Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-03
Steers Score Advance of Ten to
Fifteen, and Butcher Stuff
Ten
HOGS MAINTAIN FULL STRENGTH
AItho Prices Jumped From Opening
Advance of Ten to Fifteen, To Fir
teon to Twenty five Gains, Packers
Took All They Could Secure. UP to
Close of Market.

Chicago. March 3-Receipts in all
classes of livestock today were light
Cattle advanced 10@15 cents on steers,
and 10 cents on butcher stuff. Ship
pers made a market for better grades,
with packers taking u few, and being
free buyers of medium to good sorts
OF late when receipts were down TO
smaller proportions than a short time
ago. the shippers and exporters have
been getting bulk OF the offerings and
doubtless had there been normal le-
mand from the killers the price boost
would not be more substantial as com
pared with low point in the market two
weeks ago. Present values are general
ly 15@40c higher than the low point,
but the recent Sales which were quoted
40c above low time We're not numer-
Gus. The general market however,
does show 15@25c gain and the great
bulk of the medium to good dressed
beef and shipping steers now land 2oc
above the basis then current.
General demand for beef seems to be
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shippers are taking more interest in
the market, and even the local buyers
have not been SO bearlsh lately In
spite of this fact, however, the whole
sale price of beef is fraction lower
than last week. Consumption of beef
is i. said to be much lighter than a
year ago at this time, white general
cattle prices are about soc. higher
Hogs.
Hog buyers were so active that they
did not delay long in clearing up Of
ferings. Prices jumped from 1OMl5
cent advance at the opening to 15M25
cent gains, and closed at the full
strength, with packers taking all they
could secure.
The tWo-day run here is about the
same as a year ago. and about 12,
900 more than last week. The strength
of the market is easily located in an
urgent shipping demand. The five
principal western markets reported 90, :
600 year ago. The two day run at
these points is $4,000 more than last
week.
Provision traders inNimated that
somebody must have discovered that
stocks or lard would not show as large
as expected. as prices for lard ad-
vanced while other products barely
held their own. The increase is regu-
lar lard last month in Chicago was
only $4,000 ties. Stocks of short ribs
increased less than 100000 lbs and
total stocks of meats increased o.
100000 lbs last month and are 10
100000 lbs less than last year. Stocks
of new pork increased 1000 brls and
old pork decreased 1000 brls, while
other pork increased 5000 brls.
Sheep.
Prime lambs reached The IS mark,
but July were a little better than
steady Sheep ruled strong, at n
slight advance. ~,
Receipts this week are slightly heav-
Ter than last week and this is the case
everywhere.
A lot of Colorado lambs are now
moving eastward and the disposition
of feeders in that quarter is to cut
them loose and save feed. A year
ago they Were being severely punished
on heavy lambs and have apparently
determined to make none this year
A liberal supply of Colorados is ex-
pected until the bulk of the crop is
run out, a process which will occupy
less time than usual as the crop is
short.