Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-14
Stockton. md Eeeder..

Chicago. Aug. l4.-An upward trend
has been noted in the trade the pas;
week. Buying has been more active.
and While the demand has been CEN
tered in the few good ones that market
afforded. the medium and undergrade
sorts We're not neglected. AT the close
there are comparatively few animals
lief, in the feeder division. A few good
ones are still there. some of the buyers
being rather averse to paying the ad-
vances on the closing day Of the week
The strength which has been shown in
fat steers the past week. has caused
the country to take more kindly 10 the
notion Of buying feeders. and has
broadened the outlet for the time being.
In spite Of the fact that the govern
ment report on corn was very bullish.
this does not din the hopes Of the SELL
ers here that the country will buy lib.
orally for feeding The prospects for
a continued high market for fat steers.
and the belief that many range cattle
will find their way TO the Pacific coast,
thus cutting down the packers cooler
supply for winter and spring. and fore
ing greater activity in the open market
next spring, is expected TO influence
buying of feeders more on a liberal
scale.
Good thin stockers. wanted for pas
lures. which have improved with the
recent rains, have been rather scarce
and have advanced in price along with
the good feeders. Thin stock cattle,
with good fra me for fleshing up. have
been picked up readily, selling up to
$3.50, and even higher. Best selected
feeders, 500 10 1000 lbs. are salable as
high as 1915, and possibly little more
where they are just what the buyer
wants. There are few fancy sorts as
high as $3.50 but usually when they
reach this figure they meet the compe-
ton of the buyers for the packers and
are taken by them for killers.
FEEDERS.
Best selected. $50 to LOO. SIS $40
Good TO choice feeders ...... 4.6O % 80
Fair to good feeders. ..... 3.1o g4.5o
Common to fair mixed. ... $50 93.1 10
sTOCKERS AND FEEDERS.
Selected e5O-850-lb stockers. 40 @4.GO
Fair TO good stockers ....... $40 ~
Inferior 10 fair stockers 80. .2.s5 @3.25
| Inferior to fair stockers $500. 2So Q3.23
Feeding heifers ......... .3.2O@ $3.50
Stock heifers. poor to good 40 Oslo
slump IN HORSE HFtSoS'
Chicago. Aug. 14.-Horse market
here closed the week in depressed
condition. with prices close to the low
point Of the season. Failure of country
shippers to heed the warnings OF local
commission men and curtail their for
warnings was responsible for the con-
gested condition Of the market at the
finish. Buyers who had made little
money during the preceding week ap-
peared to take it for granted that there
was an unlimited outlet for good work
horses that weighed up to 1000 pounds
and more. The result was an excessive
supply Of that class Of stock and the
good workers suffered as much decline
as any of the other grades in the slump
recorded on the last three days.
Receipts for the week aggregated
around 1889 head, against 1915 the
preceding week, and 1,069 year ago.
The opening Of the week was propiti-
Gus, with a fair attendance Of buyers
and a brisk trade at steady to strong
prices. Little suggestion Of strength
was noticeable in the Tuesday trade.
however, and Wednesday witnessed the
collapse OF the market. The close was
at the bottom. with several horses car
ried over unsold and the general sit
uation unsatsfa Glory at the following
range OF auction prices for classified
receipts:
| Poor Choice