Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-10
PRICES OF MOST DESIRABLE OF.
FERlNGs SHOW BUT LITTLE
CHANGE THIS WEEK.
HOG MARkET,WEAk
TO TEN CENTS LOWER
The Decline Was Especially Notice.
able in Mixed and Packers-BuIk Of
the Best Hogs Disposed OF EARLY
Many Offerings Go Over Until Mon.
day-sheep Unchanged.
The Decline


inally steady, and the only transact
lions were in a few common butcher
stock. Prices of the most desirable cat
tie show but little change this week,
but cows and heifers are Is to % cents
below last Saturdays figures
a run of $500 for the five days this
week. against 1886 a week ago and
S6,osS a year ago, while comparing
with 56,944 two years ago. Supply has
generally been in excess of the trade
requirements all week, hot weather
beef demand being lighter than recent
~ and even tho general receipts We're
moderate the market since Wednesday
has had dull tone and. barring the
good TO choice light and handy weight
steers, which hold steady, general wall
ues on the close are quotable 1O@@
cents lower than a week ago. bulk of
the late sales of medium to good heavy
and also plain grades showing 1562O
cents decline
The trade has not been expectant of
bullish tone in the market and declines
for heavy steers We're thus not a sur
prise The situation in consumptive
channels is not conducive to bullish
spirit. Beef is moving into consumptive
quarters a rate which precludes adj
vanelng values just now. Consumption
in fact, is hardly keeping pace with
the marketing, altho the country is
not shipping heavily. Aside from the
liberal proportion of good to choice
heavy steers which has come market
ward in the past few weeks general
shipping operations have been rather
small. The country. however, has been
anxious to unload heavy steers, fearing
continued and even more severe dis
elimination against these in favor of
light weights a little later in the sea
son, with the result that TOO many of
the big weights have been at hand TO
fill demands and killers were able to
get them at lower prices.
Hogs.
Hogs were weak to 10 cents lower
mixed and packers sorts being especi-
ally weak The bulk of the best hogs
were disposed of early, and did not
encounter the decline which set in late
in the day. A considerable number of
hogs Went over until Monday, holders
preferring to take the chance on a bet
ter market then.
The break since Tuesday is calcu-
lated to check the run. and there was
evidence of curtailed movement
everywhere. Local receipts this week
are nearly 10000 more than last
week, but the five principal western
markets show gain of only 1000.
Compared with year ago supply is
much lighter. Expectancy is for a
light supply early next week.
Sheep.
Sneep We're quiet and unchanged
There has been a general advance all
along the line this week, and many in
stances of where lambs have sold 25
cents higher than the closing prices
last week.
Range wethers this week sold at
s4,25 q 4.S5, while nose lots went at
81 Choice ewes reached $3.50 and good
ones made s425. Yearlings topped at
s6 on early days, while choice lots sold
a s5.75, but of late made $3.50, with
others at s5.25M5 $50. Feeding yearlings
went at 1865 $500 and yearling breed
ing ewes landed at SIS.
Altho some prime native ewes sold
up to s4.25 on the high spot, the limit
for most lots during the week was "a.
while s3.5o@3.75 bought plain to fair
kinds on early days. Most culls landed
at SO, with some down to So Weth-
ers made s4.50@5.0O and yearlings sold
at s4.50m 500 bulk s5.O0@5.50. Bucks
ranged at s2.00@3.25. with most sales
at So. No breeding ewes went above
$3.50, with plain kinds under S..