Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-03
MARKET BOOSTED SHARPLY ON
LIGHT RUN ALL GRADES BE-
ING AFFECTED.
OPENING PRICES UP
10 TO is, TOP AT $685.
Cattle Were NominaIly Steady, With
Little Trading Weakness During
of Choice Quality, Yearinss Holding
Their own-sheep Close Steady.

the average of Yesterday. Shippers
and sca!pers did the bulk of the buying.
The top was advanced to s9,s5, and not
only did lights show a gain but mixed
and heavy as We'll.
Only $50 900 hogs were packed in the
entire west this week. or 5000 less
than previous week. 10000 less than a
year ago and 10000 less than TWO years
ago Packing from March ! 70 Sept. l
q all western points totaled 100000.
or 100000 less than year ago and
2.7l5.0oo less than bonding per-
jod TWO years ago OF the 10.260 coo
slaughtered thus far this season Chi
cago alone handled 100000. or $50
GOO more than any other point and 70
o00 more than combined packing at
Kansas C;.y and Omaha. Kansas City
alone i credited with So. 900 Of the
10000 decrease for this season 70
date Chica COS decrease for the same
period amounts 10 o75,oo0 and Omaha
since March has packed $4,000 less
than year ago.
Cattle.
Cattle We're nominally steady and
there was little or no trading. The
". akness of the market during the
Week has been most pronounced N
heavy cattle Of choice quality. While
yearlings held their own for the week.
Big runs west rather than the mar
ketings here have proved the chief
bearish force in the trade turnout the
week Chicago has received $4,000 cat
tie in five days, against 61.S3S a week
ago and 52,6lS a year ago. while of the
crop this week close to 5000 western
rangers, against $1,000 last week and
IA 900 q year ago. Native supply thus
has been quite moderate. but the west
ern markets received big raft of COM
mon and medium grass-fed cattle out
OF Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and
also from the Usage country. the result
being shifting of some big buying
orders to the west. where they could be
flied relatively cheap. and absence OF
keen buying pressure at this end OF the
line has had the effect of weakening
prices in the face Of the decreased re-
ceipts com pared with last week.
The west got a com parattvely short
quota Of good to choice weighty steers.
and thus cause for the decline in these
classes here can not be laid to big
western receipts. but rather to the fact
that consumers are complaining
against the high cost Of the beef and
substituting cheaper light cuts for the
big beeves. Killers have enjoyed a
bigger selection of really choice heavy
steers this week than in a long time
and took this advantage 10 work the
prices down. The consumers partially
for light beeves. or the other hand. was
clearly shown BY the good demand for
yearlings.
Labor day comes next Monday, and
the local slaughtering forces Will enjoy
q holiday The market will be open as
usual, but the fact that killers viii car
r. over Monday purchases TO BE
slaughtered OF Tuesday may effect the
urgency OF the general demand and the
trade is hoping for a m oderate supply.
a big run next Monday can only throw
the situation further into the killers
hands aNturaly shipping orders will
not be irterfe-ed with BY the labor
holiday. but under possibly less than
usual keenness in local demands prices
can not be maintained at a good level
unless receipts are held down to suit
conditions.
Shippers have given the market rea :
Sonablv good support this week. the
outward movement Of cattle totaling
q
ago but big share Of the eastern
Shipments comprised cattle going into
the feed lots rather than immediate
consumption.
Sheep and larbs we're steady. The
demand for lambs improved this week
and prices closed strong, as compared
with last weeks figures, Sheep also
have been in good demand. Buying Of
feeding stuff has gone on and the ship
rnents Of $4,000 this week are made up
largely Of sheep ard lambs to go 70 the
country.
Five-day receipts Of sheep and
anbs aggregate about 1881 head.
which Is falling off of abou, 5000
from last week, but $4,000 more than
we're received during the like period
last year. Trade on yearlings and
mature ,nuttons is holding a remark
ably steady basis. price variations
having been very slight during the
last Two weeks During the same
period lambs, particularly good natives,
have had an upturn, thereby fulfilling
predictions Of the talent that best lam bs
HerA due 70 advance on the subsistence
Of the southern movement. The mar
vet had one soft spot this week. II
came on Tuesday. when the arrival Of
g 200 head and a slack demand from
The country for feeding lambs gave the
buying side q decided advantage. On
lessened supplies since. however. the
market has worked back to the week
best level. The closing lamb trace Is
uneven, tho most natives and the best
Westerns are on stronge9 basis than
a week ago. and most Of the strictly
/ good to choice native lambs show a 10
/ n 15c advance. Con petition OF feeder
buyers on lambs has been less keen
! than last week, resulting in such
western offerings as grade under
choice being held down to an un-
changed basis, while the bulk Of the
! feeding lambs have sold about 10c
lower
! Chicago Livestock.
| Chicago, Sept. 3.-Cattle-Estimate
receipts for today. 400; opened steady
! Beeves ~ . 49omS4I