Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-02

Monday.-Editor.)
Chicago, July Cattle was nom
anally steady. Recovery in steer prices
has been almost as rapid as the de-
so that prices are now back where
they were at the close a week ago.
Hogs.
Packing operations at the principal
centers show rapid increase in the
last few weeks. Instead Of a decrease,
as compared with the corresponding
weeks Of last year, the slaughter of
hogs is now showing an increase. There
We're $4,000 hogs cut up last week. as
a against 100000 the previous week, 400
600 two weeks ago and $4,000 for The
week corresp spending TO the present in
1909 Since March / the packing at
western centers has aggregated 6S4O,-
600 hogs, as compared with $3.50, 600
the CORES ponding period last year.
The quality of the hogs now being
Slaughtered is very good,
Dizziness and lack of outside inter-
est have caused the provision market
to mark time during the past week"
says Schwaba cher.
The hog run has been liberal to all
points. dry weather and graduation of
the Young pigs TO the bottle proba bly,
being responsible, as the receipts in
cluded many soWs which We're passee.
July pork commands a large premium,
as the stock Will show a large de-
crease, for there have heen a least
5000 brls striped during the past
month. We believe that little pork Will
be manufactured between now and
September, and feel that this option
should sell as high or higher than the
July is now, For the present there is
nothing 70 do but wait If the hog re-
ceipts continue the market viii work
lower, but if they dry up again-and
We think they will-buy September de-
livery of everything.
Cattle.
The market closed bad, with prices
generally 10 cents lower. Packers Were
IN control of the market. Holders Of
hogs were anxious for clearances be-
cause of the holiday Monday.
Noninally the market for native
steers at the close of the week was In
excellent condition Country shippers
are cautioned to make generous allow
ances for the outside influences Which
have been brought TO bear on the mar
ket. however, and those who forget TO
take into consideration the facts that
supplies here after the first day were
cut down decidedly, while the buying
was increased, owing TO the fact that
buyers had 10 take on a surplus Of
stock to carry them over Monday
holiday. are likely TO suffer heavy
financial losses.
Receipts Friday were placed at q
900 head including close to 500 Texas
cattle direct to packers. These arrt
walls brought the receipts for the week
thus far to around $4,000 head, against
57,91S head week ago and 42,SS6 head
a year ago. Shippers VIII notice that
while receipts for five days this week
fell only $1,000 short of the preceding
weeks run for the same time, nearly
half Of this weeks supply was here
Monday.
Both sheep and lambs went at steady
prices
Rains over a good portion Of the
corn belt revived interest that had
begun to wane in feeding sheep and
lambs, and tho the market has not
been overrun with buyers by any
means, feeders have provided outlet
for a large quota of the range stuff
received. and competition from this
source has helped sellers to sustain
values. While killers lay much stress
on the glutted condition of dressed
mutton channels it is noted that they
invariably begin to evince a keener
interest in supply whenever any can
siderable portion OF the crop that is
Of a really useful class for slaughter
begins to move TO the country outlet.
For the good OF the trade therefore,
both present and prospective, the
western fockmaster should remember
the corn belt feeder buyer IN his
prayers.