Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-24
LIGHT RECEIPTS ENABLE SELL.
Frs TO MAINTAIN PRICES
THO MARKET is SLOW.
HOGS MAKE NEW TOP,
PRICES BEING S HIGHER
Packers Good Buyers and Pay the Top
Of the Market-Best Sell at $685.
Mixed and Packing Grades Active
Sheep Steady But Lambs Sell Lower.

Chicago, Sept 24.-Cattle receipts
that of the previous day. No prime
steers were on the market. Bulk of Of
ferings consisted of common natives
and cow stuff. In spite of light re-
ceipts there was a slow movement to
the trade.
Light and medium cattle have been
sliding backward most of the week
and are now lower than a week ago,
while many are considered 25@50
cents lower than two weeks ago. So
many rangers are coming which buyers
profess to prefer that they are ham
mering the common natives down to a
ranger basis. Even good killing and
shipping steers have been rather un-
certain sellers most Of the week and
only the strictly choice steers have
commanded active attention from buy
ers. Evidently considerable prime beef
is wanted in the east for shippers
seem to be eager to get--the choice
steers at the prices.
AS regards the strictly top classes, a
steady to stronger range of prices is
current, strength in the Wednesday
merous of them 10 cents higher than
Monday, we'll indicating buyers pref
erence for prime steers. The reason is
plain, however, since supplies this week
have included about the shortest quota
of strictly choice to prime steers mar
keted this season.
| Four days receipts of cattle total
900, against 1926 a week ago and
4s,059 a year ago, while there have
been included $1,000 western rangers,
the largest run of the season. Packers,
in being afforded heavy supply of
rangers, We're in good position to eff
feet declines, both for the natives and
the western steers. Prices for rangers
have been lowered equally as much
this week as the native steers, but the
westerns are still relatively highest
sale, since they escaped decline week
ago in face of a wide break in values
for natives.
Hogs.
Demand for choice hogs was active
and prices were generally cents high
err, best hogs selling at a new top FOL
the year. ss.65. Packers were COCO
buyers and for prime stuff paid the .oI
of the market. Mixed and packing
grades were also active.
Local stocks of lard are nearly ex;
hausted. Small lines held by A. S
White and by Bartlett-Patten com.
prise about all there is left. Packer:
find their stock is inadequate to thei
daily demands despite the stiff price
Receipts of hogs thus far in Septem
Der fall very much short of those o
September Of last year, altho re
. ceipts during that month were tn
smallest in over ten years. Octobe
, and November receipts last year
.. however, were in marked contrast t
!. those of September and were nearl.
! the heavies. in ten years. Provision
experts believe now that 1t will b
impossible for the hog receipts dur
ing the next two months to equa
: those of the corresponding period
. . year ago.
. Sheep.
:, Sheep sold close to steady, tho som
. looked lower There We're no strict
. prime lambs on the market, and buy
ers We're bidding 10@25 cents lower
: this branch of the live mutton marke
j The run was placed at 10000, lamt