Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-10
LIGHT OFFERINGS NEAR WEEK
END ATTENDED WITH STEADY
MARKET.
HOGS ADVANCE 5To1 10
CENTS ALONG THE LINE
Price Rstterment We'll Distributed and
Market Was Most Active Of Entire
Week-Top For Best is S7.3o-Sheep
Set New Record For Past Month
Other Market Quotations.

Chicago. March 10-The cattle mar
ket was tame. owing to meager re-
ceipts Only few odd loads Of steers
we're offered. and scattering supplies OF
butcher stuff Values were steady.
The strength in the market has
brought a considerable portion OF
steers back close to Mondays price, so
there is not much difference in feeding
sorts.
A drove of 9SS-pound prime year
Iings sold Thurday at 1925 to packer.
which sustained the argument to the
effect that the Monday top Of s7.3o for
prime yearlings was possible OF being
approached again in event OF strictly
prime yearlings showing up. That
class has a demand all its own and so
few of them are available that price
is not much OF q consideration with
buyers where they and the sort which
nils their very discriminating demands.
Four days receipts this week stand
$4,000. against 44.410 a week ago and
,2.461 a year ago. but proof of the fact
thai fully enough cattle have arrived
has been the slow general demand since
Monday for all excepting choicest
handy-weight and yearling steers Kill
ers' ability to break the Wednesday
market on light run. which totaleo
less than 1900, as against the early
estimate Of 10000 that day. proved con-
clusively that demand for beef Is only
such as can easily be filed from mod
crate receipts. and trade conditions this
week have thus been poor inducement
for renewed liberal shipping the week
ahead.
Cattle are held in compa ratively
strong hands now, however, and since
feed yards are in better condition than
a short time ago, there IS no general
anxiety to liquidate. Corn Is proving
a fairly good investment, in being
converted into beef. and with the sup
plies running considerably under gen
eral expectancy for March. the trade
is merely awaiting revival OF broad
beef demand as an incentive TO per1na-
nently stronger steer prices. and par
ticularly for the good to choice grades.
These have been fairly numerous this
week. but still the fact that they were
"a Their scarce on Monday was indicative
that certain sections are running MI
tie shy OF iong-fed stuff and that con-
ditions ahead should be better rather
than worse than those witnessed IN
the recent weeks.
The east has taken Its normal quota
| Of good beef this week, but packers are
not showing any desire to stock up
| freely. eth being content to go along
with short stocks in coolers. Ths II.
gument Is put forth in selling circles
that killers haven't enough beef on
hand 70 run them a week, but the buy
ers retort that they do not want more
than enough to carry them q few days,
since they feel that plenty Of It viii
come from feed yards for weeks ahead
and in volume fully large enough TO
take care Of any moderate growth In
the wholesale outlet. Generous move-
ment Of good quality, strong-weight
feeders to the country in recent months
has assured the killers Of at least
decent incoming movement OF these
kinds, since they have fatteued well
under ideal weather conditions. and.
/ costing the owners high, latter will be
willing to cash whenever decent proht
| is available.
! Hogs.
Hogs showed strength and gained 8
and 10 cents, which was generally dis
tributed. 1t was the most generally
active market Of the week. The top
for few hogs was $3.50. while S7.27h
was paid for a few loads, and shippers
bought the bulk Of their light stun at
1928.
| Combined receipts Of hogs at eleven
markets Thursday totaled $4,000. or
g. 900 more than a week ago. $4,000
more than year ago and S.1oo less
than corresponding Thursday two
years ago Chicago received Is, 600 more
than week and year ago. Kansas City
had 5000 more than year ago. Omaha
had $500 more than week ago and
1000 more than year ago. St Louis
received $500 more than a week ago
and $500 more than year ago. st.
Joseph received $500 more than week
ago and $500 more than a year ago
Sioux City received 1900 more than a
year ago. Buffalo had four iii1.es as
many as a year ago. Total at eleven
points thus far this week 3S4.000, or
q, 900 more than same time last week.
121 600 more than like period last year.
but 5000 less than corresponding four
daysi two years ago. Total for 1911
to date 4,os4,U00. or 5vS.o2e more than
same period in 1910, but 100000 less
than corresponding time in 1903.
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs set new record
for the last month or two and prices
today were 10 to Is cents higher.
Further Improvement that lifted tho
lamb market 10 the UeSI 8eAeA a. 1SSSAo
scored since the first few weeks OF the
current year and left nsatured muttons
In the strongest position shown since
early last summer put the selling side
IN an optimistic frame OF mind.
Proportion Of shorn stock was the
largest Of the season. more shorn than
wooled stuff being on top. Colorado
again furnished several consignments
- oo1ettIpO uuality and Mich3an.
as usual the best end Of the fed west
ern delegation. altho supply yesterday
from the latter source was light ~
Buffalo has been doing much better
stunt this week than previously this
season. The bulge at that point We'd
| nesday. which gave rise to q better
| shipping demand from this market, and
| improved eastern dressed markets.
were largely responsible for the adj
vance.
| Chicago Livestock.
| Chicago, March 10-Cattle-Estimat.
| al rooe int q %or to-day SOO. rnapkAt m.