Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-19
LIBERAL RECEIPTS PUT HOGS TO
THE BAD EXCEPT FOR LIGHT
VARIETIES.
THOSE LACKING WEIGHT
ADVANCE 5 TO 10 CENTS
Cattle Slow, With Prices About on
Mondays Level-car Estimates For
Wednesday Show Many Cattle En-
route-Lambs Up, With Sheep No
Better Than Steady.

Chicago. July 19.-Hogs were uneven,
and tho there was a fair shipping de-
mand for light sorts. which sold at ad-
vances of 500 cents over yesterday
the market for heavy hogs was slow
and dull. Butcher hogs generally were
close to steady, and light mixed ruled
without marked price change. Cen
eral quality was bad, there being a lib
eral proportion Of heavy grassy stuff
which was so hard TO sell that they
were still in first hands at a late hour.
Top for lights went above the 50 mark,
one lot going at s9.o5.
The five principal western markets
reported around 45,50O hogs Monday,
gatnst $4,000 last week and $4,000 a
year ago. The dernoralized condition
Of the market at the close last week
evidently repressed shipping activity in
the country Buyers al interior points
had no reliable basis for their opera
tons and took the safe horn Of the al
tentative by staying out.
The average weight Of Chicago re-
ceipts last week was 244 lbs, the same
as the previous week. A year ago it
was 224 lbs.
Outside packing points shipped to
Chicago last week 3.212,0oO lbs. of cur
ed meats. and of lard 1000 lbs. Ship
ments from Chicago for the week were
11.s22,O 900 lbs. or LAB 900 lbs less than
on the like "eek last year. and ship
ments of lard were 1856 lbs. or g.
us, 900 lbs more than a year ago.
Cattle.
Cattle were slow but prices were
about like those of yesterday, the mar
ket being weak after the posted car es-
innate for tomorrow showed a run OF
703 cars en- route Western range cat
tie brought only comparatively low
prices.
Considering the size of the receipts
Monday, which were few hundred
larger than a week and year ago. the
market was not a bad one. In view OF
the strength late last week, which was
due to revival OF eastern demand and
rather short run OF desirable steers,
the weaker market Monday, in face Of
plentiful supplies. was not unexpected.
and the fact that after buyers had bid
10 @ Csc lower for a good many steers of
plain and medium TO good grades dur
ing the first hours, and came back later
and bought them at 10415c decline, it
was pretty good indication that a mod
erately firm consumptive demand still
exists both locally and In the eastern
quarters.
The short grass and dry sections con-
tributed a considerable quota Of light
and medium quality steers out Of pas
ture, and these, in com petition with a
trainload of westerns, were the sloWest
sellers and showed chief declines. al
tho there were plenty of 1o@15c breaks
for the s7.00@7.5o kinds. as well as
those ranging down from $500 to $3.50
and below Even some Of the $500
800 steers showed l0c decline but there
was variance of opinion among the
traders regarding condition Of the mar
ket for these grades Some sellers
claimed they got fully steady rates for
the higher priced Class s and buyers,
too, asserted that most Of these cost
them about as much as last Thursday.
Still. in carefully summing up the sit
uation today as against high spot late
last week the trade agreed that there
was then considerably frmer tone to
the market and the prices were easier
to get than was the case today.
Sheep.
Lambs We're strong and 10 to IS
cents higher, with top for westerns at
s7.15 and for natives al 81, the latter
being paid by an independent Sheep
We're in heavy supply and no better
than steady.