Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-13
CATTLE STEADY TODAY
Steers Are as High as at Any
Previous Time This
Season
HOG MARKET ABOUT STEADY
Packers Remained Out the Early Mar
ket and Run Was Slightly in Es-
cess of Same Time Last Week =
Demand Active for Both Sheep and
Lambs-Market Strong.

Chicago. March 13.-Cattle receipts
were only about 1000, a normal run
for Friday this season of the year.
There was scarcely enough stuff to
make a market. Demand was fair
market held on a steady basis. tho
| there were no choice steers on hand
Steers are closing higher than last
week. and are now as high as they
were at any previous time this season
Cow stuff is also on a higher level.
! Receipts of cattle thus far this week.
exclusive of today. total about $4,000
head, which Is practically the same as
a week ago, and 5000 less than year
most of the week. The closing days OF
last week We're exceptionally good In
the steer department, and the market
went up to the highest level in several
weeks. Monday. with light run,
there was another substantial gain In
prices all along the line. Light cattle
were favored, tho there was also a very
satisfactory outlet for the good to
choice heavy steers. The shipping de-
mand was strong and exporters bought
freely. The highest sale during this
period was $685. on Wednesday, which
was the highest since Jan. s. A good
many Nebraska cattle sold at $5.75 a
$50. Cows and heifers are 10G15c
! higher than week ago for all the good
ones. Calves are 25@50c lower; bull,
10M25c up for the bolognas: feeders,
about steady.
Hogs We're about steady. Receipts
We're slightly in excess of the run for
the corresponding period last week.
Packers were not active, remaining out
of the early market.
Supply has shown some diminution
this week. which is attributed to mud
dy roads. The sc hog was predicted
with some confidence on the little boom
late last week but the rise was stopped
on Monday at s4.S2k. Since then some
reaction has occurred, and packers,
confident of another run at an early
date, or as soon as roads dry out,
elevate the price list. Some of them
notably Armour, have gone to low
grade mixed hogs to avoid COMPETE
ton with shippers. which always
marks up top hogs There has been
evidence this week that Missouri river
territory has yet to spill out a lot OF
hogs, and this has exercised bear
ish influence. Cash demand for product
broadened.
Exports Of lard last week reached
the surprisingly high total OF 20.553.-
900 lbs. against only 12147,000 lbs the
corresponding period last year. EX-
ports of bacon We're heavy at 33,742
boxes, compared to %, 752 a year ago,
those of pork aggregating $3.50 brls.
against $3.50 the similar time in 1907.
1t is believed that sharp upturn in
hogs would prompt middlemen to fill
up and speedily shrink piles Of pro-
duct in packers cellars. A week ago
it was In s4.35@4.45 market. with a
$3.50 top: today s4.55@465 bought the
bulk, $40 being paid. AT the high
spot on Monday it was $4.7O@4.SO
trade.
Both sheep and lambs were strong.
Demand was active on a light run.
and the fact that sellers We're holding
their stuff at a much higher figure
than at the previous session.
Live mutton values have taken
sharp upturn. The advance has been
irregular, but spectacular. The &c limit
on lambs, which was removed week
ago, is now lost sight of. Sheep, which
are very scarce, have seen most of the
advance A week ago the &c line was
crossed, $40 being paid for lambs,
while a lot of Colorados have since
been put over at 1925. Heavy and in
between lambs show more gain than
top-notchers, big lambs weighing 100
lbs or better getting into the &c notch.
week ago s6.s0M6.9O took a lot OF
good lambs now worth s7.1067.20, and
$685. was buying the big kind now
worth 81. a week ago shorn sheep
made $3.50 and the price was consid-
cred high. while today they made $3.50
Sheep have reached $3.50 and exporters
have been practically shut out OF that
trade. while a week ago they secured
lot of wethers at Sc. Heavy year
lings have profited by the advance I'm
sheep and are now on 1925 a ESQ
basis. Some shorn stuff is coming, but (!
not as much as packers would like
lambs making 1925 @6.60 and sheep
1925 @5.s5.