Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-12
CHOICE STUFF SELLS TEN CENTS
HIGHER, BUT GOOD STEERS
WE'RE SLOW.
CHOICE BUTCHERS SHOW
MOST GAIN in HOGS
Orders Liberal From All Sources, and
Market Closed Five to Ten Higher
Few Left over-Prices Steady to
Strong on Few Sales Made in Sheep
Market.


uneven, but choice stuff was in more
urgent demand than steers, selling ten
higher, while good steers We're slow.
The general run of cows and heifers
lacked finish, but the best were dis
posed of at slightly better prices than
the close last week. Feeders were
steady but scarce.
There is expectancy of improvement
in beef outlet within the next few
weeks, but with coolers holding sur
plus of beef the trade is not hopeful
for much better prices for steers, at
least not until the tariff bill is out of
the way and general industry is given
| impetus by a stronger public feeling
of confidence
Sustaining factor of the whole situa-
ton in recent weeks during killers
period of bearishness has been the
light marketings. The country hasn't
had any very liberal supplies ready for
the market, and it has been a for
tunate thing for the price range that
the early spring crop of beeves was
likely be considerably reduced from
present levels.
Tops last week sold at $40, but
they We're not of the same prime grade
as best beeves previous week which
sold at s7.35. Top a year ago was
S7.25. Not many cattle sold above
went at $3.50 $3.50, with choice year.
/ limo
number of Kansas and Nebraska
steers at s6.40@6.75. Bulk of medium
to good steers went at $550@5.S0, and
a common light kind sold down to
IS and lower.
Hogs.
Hogs closed 5 to 10 higher, choice
butchers showing the most gain. Ord
ers We're liberal from all sources, and
at the close, there were but few hogs
left over.
| Less than 10000 hogs were received
at the Chicago stock yards last week,
being the smallest weeks total in over
six months, 10000 under previous
week, few hundred larger than year
ago, 21,5Oo smaller than two years ago
and 26,300 smaller than three years
ago, standing around 5000 below the
general average of the corresponding
week during the past ten years.
| The average weight Of hogs received
here was estimated at 200 pounds,
against 20S pounds previous week, 21S
pounds year ago and 236 pounds two
years ago.
| Last weeks average price of hogs
was % cents higher than previous
week of 1908, s115 higher than corre-
| spending week a year ago, So cents
| higher than two years ago and S1.27
above the general average of the corr
responding week during the past ten
years. Four years ago the average was
1851, six years ago s7.32 and ten years
ago, the corresponding week of 1899,
the average was $3.50 lower than the
present week at $3.50.
1t is necessary to go back over six
years to find week when hogs av-
eraged higher than during the past
week. The average at $3.50 stands IL
cents above high week in 1908, which
was in September. The high week in
1907 was $40 in February, in 1906
$6.79 in July, in 1905 $500 in August
and in 1904 1894 in September. The
week ending March %, 1909, the av-
WSGh
at $7.47, and in 1902 the high week
was in July at s7.79, while in 1899 the
high week was only $40 in August
Sheep.
Comparatively few wool sheep were
lon sale, and this condition prevented
any noticeable life in this branch
Prices were steady to strong, on the
few sales made. Clipped were at gooG
demand, selling 10 higher. Native
lambs were scarce, wool sorts selling
ten higher, while clipped kinds were
quotahly steady to strong.
During the past week buyers tried
hard to depress the market, especially
on the shorn stock, which was in the
majority. They succeeded pretty we'll
and pulled values down several points
Comparing with a week ago, the gooS
wooded lambs show reduction of 100
IS, while the bulk of the shorn sheer
are 1925 lower.
Colorado is contributing about all q
the wooded stock that is available, ant
it is reported that the last of it has
left the feedlots in the FIT. Collins coun.
try 1t will keep stringing along, how.
ever, for several weeks vet, tho there
is not likely to be enough to give the
buyers any advantage. On that ac.
count sentiment around the sheer
house is strongly bullish and many op.
emily predict that values will climl
higher in spite of the fact that muttor
chops at the butcher shop are now i,
the class with the luxuries.
There has been fair inquiry for tn
feeding stock and a few sales of lamb
were made at 7.0O@750. Spring lamb
showed up in small numbers, sellin,
mainly at 10.00@12.00. -1eThese ittl
bleaters are a delicacy at this time D
the year, and appeal mainly to the cpl
cures.
Light receipts are expected on mos
days this week, and sellers hope fc
. higher prices. A good deal of the stut
l is at the nearby feeding stations and il
l the hands of SO few that the marke
: can be pretty well regulated.
: A year ago now the best lambs il
. fleece were quoted at 7.S5, and the hes
9 sheep at 100. Clipped wethers sold a
q 6.o0@6.25, with clipped yearlings at So
@6!50. Ewes changed hands main.
!, at 5.00@600 Most of the wooded Col
: orado lambs were selling at -7.40@7.7
i and the bulk Of the feeding lambs sol
q lat $65O@725.
8 Chicago Livestock.
l. Chicago, April 12.-Cattle-Estl
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