Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-01
PRICES WE'RE QUOTED AT SAME
LEVEL AS ON THE PREcEp-
ING DAY.
HOGS NO BETTER THAN STEADY
WITH PREVIOUS SESSION
This, Despite Firmer Tone Because Of
Better Late Shipping Orders and
Greater Activity by Buyers for Big
Buyers-Tendency of Mutton Prices
Steadily Upward This Week.

| Chicago, May 1.-The cattle market
today was merely nominal, prices be-
ing quoted at the same level as on the
preceding day.
The revival of strong demand since
last Monday and light supplies has put
the prices up at the swiftest pace not
ed in many weeks. Recovery of all of
Mondays big break in values was
scored Wednesday and Thursday, and
often the good to choice heavy steers
sold little higher than late last week.
There have been many sales at $6.OW@
$50 Of late, which showed 25@35c gain
on last Monday, and buyers claimed
that some steers which made $3.50 were
of kind which went at $500 last
Monday
An unexpected recovery of prices has
been noted. The demand from eastern
quarters Wednesday and Thursday
was much more urgent than the trade
had anticipated and there were also
ket which We're price boosting fac
tor
Receipts since Monday have been of
meager volume. Less than $4,000 cat
tie have been on the market since then
and total receipts for five days, in fact,
were quite moderate, standing at 49,
900, against 1923 a week ago, while
comparing with 1884 a year ago. I'm
der such small marketing since Mon
day and a revival of keen demand is
has been an easy matter for the sellers
to force prices mostly 25c higher, with
instances of 300 Acc gain, but begin
ming another week with values at pres
emit levels it will require exceptionally
strong demand to prevent any but
moderate supplies from going cossider-
ably lower.
Hogs.
The hog market lacker activity.
Buyers of all classes showed no inter-
est in offerings, and were not inclined
to buy early. Later shipping orders
were better, and buyers for big pack
er SHOWED greater activity. This
caused a firmer tone to trade, but
prices were no better than steady with
the previous day. Top hogs were taken
by shippers at $40.
Receipts of hogs at the Chicago
Stock Yards this month will total
around $4,000, being the smallest April
arrivals in sixteen years, or since 1893.
The total, however, was only 10000
smaller than year ago, but about
100000 below receipts for April,
1907. Shipments from here this month
totaled around 171,300, or 10000 less
than April, 1908, when they were I'M
usually large for the fourth month of
the year.
| Hogs receipts here the first four
months of 1909, in round numbers, o.
| 725,s0O, or 469,60O less than arrived the
same period of 1908. Shipments from
here first four months of 1909 around
| 903, 100, or 3S,500 less than We're shipped
from here the corresponding period Of
1908.
Sheep.
Receipts of live muttons were only
1900, and most of these sold to arrive.
Prices We're quotable on steady basis
with those of the preceding session.
The tendency of mutton prices, how
ever has been uninterrruptedly up
ward this week, and at the close of ac-
ticve trading, prices stand 25@5O cents
higher than a week ago.
| On most days it took choice shorn
western wethers to reach 1915, altho
some prime lots on high spot made
s5,SG@6.00. Yearlings practically topped
at 1925, with other fair to good kinds
at s5.75@6.15. Only extra good ewes
went at 1925, while s4.75@5.O0 bought
most lots offered. Some plain wooded
wethers made 1915 and ewes $500.
Good ewes and wethers mixed landed
at $6.15, while choice 1OO-lb yearlings
sold at $3.50. Montana feeding weth-
ers sold at $40.