Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-24

! A.INtSO, JUNE -f.-I1oSS SOlu u
| packers generally cents lower than
yesterdays prices. Scalpers and ship
! pers bought at steady prices early, but
! later the market sagged. Some heavy
packers went to killers as low as 1925
Cattle.
Cattle were steady and the market
was nominal.
| Total receipts for the week are
! about $1,000 head, against 4S,+44 head
q week ago and 57,e1S head year ago,
This weeks total $1,000 head. will
stand the largest in four months. This,
Of course. is generally attributed to the
| dry weather. which has forced general
| liquidation Of cattle in feed lots tribu
| tary to the Chicago market. The fact
| that Missouri markets do not show the
effects of a premature movement OF
cattle from feed lots IS causing some
agitation, and traders are trying to
explain why it is that while Chicago
receipts show an increase of about
$500 head this week. six western mar
kets, including Chicago, show an ex-
cess of only 1000 head.
There are two possible explanations
Tor llllS, ana either llliLN De correct
but which one is the right one will
probably remain unknown until future
developments give the answer. One
theory is that the west hasn't got the
cattle to liQuidate, another is that the
west has not yet started to liquidate,
but will do so soon. if present climatic
conditions continue Regardless Of flu
ture liquidation, or lack of it. the mar
llet for good to choice steers appears
to be predestined to go higher and
! many buyers are looking for the main
tenance Of prices of good to choice
finished beeves a good premium over
values of plain and medium quality
/ grassy and short fed offerings.
Sheep.
Sheep prices We're nominally I'M
| changed
| Market has been full Of stuff sent in
too soon in the mistaken idea that 1t
was fat, or because of parched pastures
in many localities forcing such a
course. Common and HABITAT stuff,
along with good sheep are selling down
to the lowest levels in recent years
The market is badly in need OF the
| rest cure that the country could pro-
! ftably give 1t by conserving such i'm
mature stock as grass conditions per-
nit Nice qualified but thin, eve and
wether lambs that now have to be
thrown into the Gull class and take
s350G40o would be wanted later on
| when fat at prices that will cause
many who are now offering them at a
! sacrifice to regret having parted with
them.
Ohio river lambs, direct TO packers.
continue to keep the market hopper
we'll supplied, but little fault is to be
found in the manner in which the good
! to choice fat springs Of good weight
are selling. The consuming public Is
! ~ to aged mutton or the miniature
chops that can be had from 30@ so
/ pound lamb. live weight.
| At weeks closing packers will not
cross the seven cent line for springs,
tho a city butcher paid $40 for a
small prime drove yesterday. Most
| of the strictly good kinds sell at 1915
| M700 but q very decent light weight
kind ranges down to $3.50, and $3.50
! G40O is taking most light culls, infe-
rior light stuff as low as $500. or lower
and a veritable drug. Coloradofed
| Mexican yearling lambs, such as made
$3.50 at the start this week. closed
$40 and $3.50 is about the limit
for the best natives coming, all of
which show grass. A fair kind Of
natives yearltng lambs ranges down
to $3.50, with some culls downward
to $500