Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-10
PACKERS REFUSED TO FOLLOW
ADVANCE, DEFINING IT EN-.
rIRELY TOO HIGH.
WILLING, HOWEVER,, TO Paw
MORE THAN WEDNESDAY
Steers Slow and Steady. Butchers
Weak, Sales indicating 10 Cont De-
cline-No Range Cattle on Market
Good Quality Lambs Ten Higher, But
Sheep Hard 20 Sell.

Chicago. Nov. 10-Packers refused
t. follow the advances in hogs made
by scalpers on the early market While
willing 10 pay little more than yes
tcriays close. they viewed the advance
Of 10 70 20 cents as entirely too high
Prime heavy and butcher hogs broush,
the nigheS, mark ana lights sold about
10 cents under the prices paid for
heavier.
Lowest hog prices Of the YEAR 10 date
were touched yesterday. The general
range also covered a much narrower
spread than at any time previous 10
this week, The lightweight hogs hav-
Ing suffered a much sharper decline iii
the last three weeks than the heavy
weight offerings. The average price
thus far This week stands lower than
the average made in the same period
last year i being more than twelve
months since The average showed re-
ductiol from the average OF the CORE
spending week year back.
This downward movement OF nos
prices. while not altogether what the
country feeder would like, still leaves
prices a. very attractive level. The
contraction OF the range in prices
makes j, easier for the country shipper
10 buy hogs and lessons the risks OF
MS suffering loss when disposing Of
MS purchases at the primary markets.
Recently when there was as much as
81 difference between the price obtain
bic for prime light hogs and that
available for heavy grades. country
shippers frequently had 70 stand loss
because the class of stock they pur-
chased did not prove the kind which
was bringing the top on the market.
With this danger of loss greatly min
nlzed if not totally eliminated. coun-
Try shippers will undoubtedly increase
heir operations. They will buy more
hogs and Will be willing 10 pay closer
10 market prices for stock in feed lots.
This will afford the raiser a broader
and more reliable outlet for his hogs
and should be reflected in a more sat
iSfactory trade al around. Prices OF
fresh pork products have followed
closely the downward movement Of live
hogs and pork Joins are now quoted at
IA cents or 4 cents lower than the re-
cent extreme high point. It is TO be
expected that consumers will respond
TO reduced prices with more liberal
purchases and thus furnish an outlet
for the increased number OF hogs be-
ing prepared for future marketing.
Cattle.
Cattle slow and steady on steers.
Butcher cattle We're weak and many
sales indicated a decline of 10 cents.
No range cattle were on the market up
TO a late hour.
The three days run this week stands
at 74,100 and is the largest for any
three consecutive days in months past,
while 500 above last weeks heavy
supply and nearly $4,000 more than came
a year ago Conservative marketing in
the west continued, however. total sup
ply at western points. excluding Chica-
go. footing up little less than 10000
for the day. while three days total at
six markets standing at 10000, showed
81 600 decrease from a week ago.
which is evidence that altho the west
has many cattle on feed. there is dis
position 70 let feeders in Ch:cagb ter
ritosy slow up in marketing before
cutting loose freely again from the
western states.
Sheep.
Lambs Of good quality We're in de-
aand and prices were strong 10 10
cents higher, toppy natives reaching
s675 Medium sorts We're quiet. Sheep
were hard 10 sell. buyers generally
avoiding them. Feeding stuff sold
steady, with spots where the market
was a little higher. one lot of feeding
sheep selling at 1886.