Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-01
MARKET SLOW AND PRICES
CENTS UNDER AVERAGE OF
PREVIOUS SESSION.
CATTLE HOLD STEADY,
SHEEP CLOSE WEAK
Weeks Opening Marked BY Liberal
Receipts in the Bovine Division
Packers Show Disposition to Buy
Current Quotations and Review Of
Market Conditions.

Chicago. Aug Hogs closed slow
days average.
a prominent authority on provisions
says Europeans have done little an
ticipatnry lard buying and the change
feeling conditions and prospective light
hog receipts for August. September.
and perhaps all October may change
this program materially. No one in the
.rade seems TO be willing to dispute the
assertion that on or around these levels
tremendous volume Will be required
10 satisfy the continental demand for
pure American lard Reliable data,
lately compiled. pointing to a good de-
crease in rnarketa BILE fat hogs available
for tire market during the next ninety
days. as compared 20 a year ago. Is IL
able 20 add strength to the situation as
the fall trade approaches, and the si,u-
alton unravels itself and ve-ihes the
figures"
Cattle.
Cattle were steady.
Following largest weeks receipts at
Chicago since February the market
yesterday had a generous run. local
crop being estimated at $4,000 against
2G.1.1 preceding Monday and 23.06e
wear ago In the west there were lib
eral receipts six markets having $4,000
cattle for the day. against 1900 last
week and $500 a year ago. A lot OF
the western supply. as was the case al
Chicago, coz. prised thin and medium
grades. and myers were thus in a po-
sirion to punish values for that kind
once they had selected the bulk Of cat
lie which Just suited their orders.
Forty loads. or about 1900. western
ran gers arrived yesterday. coming
from Montana and Nebraska. Quality
was only OF fair grade. Il was first
decent sized representation from the
ranges Of the northwest and gave the
trade some definite idea ot the prob
able scarcity Of natured high gra de
range bees to be had this season. ow-
ing 10 unsavorable conditions on the
range in recent weeks. Packers put up
fair demand for the stuff at hand.
fuving string Of the John T. Muir
oav Montana steers at s5.s5. others al
5000 40. while tops OF the Nebraska
cows. which were about the same
grade as arrived last week. made q
steady price at $40 and heifers from
the same outfit went al $3.50. with
some COWS al s4.o5. Previous sales this
season comprised steers az $500 e.25.
\ wear 60 range run vas 800 and
steers sold up 70 1928
Sheep.
Sheer closed weak.
The situation on light lambs IS get
ting dangerous again as the supply o
western lambs is increasing and the
feeder huyerse are not bidding UP for the
lighter erd Of :he big hands YER! salts
facto-ilv and many Of them have to 60
a : killers reducing the demand for the
lighter native 70 a Very faint call.
Receipts here yesterday were esti-
mated at $4,000 head early and raised
20 $500 head later. with every pros
pc. that even the latter you'd be sur
passed. They Included several good
sized strings Of Montana and Idaho
sheep and year,ings and sprinkling
81 native sheep. most Of the latter being
Of a rather Indifferent quality. Six
western markets had $4,000 sheep and
lambs for the Gay, as contrasted 70
AZ. 400 head a weel; go, 43.50o head q
year ago, and $500 head two years
ago The receipts here We're nearly
6 t0o head in excess Of arrivals week
GO. and compared 10 receipts Of 1884
2 wear ago and 1903 two years ago.