Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-29
BUTCHER CATTLE SELL
STEADY 70 sTRoNaER
All Grades Listed ~ otsady-Lambs
Decidedly Lower; Natives Being 10
to Is Cents Under Monday-shesp
steady-currsnt Quotations in Mar.
kst csntsrs.

last MOnGayS Onlc1aI run De1ng 81, 76S
head. A year ago there were 24,204 hogs
marketed and the run two years ago
was s0.151 head.
Chicago was credited with $4,000 OF
the $500 hogs received at eleven mar
kets Monday. or 5000 more than year
ago. ST. Louis had $500 more than a
year ago. and Sioux City received 1910
less than year ago. Yesterdays COM
bined total was 300 smaller than a
week ago, 400 larger than year ago
and 5000 larger than the corresponding
Monday two years ago. Total for 1911
to date 16,110.000. or 3,s32,0co more
than same period 1910 and $4,000 more
than corresponding time 1909.
Cattle.
Cattle were about steady. Butchers
sold steady to stronger.
Mondays Chicago run at $4,000 stood
against 26,460 a week ago and 2e,67s q
year ago, but since there were only
about 10000 natives of all kinds here.
and about 25 per cent Of the supply
comprised she stock, the native steer
run was so small that killers did not
have opportunity to repeat price
rounding performances Of last week.
They had plenty Of shipping competi-
ton for cattle of value above $500, al
tho, abrring thee hoice steers, 1t was
not very brisk eastern demand, and
the chief shipping competition was
shown early in the day, when the choice
natives were moved, which accounted
for dull action and some weakness in
plain and medium natives toward the
finish of the session. Exporters were
again small operators, in spite OF
higher market abroad.
Tops at $3.50 Monday established \
mark equal to best price paid on thu
open market since Sept. "a last, and
fulfilled the trade expectancy OF a keen
demand and still higher prices for
prime steers than have been made re-
Gently. Bullish expectancy in this line
is still in evidence. too, altho everybody
realizes that there is a limit, and it will
be reached before long if the consumer
keeps up his loud wall against adj
vanced retail cost of beef
Sheep.
Lambs were lower. natives is to %
cents under yesterday. Sheep were
steady.
Receipts here Monday were esti-
Tldlcu early at OV,OVv dAu AAIcG 81 o.
OOc, against 2S,51o week ago. 81 $40 a
year ago and 23.910 the corresponding
Monday two years ago. Six markets
were credited with $1,000. or 10000
more than a week ago, $4,000 more
than year ago and $500 more than
corresponding day two years ago.
A string Of over 1900 Washington
lambs arrived that sold at 1855, and.
alrho none like them were hero late
last week. most traders considered It
fully steady price. They averaged sew
enty-eight pounds and were choice.
Other desirable Idahos reached $s75,
while those at $6.45- were fairly good.
and the ones at 1925 went straight. but
were in fair flesh. An outsider paid up
to $s.75 for some natives, but excep.
tionally low lots landed higher than
$3.50. and those at $s.25@s.4o. were
good enough for most buyers. Offerings
at s5.50@6.o0 were in fair to rather
decent" flesh. and such as sold down
to $500 were plain. Seconds generally
sold at S4.00@4.25. extreme range Of
sales being $3.50@4.50.