Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-26
PRIME STEERS eELL At sTEAoY
PRICES AND ARE IN
DEMAND. rs
MiowEEk REcEPfs TOO
HEAVY IN OTHER CLASSES
Hogs Sell Down 10 Cents, supply Elk.
essdins osmands- Sheep Market
Also wsak-Rsvisw Of Market censi-
tiens and ouetatisns at Various 1--we:
stock csntsrs. ..r


weak today except for prime steers.
which were quoted as steady.
For the past ten days receipts have
run in more genrous volume, and this
is factor ineffecting the decline for
the in-between and common grcdes. 1t
also has caused a lower general ten
dency In the market for steers below
strictly good class, tho the 1878 100
and higher priced finished heavy steers
along with the best yearlings are stlll
holding practically at top levels Of the
season. The prime grades. in fact. max
ing a new top Of $3.50 on Monday. are
landing 10 cent. higher than the oest
rates made last week.
This week the run Is fighter than
last. two days crop at Chicago being
21.aoo. against 27.1ll week ago and
s2.764 year ago. Six markets had
! $4,000 cattle yesterday, against $1,000
week ago and 27.so0 year ago, while
for the two days this week six markets
total Is $1,000. comparing with $1,000
week ago and 10000 In thessame per-
! iod year ago.
1t is not a good time to ship grass
| lated a surplus of beef in coolers last
week, are now in position to Yield
the hammer on values for all below,
strictly choice steers. and appear in
position to make price pounding Sue
cess in event Of a little overdose Of
| supply this week.
! Beef trade is not broadening mater
Tally, and there is reason therefor.
Hot weather has a tendency to restrict
! consumption in many quarters and
! particularly since the market fo- teef
Is not showing lower tendency. No. l
beef cuts at wholesale are holding
steady with the seasons top point. ribs
making 10 cents. lo!ns % cents. rounds
l131, cents. chucks 10 cents ami the
plates s cents, but there is fresh ad-
vance OF u cent for No. ribs and
loins. former making is cents now.
while No. loins are selling at 1914
I cents. No. rounds bring 13 cents,
while No. rounds are costing
cents, and these relatively high prices
have their effect in holding down the
consumers desire to eat lot OF bees
A year ago No. 1 ribs sold at IL cents
lloina al Is cents and rounds at 1OE
cents. while No. ribs cost i01z cents
,osn. IA cents and rounds 9h cents
prices SO much lower than current cos'
la. to make the present day beef de-
\ mand logically small.
Hogs.
Hog receipts were In excess OF oe-
|mands, and prices slumped 10 cents
from the best time Of Tuesday.
| Western markets reported an In
crease in receipts over preceding Tues
day. while in the east the run was
about normal generally. Kansas City
recorded 1000 gain, Omaha 10,40o
gain, ST. Louis a 1900 gain. ST. Joseph
a 1000 gain and Sioux City $500
gain. while St. Paul. with $500 run,
was the same as last Tuesday. Com
bined receipts at eleven markets to-
tailed $4,000. which was 2s,s0o more
than a week ago. gain of 2.4oo over
the same day year ago and 1900
increase over the corresponding Tues
day two years ago. For the week thus
far, the total stand 205.000. an increase
Of $4,000 as against the irst two days
last week, 5000 more than the same
time yea rago and a 10000 gain over
the corresponding two days 1910. The
grand total 1912 to date Is Il. 900,
gain Of $4,000 over the same time last
year and $4,000 more than the cor
responding period two years ago.
Steep.
The market for sheppard lambs wal
weak.