Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-22
DIsTlLLERY CATTLE WERE BEST
STEER OFFERINGS OF DAY
AND SOLD HIGH,
HOGS SELL WELL, AT
FIVE TO TEN DECLINE
Buyers Started Late, But Succeeded in
Forcing Sharp Break, and Bulk Of
Holdings Was Disposed of-streneth
in Sheep, But Lambs Were Weak,
Western Offerings Especially.
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chicago, july 22.-Only cnOlce cattle
were strong, and there was so small a
proportion of them, that they did not
market. The best steer offerings of
the day were distillery cattle, which
sold as high as 700. Butcher stuff was
weak, and the market was sluggish on
all sorts, tho there was no actual de-
cline from yesterdays extremely low
prices.
Quality of the cattle supply Is not
so good as for several weeks past and
buyers are in such bearish mood
that they want concessions before they
supply shows weakness and it is hard
to sell anything plain or grassy.
Yesterdays receipts at $500, in
range cattle and about ninety-six
loads of Texas, forty-six loads of the
latter being direct to packers. Total
receipts, compared to arrivals of 49,
354 head a week ago, 1883 a year ago
and 1882 two years ago. This brought
he arrivals for the first half of the
week to 46,300 head, an increase of
nearly 1000 over arrivals a week ago,
and of $4,000 over receipts for the
same period in 1908. Two years ago,
receipts for three days were 46,s10.
Shipments of cattle so far this week
at 1888, stood only 1900 head larger
than week ago. 1000 head in excess
of a year ago.
Hogs.
Hogs sold we'll. at a decline of SOLO
cents from the average of the previous
day. Buyers did not start until late,
but when it became evident that they
would be able to force a sharp break.
they grew more active, and the bulk Of
Aoldngs was disposed of.
Packers are making forcible pro-
test against current hog prices by re-
fusing to buy. On Monday local pur-
chases were less than $4,000, or about
1000 in excess of the droves bought on
eastern account. Not in many years
have the big packers bought as few
| hogs. The fact must not be overlooked
that while local purchases are little
more than half what they We're a year
ago there is more competition among
Chicago killers than then, several new
houses being in the field, consequently
the big houses are securing a mere
| handful But for shipping demand it
would be a much lower market. but If
shippers We're not maintaining prices
packers would be taking on large
lines If the big outfits attempted to
buy with free hand at this juncture
a so cent advance would easily be
scored.
Sheep.
| Sheep were strong, but lambs We're
weak and selling was generally %
cents lower. Western lambs We're espe-
cially weak, there being but poor de-
namd for that class.
Packers are buster in the lamb crop
than recently, owing to a diminution
in the supply of direct stuff from the
south. Kentucky lambs are not only
fewer, but are coming conspicuously
deficient in quality and Ohio river adj
vices are to the effect that this week
will see the bulk of southern in the
hands of the butcher Owing to high
prices Kentucky and Tennessee lambs
have been run faster than usual, and
the crop appears to have been no
heavier than last year. Some grass
ers" from Colorado were on sale, but
they We're rather plain. All other rang
ers came from Idaho Bunches Of ma :
tives were numerous. which looks as
if shippers are rushing stuff in before
range season is in full blast