Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-06

ent demand from most of the shipping
buyers.
Calf quality was poorer than last
week and prices lower Packers bought
light kinds down TO s6@6.5o and a
good class around 81.
Few stockers will go to the north
west this year. one reason is that
prices are high; another that the big
pastures have been cut up.
Kansas is nearly thru shipping
choice heavy beeves and there are
also few left in Nebraska, accord
ing TO late reports. There's something
about the situation just now which is
not inclined to make the feeder with
a choice grade of stuff feel discouraged
regarding the future.
Cattlemen of northern Colorado are
becoming Very much discouraged over
the continued stormy weather, says
the Denver Record Stocknan. Feed
lots continue in bad shape, and. as one
man expressed it, it looks like SHOW
cling money into the river to keep
putting feed into cattle, as they can
not make much gain under present
conditions, Some stuff is coming back
here in little better condition than
when it Went out last fall and not a
few northerq Colorado cattle feeders
viii come out this year with the ball
ance on the wrong side of the ledger
There is a disposition among a great
majority Of the feeders to let the stuff
come as fast as possible.
Il isn't going TO be any easy task
for packers 10 break the hog market.
The country isn't in a mood to sell
freely enough to afford much of a
price reduction.
Average weight of hogs received at
Chicago first three months of this
year 205 lbs, or lbs less than a year
ago.
Average weight of hogs last week
EOS lbs against 209 lbs the previous
week. 212 lbs same week last year
and 229 lbs corresponding week two
years ago.
Henry Mas, the well-known live
stock shipper from Dickinson county,
Iowa, had his regular cons gnnent on
Yesterdays market.
j. r. Joliffe, the extensive feeder of
Plover, was on the market with one
ear Of mixed stock. His spring lambs
sold at $500, yearlings al $500 and
hogs at $500
H. Stacey, Fremont. one of the prom
inent and influential feeders of that
section, was here looking after a ship
ment of two cars of cattle, which sold
at Very satisfactory prices, considering
market conditions.
c. y. Shut. the livestock feeder
from Wright county, who is known
thruout his section as one of the most
successful feeders, was on the mar
ket with three cars OF cattle that sold
satisfactorily.
Henry C'hurchyard, the old-tirne
shipper from Hawarden, was on the
market with one load of 272-lb hogs
that were good enough 10 sell at $40.
He reports Sioux county as in a very
prosperous condition. nut not so many
cattle and hogs on feed as usual
4. H. Nen. OsceoIa, one of the larg-
est dealers in southwestern Iowa, had
a shipment Of butcher stock on yaster-
days market. Marketable stock in his
section of the country is not very plen-
tiful' especially butcher stock and fat
steers. Hogs have been pretty we'll
shipped out.
Henry Willer. big feeder of Plym-
outh county, was on Mondays mar
ket with five cars of cattle, the greater
part of which averaged 124S lbs and
sold TO Henry Du Plan for S. & S. at.
1875. During the last few weeks Mr..
Willer has sold % cars of cattle on the
Chicago market ranging in price from
S6.65 70 $685..