Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-28
9teokess and Feeders.

otookors and Feeders.
All the lower grades and medium
stock steers and heifers are available
at lowest prices in many weeks, but az
yet the demand fails to respond to the
price inducements put forth. Market ie
showing CSC break from last Monday
for bulk Of the light steers and heif-
ers. and compared with the best time
early last week. q decline of 40@50c Ii
shown, while az measured against high
point OF the season a lot of the stock
steers are 75c@l.0o down. Even the
good feeders are 40@60c lower than
best time this year. a short crop OF 500
ID grades going out to the country now
at q cost above So and sales upward
Of 1925 are quite rare as against some
generous supplies at S6.40@67o here
only a few weeks ago. The country Is
simply laying down on the market
despite good grass conditions. unfav-
orable situation as affects corn growth
In many sections. making feeders wary
to take hold Of cattle now, even tho
the cost is much cheaper than previ-
ously this season.
a pretty decent class OF 200 to $50
Id feeders sold at S5.25@5.5O. and good
good S00-lb stuff made $5.S5@6.00. The
under IS and bulk Of stock steers OF
plain to pretty good grade went at
$4.60@5.15, while a lot OF common
little stock heifers were offered down
to 81 and found few takers. A pretty
good sort Of feeder heifers sold at $3.50
@4.65.
stoekyard Notes.
Range Of hog prices is widening.
Buyers are making distinction be-
tween the common and good grades.
Prime light shipping hogs are selling
up with the butchers, but the light
mixed and common, trashy stun are
considerably lower and more difficult
to sell. Plenty of sows are coming TO
market
Influenced by generally better trad
Ing in beef cows and heifers in the
past two days. the Gamer and cutter
market is looking up little compared
with recent low time, but lower grade
stuff Is still getting some discrimin-
alton as against the good beef cows.
Cows on grass and common in grade
are still going down to $4.25 and de-
cent kind Of srassers at $4.60@As5.
" lille a good class such as made $500
and higher at top point is bringing
1925 now. Only the thick fat corn
feds are making $500 and better and
stuff to land around $500 and higher
has to be prime.
Demand for mixers and springers is
still narrow ana supply small, tho
some cows again had to go to the
killers. Values are showing $50 de-
cline from top point two weeks ago.
ard about the only offerings getting
good demand are high grade backward
springers. Local and nearby call for
dairy stun lie short, since the milking
COWS are plentiful In pastures. Mar
gin between the local q and eastern
PRICES is too short to afford a good
demand from that quarter.
Next Thursday; July I. the market
will be closed. and the trade rs warn
ing country shippers to go slow In
cattle here the day pre-
ceding. There will be no killing In
the local plants on fireworks day
and this lie factor which the intending
consignor must reckon with, since Il
will have effect on local demand. The
mean close in common and plain and
medium steers this week. too. shonii
be taken into consideration by those
contemplating shipping fer next Non
days market. Killers are carrying
fair sized surplus crop OF this class o:
beef. They are in a position to hammer
values for such grades to further lower
levels in event Of generous receipts
being piled into the market,
Auction sales in the horse market
this week, while. rot IA bid at any time.
moved slowly. but nevertheless surely.
Poor to good kind Of draftere sold at
from S120 to $780, While choice to ex-
ira prime stuff landed at $150M250. De-
mand was better for draf.ers and good
work horses than for any other kind.
city buyers showing a preference for
horses that could stand the wear and
tear Of city work, even tho they were
not sound in every respect. Loggers
and feeders sold slow at range Of
from $50 to $3.50. according to quail
ity.
William K. Burkert. warden OF the
poor farm Of Jackson county. was here
with SO hogs OF his own raising. aver
aging 321 pounds, that sold at $7.65.
He reports warm weather and crops
coming f1ne.