Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-27
100 many OFFERED
cATTLN SELL LOWER EXCEPT
FOR STEERS OF BEST
QUALITY.
WESTERN FEEDERS At TOP,
AN UNUSUAL SITUATION
Hogs Sell to 10 Cents Lower on Lack
of Shipping Demand-Packers Accept
Chance to Use Their Hammers
Lambs Weak to 70 Cents Lower
Market Conditions.

er with the exception of the best steers.
which sold about steady. Receipts We're
too heavy to enable sellers to prevent
breaks Best natives sold at $685., and
enc string of western feeders brought
this price, which is a thing almost un-
precedented in the trade. Bulk of ma
tives sold 10@15 cents lower and west
ems We're generally off about 10 cents,
with the exception of toppy sorts
Much the same condition was shown in
butcher stuff.
Total marketings last week stood
against e3137 the previous week and
5o,516 a year ago. while at the six
leading points supplies aggregated
ls1, 500 a year ago. The trade has thus
been well supplied in all quarters. and
barring strictly prime grades there
have been more steers than consump-
tive demand could care for without eff
fecting price breaks.
Medium to good steers. along with
the common and plain light natives,
were weak sale from the start. but
sharpest decline for these was noted
/
then, even tho the runs We're very
light ii was almost impossible TO get
satisfactory bids by reason of a scant
local demand for natives. the BUYERS
| showing decided favor toward west
erns. and shipping inquiry for natives.
100. was slack as compared with
reasonably good eastern demand in the
frsr three DAVIS ~ ,hs week. Shippers
took 5. 900 nor cattle than week ago.
bur there were only small number
of these which Went for export trade,
the prices on this side being TOO high
and those abroad too low TO afford
good working margin
The trade is not expectant of i'm
proved conditions for medium to pretty
good kinds within the near future. The
rangers are coming freely now and are
proving quite satisfactory killers. Both
packers and shippers favor them as
against the $5.50@6.50 natives. while
even the better grade natives are feel
ing the effects OF some range competi-
ton. AS long as the westerns come in
such liberal volume as during the past
few weeks trade prospects can not APP
pear very bright for natives below
choice grade
One lot of fancy beeves made $40
in the week. which was 10 cents below
top last week. but still - cents above
high point four weeks ago. and com
pared with a YEAR ago was 65 cents
higher Bulk of tho business. too. has
been on a basis largely 70 cents high
er than a year ago. A few yearlings
went at $50. but there were slim
supplies of choice yearling steers. and
also a scant quota OF heavy beeves up
to IS. Bulk of we'll finished natives
went at s7N7.75 and long list of good
killers and shipping grades at $500
sd 90 Short-fed and medium killers
made s5.5od625, with the plain to fair
, light grassers down TO s4.75d 5.35 and
poor light tailings at s4T440
Hogs.
Hogs were SOLO cents lower on ,acl
, of shipping demand and packers had
chance TO use their hammers. Top wa
$50
Receipts for the week We're a few
> head short of 10000, there being onl.
ore weeks total smaller in over fiv
wears. Arrivals a year ago We're So.
n ten-year average for the corresponding
o week at 100, 400.
s Last weeks average weight of hog
e received at Chicago was estimated a
!. 227 pounds against 229 pounds previ
d Gus week 234 pounds two weeks agt
It PA pounds a year ago and 253 pound
k Two years ago.
1t Sheep.
$ Lambs We're weak IN Is cents lowe
n Quality was lacking. Sheep We're stead