Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-07
MARKET STRONG At THE FINISH,
WITH PRICES SHOWING GAINS
OF S TO 10 CENTS.
MARKET TOPS At $3.50,
DESPITE LIBERAL SUPPLIES
Cattle Market Close Strong. With
Prime Steers in Demand-Top 10
S7.50-Sheep and Lambs Steady
Review Of Market cendtion-Que-
tations in Leading Stock Centers.

strong, with a : 70 10 cent gain AT tbs
! finish all classes Of buyers We're in the
I market. The top was $3.50
/ Receiputs for the past week are less
than previous week but consider :
ably larger than during the CORE
! spending week a year ago. indicating
that the crop Of hogs is coming aions
! pretty freely for the time OF year
! Shipments for the week are less than
previous week and more than year
ago. The shipping demand was ore OF
the principal factors causing wide
spread in values of late and the slight
decrease in the eastern call for hogs
! la.terly has resulted in packers being
enabled 10 narrow the range little
Bit II the effort 10 lower prices they
have been buying more freely of the
cheaper grades that would co and con-
sequeatly there has lately been more
advance on the fair 10 medium class
of hogs than on the choice prime and
fancy selected lots,
Cattle
Cattle closed strong. with prime
steers in demand The top was $40.
DistiLery sheds now hold compaya-
lively fen strictly good beeves, and
he crop is expected 10 ne about ali in
in the next ten days. Thus with ma
tu-ed cornfeds known to be very
scarce. there is brewing plenty OF bull
iish enthusiasm relative TO future
prices for that kind
Packers too. are going 70 need a
lot Of cheap beef. and since they can
not get many westerns and With the
Texas crop pretty we'll liquida,ed. there
is not much fear O: sharply lower
prices for cheaper grade natives. al
least until the western rangers begin
moving freely. Range run this season
promises 10 BE 3oN 10 per cent shorter
thar Year ago. Up TO date only about,
200 westerns have arrived al Chica go,
against 1900 year ago. and the
trade does not look For much over 90
600 FOR all OF August, against 1900 IN
August last year.
Bulk % common and plain CRASHED
native steers have sold within a sprea ]
% So 5d 5.15 and good grassers around
S6.225. buc there was strong killer COM
plant against dressing figures for ev-
erything costing below s6.25. and these
xere claimed dea-er costing in the
beef than stuff which sold 50d15
cents higher.
Last weeks receipts we're 5000.
against 6035l previous week and so.
is4 a wear ago. while at six markets
totals were lis 200. against $50. 900 ard
$4,000 q year ago Chica COS ship
rnenrs were 1900. q decrease Of $500.
which in view Of the decline in re-
ceipts still made crop for local con-
sumption 400 larger. and since pack
ers had 10 take bulk Of cheap and
medium steers they have had things
i,o hi inc
during recent days.
Sheep.
Lambs and sheep We're steady
Coolers are Well filled with dressed
mutton and last few days have been
much less favorable to mutton trada
than the cooler weather a week or
Two ago and should liberia, receipts Of
range lambs show up here. there will
De an attempt 10 take off a good slice
as buyers have been openly declaring
that the prices % range lambs have
been too high compared with the cost
Of the good 70 choice native lambs.
They made a drive at the range lambs
about the middle Of last week and
forced the price down to $500. bat
there mas been a lttie reaction ready 70
put up stiff fight for re-establish-
msnL Of the prime range LAMBS al -
or better at the start of the week.
Should liberal runs of lambs continue,
however. buyers are in mood to demand
The most decisive cut OF the season thus
far.
Last weeks total receipts at 90.333
head stands against 1883 the previ-
Gus week and 99603 head one year ago
and have contained more western
range we.hevs and yearlings than the
trade required prices for such having
been given a hard drive downward.