Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-18
GAIN OF CENTS REGISTERED
AT OUTSET BUT CLOSE is
FIRM AT ADVANCE.
PRIME OFFERINGS BRING
$500 AS DAYS TOP PRICE
Cattle Close Slow and Weak. Offerings
Lacking Quaiity-Prime Lambs Ad-
vance 10 Cents-SheeP Rule Steady
-Stc:k Quotations From the Lead.
ing Market Centers.

Chicseo. July lS.-Hoss advanced 5
cents At he outse. on buying by scalp
erS Al the close the market was slow
win opening figures held Prime hogs
sold al $3.50.
Provisions have had a relatively mar
row market, and prices show but lit
tie change Hog receipts have been
liberal and the market for live hogs
has displayed a weaker undertone. Re
ceipts have been particularly large at
western markets and the average
weight. both west and in Chicago. has
beer lighter The dry weather south
west. The advance in corn prices, all d
:ea-s relative 70 the coming corn crop
have caused some marketing OF light
high. especially at the western mar
kets A Near ago receipts We're light.
with holders inclined to put weight on
the hogs. as they We're relatively high
compared With corn. Now, there is
more inclination 20 market the hogs.
rather than finish them. and il seems
likely receipts Will continue liberal and
prove a weight on the market. as stocks
are now large and product Is not nov
ing II. a volume satisfactory 70 holders
Combined receipts Of hogs at eleven
anlrke,s Yesterday to,aled $4,000, or IL
Itt tt->r Al! G ft--!N a W A-'-Vp Nv!
than e year ago and l.. 700 more than
CORES pending Monday two years ago,
Chicago received 1000 less than week
Cattle
Cattle closed dull and weak. Offer
.ngs lacked quality.
\ survey OF the run Yesterday re-
vealed large proportion 81 near beef,
steers selling from SIS down that owed
a premature appearance at the market
70 short grass and the high price OF
aa- Their we-e some good cattle,
however and enough ot them 10 go
around judging by the manner in
which BUYERS acted. as none Of them
we're eager and did not begin buying
until late n the morning. The same
proportion Of light cattle, with little or
10 Kill that showed up last week, could
be detected.
The ice situation in New York IS
easier. but many retailers who closed
down last week are still in The same
mood A New York report was 10 the
effect tina, wholesale meat trade was
reduced so per cent by the recent not
spell.
Receipts were lighter yesterday in
the west than last week. indicating
that rain in Missouri river territory has
checked liquidation by pasturenlen. The
five primo! pal western markets reported
about 1900 head. against $4,000 last
week and $1,000 year ago. Kansas
CITY had 10000. Omaha $500, ST. Louis
500 and St. Joe only 1900.
4 significant feature OF the Mon
day run here was the large proportion
Of carload deliveries made by the Bur
lington and Rock Island roads The
former had $40 and the latter 29S cars,
while the Northwestern brought in only
$50 and the Milwaukee 241 cars. This
would indicate feed scarcity in Mis-
souri, and southern Iowa, and easier
conditions in northern Iowa, Wisconsin
and Minnesota.
ago and 1000 more than year ago,
Kansas City had 5000 less than week
ago. Omaha had 100 less than week
ago and 700 more than year ago. ST.
Louis had 5000 less than week ago. ST.
Joseph had 1000 less than week ago
and ! 900 III ore than year ago. Sioux
City had 500 less than week ago and L.
700 more than year ago. Total for 1911
than same period in 1910 and 10000
more than cores bonding time in 1903.
Sheep.
Prime lambs advanced 10 cents.
Sheep were steady.
Moro call fo- the desirable native
and western breeding ewes IS in evil
dence. but last weeks prces-s3.75G
AS for the older ewes and only up
70 s425G 40 for a choice to fancy
handy weight ana yearIing class-srill
prevail.
The Gull ends Of native STUFF. are
moving slowly and there is as yet lin
tied demand for feeding stuff either
sheep or lambs as pastures have been
shortened considerably by the intense
heat that was so general the country