Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-11
PoRkERS SELL SHADE LOWER
AFTER OPENING At FRI. .
y,
DAYS LEVELS.
RECEIPTS OF CATTLE NOT
SUFFICIENT TO MAKE MARKET
Prices For All Grades Of Cattle Except
Choicest Steers Show Material Loss.
es During Week-Shesp and Lambs
Steady on Light Rseeipts-currsnt
Quotations.

ket turned weak and prices fell of q
shade.
Total supply the first five days this
week footed $4,000. an increase of 4, 100
! compared with the same period last
week and 1920 compared with the.cor-
responding time last year Shippers had
hard work finding choice butchers
again today. as the general quality
was only fair. but quite a number Of
suitable packing kinds were on sale
however. Pigs were not as numerous
and they sold uncvenly higher than
j Thursday. when prices worked down
ward The top was boosted to So 10.
fancy butchers. and that price was
| highest since Monday Of the previous
! week. and compared with $e.45 week
p! ago. The average price also stood high
! est in over a week.
! Eleven markets had $4,000 hogs Fri
! day. or $500 more than a week ago,
$500 more than the same period last
year and 1900 more than the CORES
pending Friday two years ago. Chicago
received 5000 more than a year ago.
Kansas City had 1000 more than a
year ago. Omaha had 100 more than
a week ago. st. Louis had 100 more
than week ago and 5000 more than a
year ago. st. Joseph had 1900 more
than a week ago and 1900 more than a
year ago. Sioux City had 1000 more
than week ago. indianapolis was
credited with 5000 more than a week
, ago and 1000 mere than a year ago.
. Other eastern points were credited with
! larger receipts than year ago. Total
thus far this week, $4,000, or $4,000
more than the same time last week
1sS.0Oo more than the like period last
year and $4,000 more than the CORES
ponding five days two years5ago. Total
for 1911 to date, e0.s9s.00o or 4.965,000
more than the same period 1910 ard
$4,000 more than the corresponding
time 1909.
Cattle.
There were not enough cattle at the
yards today to attract attention, and
the usual Saturday dullness prevailed
For the great bulk Of stuff Of me-
dunn to right good grade market -
down $500 cents from the close last
week, tho some of the ss.00@s.40 steers.
which were cashed last Wednesday.
were as much as so cents lower than
high time one week previous. when
the demand for the nearly prime kinds
was far and away better than 1t has
been this week Fancy heavy steers.
roaking 5000 and higher, on the other
hand. are bringing more money, are
quotable higher than last week and
have sol daccordingly. but these are
strictly in the specially line. and -as
such are not a criterion. The quota
Of sales above sS.75 has been small.
indeed. and only q few loads Of special
l. fitted prime steers have beat 5000,
with four loads making 1925 on We'd
nesday.
There has been feeder buying COM
petition in :50o16.0o stuff broad
enough to force packer buyers to paw
within 1aD25 cents Of last weeks
prices for such kinds. and numerous of
tho lasts ales to feeders were at prices
full as good as last week. this compe-
tition proving the salvation of what
might otherwise have been a distress
ingly weak situation, a?able nf throw
ing such kinds into a price notch M
better than the demoralized range
noted two weeks ago. when market had
largest receipts of the year.
Still, this weeks run has been toe
heavy. a total Of 73,100 arriving in five
days. against 5s,279 week ago and
$4,000 in the same period two weeks
ago, while comparing with S7,3SS
year ago. OF this weeks supply shir-
pers have taken 29.7oOtcattle. against
22,5oo a week ago and $500 a year
ago. but a liberal percentage Of the
shipments this week comprised feed
er cattle, and thus there has been a
heavy quota of beef for local DISPOSE
ton and the packers. following their
usual tactics, have pounded market to
best Of their ability for all excepting
prime steers.
Their paying ss.oo@s25 for prime
steers was probably as good Stroke
Of business as forcing cheaper classes
lower. since fancy prices for a few
loads enables them to sell much
greater quantity Of beef at fancy
prices than the: cut from the highest
costing steers.
Still the impression 10 gaining ground
that killers will soon attempt to put
down the lid on climbing prices in
fancy steer trade. They have boosted
prime steers for three reasons, one Of
which, shortage of supply. they could
not help. The other twoswere appar-
greater feeding OF choice beeves for
the prices for prime beef There 10 a |
limit to all things, and that the limit
Of price climbing In prime steer trade
is nearly reached is an opinion gaining |
ground now. A few loads may sell still
higher, but there 10 some probability
that continued market will speedily
effect withdrawal Of some killer com.
petition for these kinds. and that
should have the effect Of taking little
wind out Of the sails. Already the
shippers have practically withdfGwn
from the field a. Tar rs tha prime SneE
are concerned being DISPOSED to es1e
the s3.00@s.to steers Il substitutes. NJ
tho a shipper gor one load of III 1t.35
beeves this week. 49,
OF the total run Of 7a,loo this week
the crop Of western rangers hso been
only 10000. against 1850 week ago
and 5000 year ago. while the sup
plies from ranges next week are ex-
pectsd to dwindle to even smaller vol
ume. but = range crop OF 1000 70 5000
il looked for At the start next week
and the native supply will necessarily
need be only moderate In order To MI