Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-16
SLOW DEMAND BECAUSE OF FAIL.
URE TO CLEAR PENS
ON FRIDAY.
ALL GRADES SAG IN
PRICE EXCEPT LIGHTS
Cattle Quotations Hold Up Because Of
Growing Belief That Country Is Fac
ing shortase-Few Sheep and Lambs
on Market and All are Readily
cIeared-current Quotations.

today was slow. Lights were steady.
a heavy left over stock made other
grades sag.
Receipts Friday were estimated at
$4,000. being a good run for the gay.
and 500 more than a week ago, $500
mere than year ago and $500 more
than two years ago. Five days this
week a total of 144,700 have been mar
keted at Chicago, or 29,100 more than
week ago. $500 more than a year
ago and $4,000 more than same period
two years ago. There were 7,i45 hogs
held over from Thursday.
Eleven markets received 60,400 hogs
Friday, or 1000 more than a year ago
and 1880 more than two years ago.
Total five days this week, $4,000. or
1900 more than the same period last
week, 10000 more than the like time
last year and $4,000 mere than the
corresponding five days two years aSo.
Total for 1913 to date, 15,46S,000, or
$4,000 less than the same period in
1912 and $4,000 less than the cures
ponding time 1911.
Cattle.
Cattle quotations held up owing to
the belief that the country was facing
a severe shortage in the supply.
Come back" Of the market since low
time in midweek evidences a lot Of
need for beef on packers part. Some
of the local houses REINFORCED Their
buying corps at the west this week.
and they were keenly disappointed IN
their inability to get good crop there
as result Of continued dry weather. A
packer buyer back from Kansas City
declared there was demand for both
feeder and fat steers there early this
week sufficient to consume crop
twice the size that was offered.
Next week is not expected to bring
forth big run locally. Estimates for
Monday range at $4,000 to $1,000 ana
there are expected TO number among
supplies that day crop OF 5000 to 81
500 western rangers from Dakota and
Montana, but thus far in the season
rangers are not showing quality enough
rangers are not showing quality
enough to make them serious contend
ers against the natives and the trade
is not anticipating serious competition
Of westerns against decent to gooo
, corn-fed natives until the northwest
| begins to cut loose it's best grass cured
| steers. which will not be for some
! weeks later in the season.
| Failure Of Kansas and Oklahoma to
get some general rains is expected to
result in big supplies Of thin stuff COM
ing off the pastures in those states next
! week, but If the western demand Tor
feeders and plain killer steers THIS
week can be construed as a fair ba-
rometer Of prospective conditions the
trade does not look for serious price
disturbances there nor here.
This weeks high point, $500, stood
against 1910 top last week and 5000
| year ago, while a year ago next week
a $1,000 top was made. Range Of prices
then was extremely wide. spread o.
s5.9O@10.60 taking beef steers. the
poorer grades being Of class such as
now command $7.25 @7.65 in beef trade.
Thus It is an abnormal market Tor the
palmer stuff now. compared with last
year, and a wide spread in the cur
rent trade would be justified, but Its
| naturalization seems improbable at
| least until the western range runs be-
gin moving freely. A class OF cattle
| selling now at ss.00@s.25. the trade de-
| clares, is really not of intrinsic value
| within 7501.00 per cwt. Of good to
! choice ones which have to go at $3.50
! MS.75.
| Sheep.
| There were but few sheep and
| lambs on the market and all were read
| lily cleared.