Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-21
MARKET is GENERALLY S TO 10
CENTS LOWER WITH
TOP $3.50.
CATTLE CLOSE sTRoNG,
TOP FOR STEERS $6.7s
Lambs Are Strong and Primo Sorts
Sell as High as S7.4o-There Was No
Demand for Sheep and the Market
Dragged - Quotations From Market
Centers.
Centers.

C4i!c2go. July -l.-HoES cIOSsu Wedh'
) to 10 cents lower. on big receipts. The
top price was $3.50.
Quality continues good 70: July. but
! the proportion o. strictly corn-fed hogs
. is not large and there is an increas-
ing proportion OF packing mixed and
straight packing stuff
Combined receipts OF hogs at eleven
markets Yesterday totaled 1920. OF 600
more than week ago. 2320O more than
year ago and $1,000 more than CORE
spending Thursday two years ago Chi
| cage received 5000 more than week ago
and 5000 more than year ago. Kansas
City had 1000 less than week ago and
8 900 more than year ago. Omaha had
600 more than week ago and 600 les );
than year ago. ST. Louis had 1000 more
han week ago and 1000 more than year
ago. ST. Joseph had 5000 less than
week ago and 1900 mere than year ago
Sioux City had 1000 more than week
ago and 1890 more than year ago. To-
tai this weak $4,000. or $4,000 less than
same time last week, $1,000 more than
ike period last year and $4,000 more
than CORES ponding four days two
years ago. Total for 1911 TO date a.,
03l o00 or S,266,o00 more than same
period in 1910 and $4,000 more than
CORES onding time in 1909.
Cattle.
Cattle closed strong. The top for
steers was 1915.
The source Of strength, having been
re lighter runs This week. and the
falling off IN tie liquidation OF dry
weather cattle. it naturally follows that
The country should % advised against
100 much optimistic enthusiasm Cor the
coming week. There should be care eN-
sgciSeG II the marketing o. steers, for
g? .aaIy undoubtedly will be the sig
"a! .or The packers to use their ham,
nlers. and this would likely be fol-
loved by bearish action on the part OF
shippers. With improved weather con-
ditions. the market would seem 70 be
on fair basis, from which TO figure
the future. but an Overlooking Of the
market may upset all calculations.
Liverpool reports steady prices this
week for American and Canadian cat
tie. with considerable increase In de-
mand. owing 10 cooler weather firm
uadartone developing. Glasgow reports
i sharp trade Liverpool is on a Il
tlos4 cents basis.
Advices from the northwestern range
country are anything but assuring.
Montana. from present indications, will
snip considerable beef. bur South Da-
kota j. much TO the bad" Grass and
water are scarce. both east and west OF
Ne Missouri. and the Black Hills region
IS seriously pacched.
Conditions in the southwest are de-
c;dedly better in consequence Of fre-
quent showers. The run of Texas cat
le has Let Up and Kansas is buying
stockers in wholesale fashion. Colo
RADIO. with the exception of the range
south o. the Arkansas river. is in good
shape and promises early beef. North
Park cattle are already moving.
Sheep.
Lambs we're strong With prime UP 10
$40, Sheep were not wanted and
dragged
Lower classes OF lambs have been
held in much smaller proportion to the
general supply than last week and the
benefit 10 the market has been appar-
ent. prices for the good lambs yes
terday showing 25N so cents advance
over one week ago, and the lower class
lambs having been sa.able There is
very little accumulation of even the
plain ligat lambs in evidence here now.
but the same plan OF holding back in
thin stuff should be pursued the COM
ing week az the market may easily be
glutted with plain stuff especially as no
very reliable demand has as yet ap-
! 5esred for feeding lambs and should
ne market be burdened with the sec
rad-class -sstern lambs owing to fail
ure Of feeding demand, the light and
| lain native lambs would be almos
| worthless at market.