Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-25
KILLERS WERE ACTIVE BUYERS
OF PACKING AND MIXED
GRADES.
SHIPPING LIGHTS IN DEMAND
AT 1915 TO $3.50 OR ABOVE
Native Steers Sold Slowly, Buyers
Trying, UnsuccessfulIy, to Force
Prices Down-Buk of Operations in
Butcher Stuff, Which Sold at Wed-
nesday's Figures.

NHiCdSo, aug. Col he HoB l1ldThel
was steady and killers were active
buyers of packing and mixed grades.
Best sorts of shipping lights ranged.
from 1915 to $3.50, while there was a
rumor current that one sale was made
at $3.50. Good mixed We're taken at
$50 to $685., but big. heavy mixed
and packers moved rather slowly, the
trade waiting for total killers to buy
up this grade.
Swine trade was irregular, but the
trend was upward. Some stuff looked
10 cents higher; other grades We're
only strong.
Packers showed a disposition to balk
at putting heavy stuff higher Such
hogs have scored substantial advances
during the past two weeks or since
y cents was the price for big pack
ers and while further appreciation is
possible, local killers do not seem to
regard it as advisable. Such hogs
We're merely strong today.
Misjudgment of weight was re-
sponsible for an irregular edge on the
price list. In many cases less money
would have bn"n paid if the buyer
could have gagged the weight with
more certainty.
Statistics We're bullish. The stale
stock was only 1927 and fresh re-
ceipts around $4,000, making half
week run of about $4,000, against a.
900 last week, while eastern shippers
have taken practically the same num-
Der, leaving few for packers. The five
principal western markets reported
and $4,000 a year ago. the half-week
supply at these points being $4,000.
against 10000 last week and 10000
a year ago.
Cattle.
Native steers sold very slowly at the
opening, buyers trying to force prices
down. For the most part they We're
unsuccessful, for butcher stock sold at
Wednesdays quotations. and this class
com prised the bulk Of operations. Best
steers sold at ss.15.
Despite the weaker basis after the
opening rounds. it was still decent
general trade and the supply had been
pretty well cleared around noon. al
tho later In the session none Of the
buyers appeared to need many cattle
and they demanded 10@15 cent con-
cessions for a good many of the $500
97.25 kinds as well as some of good
grade which landed around $3.50 and
higher
Shippers were out with a liberal
batch of orders. but these buyers were
also on the lookout for a weak spell to
break over the market after the trade
was going. Still, many of the cattle
bought by shippers showed a steady
level and q liberal share of the pack
ers' purchases were also steady, al
tho they evened up matters later by
getting the last offerings on a lower
basis
AS compared with the close last
week the bulk of the $50 and higher
stuff sold about 10@15 cents lower,
while the big end of the s6o0@7.25
purchases today showed a 1925 cent
break from the high levels in force
last Thursday and Friday. but the
market was still that much higher than
the low spot ten days ago
Considering the fairly liberal three
days run of $500 against 54.967 a
week ago and 1892 a year go. the
weaker prices in closing rounds today
were not much Of surprise. Killers
are getting pretty close to all the beef
they want and after recent price up
shoots their disposition to effect an oc-
casional decline is only natural.
Yearlings did not get the break in
late rounds for the reason that prac-
tically all of that class were worked
off early in the day. 1t was a strong
market for all the good to choice year
lings and the mediums sold fully
steady.
Sheep.
The strong demand for feeding lambs
continued. that grade going at $3.50, 5
cents above yesterdays top. The gen
eral trade was steady on sheep and
lambs, with occasional traces Of
strength in feeding lambs.
Representative Cattle Sales