Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-22
Weakness at the Opening
Caused By Liberal Receipts
-.-Trade Was Slow
HOGS ACTIVE AND HIGHER
Excellent Demand Today for All
Classes of Buyers, Top Quality But
chers and Heavy Hogs Selling at
tho Best Advantage-sheep Steady,
Attic Demand Was Tame.

Chicago. June -Cattle-Liberal
receipts caused weakness at the open
ing, and packers and shippers alike
were Indifferent Trade was slow, but
at the close prices were about steady.
The situation at present is not one
which gives hope of much improve
ment this week. Several thousand cat
tie are coming over unsold this week
and it will require small marketing OF
native grassfed steers to prevent fur
Their declines unless the demand picks
up considerably. Liberal Texas runs
are assured, since the st. Louis yards
are likely to suffer from flood water.
Part of the big run there Friday is
destined to land here early this week.
Packers now have good stocks OF
beef on hand and prospects favor a lib
eral volume being put into their cool
ers from Texas marketings during the
next week. They will need only small
supplies Of natives and will surely
break values still further should re-
ceipts this week be again as heavy as
came last week.
Hogs.
Hogs were active and 10GD15c higher
There was excellent demand for all
classes of buyers. The best grade OF
butcher and heavy hogs sold also at
the best advantage, while light mixed
sorts showing quality were fair sellers.
In the face of the strong gain in re-
ceipts, the market has behaved very
we'll. Demand has been uniformly
strong from packers and prices have
advanced very satisfactorily. There
was very good demand all last week
from packers, and 1t is evident that
they consider the hogs well worth the
money. There was a noticeable de-
crease in the shipping demand, largely
due to the fact, that prices here adj
vanced faster than the eastern market
and there has not been wide enough
to encourage operations.
The high price of corn has forced
many farmers to put their hogs on
grass and as the season advances,
more Of the grass fed stuff shows dp
Buyers are making quite strong dis
elimination against this class of hogs,
and consequently the spread in prices
is getting broader.
It ie claimed that the high price of
beef has had a boosting effect on the
hog market, because many beef eaters
have taken to pork as the cheaper pro-
duct At any rate, the demand for fresh
pork has increased quite noticeably,
and there has been "A stronger tone in
the provision market.
Sheep.
Sheep were steady, and demand was
tame, only the better grades of spring
lambs showing any activity.
A surprising feature has been the
heavy movement of native spring
lambs. Until last week but few of
these were on sale. AS usual the
bulk of them have lacked quality and
have been disappointing sellers. Thou
sands have gone to killers that would
have done better, for their owners had
they been held on grass and made
good. AS it Is, they come in compe-
and sell at decided disadvantage.
Colorado lambs, in the wool have
ceased coming, and choice,
dry-fed lambs will soon be in After
this month they will be classed as
yearlings. be.
The break last week practically
wiped out all the gain made the week
previous and prospects suggest
market all thru the sum-
mer. Prices refuse to respond to light
err receipts, but quickly slump on lib
oral rv,ns Range Sheenmen are anx-
ious to get in and buyers are confident
Of period of liquidation and a bar
gain-counter season.