Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-23

the trade for weeks ahead. Not enoush
o. ~ prime kinds are coming to nreak
them below -. altho the killers are
Keen to 90 90 while the choice besye!
or $50 q IT'S value. too. are not COMING
xreely, enough to permit many oearMa
antics IN that line. With the smsdium
ana lower-pficed STUFF the situation ie
di6erent. II issa ,cAse Of plentituds AZ
around aha the .lGast sasgfng Of con-
stiynDtivS demand from present status
wenld sharply .enect decline on the
host & 80
Tops this week went at ss.lS. but
thOrs wers only : few odd lots above
-. = year ago the top was $3.50 ana
q liberal quota made $500 9s.2o. while
bixYest share OF beef steers Went
At es.eo0Ieo. against 1926 @7.5o for
bulk this week.
SHEEP.
Good market has been shown for
sheep and lambs this week. Prices have
.beeH lifted above levels OF last week.
sheep having been especially active.
Fat lamb trade. excepting an un-
desirable native stuff, is closing as II
closed last week, at the weeks nigh
point. While It was again reserved
for q Friday session to pat = new top
on the weeks trade in a double OF well
shrunk out IdAhos that sold at $3.50,
only scent higher figure than was
reached q week ago, the market on the
strictly good to choice lambs Is now
on basis largely 1905 cents higher
than at that time. Only one band or
lambs sold above s cents last Week.
they being Washington stock at s6.2S.
This weeks sales have Included thou
sands OF choice range lambs at this fig
ure and four states have contributed
them, Idaho. Washington, Nevada and
wyoming. latter coming off a range
located on the Colorado line. A strict
ly prime band of range dambs could
probably have been landed here yester-
day up to 500. altho packers have
been fighting the crossing of the 500
line all week. Choice natives Will show
about as much advance as good west
ern lambs, but natives Of this class are
about as scarce as hens teeth. Plain
to good natives show but little change
from a week ago. and bucky kinds.
selling around S6.0O@5.25, unless strict
ly fat are lower and in decided dis-
favor. ts
Good yearlings have sold with show
of strength over last week and tat
sneep both native and western 5too&.
are largely 1926 cents higher. tho
range sheep that lacked high dressing
qualities, have sold the last few days to
hardly as; good advantage as at weeks
high time. m
Feeding and breeding sheep are
scarce and selling on strong to high
er basis than a week ago, while feed
ing lamb trade is on practically the
ga me basis as late last week, but In
weaker position than during the hrst
half Of the current week.
Chicago receipts for the past Ave
days foot up about the same total ~
last week, around 10000 head. but
chow I decrease 81 1900 from the big
run OF the corresponding week last
year. Omaha receipts have fallen OF
rather sharply this week and the ag-
Rrezate marketing at five points OF
about 1000 is around $4,000 short OF
last week. and q. 900 less than a year
ago.
continue broad. but matured mutton
trade is easily. congested. and this de-
par.ment Of the market takes ON q
rather sticky appearance at any sug-
eestion OF liberal marketings Of aged
stock. advance on sheep scored this
week being attributable to moderate
receipts.
. Feeder demand has been OF good vol
ume again this week, the output close
ly approaching. the figures OF last week
and there IS fair eastern shipping
demand for range lambs on the hoof.
not enough feeding sheep are coming
TO meet requirements and there exists
a more active call for good breeding
ewes than at any previous time this
season. demand coming from widely
scattered localities.
General tone OF the trade IL healthy
aid opinion OF the talent that low point
OF the season has been safely past Is
quite general. Starting early and hav-
ing actively marketed because OF .
dry range, Idaho Is credited with hav-
ing sent In the big bulk Of her seasons
and sharp contraction
in the run from this source IL expect
ed subsequent to the first week or two
in october. Shipments from Washing
ton. oregon, Nevada and Utah have
also spent theff force, 1t IL believed,
and after Oct i, bunk of the range stun
win come from Montana, Wyoming and
the Dakotas Feeder buyers who are
laying back awaiting bigger bargains
in good ovine feeding stock. will, In
the opinion OF many OF the best post
ed men il the trade, be nursing red,
eyed regret before snow flies.
Chicago Livestock.
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