Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-30
DECIDED SLUMP IN DEMAND HITS
PRICES ALL ALONG THE
LINE.
CATTLE TRADE HOLDS
STEADY At PRESENT LEVELS
Offerings Held Down in compiIanes
With Demands Of Buyers That Ship
nents be CurtaiIsd-PubIie Protest
Against High Priees-M arket Shows
Declines for Week.

Chicago. Aug. 30.-Hogs were weak,
the bulk showing a decided weakness.
A hold-ove of s,437 was added to
Thursdays fresh run Of $4,000, putting
more than $4,000 hogs on the market.
In face of this fact, it was no sur
prise that the market was a draggy
affair at times. Receipts for the four
days at Chicago total 76,54S, as against
S2,S6S the first four days last week,
S1.S6. the same time year ago and
74So5 the corresponding period two
years ago.
Arrivals of hogs Thursday at eleven
markets stands 2.l00 under a week ago,
$500 less than year ago and 500
more than two years ago. For the
week TO date total of 229, coo have ar
rived al these markets, against 2iS,00O
a week ago, 251,000 year ago and
1900 the same period two years ago.
Receipts at Chicago are 1900 under
week ago. 1000 under year ago and
the same as the arrivals two years
ago. a week ago Thursday. year ago
and two years ago, Kansas City re-
ceived 5000 hogs and today's arrivals
are 500 under these figures. st. Louis
decreased $500 from a year ago and
increased 500 from a week ago and
5000 from two years ago. For the
year TO date at eleven markets a total
Of l6.S96,0OQ hogs have arrived, against
900 a year ago and 12,702,000 the
corresponding period two years ago.
Cattle.
Cattle We're generally steady.
The whole market, barring prime
stuff. IS merely reaping whirlwind of
public consumer indignation against
high beef cost. Consumption has
fallen all around and the killers have
simply retaliated by trimming down
their demands. Naturally with the call
for beef less urgent there has been
brewing a bearish sentiment and with
the western markets getting lot OF
grass stuff and Chicago also receiving
a liberal crop of this class of goods
both from the northwest as we'll as
corn belt pastures. things are breaking
hardest for the kinds predominating in
the receipts.
The decline affects yearlings as we'll
as the heavier steers, but the prime
yearlings like prime heavies. are feel
ing none Of the decline which is being
forced for the plain to good grades.
The increase in receipts at six points
this week as against a week ago has
been noted entirely in the west and
where the palmer grade grass-fed stuff
has gone down sharply in value and
this has had it's effect here.
1t is a period in general trade when
reaction from the high spot would not
seem to be concluded. Killers are still
1 $l,, ,ho
good steers are far and away higher
IN the beef than the range stuff, and
i, is evident that they will not let UP
pounding natives as long as there is q
com bination of mean beef markets and
fairly generous range receipts Much
further cuts for the grass and short
corn-fed steers. however. will be eX-
pected to cause check in the mar
ketings Of these. since the country feels
assured that liberal range runs viii
come only for the next few weeks. and
bright spot in the trade Will have
10 be shown for natives later this sea
son. particularly those which have
| been fed a fair amount Of corn.
Sheep.
| Live muttons We're unchanged.
| Obviously, the fact that prime
/ beeves, selling UP around $1,000 ane
/ higher, and choice light shipping hogs
brin cling around $500, are so far GU
| of line with choice we1hers at $500
/ 4.25. has been largely responsible fol
! light receipts Of sheep. Shippers, 1
! is reported. have the sheep, but vii
not forward them with such relativel,
/ low prices prevailing, buyers apparent
| ~ realizing the situation and all weei
conceded small advances. There ha:
been an excellent demand for handy
! weight sheep and they are in muc'
better position than at the close las
week.
! Inquiry for extreme heavy ewes
! however, has been light. Packer buy
| ers, particularly, have been discrimin
ating against this kind. Good to prim
yearlings are now selling from $4.s5 t
$40. with inferior to fair kinds
| s4.OOG4sO and feeders all the way from
$3.50 to $3.50, with a good demand TO
last mentioned grade existing. Com
mon to prime range ewes are showin
up in small numbers. but comman
from s315 to $500, and occasionally
a little higher, while native ewes rang
from 1926 to s4.10. Cul, ewes brin
from $500 to $500 and a spread o
$3.50 to $500 absorbs bucks and stays
Gull wethers, all grades, land fror
$3.50 to $40. with few arriving, IAN
fed stuff anywhere from $3.50 to $4.2;
Chicago Livestock.
Chicago. Aug. 30.-Cattle-
receipts for today, 1900: market open
ed dull. weak.
Beeves 49,. ............. 5.s5@1o.5