Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-03
Range Stuff Close Week Strong
But Natives Lower Than
Week Ago
STRENGTH IN GOOD HOGS
Other Grades Were Easy, However,
Liberal Supplies of Holdovers Pre-
venting Any General Advance in VAL
ues- Week Shows Advance in Both
Sheep and Lambs.

inally steady, under the usual Saturday
conditions. Demand during the week
has been very uneven, consequently
prices ruled irregular. Range stuff
closed the week strong. but natives are
lower than a week ago.
| Hold-over supplies which will he held
lfor next week are not veny numerous
| but the fact that sellers have any at
all is evidence of the poor condition OF
the trade at present Sharp decline in
values for good to prime steers since
| Wednesday has been a surprise and
disappointment all around. There were
more of the finished classes here this
week than traders had supposed could
be mustered in one week, but still the
| total supplies have been on 6400 1arg-
er than week ago. five days receipts
being $4,000 against 1884 a week ago
and 1850 year ago. while of this run
| 10000 were rangers. comparing with
| 20, 500 a week ago and 1880 a year
| ago
| Breaks in prices for good to prime
steers since the early rounds Wednes-
day have amounted to largely 15@25c
and extreme instances of 35c decline
We're noted. However, the plain and
medium killing grades in sympathy
with rangers have not suffered such
severe losses, most of the $5.00@5.5O
steers being hardly 10@15c off since
early Wednesday, and the S4.O0@4.S5
steers have held about steady, these
being on basis with closing prices
last week, but most of the steers of
value above $500 We're today quotable
15m25c under closing sales a week
ago.
Demand for cattle is unreliable at
present and until the shipping interest
in trade is keener sellers are not hope
full of any material strength develop
ing. Shipping competition is not keen
for any but the best grades and lack
of a good demand on export account
is another factor tending to throw the
situation into packers control as long
as the range cattle are moving freely
Yearlings and handy weight fat
.beeves had first call all week. The
choice yearling grades particularly
were free sellers, and altho prices for
Iiheavier classes have gone on a lower
basis, the trade does not quote values
for best yearlings much changed from
T last week. On the other hand it has
been the choice heavy beeves which
were poorest sellers. Cattle at $4,000
7.25 and even higher sold late Wednes-
day and again Thursday at prices
largely CSC lower than early Monday
and last weeks closing. Killers have
provided a rather liberal outlet for the
medium and plain light natives, and
competition from feeder buyers was
another factor in holding prices for
these kinds from serious breaks, such
as were suffered for heavier and nigh
err priced lots Trade will require only
a moderate run at the start next week,
according to sellers, and after the
pounding of prices for most steers since
Wednesday liberal shipping of natives
would seem poor policy. Moderate re-
ceipts are expected from the ranges
and killers needs will have been we'll
supplied early next week should the
run prove much above 10000.
Strong demand has featured milch
COW trade all this week.
l7oqs.
Good hogs werd strong, and Others
were easy. Receipts We're light. but a
liberal supply of followers prevented
any general advance in values.
Sheep
Sheep were steady Both sheep and
lambs advanced this week. but the lat
ter show 1.-THE greatest increase IN
nrices Gains of 75c@$1.00 have been
made in both the native and western
divisions.