Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-12
Market Had Strong Undertone,
However, Especially For the
Better Grades
HOGS STRONG TO FIVE HIGHER
Receipts Were Not Heavy Today, and
There Was Excellent Demand From
Shippers and Spectators Most
Demand Was for Good Butchers and
Lishts-sheep Slow, But Steady.

Chicago, May 12-Cattle - Only a
few steers were on sale. being mostly
distillery fed. There was fair demand
for butcher cattle. While prices re-
manned steady, there existed a strong
undertone, especially for the better
grades.
Exporters bought a quite small sup
ply of native beef cattle, and it was
chiefly lack of active competition from
this quarter which prevented a gener-
ally higher price range being put in
force. However, failure of sellers to
force 10c gain on all steers did not
cause any particular worry among
them. They enjoyed keenly active
demand from all but the export quar-
tiers.
Most any kind OF cow seems to
look good to buyers. The demand is
strong and the supply light. Naturally
the tendency of the market is upward
again, but the prices are so high that
traders are conservative and are con-
tent to call values merely strong Good
fat heifers are sought for eagerly and
the good COWS are not overlooked.
Hogs.
Hogs were active and strong to sc
higher Receipts were not heavy. There
was excellent demand from shippers
and spectators. Good butchers and
lights were the best sellers.
There were 10000 hogs more than
year ago in the west, but not quite as
many as a week ago. Last weeks Of
Go;a 1877 ok oUofnS 100
207 year ago, and but for the fact
that eastern shippers took over $4,000,
or $4,000 more than during the COR
responding week of 1907 it would nave
been a different kind of a market. May
receipts to date are $4,000 more than
during the same period last year. but
eastern shippers have taken practical
ly all the increase. The average weight
of hogs received at Chicago last week
was 219 pounds, against 220 the previ-
Gus week and 236 pounds a year ago.
The practical certainty that the mo-
ment j. Pluvius ceases deluging the
face of the corn belt planting opera
tions will be resumed and hog shipping
neglected, causes general desire to
get possession Of the few animals in
sight The gratifying feature of the
market was the manner in which out
side orders were filled and the energy
used.
Sheep.
Sheep were slow and nominally
steady.
Packers found the selling side re-
sistant and finally had to get in on
about a steady basis for all the desir-
able weights. Heavy lambs they let
severely alone. Lambs weighing over
80 lbs were the subject of unrestrained
and lot of the big fell
lows had to sell at s7.15@735. No
southern stuff is expected in any con-
quantity until late this month
With so many Colorados on tap, spring
lambs are not badly wanted.
Demand for stuff to go to the country
was lacking, as wool is not doing well
and many Of the lambs taken out to
shear during the past month will not
pay out.
Supply Is liberal, because Colorado
feeders want to get away from a feed
bill, and big lambs seem destined to hoe
a weedy row the rest OF the season
May receipts to date are 5000 in eX
cess Of last year, while shipments show
a gain of about 10000. Shipments last
week were nearly 10000, Or double a
year ago.