Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-09
STRENGTH IMPAIRED BY SCALP.
ERS' ACTIVITY CAUSES GAINS
OF S TO 10 CENTS
PACKERS KEEP OUT
OF DAYS TRADING
Cattle Prices Steady, One Lot Topping
Market at S6.ao-Sheep and Lambs
Steady and Unchansed-Current
Quotations and Review Of Market
Conditions.

the hog market today, SO packers held
oft. Strength impaired by scalpers' ac-
uVity showed in gains of and 10
cents over the average prices Of the
previous day.
Combined receipts of hogs at eleven
markets Thursday to;aled 10000, or
1900 more than week ago. $4,000 more
than year ago and 1880 more than
corresponding Thursday two years ago.
Chicago received 5000 more than week
ago and $500 more than year ago. Kan
SIS City had 5000 more than week ago
and 5000 more than year ago. Omaha
had 5000 more than year ago. ST. Louis
had $500 more than week ago and H.
500 more than year ago. st. Joseph had
$500 more than year ago. Sioux City
had 100 more than week ago and A.
500 more than year ago. Total thus far
this week 100000. or $4,000 less than
same time las. week. 10000 more than
ike period last year and $4,000 more
than corresponding four days TWO years
ago. Total for 1911 to date I0,964 900.
or 100000 more than same period in
1910 but 424. 900 less than correspond
ing time in 1909
Cattle.
Cattle prices were steady One lot OF
steers went q, $3.50. the top Of the day.
Shippers put up pretty good de-
E.1and COR the $500 q 6.25 steers. while
the packers bought prime stuff at $40
$3.50. latter being equal 10 top prices
on Monday and Wednesday. but the
cattle at this figure yesterday were not
generally liked as we'll as top steers
other days.
These grades are not being Nlrt by
tive steers are meeting full force OF
competition from the Texas cake-fed
steers. which are coming freely into the
river markets as we'll as the CRASHED
Texans I, IS largely s4.75I5.25 mar
iet for Texans at other points, tho the
good heavy. cake-fed steers are selling
higher, and since these cattle make
right good beef they are naturally at
rractive 20 packers as against the ma
tive. medium and warmed up steers.
The receipts at 400 on Thursday
made 45.300 for the four days this
week. against 4S,334 week ago and
44255 a year ago, and. despite this de-
crease of 5000 in arrivals, shipments
totaling 1890 show $500 increase over
a week ago, and since the shippers
have been mainly after good 20 choice
steers. their increased buying has been
a strong factor in ettecting price ad-
vances FOR those kinds. while good ex-
port call Monday and Wednesday was
also an influence for strengthened
values.
A. the six markets there have been
1921 900 cattle IN four days this week
against $4,000 week ago and 111.000
q year ago. decline in marketings o.
native d-y-lot cattle not being wholly
offset by the movement off Texas pas
lures. waIch Is il. Itself d quite ec-:u
nate circumstance for the market basis,
since beef demand, altho holding nor
,na!Iy in fair shape. is not crying for
big supplies, and anything like renewal
OF generous receipts Of good to choice
steers would. the trade believes. simply
be a signal FOR price recessions. How
ever, there are no general indications
that the country is sufficiently we'll
supplied with fat long-fed steers to be
able 10 overcrovd markets from now
on. Thus the little showing Of bullish
confidence which is cropping out in
trade circles appears justified by the
country conditions
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs were steady ard
unchanged.
Sheep and yearling trade was feat
ured by the arrival Of the first grass
stock 70 reach this market direct from
the northwestern range this season
in four-car string Of Washington
yea-,ings. mixed ewes and wethers.
They had fair killing Top end but
it was hard to interest either country
buyers or killers in them. There was
a good showing Of native ewes in the
run and a pretty good supply Of fed
western wethers. Latter sold about
steady with la,e sales yesterday choice
wethcrs, the $40 kind Of Tuesday, 60
ing al $3.50. some choice heavy weth-
ers a. $3.50 and plain kinds down
around 81. While close 20 25c lower
than weeks best time, the handler
weights sold close 10 steady with last
Friday.