Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-09
SOME BIG KILLERS OUT OF MAR
kET ENTIRELY, AND PACKERS
BOUGHT sPARlNGLY.
HOG MARKET AS A WHOLE
is VERY SATISFACTORY
Prices Unevenly Higher and Initial Ad-
vances Holding Until Near the Close,
When Slight Reaction Set ln-Hogs
Well Disposed Of-Advance in Sheep
and Lambs.

Chicago, July 9.-Cattle trade was
slow, but steers were about steady,
while butcher stock weakened after a
few early sales, and looked 10@15
cents lower, except possibly in the case
of few of the very best sorts of dry
fed cows and heifers. Packers did not
buy very readily, some big killers be-
ing out of the market entirely.
Killers partiality for good to choice
handy and light weight steers has been
plainly shown all the week. There were
instances of sales at 10 cents decline
on Wednesday, but these We're not the
rule. while the bulk of good to choice
handy-weight and yearling steers yes
terday were quotable about steady
with the close last week.
Proportion of heavy steers of good to
choice quality has been quite liberal all
week, fully up to last weeks quota, in
fact, and with the demand favoring
lighter weights a decline for the big
steers was inevitable. For the last three
weeks Nebraska and western Iowa feed
lots have furnished a big supply of
strictly good quality heavy steers.
while South Dakota shipments have
also been numerous and these, added
to nearby marketings, have afforded
buyers an oversupply of heavy good to
choice quality steers in the face of a
decreasing consumptive call for heavy
beef cuts.
Stiller supplies. too, have been liberal
and killers have shown relatively better
favor toward these than the big weight
corn-fed steers, and in consideration of
the poorer favor in which these kinds
were held all around lower prices have
not been a surprise to the trade.
Shippers have taken few hundred
more cattle than week ago, but still
the plentiful marketings of the good
grades afforded buyers opportunity to
fill orders quite handily without Great
ing competitive force keen enough to
check price declines.
Hogs.
Hogs were firmer and prices were
unevenly higher, initial advances of
10M15 cents over the low time yester-
day. holding till near the close, when
packers suddenly quit buying, and
there was slight reaction. Most hogs
We're disposed of, and generally speak
ing, the market was a good one.
Chicago received yesterday over a
third, or $4,000, of the $4,000 hogs at
eleven markets. The combined total
was 1880 larger than week ago, A.
| 200 smaller than a year ago and 14,50C
smaller than corresponding Thursday
two years ago. Chicago alone received
$1,000 more than a week ago and soc
less than year ago. Kansas City de-
creased 1000 compared with a week
ago and 5000 compared with a year
ago. Omaha's total was 1000 larger
than week ago and 5000 larger than
year ago. st. Louis reported 1000
less than week ago and 5000 less
than a year ago.
Sheep.
There was a 10@15 cent advance
lambs showing the most strength. De-
mand was active, for both sheep and
lambs.
Total run of sheep the first four days
this week was 71,700, an increase o.
$500 compared with same period las
: week and 5,400 compared with CORE
spending time last year. Compared
with last Friday most native lots wer,
generally steady, while range stuff
showed 25@40 cents decline, but latte
kinds We're literally marketed on mos
days and the weakness noted was onl,
natural