Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-12
EARLY MARKET STEADY o.
SALES MADE TO ScALPERS
AND SHIPPERS.
PACKERS DON'T PARTICIPATE
IN DAYS ACTIVITIES
Cattle Mare. Nominally Steady, With
Best 6eeves az $7.15-Shesp and
Lambs Close Strens-current Quo
tations and Review Of Marks. Con.
dtions.


- cents near The close Previous ,c
the break the market MAS steady OF
sales made 70 scalpers and shippers
Packers We're no, II the market,
Whe- packers declare buyers strike
III ne hog market. as they did on We'd
reSday, !, Is a sl,o-;-!ived affair under
p-esea, supply conditions. Hogs are
scarce. the old crop is exhausted an.
he new crop Mi! be six weeks 10 TWO
months later than usua, in reaching
u.a-ke:. Meanwhile the stock OF pro-
visions VII be subjected TO serious
merchandising inroads. Pigs are stunt
ed all over the country. owing 70 dry
weather ana lack OF clover. a ,o-ca!
man. just hack from eastern Iowa says
spring pigs il ma. locality are not more
than ha.t their usual size and mis- con-
i!t;on i geen-a, Meanwhile fresh
,1ea: demand is heavy. and pork is TOT,
getting tae same competition from beef
and mutton as recently Cudahy, OF.
Milwaukee. paid s7.45@ 80 <or mixed
hogs ii rhe local n7arke, Thursday and
vas - some ex,ea- responsible for the
collapse - the packers strike - the
previous DAY Spectators we're able
- force loca, killers 10 come 70 their
terms and vedrAsday's advance was
made u sick Buyers have dictated
srocEya-d prices for months pas: row
ne reverse i true.
chicago received i: 600 of the $4,000
hrgs a. ele.-er markets yesterday, The
total a. all points was 400 smaller
than waek ago and same as year
ago Chicago's total was 1000 larger
than week and a year ago Kansas
City Rad 500 more -han a week ago
and 100 less than year ago. Omaha
reported 400 less -i,an a week ago
and 500 less than a year go. The first
Eve DAYS Of this week eleven markets
received %. 900. Or "a ooo Jess than
week ago and II 900 NOR. than year
ago Chicago the last Ave days re-
eeived loso0 less than week go and
and $4,000 more than a year ago.
Cattle.
Cattle were nominally steady With
hest beeves Al s115.
What will develop next week Il prob
it-,natical A reaction often sets in
when toppy beeves have been flying
nigh ard a shut-off in demand for that
Kind would not prove a surprise. altho
the ability OF killers to check price
flights will depend entirely upon
urgency Of their demands. New York
wholesale prices for beef have been
marked higher since the recent price
uptu1-ns in choice steer trade. and re-
ports from there are to the effect that
new boosts are scheduled by whole
-alers. This. of course. may have some
effect in stemming the demand for
best cuts. tho the country seems in
position to market this stuff as it is
needed and apparently has no more Of
i, than is required.
Stilers have formed cons picuous
quota of the prime ones this week.
They made top prices at $3.50 on Mon
day. and on Wednesday brought 1855.
and their excellent quality just now
marks them as top price hitters as
long as The supply lasts. but since only
one big feeder has any very liberal
number left, the stiller runs are going
10 quit soon and thereafter feeders who
have prime corn beeves can not go
wrong in expecting some further price
rises say the sellers.
Texas stuff and the comparative
iy few northwestern range cattle
still WELD a considerable influence over
trade FOR the medium and plain warm
ed-up steers. as vel! as grass-fed ma
tives That kind has come forward in
smaller number this week, but there
were fairly liberia, medium and cheap
beef supplies west and killers have thus
been in a position to hold things down
in the native line below 800.
What big run of westerns would do
to the medium native steer values can
easily be surmised. but since there Is
assurance that no big range runs will
hit market before the last OF August
and possibly not until later in the sea-
son. the trade is not worrying greatly
over price prospects in this line. feel
ing satisfied OF ability to at least hold
them pretty we'll to their present rela-
tive basis.
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs closed strong
The trade looks for further advance
in live muttons They have been SELL
ing relatively lower than either cattle
or hogs, and have been the cheap
thing in live stock. Many flock-ma
tiers have refused to ship their sheep
on current prices. and they will have
TO advance to bring out the offerings
from the ranges. With cattle at $3.50,
and threatening to reach So before the
end Of the month, and hogs almost up
TO the IS mark it looks like a stronger
market for sheep. especially with west