Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-21
TRADING NOT LARGE, AND CON-
FINED MOSTLY TO SMALL
PACKERS AND BUTCHERS.
HOG MARKET BECOMES DULL,
AND ADVANCE is LOST
Prime Butchers Sold Ten Lower, in
Some Instances, Tho Spectators and
Eastern Buyers Purchased Freely,
Early, at Advance of Five-sheep
Generally 1925 Higher.

Chicago, May 21.-Only a few scat
tering loads of steers and a mixed lot
of butcher stuff were on the market
today. Trade was confined mostly to
small packers and butchers. Prices
closed steady, but trading was not
large
Local buyers have Of late been adj
vertising desire to break the market
from recent high levels, and on being
afforded opportunity to get the steers
lower they We're not to be checked in
their attempt. The trade, however, is
not much in fear of further price
breaks under moderate supply in the
coming week. Outlet for beef is still
good. The shippers are in need of mod
crate supplies, since esatern Industrial
conditions have shown improvement,
and with the local beef demand hold
ing in pretty good shape the 10@25
cent break this week, as against prices
noted week ago. would seem about
all that buyers should be able to get
off. unless the country again shows a
mood to cut loose too freely.
Wednesdays run was not very
heavy, after all Actual receipts PANIED
out 16,S79, against the first estimate OF
$4,000. Had the sellers realized at the
star. that day that the supply would
fall below estimates they might have
been able to hold the prices from more
than a 10@15 cent break. but in the
fact that bulk of steers showed only
that much decline the market was still
in pretty good shape. The Wednesday
supply was fully large enough to go
around and buyers were in such a
bearish mood as to make a steady bas-
is impossible.
Hogs.
Spectators and eastern buyers pur-
chased freely, early, at an advance of
5 cents, but after their wants had been
Supplied, the market became dull, and
the advance was lost. and in some in
stances prime butchers were sold a
dime lower.
The spread in values between COM
mon and choice grades is now widest
in several weeks. Grassy" and "up
and down" mixed are coming more
freely than awhile back, and from
present indications this class of Of
ferings will show up in large num-
bers, consequently 1t is necessary to
get wider margins to make ends
meet"
Combined receipts at eleven mar
kets first four days of this week 34s,-
900, or 10000 more than week ago,
$1,000 more than a year ago and $4,000
less than two years ago. Chicago's to-
tai thus far this week increased nearly
10000 compared with a week ago and
1890 compared with a year ago.
Sheep.
| Sheep were active on light receipts
at prices generally 1926 cents high
er. Most of the business done today
was in lambs. there being but few
sheep on sale that were of sufficient
quality to awaken any attention on the
part of buyers.
Sheep and yearlings are very scarce
Yearlings of lamb weight are about the
highest thing on the list as the pro-
duct goes to the consumer as lamb
Only a few punches of fed sheep are
showing up, feed lots being practically
exhausted. Packers are getting their
supply of aged mutton out of native
ewes which are selling at a range OF
s5.50@6.5O.
Western advices are that stuff is
being held spectators who have beer
out in the range country are returning
empty handed. Prices were either pro.
hibitive or their money was refused.