Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-24
DESPITE LIBERAL OFFERINGS
CATTLE MARKET STARTED
WITH STRONGER PRICES.
LATER BULK OF BEEVES
SOLD ONLY STEADY
Hog Market Indicated Some Improve
ment, Early Sales Being at to 10
Higher, Lights in Best Demand,
Heavier Not MoveIy Freely keen
Demand Causes 10 Cent Advance.

Chicago, Aug. 24-In spite Of the
fact that cattle offerings were fairly
liberal. the market had good tone al
the opening. Prices were stronger a.
the beginning. but later the great bulk
of beeves sold only steady. Best steers
UP to noon sold at sS.15. Calves show
ed strength, a few vealers selling at
$500.
/ Strictly good to choice native steers
We're quotable fully steady with
the finish last week and the market is
exhibiting signs of being able to take
care of generous receipts of that class
of goods, altho the situation in the
country does not suggest that feeders
have any very liberal crop of finished
cattle ready for market
Out Of the two days run this week
there have been $4,000 western rangers.
and the native steer supply thus is cut
TO quite moderate volume. while the
packers have met broad competition
from the eastern shippers and feeder
buyers Two days outward movement
totals 1900. which is within 400 of
week a go in face of the $500 decrease
in receipts, and supply for packers thus
pers' competition for the good 10 choice
grades and the broad feeder buying
demand for the steers which show
little flesh make the packers buyers
hunstle to fill orders at both ends of
the string. and their ability to get the
medium and plain grades lower on
Monday in face of the higher values for
good feeding steers was rather sur
prising to the trade.
Outlet for beef necessarily is good
when the killers put UP such healthy
general demand for steers, altho they
are inclined to fight strenuously against
the bullish trend in the trade, and
strong opposition to further advance
after last weeks big gain in Of course
to be expected later this week. Indica-
tfons for the midweek run favor rtah-
or liberal crop, but the good general de-
mand row precludes possibility Of any
serious setback in the price list. Three
roads reported 879 cars in sight today.
which the trade took TO mean 21,o00 to
%. 900 cattle, and at least one-quarter
of these should be westerns. Last
Wednesday the receipts were 17.2499
and a year ago tomorrow arrivals to-
tailed 1876.
Hogs.
The hog market indicated some i'm
provement early sales being to 10
cents higher Lights were in best de-
mand. but heavy hogs did not move
freely Clearance OF packing hogs was
rather tedious and trade dragged to
late finish.
1t was generally a 10 cent higher
market. Some, who got off on the
bulge early yesterday. did not call it
more than a nickel higher. while 9TH
ers measured the market by the bad
close yesterday and called it Is cents
higher.
Fresh supply was around 1900 and
stale stock only 2.6o5. At the five prin-
-pal western markets there were
around $4,000. against 37.4o0 last week
and 10000 a year ago, the two-day
/ supply at these points this week being
about 10000, against $500 last week
and $4,000 a year ago, when complaint
/ Of sea rcity was audible.
/ There were some shipping orders for
4 light stuff today, and it was woefully
scarce a ss.27R top was put on.
| against a practical top Of $3.50 a
week ago. Good light, the "corney"
kind. commanded s9.10G9.25. but if
green 1t had to sell % cents lower.
Prime 22o-pound butchers, the Buff
| falo kind, sold around 50. possibly to
So 05, andt he 200-pound class was able
to beat SO.
The practical limit on choice heavy
was $50, but that stuff was scarce
Some 325- pound goods got into the 70
! cent notch Pigs were scarce and sold
| in the upper register, but good hogs Of
| all kinds were very scarce. at least 80
| per cent Of the run being on the
| straight packing and fair mixed pack
ing order, selling at s8,35@S.6o.
Sheep.
There was a keen demand for live
muttons, especially for feeding lambs
| Indications pointed 10 Decent in
/! crease in prices for lambs, in the late
market, while sheep promised to sell
| about steady.