Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-17
TOO MANY CATTLE
RECEIPTS OF ABOUT $4,000 HEAD
CAUSE MATERIAL PRICE RE-
pUcTlONS.
HOG PRICES ALSO DOWN
EXCEPT FOR LIGHT GLASS
Thirty Thousand Head Among the
Monday Offerings = Good Demand
For Suckers and Feeders-sheep
Lower With Other Glasses Of Live
stock-current Quotations.


Chicago. Oct. l7.-Receipts totalins
approximately $1,000 which is a heavy
run even for Monday. caused slump
in cattle prices today Opening figures
We're 10 % Is cents lower. and some
OF the holders We're compelled to make
further price cuts before the supply
was disposed OF. Top price Tor beeves
was $50 Last weeks advances Weer
swept away
Receipts Tor last week were $4,000
against 65.256 last week and 1853
Year ago. There We're included $1,000
western rangers. the largest range run
OF the season. and thus the native crop
Vas quite moderate. Still II was a piece
Of good judgmen, on the part Of the
corn belt shippers in overcroWdng the
rative trade Westerns are bourd to
come freely a. long as good weather is
had in the northwest, and il will be
prudent for corn belt shippers 20 mar
ket medium and plain natives con-
servat;vely until the western stuff is
well out Of the way. Killers are put
ting good deal OF beef into coolers
but still find q pretty good general
cor sllrnrtfya demand and il has been
due 10 this that the market in the las,
week held I'D in quite? satsfa DRY
shape in spite Of heavy general re-
ceip-s That the supply was heavy a.
all points Is well indicated by SIX
markets total receipts for the week
which were $4,000. against 229i0o las,
week and 100000 a year ago
supply has included a rather short
quota Of strictly choice heavy steers
and a liberal run of good % choice
vearlirgs and notwithstanding the
fact ina, the choice heavy beeves are
selling al a considerable discount from
a YEAR ago. practically 81. the differ
4nce in price for vearlings is not a.
great. altho the top warnings this week
at $50 still showed .5-cent drop
from high point for yearlings year
ago There is healthy general de-
,nand for good quality light beef cuts
and on this account killers are buying
freely of the vearlings. altho supply OF
heavy stuff of choice grade is not large
enough 20 admit OF much oiscrinlina-
10, ha;,e shown where BUYERS want
-ha hAs--oualitv beef.
~, 49,. s+sers sold ~ Is which
high for
..aars ,.a.r 900 mis- week There
q en0- * b,,, o,,o+a
- ~ ~. 800 p,,,l, ~
go e ooa;n ond
a5;,, aooa 500
80 80 .ta
- 80 po-- $50
so 9 $50 ~! -. =. -
siioi
" IN my eo-.i''''', ~ -
so'i2 q '.oo' Day -.
very DIG huInoel ~ s'tS ~
era snare OF 'Heih ~ g 'e't q -
70 me lsede' 20.
Hoss.
Receipts OF SWINE "ete 1"t
large for the opening Gay " e1.e ~
bur packers are sun backward III 'Ae
bidding unless concessions are made.
Light grades We're not suHlclent4E
numerous To feel the price cut, but all
other grades were lower. Top Tor
primes Vas $3.50.
Durii the past week the spread IN
prices between the heavy and the light
hogs has widened considerably These
grades ara now a dollar hundred
apart. which shows that packers are
putting forth their strongest efforts
Il force the big hogs lowers be-
iorf me regular pdch!iS SSe'@V!4 'i'S4tS'
Il i evident that they are trying 10
discourage the farmer from feeding ms
hogs 80 long and hope TO get a larger
portion u light and medium weights
b. paving a premium FOR that class.
Heavy hogs are selling Very much the
-an1a as a week ago. but the light
weights are 25035 cents higher. Most
e the past week the supply has in
cl0ded a big surplus Of heavy hogs.
showing that the country feels that i.
IL better investment 70 hold the hogs
and iced them - high finish than 20
ct Ihe.n 60 lighter and sell the corn.
prevail as long as hogs are selling 50
nigh. \ year ago last week the best
heavy hogs we're selling at $3.50, while
The best light weights We're going az
s. 60. A. That time the average weight
= ~ lioh1er than present and