Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-09
STEERS CLOSE HIGHER
Prices of Butcher Cattle We're
Also Up Ten to Fifteen
Cents
ACTIVE DEMAND FOR HOGS
Receipts Today Lacked Quality, But the
Market Was steady-cattle Nomin-
ally Steady-Not Much Life to Sheep
Market, Which Was Also Steady,
However-Other Markets.

Chicago, May 9.-Cattle were NOM
inally steady, steers closing lO@20c
higher than a week ago. Butcher cat
tie were 1o@15c up.
The market for light and handy
steers is closing 10000 higher than
week ago, and general prices for strong
weights show range firm to lOc high
err. Sales of practically all of the steers
selling within a range of s6.25@7.0O
stand now the highest in many months,
late advances putting values up above
the previous high time in March Only
the strictly prime classes show range
lower than high time, but quality OF
market toppers coming of late has not
been as good as then.
There has been considerable mar
rowing of the spread in prices for me-
dunn to choice kinds since then and
particularly in the past two weeks, the
cheaper kinds having buyers favor and
advancing quite handily. Slaughterers
have held the top kinds down pretty
we'll. however, and likewise the medium
10 good heavy beeves.
OF the light and handy classes year
lings have been in highest favor all
factory demand for all of the medium
to good 100 to 1850 lb steers. Many lots
of these have gone at $6.10@6.S5 which
looked as much as Csc higher than late
in March, while the bulk of the low
priced steers also showed that much
advance over the previous high point
this year.
Top cattle sold here this week on
Wednesday at $3.50, 16 head of 1575-lb
Shorthorns going at that price. 1t was
Monday, March 80, that is head OF
1160-lb Shorthorn yearlings sold at
$3.50, the highest price of the year.
Forty-nine head of S92-lb yearling
steers and heifers sold here last We'd
nesday at $40, and Monday of this
week q head of 1111-lb yearling steers
sold at $40. Early last month 1850 to
1900 lib. "long yearling" steers sold at
$7.15@725.
Hogs.
Hogs were steady. with active de-
mand Receipts lacked quality.
There was another big run of hogs
turnout the west and east yesterday.
the combined total at eleven markets
being 100000, or $1,000 more than a
week ago, 30,1O0 more than a year ago
and $4,000 more than two years ago,
when only $4,000 were received Com
bined receipts at eleven points the first
five days of this week totaled $4,000 or
112,0O0 more than a week ago. $4,000
more than year ago and 100000 more
than arrived two years ago. The bad
weather all over the country. together
with the advancing tendency Of corn. is
accountable for the marked increase in
supplies at all markets.
Chicago's receipts this week total
close to 10000, or the largest week
total since the third week Of March,
being close to 10000 more than arrived
here year ago and over 10000 more
than the corresponding week of 1906,
when the total here was 101,156. The
corresponding week of 1905 Chicago re-
ceived 163,950.
Sheep were steady, with but little
life to the market.
Packers were better buyers this
week. and while shippers had compar-
atively few orders in this branch OF
the market the feeling showed consid-
cradle improvement over last week.
Best shorn western wethers topped
at s615 this week. while most lots
ranged at $5.65@59O, with culls at $3.50
$500. Fair to choice ewes landed at
$5.25@5.75, with inferior to very plain
killers at s275@4.OO. Yearlings reached
$3.50 and other lots sold around $3.50
Wool Colorado wethers sold at $685.
while strictly good to choice yearlings
in fleece made s7.00@7.15.
Natives We're scarce all week and in
small lots Most wethers ranged at
$5.5O@6.00. altho a few Went above
that range. Inferior to choice ewes
landed at S3O0@5.75. A lot of prime
heavy wool ewes sold up to $500. but
this price was by no means common
one for only. a few special orders were
at hand for such offerings. Bucks sold
up to $3.50, but most arrivals ranged