Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-26
EARLY DEMAND FOR SHIPPING
GRADES MADE GOOD MARKET
FOR BETTER CLASSES.
COMMON GRADES RULE STEADY
BUT DEMAND SUBSIDIES
No Offerings For tho Day in Cattle Di.
vision-No Market For Sheep and
Lambs, as Packers Were Not Willing
Better Conditions Expected in Cat
tie Trade.

! opening for the better class of animals.
| Common grades ruled steady. The close
was slow and weak
Fridays run brought the total for
the week thus far 10 1o5.70o head.
against lo0.s.n for the frs. five days
last week, and SlSS5 head for the same
time year ago Mixed packing hogs
sold at sos q 80. but packers were
bidding $40 for the good mixed hogs
left On the market at the finish.
Eleven markets received $4,000 hogs
; Friday. agains, 5000 a week ago.
$4,000 q year ago and 46.40o the cor
responding Friday two years ago Chi
cago received 1000 more than a year
ago Kansas City has 900 more than
q year ago. Omaha had 1900 less than
: "ae!: ago and . 600 less than a year
ago s.. Louis had 1000 less than a
week ago. ST Joseph received 1900
iess than year ago. Total for the frs.
i've days this week. $4,000. or $4,000
more than same time last week, 81 900
more than like period last year and
5000 more than corresponding time
.wo years ago. Total for 1911 70 date,
l5.0os,ooo. or 3,s2s 900 more than same
period 1910 and $4,000 more than cor
-eSpoEQlEg time II 1909.
Cattle.
Cattle were nominally steady, with
no offerings for the day.
Everything barring few loads OF
fancy steers. has caught the drop this
week Th.. general market below s..o5
stands 25G $50 lower than a week ago
and 400 soc cuts have been shown in
most recent trades. compared with
Wednesday Of last week Even soc de-
ciiI2e has been in force for some Of the
$500 n SIS kinds. which have had the
| hrunt Of the bear campaign. Kinds
ma king that much better prices last
week were relatively highest on the list
and since they had LOT of range COM
petition this week, on top Of increased
native receipts. The killers have been in
full command OF the situation and
broke values 20 the limit
Even sales Of s7.5oG7.1 stuff since
Wednesday. scarce as they were have
shown l5T25c cut from ast Monday
and a week ago The sti,lers. as well
as corr-teds. making .7.s5G..a0. have
heen kinds which on Monday went at
S 90 sos. Top-notchers at 1915 Mon
day ard Wednesday were highest sales
| II the year 10 date. but right now il is
doubtful il the same fancy kinds would
bring the price.
Last weeks soaring nlaTke; was cause
Of II all. Too many cattle were landed
here by shippers who were in too much
Of rush to DO business as a resul, OF
a lot OF bullis,l undertone displayed
then They have run against strong
range competition. and also have fel;
the influence OF the public wa, agains;
retail cos. Of beef. Il has been a stu
alton where beef demand was stump
ing in face Of increased beef supplies
en- inevitable turn of affairs which
points % iower steer prices
How long the market will remain
down is a question up to the country
shippers Another week Of generous
receipts can only have the effec. Of for
ing values for all. barring prime grades.
20 still lower levels. This week the
trade has had more cattle than in sew
! grad weeks past. and there vas also a
pretty liberal proportion of matured
| 1900 TO 1880 grades The generous crop
# them which went at S7o5G775 early
! in the week suggested that the country
vas no- quite as short on good steers
rs many had supposer. They have
heen in the making all summer. and
! The owners merely awaited an oppor-
,unity to unload ar high prices
/ Last weeks market gave It 70 them
but the bubble collapsed in hurry and
now that it is receding market per-
maps there will be some effort made to
check receipts and await a return OF
better killer demand. AT least the coun-
try shippers after having had a
/ =,
buying last week. should be a little
| more conservative in their dealings for
! the next weeks market
Total run for this week stands 5s,400
against 4sO67 a week ago and s1.s3s
200 western rangers. the largest OF
the season to date. Shipper demand
sweiled some over week ago, but still!
ton in view of the liberal increase in
have not been a factor. since their
buying was restricted TO scant quota
owing u the high cost.
The west has felt the pressure Of las:
weeks bullish market. too. runs at six
markets this week totaling $4,000
against $4,000 last week and $4,000 a
. 7
crease over a week ago, coming from
Kansas and Nebraska pastures and be-
ing kinds which filled the killers cool
ers with too much Of the class OF bee.
for which there Is just now shorter de-
rnand than in several weeks past. ow-
ing to the advanced wholesale and re-
tail prices.
Sheep.
There was no market for sheep ant
lambs this morning, as packers were
not killing.
There has been larger proportion
Of such inferior native lambs to tn
general native run the last week ant
with much larger marketing Of tn
second class western range lambs g.
we'll the trade has been badly clogget
with the in-between stuff, and II ha
been the hardest going OF the montl
) to land such at prices that would no
entail a heavy loss on the shipper.
good many such lambs sold here yes
terday, some on Milwaukee account .
! $4.5O05.50. while packers took most o
: the good to choice lambs yesterday .
, &6.0o@ $50, the best load Of lambs Of
) the market. averaging seventy on
, pounds. goin9 to DAn Mccarthy >
ss.7s. Z,