Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-09
CATTLE ON STEADY BASIS
At CLOSE OF WEEK
Choice Steers Show Advance Of 10 to
IS csnts-Lambs Suffer Decline Dur.
ing Wesk-shssp Also Fall OF in
Priee-ouetation. at vsr;ou. Live
stock csnters.

/ =.
The swelling movement, packers pre-
dicted last week did not materiaiiZe.
but they ran their hear campaign from
/ Monday 10 Wednesday in aggressive
+; fashion regardless OF that fact. Yes
! te.day and today. however. CHE trade
/ turned against them, the country hav-
! ing done what might have been expect
I ed-cut off supply.
! Eleven rkets were credited with
1890 hogs Friday, or 100 less than a
week ago. 1900 more than year ago
and 400 more than corresponding Fri
! day TWO years ago. Chicago received
/ 5000 less than week ago and 1000
less than a year ago. Kansas City had
|, $500 more than year ago. St. Louis
had 1000 more than week ago and
$500 more than year ago. St. Joseph
had 1000 more than week ago. Total
thus far this week. $4,000. or $4,000
/ more t..an same time last week. 1S.e0e
: more than like period last year and
$1,000 more than corresponding FIVE
days TWO years ago. Total for 1911 to
date. 1862 600. OF s,7ee22.Goj more than
same period 1910 and $4,000 more than
CORE spending time ii 1899.
Cattle.
Cattle were steady on the week.
Choice steers showed an advance of
10 and Is cents.
Since early rounds OF Wednesday
market has lost considerable of the
hullish tone dominant previously this
week Smaller supplies than week
ago have sufficed to I'LL shortened
general demand. Mondays higher
general rates we're direct result OF
small receipts that day. but a price
slashing session was advertised for
Wednesday in event that supplies ran
up 20 10000, the demand after Monday
having had weak general tone
On Wednesday. however, expected
liberal supply failed TO mareriaiize, and
there was hope for a strong general
basis in the nidweek session. This
failed to develop, however, sellers iav-
ing difficulty in landing bulk Of the
crop at steady rates compared with
Monday. tho they put over some choice
ones at strong levels carly In the deal.
Late Wednesday the demand fell
fat all around and market closed 10
cents lower than Monday. while in
some spots sales were mails cents off.
This eliminated good share of the
Monday advance in pain. medium and
everything OF value below 81 and q.
vel! some 1928 stuff since then has
brought values back to basis not
I materially better than prevailed at the
close of last week.
Na,uref beeves, both warnings and
heavy grades. worth $40 ard higher,
however Still show most OF last Mon
days advance. That kind are fully 1Oi
l. cents higher thar a week ago. and
the trade is not expressing fears OF
the future OF the market for such
kinds. Proportion OF choice beeves has
fallen short this week. and. altno the
killers have tried hard TO hold down
( the tic On prices they were not sue
cessful 1t is hand-to-r:ioutil basis
Upon which the killers are operating in
choice steers. They are getting only
enough of them 10 fill their demands.
ana natural. have rad small chance
J 10 perform oearish tricks this week.
\ week ago I. was different. A big
proportion OF choice staff came then.
but the price screening that kird got
effected shu1-ore in the supply.
I WITH the me.iium and plain CRASHED
and corr warmed natives the situation
is different. That class is getting
rather Snort general demand from con-
sur,ptive quarters. THERE'S plenty OF
range compefit N, too. and the western
deal is serving as a leverage to keep
the natives OF -slative rade well under
| control of the killers.
! Shipper demand for this stuff is fail
ing short a ot OF the same grades
Of steers are Deing moved out of the
/ eastern feed ards. where feed scarcity
! has become q .ubject for producers to
worry over
{ Total receipts in five days this week
! stand 46.s00. against $3.50 week ago
| and 66.S46 a ear ago, and the supply
/ situation has not been as strong a fac
/ tor in weakening the market for me-
. dunn natives Is much as the short de-
mand feature.
I Weeks run Is six market agg1e-
gates $4,000. against $4,000, a week
ago and $4,000 a year ago. when the
market was -ecaiving an excessive cror
of warn,ed-up and grassy native steers
as we'll as generous range receipts, and
much OF the thin stuff then sold al
prices lower Than shown this week
while prime ;,=eves topping at $3.50 a
year ago went 80 cents higher than
tops this week.
4 Sheep.
/ Lambs suffered decline for the
week closing today. Sheep also showed
a falling off in price. tho at the open
ing OF the week they were selling at A
slight advance.
I Feeders have been doing very little
this week in the wether line. but there
has been big business in lambs and
and yeayiings. lambs going out mostly
at S5@5.35, some Of the best up to s.. a
and yearlings OF a fair 10 good clas.
at $4.2564.50 early in the week and
later on down at $4Nl25. The latter
4 prices are being maintained for feeding
stun again today, with orders enough
in the hands OF local concerns to
clear the decks before the close OF the
week. Traders think there will be 4
better chance TO secure some good feed
ing wethers next week, ~ packers buy.
ers have already tipped their hand a
to what will be doing Ksthe ofIefing o,
sheep u In any degree liberal.
Breeding ewes haSeF been scarce &;
week and few buyers. from Kentuck,
4 and Ohio have beaten paths aDout IN,
sheep house in an AndoaveT to ret IL.
lxether few loads TOR shipment. nay.