Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-04
Stockers and Feeders.

good grades in fresh receipts selling
steady and some of them looked firm,
but it was such dull deal for common
! and medium and such classes made up
| a liberal share of the marketings. These
sold mainly at weak to 10 cents lower
rates than early this week yard deal
ers had fair crop Of cattle on hand
carried from early days this week.
Altogether perhaps $500 steers were
! in their pens at the opening ana a
! decent volume of country business was
transacted in morning hours, largely
at rates steady with Tuesday. Kansas
! City had another big crop. the week
run at that point being among largest
on record and offering conclusive proof
J that it is still a case of necessity with
| the Kansas, Oklahoma and Colorado
holders OF light stuff to cash in now.
/; Feed shortage in the west has not peen
| the least exaggerated Kansas can
/ feed only small number Of cattle this
| fall and winter and same is true OF
:! OkIahom and parts of Missouri. Inc
excess crop of thin stuff in these
, states must be moved to sections Wfefe
feeding conditions are more favorabie.
Thus in place Of the expected Septem-
Der shortage of feeding stuff it appears
that Illinois Iowa, Wisconsin and the
eastern states are going to have all the
feeders they want Still the demand
for them is prospective OF showing
breadth that will not permit prices
going materially under current levers.
The eastern buyers have taken pulR
of the crop thus far in the week, tho
fair quota of stuff has gone into parts
of Illinois and Wisconsin. Where ieeo-
stuff conditions are favorable west
ern Illinois feeder who lives IN sec
ton where big numbers OF cattle are
bought annually at this season deciareu
that farmers in his section are sellins
rather than buying thin stun because
pastures are gone. A central ILLINOIS
feeder who declared corn would not
run much over half a crop IN MS sec
ton, stated that farmers there are walt
ing for fall grass to grow before taxing
on thin stuff for winter handling. EAST
ward the corn and grass situation gen
orally is good and this is the cher IN
centive for free buying on part OF lho1-
ana. Ohio and Pennsylvania feeders
Some choice grade steers are SUN
making $75067.7o, but 1t Is small
crop of feeders above $3.50 now, ana
bulk Of fair to good stocker and feeder
stuff sold in midweek trade at $500
1885. while lot Of common cattle were
offered down around s5.25@S.5o, nut
had few takers Selected yearllns
stockers were held at s7.25m75o ana
better, and these had fair ac1loh.
Common little knot-head stock steers
were a drug down around IS and lower
and some decent to good stock nel1efs
sold at s5.7516.40. with selected Klno
being eligible to $3.50 and better. reed
ing bulls were landed around so.zoW
< 40 and some COWS at $o.00Wo.5o.
Tho Horse Market.
Chicago, Sept. 4.-Horse trade IS
awaiting the outcome of the tarlll
wranele at Washington. New YORK mas
been entirely out of the local market
altho a few orders came from that
source Yesterday. Bonded warehouses
at New York are full Of goods that
will not be moved until the new tarlH
goes into effect. On this account fall
trade in drafters is being delayed.
Maine is buying big horses to harvest
the potato crop, but there is demand
neither for big drafters nor trash.
Horses are scarce and high in the
country. making hard lines for the
trader. Range horse trade at Mis-
souri, river points is also dull Inc
whole market is in waiting mood. IN
doubtedly the motor truck Is gettlng
a circulation that restricts demand LOT
horses. but the fact sticks out prom1-
! nently that the whole country Is snort
| of horses and but for the motor truck
urban traffic would have been para
| lived before this.