Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-08

= sheing llquIdated by eastern feeders
AAd ~ SeinG noughta a. Ssioes relakAxeiy.
lower than kind costs at Chicago. THIS,
naturally clamps the lid down on east
efp competition in the plotn alid me-
dunn native trade, and this week the
aetivity III eastern biddipg has been
mainly shown In trade for steers cost
ing upward OF - IS, and more especial.
" the $750@7.sO kinds, along with a
few Of the market-toppers. which have
gone ct $s.0o0S.1o.
Mondays higher price performances
was the only stunt of the kind this
week. Wednesday, on run OF onty
1905. instead OF the expected 10000,
there was Disappointing deal, The
Wednesday market closed with all the
early bloom gone; and at best the SELL
ers managed 10 effect decent clearance
only after they had granted conces-
sions Of xoolly part of Mondays
gain.
Looking ahead the situation2does not
appear honeful OF : materially better
prices. Consumers are stiff tagging. in
their demands for beef 1tsas costing
relatively high and falling sneg and
lamb prices are attracting consumer
favor toward chose lines OF trade. tho
the retail figures for pork and lamb
fail to show proportionate declines
from high notch. in sympathy with the
low selling on tire ncof.
Cattle supply map indicates fairly
generous run for the balance of Sep
,ember Prospect for western runs IA
vors at least {; decent supply. tho a
lot OF cattle, which the trade has ex-
pected here this month have already
gone to the Pacific coast.
Killers are showing a general dispo-
sition to hold The prices down, but con-
tinuance of native supplies of no larger
volume than this week will, the trade
believes, effect some breaka way from
killer dominance of the trade. unless
the western runs take a sudden squirt
Of liberality. and this is hardly prob
able
Sheep. I.
Sheep were lower prices being of Is
and, % cents. Lambs Were steady tho
slow.
A fortunate feature that has devel-
oped in the trade since Monday Is
big broad demand for lambs on ship
ping account 20 New York. Philadel.
pf1ia and other eastern points. More
than $4,000 head-mostly lambs-hav,
gone to meet that demand the last two
days and big business was done again
yesterday on the same account. But
for that fortunate eastern order trade
the lamb market would be more
frightfully wrecked than it is at this
time. and current prices show break
Of 5O@60 cents from prices paid here
one week ago, and the class of choice
fat native lambs salabie then at IS
goes now al $3.50.
Feeding lambs are down 80 40 cents
as we'll. a class available here yester-
day at IS that would have brought
$685. about ts ireadil! one week ago
when the bulk 'ef lambs sold on feed
ing account of s5.ss@5.5O and the best
up to $3.50.
Sheep trade continues relatively
firm for all Fat mutton stock or breed
ing ewes, ..3ut yearlings are ac=2
about -i5aa5 ecn4. rom !: last weeks
prices both Eat End feeder classes. q
good class of feeding yearlings avail-
able at $4.2514.50. some OF heavy
weight selling lower.
Choice handy 2-year-old range weth-
ers are salable up to S4.15, the big
wethers of good class at 81, best ma
tive ewes up to - and the bulk Of ma
tive ewes at s:.50@ 3.75, choice ones
1855 and better.