Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-01
NATIVE STEERS DROP 10 TO is
CENTS BECAUSE OF HEAVY
RECEIPTS
TOP FOR BEST WAS SO;
LITTLE CHANGE IN RANGERS
Hogs Close Weak and Cents Lower
Following an Active openns-sheep
Strong to a Dime Better Than at
Close on Saturday = Current Quo
tations.

Chicago, Nov. HEAVY receipts and
rain today tended TO lower prices in
cattle. Native steers went 1o@15 cents
lower, but range showed little change
Top was 50. Good to prime steers
ranged at SIS to 50. while fair to good
sold at ss.75ass.
Last weeks severe declines effected
considerable cut in the receipts of
the past week, totals being $500
against S5.5l5 the previous week and
56,o9S year ago, while there were in
cluded 21,2oo western rangers against
$1,000 a week ago and 1900 year
ago. AT the six western markets. too,
there was big falling off in arrivals,
aggregate supplies at six points being
900 last week, against 273,000 the
previous week and $4,000 a year ago
The Monday market. under run of
es,49o. was claimed by many of the
buyers TO be highest in years even for
medium 70 good steers. -Altho con-
sidered conservatively quoted only 10G
% cents higher. there were good
many OF the $4,000 100 steers and like
wise NUMEROUS lots up to $500, which
showed clean so cents advance and
in some cases both sellers and buyers
agreed that they effected trades which
were so@75 cents higher than low point
the previous week. II was one of those
days on which the buyers were caught
short of filing orders for certain kinds
of steers-chiefly good killers-since
the general quality was plain, and price
was second consideration WREN they
found the kinds they wanted. On We'd
nesday some of the buyers admitted
that they bought cattle at least 25@35
cents lower than Monday and in cases
mora, but these declines. as were the
erratic price flights on Monday, were
not good criterion Of the trade.
Suffice it to say that the weeks mar
ket was a most satisfactory one from
sellers viewpoint. The biggest share OF
the receipts sold at prices close TO the
highest level in years, while the primest
beeves made highest open market
prices since 1882. and rarely in the his
tory of the trade have prime beeves
sold on the open market at higher
prices. Fancy 5eeves topping at 1910
SET a mark which, If not beaten again
this season, may stand for years to
come as the pinnacle of the feeders
remuneration. The price was sl65
higher than top a year ago and $40
above high point two years ago. It
was the highest October top on record
and over 81. higher than the average
price for prirnest beeves in the CORE
spending period in October for the past
I ten years.
! Hoqs.
Hogs opened active but the close
was slow and generally cents under
the best of last weeks close Good to
prime heavy were quoted today at
S7a50sSo5
There won't be enough hogs al
western markets to fill a one-sea led
buggy before the winter packing sea-
/ son is over" said D. D. Cutler. general
livestock agent of the Northweste
lines. L spent all last week in South
4 Dakota, southern Minnesota northern
Iowa and northwestern Nebraska. a
territory that is usually full Of pigs al
his season. Perhaps they had tn I'm
4 hid away in burglar-proof quarters.
but the young hogs l did not see We're
conspicuous and had my eyes peeled
for than as hog traffic means cons d.
cradle revenue. The fact can no. be
disguised that a short crop has beer
raised. The usual number of sows was
not bred and pigs Were hard to raise
in the territory traversed by our lines.
The more 1 survey visible supply the
more convinced l am that the next six
months will witness the lightest run of
hogs a. Chicago and Omaha in many
!, years.
/ Because the country is imbued with
the idea that hog values are on a per-
manently high plane scarcity of
roasting pigs for the holiday season
is promised. Anticipating it, killers
are buying eagerly and little forty 10
fly pound pigs that sold for mere
song year ago, are now worth $50
6,.e5 rar cw;t. and scarce at that
Roast pig may outseu turkey and get
into the same class as the rudy artist
ocratic lobster this season. A pig is a
large package in the country at pres
ent, and so few are coming to market
that counting is easy. Growers appear
satisfied that corn fed to hogs will
realize 20 cents per bushel and are
playing the game that way.
Sheep.
Choice to heavy western lambs sold
10 cents higher, and sheep were strong
to a dime better than they were at the
close Of the week. Native lambs were
quoted at ssGs7