. The packers
made frantic efforts daily to control the
market. but that they failed to check
the upward trend of the prices was
reflected in the fact that the advance
for the week was 20M25c.
"A big boost in the price range for
hog products on Change and an excel
lent demand for fresh pork products
were the bullish factors in the market
this week, and traders look with favor
Upon the idea of a still higher market
if the receipts are kept within the
bounds of the trade requirements.
The quality of the hogs to reach here
this week was the best of the season,
the portion of 225 to 26O lib butchers
included in the daily receipts being
very liberal Offerings of big weights
were in comparatively scant numbers
and pigs and light hogs formed a small
proportion of the marketing.
An average price of $6.94 on Monday
nf thic week Stood the highest in over
three years and top price of $7.05 then
and today was the best seen here since
May, 1903, when s7.15 was the high
point. Nothing at all desirable had to
sell under $6.75 here this week, and
most of the light pigs went at a range
of from $685. to $3.50, and the stronger
weights at s6.65 upward to $3.50.
Sheep.
The market was steady on fair de-
mand for both sheep and lambs.