Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-06
MARKET SHOWS CONSIDERABLE
IMPROVEMENT FOLLOWING
EARLY SLUMP.
CHOICE STEERS HOLD
STEADY WITH RECENT PRICES
Other Grades Finish Week Easy-AH
Sheep and Lambs Offerings Of Day
Taken by Packers-Review of Mar
ket Conditions-current Quotations
at Livestock Centers.

Chicago, Sept. 6.-Hoss today were
strong
Some very choice light opened ii.
S9.0oG0l0. but when the shortage OF
that class became known shippers We! (
forced to pay Ss.l5qs.2O, the latter
being 80 cents higher than Tuesday
the low day this week, and stood tn.
highest since Thursday OF last week
Only a small part of the crop sold be-
low $500, while many offerings passed
$3.50.
Inferior to good mixed landed at
S..6o4S.10, with good heavy class at
$500. Mediums and butchers ranged
at sS.l5@ $50, while shippers bought
selected butchers at So.55@S.15. weigh
ing 240 to go pounds. Poor to good
heavy packing Went at s1.45Q 80. win
little below s7.75, aItho odd heavy soYs
We're purchased at s7.00Q 7.40. Plain to
good light after the opening cleared at
$3.50 q 800, with a decent kind a $3.50
early. Selected, packing and shipping
ranged at 7.95@9.20.
Eleven markets received 44,l00 hogs,
or $4,000 less than last Friday, o,410
more than a year ago and $500 more
than two years ago. Total five days
this week, $4,000, or $4,000 less than
the same period last week. 1900 nlore
than the like time last year and $1,000
more than the corresponding five days
two years ago. Total for 1913 to date.
16,61s,ooo. or 100000 less than the same
period 1912 and 10000 more than the
corresponding time 1911.
Cattle.
Choice steers were steady but other
grades finished easy.
What the market will do next Mon
day is predetermined. II can come back,
traders declare. if the country does not
unload a heavy run of natives There
is prospect Of 1000 or more rangers
arriving next Monday and the trade
Will not likely need more than $4,000
natives.
All quality grades have been hit.
Traders declared that judging from the
present status Of demand the prime
goods. such as made $9.1099.25 on
Wednesday. would now be worth $3.50
$500. Numerous droves of choice
heavy beeves, such as made $500 early
Wednesday and could not make Ss.S5
a $50 late in the day, would have diff
fculty now in getting $S.15. In fact
one trader who cashed a choice 1906
pound drove late Thursday at 1855 de-
cAred he sold them no better on Mon
day at $500. Down the line to the $s25
and lower stuff decline Is hardly more
than 154 % cents from Monday and a
week ago, as figured on most lots, and,
on J
ling stun is about all the trade con-
sistently quotes.
Wednesdays overgrown run. totaling
close to 21,000. was the main force be-
hind declining prices. That crop at
forded the killers and shippers filling
all urgent orders before it was cleared.
and there was reason a-plenty for tho
lack OF decent support that they have
given the market since then. Had
there been a better distribution OF sup
plies over the week sharp breaks in
prices at the finish could not have been
put in force.
For five days Chicago-s run stands
"a 400, against 51,33S week ago and
44,I57 year ago, while the total at six
points stands $4,000, practically rec
ord receipts for one week at these mar
kets Kansas City has hung up new
record run this week, that market re-
porting $4,000, but that over 50 per
cent Of the stuff comprised feeder ana
stock steers driven off dried-o pas
lures Out of the big run of close to
$4,000 cattle there last Monday. killers
took only $500 head. and ahcu. the
some proportionate beef cattle pur-
,.J,a do Il iC
week. Six markets total for the week
stands against $4,000 week ago and
10000 year and two years ago.
Bulk of native steers have been
heefy. They carried a lot of weight
and We're not from dry territory. Stir,
some of the dry grass Missouri light
steers were here and a drove of them
came for Friday trade making S7S5,
while Kansas City has forwarded some
of the common stuff which came into
that market early this week. and a
drove of $50 pound Kansas steers
which landed for the Friday trade went
TO a feeder buyer at $3.50. This Is
fair outlet for this lighter stuff here
TO feeder men, but killers are holding
the lid down on demand for the plain
grass beef steers. as well as for me-
dunn to good stuff. their generous local
purchases proving all they need and
more. too. according to claims of local
operators for the packers.
Sheep.
All of the sheep and lambs went to
packers.
That the country is liquidating was
indicated by this weeks supply not
only here but at other points. Chi
cago's run was 1855 more than the
first nve days last week. AZ six mar
kets the combined receipts showed
even comparatively bigger gains, total
ing $4,000. against 263 900 at six points
the first five days last week and $4,000
the corresponding period a year ago.
Chicago Livestock.
Chicago, Sept. 6.-Cattle-Estimated
receipts for today. 500; market STEADY
Beeves :. ............... 5000 9.15
Texas steers ........... 6.70@ IT'S
Western steers ........... 5000 7.9C
Stockers and feeders 80. $500 7.9G
Cows and heifers ....... $500 SGT
Calves >. ................ s.75@12.0t
Hog1-Estimated receipts for today
1866, light grades 10 cents higher;
others steady.
Light :. ......... s.5o@s.32A
Mixed .. ............... 7.65@9.25
Heavy .. ............. 7.5O@8.S0
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