Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-20
RECEIPTS SMALL AND MARKET
WAS OF USUAL DULL SAT-
uRDAY CHARACTER.
HOG PRICES CLOSE
HIGHER THAN YESTERDAY
Market Finishes With Good, Strong
Tone, Packers Being Active Bidders,
at An Advance of Five to Ten -
Sheep Receipts Measer and Readily
Taken - Lambs Unchanged.

| Chicago, March 2o.-Cattle were
nominally steady, receipts meager, and
the market of the usual Saturday
character.
The weeks supply is around $4,000,
against $1,000 last week and $1,000 a
year ago. UT was simply a case of too
many cattle at a time when outlet
channels We're congested and beef con-
sumption curtailed by depressed in
dustrial conditions in the east and
the fact that when retailers marked
up prices to consumers recently, peo-
pie who eat beef responded by pur-
chasing less of IT.
Good to choice cattle. have expert
the 6A cent line up to the summit
the break from Monday to Wednesday.
inclusive, was 40G50 cents Under
the dividing line mentioned the depre-
citation has been 1925 cents. We'd
nesday was ta1eNworst day of the week.
Thursday and Friday found the mar
ket scantly supplied and prices gen
orally strong with 10-cent higher
spots.
The weeks receipts at the five west
ern markets are around $4,000,
against $4,000 a year ago Supply
at these points since Jan. Is APP
proximately 1,55o,o00, or $4,000 less
than last year. This decrease is
more apparent than real, however. ow-
ing to large increase at Fort Worth.
March receipts here are but 81 few
thousand less than last year.
prOSnapfS for, NEXT weak danend
largely on supply. To get action re-
ceipts must be light, as the approach
OF Holy week. when beef consumption
is light, always exerts a depressing
influence on trade. Exporters are do
ing little or nothing, and eastern de-
mand might be better.
All kinds of butcher stuff are in
good demand, however, outside buyers,
local butchers and packers competing
for cows and heifers that show fat
enough to make them eligible for the
beef making process. Bologna bulls
show a decline of q quarter, while
choice butcher and export bulls do not
exhibit SO much loss. Calves are $50
so cents lower than week ago and
further declines are logical at this sea-
son, as the time for gluts is at hand.
A good many fat COWS and heifers
sold at s4@5, with the less attractive
class at $3.60@3.S5.<
Gamers and cutters sold steady, but
slowly, as usual.
Choice mixers and springers are
very scarce on the market and bring
ing good prices, Common and me-
dunn kinds are usually worth more for
killing purposes than as mich cows.
Some choice cows sold at $50@60,
with the medium to good at $35D45.
Hogs.
There was a good, strong tone at
the close. packers being active bidders,
at prices 5 to 10 cents above the best
time yesterday. Eastern buyers showed
much activity, and the pens were we'll
cleared.
Sheep.
Receipts were meager, and the few
that were offered were readily taken
by shippers. Lambs We're unchanged.
The market looks a quarter higher
than the close last week despite pro-
tests from killers that dead mutton
trade in the east is demoralized
Shipping demand has been a factor in
making prices. Local killers have
waited each day until shipping orders
have materialized before discarding
their bear clothes With order trade
eliminated it would have been lower
market