Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-04
COMPETE
FOR U|VE P()RKERS
HOGS STRONG, WITH SOME
GRADES S TO 10 CENTS
HIGHER.
PACKERS ACTIVE BIDDERS
FOR DAYS OFFERINGS
Market Top is s7.55-ca.tle Market
Steady Attic There Was Little Doing
Sheep steady-Review Of Cond-
tons and Current Quotations in
Livestock Centers.


with one another. Top was S755
Several regular shippers report that
high prices are bringing out hogs that
naturally ought to be fed longer, but
the somewhat persistent premium ON
light and medium weights does not
corEohorate that view. With hog prices
having gone up 81 in a month and with
corn prospects having been SO vastly
improved during that time it is need
less TO say that a lot of people in
the country are disposed to regard the
feeding game as being anything but
risky still not a few local author
tiles regard present market values as
being abnormally high in view of the
good pig crop and steadily improv
ing outlook for corn. one trader
thought some of the packers We're be-
ing hit in the provision trade and
We're therefore not averse to letting
values for swine on the hoof soar a
bit TO help them out in their rib deals.
Most of the packers representatives,
talk bearisll and seem to feel that
the lower prices they predicted for
June and July that did not come sure
" would show UP in September any
way. The fact remains that they are
for feeders to DO is to go along getting
their stuff in as good shape as early
as possible and marketing it as fast
az it il in best condition to unload
The speculative feeders those who go
along in the safe and sane way of
taking the bitter with the sweet, derive
the best average results, because they
work Systematically and intellisently
with the general law OF averages on
their side
The official provision stocks show
nearly 900 ties of prime steam lard
in stock here, which IS as heavy as the
most sanguine bear had anticipated"
said Morris Schwabac The
worlds stocks Of lard also show quite
an increase. yet the prices the packers
are paving daily for the live hog are
considerable over any quotation that
the manufacturer could realize in maxi
ing regular cuts. The lack Of moisture
all over the country IS forcing the
farmer to dispose Of his live stock
more urgently than any one in the
trade realizes. and. IS stated before.
this VIII be quite factor in provi
sions later. The south never had such
prosperity at It's door, as cotton, sugar
and rice crops promise immense re-
turns
Cattle.
Cattle We're steady not much doing
Higher priced steers, mainly the s675
q 20 and better kinds. having had
strong demand all the week. are now
quotahle l0d l5c higher than week
ago, but The stuff selling below 1925
having closed lower yesterday. as well
as on Monday and Wednesday. IS show
ing at least 81 CSC break. and it takes
IT least a Csc decline to cover a 10. Of
the $500 $50 selling now as compared
with inflated values week a go, when
The scarcity Of range steers as Well as
Texans forced packers into q position
where they needed about all the chea per
priced natives coming marketward and
We're compelled TO pay relatively stiff
figures for them
The southwest has cut loose mora OF
the grasserS this week however and
runs Of native stuff at river markets
have also been larger. which gave the
situation over into killers hands again.
and they have thus been able to even
up sCor"s. which they claimed was their
due. since 2 lot Of cheap quality steers
taken Of late have been higher costing
in ne beaf than wel-finished grades
selling around 81. Even cattle cost
ing s650M675 this week have figured
higher than s7.o00725 stuff and the
primest grades indeed have been called
the chearest dead meat.
Range run is scant and will he for a
faw weeks more according to present
prospects. altio the crop next week
promises 70 be little larger than this.
The west is making beef now that rains
rave been hid and there viii be no
general tendency to cut loose as long
a. the cattle take on weight and mar
ket conditions grow 70 worse than at
present Il is going 10 be a short range
run and evidently the owners are de-
sirous Of putting onto the market the
best quality possible and have adopted
the holding pra ctica in order to further
their plans
Run in four DAYS this week stands
57.1O0. against 5s792 week ago and
47.196 year ago. while at the six
la~kets run for the week 10 date is
10000 against 10000 last week and
! "a 900 a year ago. all Of the increase
in receipts being in the west, and since
the runs there have been chiefly of
NeGlln grade the erect on t1dl class
here has been only to bear the prices.
Sheep.
Sheep were steady.
Price for heavy yearlngs stands Is
cents under the price at the start this
week and heavy range wetflers and
yearings IN general show break OF 25
a 40 cents from prices paid here one
week ago. the handy yearlings, too
having declined as much owing to the
more abundant supplies Of lambs both
locally and in the west
Native sheep have held without de-
cline owing to the fact that values
had been established on a much lower
level here last week, the choice fat
native ewes selling now at s3.00@3.25
and only few choice handy weight
class Of ewes around $3.50.
Breeding ewes are being sought
more eagerly than at the start this
week when buyers forced break Of
about 25 cents from former prices for
such. They are buying the choice class
of young ewes now at $4.00@4.15 and
some buyers declare they will pay up
to 1925 for the fancy class Of yearling
ewes. but the thin old class has to sell
down at s3.0O@3.5O
! Native lambs have Jatelv Qod NJ