Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-28
stockers and Feeders.

| ~ Ao~S AOSh 100 6.A'
"A light hogs ........... 154 ~;
Stocksrs and Feeders.
chicago. July 2S.-Busincss in the
feeder section Is held in check by ths
scarcity Of the classes for which there
Is the most demand, while there Is ar
abundance Of the common and medium
young stuff for which the outlet is
very sluggish and mean.
! Yard men are filled up with the lat
ter classes and are affording no salts
! factory outlet for the fresh arrivals
or light and inferior stockers and feed
ers. statesmen finding the market late
this week the most unsatisfactory oil
the last fortnight on such offerings.
! Buyers on the other hand with orders
FOR high class stockers and the good
to choice feeders are finding 1T difficult
to fill them at the prices stipulated as
there is very slim picking when il
comes to the really choice class OF
stuff. Local men have bought some
| good mixed lots Of young cattle Of the
regulation good feeder class from which
they have been able to pick off a top
cut and sell to killers as high as $500
out the range In prices for good to
choice feeders is $5M $50 Only some
thing fancy and of some attractiveness
to killers would bring the latter figure
Sales higher than s4.T5 are still a
very small quantity in the trade. the
bulk Of feeders going at range of
s4.35W4.75 for the good to very good
lighter class.
Stockers of a fair to good class sell
at s3.75@4.1O. a very thrifty and we'll
ola Of hi ov-
ira up around $3.50. Stock heifers sell
largely at s32o@3.5O. some little weak
thin stuff down at s2.75@3.1O and feed
ing heifers Of good to choice class up
around $3.50.
Some OF the best posted dealers are
advising their customers to wait until
the good western feeders begin to
move as a much better selection will
be available at that time.
Stockyard Notes.
There has been a steady market for
cows and heifers. with a few variations,
according to individual experience.
Prices do not show much change COM
pared with last weeks finish.
Gamer and cutter trade show slight
advance for the week. The improve
ment is not material. but is to be de-
tected- Cutters sell mainly at $4,000
$50 and Gamers at s?.4o03.S5. Beef
is the factor and COWS with a little
flesh on their ribs have been courted.
The market IS closing with fairy
good undertone and q good clearance.
Action by cheap hullocks all week
indicates how strong is consumptive
demand for light, cheap beef. The stuff
now vending at s5.500 500 actually
costs more in the beef shan bullocks
realizing s6.75 and up. The secret of it
is that the public is side stepping both
weight and fat, while both killers and
retailers can get the maximum profits
out of cheap stuff. 1t is the size and
cost Of the package that makes beef
popular and retailers get better salts
faction handling carcasses lacking
quality If they can get away from
weight by that policy. Cattle selling
around $500 are dressing 531a @54s
per cent. while 800 stuff dresses 600
61& per cent. and actually costs less
on the hooks than cheaper grades.
The northwestern part Of the United
States as well as Canada is very short
Of hogs and Will make an excellent out
let for any surplus there may be In
other sections.
Receipts Of sheep at six western mar
kets yesterday totaled $4,000. against
27,s0o a week ago. $500 year ago
and 20.SOO corresponding Thursday two
years ago Total thus far this week.
1000. or 10000 more than same time
last week, 5000 less than same time last
week. 5000 less than like period last
year and 81 900 more than correspond
ing four days two years ago.
Breeding ewes are selling in larger
way than any time earlier this season
the choice yearling and two-year-old
ewes largely at s41OI4.35 with soma
fancy yearlings quotable up to $4oo
and the palmer aged ewes at $4,000
400 according to their class.
Over 500 more horses Were received
this week than last, and nearly twice
as many as year ago, the influx OF
several hundred range horses. most
Of which We're billed thru. being re-
sponsible in large measure for the
heavy receipts.
J. j. Carson, Of Sac City. was on
Wednesdays market with load ot
hogs avera ging CAS- lbs, which sold at
$500: also load of feeding cattle
They were Mr.. Carson's own feeding
Chicago Hay Market
Chicago July 2S.-Choice timothy
s26.O0@ 200.
No i ttmothy-s24.50@25. $500.
No. tirnothy-s22 90 q $500.
No tin1othy-s1s.Oo@ $4,000.
New timothy hay-s2OO0@25 $500.
Lower grades-s17O0M 1900.
Va 7 clover mixed-S19 .OO6 22.00.