Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-04
MARKET NOT SATISFACTORY,
DEMAND FOR
uNpERGRApEs POOR.
BEST HOGS STRONG
TO TEN CENTS HIGHER
Best Packing Grades Were Also a
Little Higher, But Common and
Rough Packers Were Hard to Dis
pose of-sheep Weak to Shade
Lower.

Chicago, Aug. 4.-Despite the fac-
that better grades OF cattle were strong
to 10 higher, 1t was not an altogether
satisfactory market. After the best
sorts of steers had been disposed OF.
demand for undergrades was very
poor and it was not until late that
they were disposed of, and then at
barely steady prices. Butcher cattle
sold at strong prices.
Killers, in anticipation OF fairly liber-
al runs of western rangers within a
short time, are not taking to the green
native steers very freely since these,
they claim, are costing little too much
money and killing out poorly as against
the good to choice high dressing steers,
and in consequence as the demand is
keen for the latter the plain and medt-
UNI classes are meeting a rather unsat-
isfactory outlet. and future prospects
do not appear very encouraging.
With the advent of the first big mar
ketings of rangers the trade is inclined
to believe that grassy and medium
short fed native steers will be pushed
further into the background Of buyers
affection, and price cuts, should they
be made. will not prove much OF a
surprise.
AS yet there have not been enough
of the westerns marketed TO exert
much OF an influence on the market for
grassy and medium natives, and it has
been the situation in beef rrade, where
demand is strongest for the better
grade cuts that has been the factor in
strengthening the trade for good to
choice heavy grades as against a weak
market with price trends downward for
kinds least in favor, viz: the grassy
the medium to pretty good kinds and
grassy light steers ranging down from
s6.25
1t is the s5.ooG5.75 steers which are
really the hardest sellers now. althc
the $500 kinds are, TOO, slow movers
under pressure of slack competition
are meeting some demand as a substi
tute beef, due TO the shortage of cows
and heifers. but this does not have the
effect of stimulating a little strength
| in the price basis.
| Hogs.
Best hogs. butcher, heavy and ligh
sorts were strong to 10 higher than tn
low time yesterday. Best packing
grades were little higher, but common
and rough packers were hard to move
Packers hogs of quality averaged
little better than they did Tuesday.
Discrimination against weight is sea
sonable, as at this period killers are a
looking for something that can b
cleaned up quickly which is not posi-
BILE with heavy hog product. Big ham
put in pickle now are not thru tn
curing process until October, and b
thai time packers have no doubt tina
they will be buying hogs on lowe
basis At any rate, they are indispose
to taking chances on putting up heav
products from IA cent hogs.
Provision stocks in Chicago as civ
en- out late Monday were about as es
pected Old pork decreased over loo
brls in July and other pork 5000 brl
Contract lard increased 5000 ties, and
7o,2zs ties, against 1e2,019 ties last yea
Short ribs decreased over 100000 lb
and all meats decreased 22.0O0,0o0 ID
| the latter being 1o1, $4,000 lbs. com
pared with 134,176,00o lbs last year.
Sheep.
Sheep were weak 70 a Saaoe lowe
Choice native lambs were steady, b
westerns were weak to 10 cents off
Total receipts the first two days It'll
week were 31,600. decrease of So
compared with same period last wet
and 1890 compared with correspon,
: ing time last year. Range wethers ha'
= not shown up in very large numbe
. thus far this week, but buyers cou
, use limited number ITO advantage.