Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-18
MARKET GENERALLY 3 TO 10
LOWER ON AVERAGE THAN
PREVIOUS DAY.
NOTHING WENT ABOVE
S7.l5 AFTER FIRST HOUR
But Few Choice Cattle Offered and
Those Cut From Prime Lot Sold
Thursday at $e.e5-SheeP and Lambs
Unchanged. Former Slow and Dull,
But Prices Held.

orally aMl0 cents lower on an
average than the previous day. Pack
e,s held ou, until LAKE in the session for
! full dime decline. and in many IN
stances we're successful. shippers paid
$500 IL for prime heavy shipping
animals ana packers wanted good
class ,f butchers ana heavy mixed a.
$500 {. 30 The Top of the session "aS
$50. paid early. After the first hour
there was no necessity of paying over
s,.i5 for anything.
Hog receipts IN the wes, ana cas-,
continue fairly liberal, especial! lo.h-
pared With a Week ago. IAarsHas
eleven markets received $1,000. beng
4. 900 more than Week ago. $500 nor
Than q year ago and $4,000 les tlah
TWO years go The :irst four days q
this week eleven points received o9st-
coo. or los 900 more than Week ase.
Is 900 more man !, year aso a2c -'S.Vop
less than the sponding PROD mo
wears ago, wnen arrivals Mere 4nuS-a--
" heavy.
4 fev choice cattle we're offered,
when were cut from a prime -, SOS
yesterday They sold a. So s.. this Pc
,I.g practically the Only offering ~
cliV:cz hee.es.
Fo... DAYS run this week standing 8,
s. 900 compares with si.5s1 Week as'
ana S7711 a year ago, but HE tIeerease
il! marketings this week was a necessity
in order 10 keep marhe, values troH'
SINKING 20 greater declines than nave
been shown. SINCE the beef cutie, i III
s:lcn shap. that only quite mode-ats
-li5pli4s are finding call, While Inc cor
sl,ners are demanding some positive
evidence OF cheaper cost Of lVins
Widespread publicity . stock yard
,.cItues in values on the BET has heE-
81 tho public 10 & high piica in de-
handing reductions in retail prices, bI'
1n- butchers are not responding VIE
clts which the consumers seem u
think proportona.e with declines II
beef steer values and also cuts in the
wholesale prices.
Eastern beef outlet IS no more favor
able than in local quarters and thus ths
shippers. while buying a larger quote
Of receipts this week than last, are no.
abls 10 move beef with freedom enoug.
20 give the cattle market much Of
price mending stimulus.
Poor favor IL which weight and nigh
quality IS held as against the tat haIc>
and light steers, which is amply iius-
-rated by the narrow spread in value
between choice and prime grades o.
heavy steers and the medium AM
warmed up grades. While the pri!ns
yearlings are far ou-selling al otae;
grades. but TIE top notch price to-
latter kinds this week stands as No
criterion since the cattle when ma d.
This figure exceeded in quality By Ia
any otler year..ngs which have beer
here in months past. The s1.1o Angu'
vearlinzs sold Wednesday we're OF sao"
caliher. as the price. which was q
Gems higtiar than that made oy strict!
prime heavy Jee"es. Well indicated.
N.xt week "ill come Thanksgiving
ard holiday in the live stock trade
out u shadow will likely be cast owe!
the trade several days previous anc
bo:h sellers and buyers are honins fo'
q light run n the irst three days mex
wee}5 since the broad consunl pticn ol
poultry. ALREADY factor In cutting
down beef demand viii be even {
greater force in choking off beef buy
ing and with the beef markets now
heavily stocked. it is up 10 cattle feed
ers and shippers 10 act wisely and Gu
d wn receipts. Market can rot be i'm
proved one atom over the present STATE
Of Generalization until supplies are GU
down and Wholesale and retail price re
adjustnen has been accomplished L
an extent which viii offset recent de
ciines IL beef stas-s
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs prices We're ouotet
a. unchanged. the extreme for lamb
vas $500, tho no early sales were re
ported a the price and the quality va
generally rather common. Sheep wer
S!ow and dull. but prices held 10 previ
Gus levels