Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-17
MARKET FOR CATTLE OF QUAIL.
lTY SHOWS ADVANCE OF
10 CENTS.
NOT MUCH PRICE CHANGE
FOR COMMON SORTS
Hogs Active and Regain 5 Cent Loss
Noted Tuesday-sheep and Lambs
Lower, AItho FEEDERS Are in unex-
pected Demand-ouotation in Chi
caso and Other Markets.

Chicago, Nov. 17.-Best grades Of
steers were strong, and the market for
quality that brought better prices than
81 was strong to 10 cents better than
Yesterday Common sorts did not show
much change.
Tuesdays run of $500 made $500
for the Two days this week, compar-
ing with 1928 week ago and 1929
a year ago. This increase on last week
has been proved a depressing factor
IN the trade for all but strictly good
to choice heavy steers. There were not
more of the latter kinds at hand on
Monday than needed to fill demands,
and sellers We're able to secure steady
Prices for bulk which landed above ST.,
nut the decline of 10@20 cents which
was then III force for the common.
plain and medium TO pretty good killers
we'll indicated that supplies of these
class es. in face of a liberal late sea-
son run of westerns. We're more than
actual trade requirements.
Seldom al this season in the past few
years has there been noted such scant
marketings of really we'll finished
beeves The feed yards are constantly
running shy of well-fatted beeves, and
| il is evident that the strong prices pre-
vailing for these grades during the
past few weeks has induced shippers
TO close out the biggest share of their
holdings Results are that now the
available crop of strictly good quality
steers is down to the minimum, and
the trade is not hopeful of much i'm
proved quality of marketings, at least
for several weeks.
Hogs.
Hogs were active and sold at an ad-
vance of about cents over yesterday
4 prices. Top was $500, a slight advance
over the high mark yesterday.
Some of the packers are taking
more bearish stand on provisions ant
succeeded in causing a moderate re
action. The general situation appear
to be little if any changed, and abou
the only bearish argument is that hlgl
prices will encourage production an
restrict consumption. These argu
fnents hold good to certain extent
but there has been little evidence s
far that the consumption has de
: creased to any great extent, and
will be some time, judging from coun
lTN Reports !JSlOi iCCSipIS WIZ AZ
crease enough to relieve the tigh
: situation. Dealers report a fair cas-
: trade all the while.
The feature in provisions this wee
! was the break of IS cents per barr
in the price of January pork. Thel
0 is little doubt that this product wa
t overbought and when a few holders al
= tempted to take profits they found n
r demand for the product and this Pre-
4 cipitated a general rush 10 sell by tint
5 holders. Trade in other product was {
: moderate volume, but prices broke
l sympathy with pork. Meat shipment
were 1882 GEO lbs a years ago. an
4 lard shipments were $4,000 lbs. CON
: pared with l714.oQ0 lbs a year g
D Liverpool quoted lard Is Sd higher az
S other product unchanged.
!. Sheep.
Sheep and lambs were lower. buyer
e refusing TO pay high prices in sp
e of the fact that outside of Chicago r
Y ceipts were light. The feature of tods
was the strength shown by feeder
d Feeding lambs brought $40. Pract
is cally all feeding lambs offered sold
J.; 81 or better