Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-06

| than it has been in some time. rms is
encouraging, but does not mean tina!
I receipts should be increased materially.
The demand lately has been espe-
cially strong for the lightweight heif-
ers, and they are selling higher than
| ANYTHING else that is coming to mar
ket. This is on account of the siren
uous demand that is being made to get
fat animals that will make light cuts
of beef.
Gamers are still selling in the same
old rut, and the demand is not strong
at the prices. Common thin COWS
were taken at $1.50@2.25 and the
best grades of Gamers sold at $40 "a
$50, while most of the cutters sold
at $313.5O.
Advocates of the five-day market
declare that Tuesday would soon be as
good a market day as any if the week
supply was properly distributed ana
there were fewer cattle received on the
opening day of the week. The reason
that Tuesday is generally dull and slow
is because about half the weeks re-
ceipts get here on Monday and buyers
are filled up.
tie better so far as the outlet for pork
is concerned and that. of course, is
helping the hog market The demand
on shipping account is really the sal
walton of the trade. tho thus far
this week no complaint can be made
against the behavior of the packers.
Snodgrass Bros, the extensive feed
ers of Milton, Iowa. were on Mondays
market with six cars of cattle and hogs
of their own feeding. Their heavy
hogs sold at $3.50. and the greater part
of the steers selling at the &c mark
averaging 1857 lbs, being on full feed
since Nov. l.
All leading markets of the country
received fewer horses and mules the
first four months of this year than ar
rived the same period a year ago. the
combined total being smallest in close
to ten years.
w. NJ. McDaniels, Sidney, was on the
market with a shipment of three cars
of cattle, also two of hogs. The cattle
weighed 1895 lbs and sold to S. & S.
for $3.50; the hogs were good enough
TO sell for s5.62 u, Notwithstanding the
heavy run
w. JOilusOII, vi iCIIl, OllS VI liiO
substantial farmers and stock feeders
of that territory, was in with a 4car
shipment of cattle weighing 1877 lbs,
which sold for 500. These were short
fed cattle and MIR. Johnson was we'll
pleased with the market. He reports
but few cattle, but quite a liberal sup
ply of hogs, in his territory.
Dick West, who is a large stock
buyer at Churdan, was here with two
cars of hogs--one of which topped the
market. He says hogs were never as
well cleaned up as at present, and pre-
diets light runs from now on. He also
says this cold, wet weather is very
bad for the coming crop of spring pigs.
He predicts high prices for hogs all
the remainder of this year.
X j. Hanson, who has started buy
ing again at Thor was here with three
cars of cattle and hogs Monday. He
says the big run of hogs Monday was
due to the fact thar farmers are all
waiting to start planting corn, and
thought they would market a few
hogs before they started. He predicts
that Mondays run will be the biggest
we see this side of next winter.
NJ d. Finch sold three cars of cattle,
his winter feeding, the greater portion
weighing 1898 lbs. at $685.. Mr.. Finch
says there are very few cattle remain
ing on feed in his county (O'Briem, so
many having been sold on the de-
pressed market during the winter and
very few going on feed on account of
high-priced corn. Crop season SO far
favorable, but they lack moisture.