Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-01
ALL OF BETTER GRADES SELL AT
STRONGER PRICES, YEARLINes
GOING At So.
REGULARS FORCE HOGS
TO 5 CENT LOWER LEVEL
Some Fairly Choice Animals Sell as
Much as 10 Cents Below Opening
Prioes-Teo Many Sheep Arrivals
Force Prices Down 10 to 25 Cents
Current Quotations.

Chicago, Sept. 1.-Cattle of the bet
tives which sold above $3.50, were sold
at stronger prices, and there were
many cases Of a 10 cent advance over
the opening prices of the week. The
best offerings of the day were year
lngs, which were taken early by one
of the big packers at So. Range steers
were strong and butcher cattle steady
to strong
Marketings Of fat heavy beeves Mon
day fell to smaller volume than noted
in the past month, and this was pretty
good evidence that feed lots must be
running little shy of these kinds. Up
to a week ago there was a more liberal
movement of the fat heavy kinds than
the trade had anticipated for August.
but all around the opinion prevails now
that the liberal movement of choice
beeves is pretty we'll at an end and
that high prices now established will
remain in force for some time to coma.
The long-coveted So mark having
been reached, the trade is still hopeful
of a little higher top being put on the
market in the next few weeks, altho
there are not many bold enough to pre-
dict much of a rise above IS.
Discrimination against the palmer
grades and in favor of choice steers is
plainly indicated in the wide price
spread. At present there is difference
of 81 per cwt in prices for prime
heavy steers and inferior light killers
10
while the inferior grassy natives keep
coming. Also there is a considerable
spread in prices for the good" steers
now and those which class as Choice
1t takes pretty good kind of steers to
sell at s6.25@6.5O and the class which
brings 81 is much better than cattle
which sold at this rise over good"
kinds a few weeks back. Quality in
beef is wanted, and the killers are will
ing to pay high prices for the best
kinds, but with a liberal run Of west
erns assured for the next few weeks
there is disposition to cheaper the
cost Of medium to good natives on the
block, since westerns are killing out
we'll and often can be substituted in
beef trade for the natives ranking be-
low choice grade.
Hogs.
| Hogs finished on an average cents
lower. A few early sales to scalpers a,
strong prices did not meet the Up.
prevail of the regulars, who were bid
ding SOLO lower at the outset, but they
eventually secured the bulk at about
a cent decline. tho there were some
fairly choice animals that sold at the
weak time full 10 cents lower.
The five principal western markets
had 41,000 hogs Tuesday, about the
same number as last year. There was
a COB of dry territory hogs at Kansas
City which rounded out supply in the
west to respectable proportions, 9th.
erwise it would have been very deflci.
emit The two-day run at these market!
is about $4,000, or 5000 more than las
week, but 1000 less than year ago.
Eastern demand continues to be :
powerful factor in determining prices
Shippers have taken 1000 hogs il
two days this week, against 5000
year ago.
Sheep.
Lambs were lower, the declines rang
ing 10 to % cents, but sheep wer
about steady, after an early period o
dullness Offerings ran largely t
lambs. A few western sheep were re
ceived. The heavy run of sheep, whicl
was largely in the native division, wa
responsible for the poor market.