Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-16
PRIME eEEvES TOUCH $50 AND
MANY LOTS SELL At
$500.
READY SALES At BEST
PRICES OF PRESENT YEAR
Palmer Glasses Of Steers Steady-com
petition Between Shippers and Spec
uIaters Brings Advance Of to 10
Cents in Hoss-Paekers Contest Ad.
vanee-SIump in Sheep.

Chicago. Aug 16.-All good choice fat
! cattle found ready sales today al prices
| decidedly best of the week and the
! year thus far, Prime heeves sold a,
+! $50 and a considera bic mum Der
! reached the IS mark. former top price
: Of the year Palmer classes of steers
were steady
! 1t is matter OF comparatively shor.
supplies which is holding up the grass
fed and yarmed-up native steers just
DOW. Were .here more rangers coming
the $500 a $50 natives would likely be
! selling considerably lower and the trade
Is predicting this turn of affairs as
soon as packers get a good fill of west
err stuff and are thus in position
I, !'ut down the screws in native trade
Grassy light native steers at s5.25 q
3.'3, too. seem due for a poorer SELL
ing I'triod in the trade. Only slim run
Of this kind was at hand Yesterday. but
sellers had difficulty in getting rid of it
AT Mondays prices. That kind has gone
! lower in the last two weeks. while
good quality natives have been rising
- e1!N'e-- lGN EIttiu Is now WIDEST III
months past. but this by no means pre-
sagcs narrowing in the near future
10 the contrary, still broadening
price basis appears TO be in store for
this class of beef. Killers are hearing
al kinds OF harsh complaint over the
hess price rise. and their efforts to keep
down prices for cheaper cuts in order
q cater 70 the consumers. who are shy
HljlrirC -noi-.. ~,
pect,d in view OF this agitation
Chicago supply is running short OF
last week. TWO DAYS total here being
IS 500 against 30299 week ago and
57,71S a year ago, when western. were
coming literally, Thus far this week
western run has been about $500. and
thus the native crop is quite slim, and
when it is considered that only short
quota Of natives have comprised high
dressars there is good and sufficient
reason Why that kind should be higher
| They advanced anywhere from lO025
cents Monday. mostly the $1,000 $50
kinds, tho some a $3.50 were 10615
cents higher, but the latter will likely
get drop in price soon than kinds
costing 800 more
Al the six markets the TWO days sup
ply is 5000 against $4,000 week ago
and 10000 year ago, runs at western
points showing up larger than a week
ago and since Texas and cheap quality
native grasserS are forming liberal
quota OF receipts at St Louis and Kan
sas City. while Omaha, TOO. Is getting
liberal dose OF grassers failure OF that
sort to make price gains here Is easily
apparent
Shippers are doing a moderate BUSH
ness. but would do more were the beef
costing them less. New York is kick
ing Ike steer against beef cost rise
Retail prices are claimed to have ad-
vanced cents a pound there in the
past TWO weeks. but just what shoulo
cause this sharp upshoot is a mystery
70 the trade here, inas,nuch as the live
cost Of cattle has no. risen proportion
ate!y.
Hogs.
Hogs opened 70 10 cents higher or
competition between shippers and
spectators. This advance was bitterly
contracted by packers. The close was
weak at an early advance
Chicago had 1000 of the $1,000 hogs
at eleven markets Tuesday, or 1000
more than a week and year ago.
Kansas City received 600 more than
week ago and a. many as year ago.
Omaha had 500 less than week and
Year ayo ST. Louis was credited with
200 more than a week ago and $500
more than a year ago. Today's total
for the eleven points stood 800 larger
than a week ago and $4,000 larger than
corresponding Tuesday two years ago.
Two Gays total this week was 1874, 900,
or 5000 more than same time last
week 10000 more than like period last
year and $1,000 more than correspond
ing time two years ago Total for 1911
to date. 15491 900. or 3.591,o0o more
than same period 1910 and $4,000 more
than sponding time 1909.
Sheep.
On the largest receipts for months
sheep declined 10 TO % cents Best
range lambs sold at s7.15.
Local receipts Tuesday we're esti-
mated early at 10000 and later at "a
600. against 1882 a week ago and 20,
$50 year ago. Total thus far this
week. 4s.200. an increase of 5000 COM
pared with same period last week and
a decrease of $500 compared with
corresponding time last year. Six mar
kets had $4,000 today, against $500
week ago. $1,000 a year ago and $4,000
corresponding Tuesday two years ago
The two days supply footed 10000 or
$4,000 more than same time the prev
ious week. $4,000 less than like period
last year and 1900 less than CORE
spending time two years ago.