Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-02

yesterday There was more activity
than has been shown in the trade for
some time Prime hogs sold to s1.6l Il
Fridays run brought the total for
five days to around 92,S00 head. against
actual arrivals Of 106.631 head the hrst
five days last week and SASS head the
corresponding time year ago. Mixed
packing hogs sold at ss.9oQ 80, with
the bulk OF the good grades at $1loM
30
There was an even 5000 less hogs
Z, at eleven markets Friday than week
ago, or $1,000, which was the same as
a year ago and 1920 less than CORE
spending Friday two years ago. Chi
icago received 5000 less than a week
ago and 1000 more than year ago.
Kansas City had 1000 more than
year ago. st. Joseph had 1900 more
than a year ago. Total thus far this
week 5000. or $4,000 less than same
time last week. $4,000 more than like
period last year and 5000 more than
corresponding five days two years ago.
Total for 1911 to GATE l6.333,0oo. or g.
I $4,000 more than same period in 1910
and 10000 more than corresponding
! time in 1909
cattle.
Cattle We're steady, the run being
! small Not a single load of choice
steers was reported on the market,
/ Compared with week ago price
/ basis for CHOICE u prime steers is
oadly shattered Ii is largely 4 % cent
/ decline from last Monday and the close
Of last week for ever thing of current
value above s6.15. Some spots. in fact.
have shown greater decline. tho like
Instances Of lesser drop. they have
( formed the exception to the rule.
| Medium and fair grassers and warm
ed up steers having had their pound
! ing last week along with westerns. DO
not show as much break now. conpar-
Cd with a week ago. as the best kinds.
! The s6.OOM6.50 sorts are largely 10t
, IL cents lower than week ago while
the same decline applies to the $3.50 "
! 6 90 stuff. this break having been put
in force late Wednesday, when the
hrunt of the big decline for choice
I stuff was also shown.
! I'd to Wednesday IT was a decent
! general market. aud not much changed
from last weeks finish for son that
the native supplies We're quite moder-
ate and the killers seemed to appre-
ciate the generous range receipts too
f0uCI TO alttIlipl ~ lIt Sii"Ilile 'AA '''e'
line Wednesdays overdose Of sup
plies, however. proved the undoing cf
| the fairly satisfactory deal and before
the market got Well under way that
dav a decline of 15M25 cents was in
force for natives and at the finish
stuff worth 81 showed full % cents
drop from Monday. while there were
| instances Of Il greater fall in values.
Rangers failed to go materially low
or on Wednesday. however. but that
| kind have since sold off little and the
general drop for westerns. as compared
with last weeks finish. is 10@15 cents.
Stillers and choice yearling steers
got the price wallop along with heavy
| cornfeds Buyers explanation for their
sudden turn upon the choice ones is
summed up in the bad beef situation
| which they claim exists In the east.
Choice beef is a drug on the market,
! according TO their assertions. since the
price is considered prohibtive, and the
fact that the weeks supply has includ
cd a more generous quota Of choice
heavy steers than in some weeks past
gave killers the opportunity to smash
prices for that kind which they missed
last week when thel- took q severe fall
OUT of everything below choice grade
What the near future will bring forth
is a question Of deep interest and spec
ulation in the trade. Even tho $500
top is eliminated as quotation now
there is some confidence being shown
in til. ability OF that price to again hs
reinstated next week. in event that thu
market is not heavily stocked with
choice beef The good to choice grade
being down, however, are not likely q
rise materially without meeting strong
opposition from killers. They are not
lowering beef at wholesale, but will in
siat that fat steers are making prices
too nigh. 1t is a situation which in
terests the consumers to great extent,
since he figures that he. as well az the
producer is getting a little the worst
of the deal.
Range run next week promises to De
Of generous volume. and this compe-
tition will affect natives of relative
grade mere or less seriously. However,
the fact tina. next Monday is Labor
Day should nave some effect toward
holding down native supplies to mod
crate volume Packing houses will be
closed and the packers usually have
short orders when their killing beds
ARE inactive Consideration Of this by
the country shippers may save him
some losses at market The trade will
do well on light run all next week,
but what will happen X the supply is
as heavy as this week can only be
surmised. AT least the prospect for
decent prices would be far from
luminous.
Sheep.
Sheep were strong on same sales.
good western wethers selling at $500.
yesterdays price. Native lambs were
slow and westerns irregular The best
sold steady and the others 10 and Is
cents lower.
Five days supply figured $4,000, an
increase of $4,000, compared with same
period last week and 1000 compared
with corresponding time last year. To-
tai for Friday at six markets was 3D.
$780, against 1890 week ago, $4,000
a year ago and $500 the correspond
ing Friday two years ago. Total thus
far this week $4,000, or $4,000 more
than same period last week, $4,000
more than like time last year and 49,
900 more than corresponding five days
two years ago.