Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-03
DAYS ARRIVALS SHOW FALLING
OFF FOR FIRST TIME DURING
PRESENT WEEK,
PACKERS HALTED IN EFFORTS
TO HAMMER MARKET
Cattle Market Easier When Liberal
Run is Marked Up-suppIies Of
Sheep and Lambs Continue to Be
Excessive and Further Price conces
sions Are Made-Market Conditions.

L.
today fell off for the first time this
week and prices advanced.
Two days receipts aggregated 73,4OO,
an increase of $500 compared with the
same period last week and 34,1OO COM
pared with the corresponding time last
year. Hot weather, and the fact that
packers had all of Mondays hogs to
handle Tuesday. gave buyers the ad-
vantage and sellers We're placed in a
hard position. Country shippers should
load hogs cautiously, as overcrowdinG
most often results in having dead ones
in transit.
Eleven markets received 70,700 hogs.
or $500 less than last Tuesday, 1S.S0O
more than a year ago and 200 more
than two years ago. Total thus far this
week 10000, or 10000 more than the
same period last week, $4,000 more than
the like time last year and 41,O00 more
than the corresponding two days two
years ago. Total for 1913 to date, 49,
100000, or 7sS,000 less than the same
period 1912 and 10000 more than the
corresponding time 1911.
Cattle.
Cattle were easier on liberal run.
The disposition on killers part to
give the market good support is
founded on two good and valid reasons.
One is their need for fat beef at this
time, when the western markets are
getting little Of it, and there is only a
moderate supply coming here. An
other is the desire to establish country
confidence in the loft day. sessions and
encourage more liberal patronage o.
Tuesday. Thursday and Friday mar
keS as a means of effecting an equita-
BILE distribution Of supplies over the
week which would eliminate heavy ex-
pense of handling the stuff, both on
killers and sellers part and also Ia
cilitate earlier weighing, thus saving
a lot Of shrink to the country owners.
The "off-day" markets have gone we'll
for sellers recently and there Is a lot
Of growing sentiment in favor OF bet
ter patronage of these sessions by
country shippers.
For two days this week Chicago sup
ply stood 25,SO0, a cut Of 1900 from
week ago and $500 more than a year
ago. Kansas City had $4,000, follow
three-fourths Of the 10000 cattle there
in the two days this week are declared
to have been only of feeder steers and
butcher stock class. That market ID
getting a comparatively small showing
Of fat beef steers and It is because OF
this that Dig total marketings are not
having effect in putting killers in con-
troll of the fat steer situation. AT six
points there were $4,000 cattle for the
Tuesday trade, an increase Of 10000
over q week and a year ago, while the
two-day run at the six markets, stand
ing $4,000 shows 1000 decrease from
last week and but $4,000 more than a
year ago.
-. Sheep.
Sheep and lambs supplies were ex-
cessive.
The sheep market is in the throes of
disastrous slump. Prices tumbled
again Tuesday. The bottom practically
fell out of the trade. With the Their
mometer up in the COS, statesmen toiled
and perspired. They fought the decline
desperately, yet they failed.
The packers. having killed nothing
Monday-Labor Day-weren't keen for
offerings. Their Monday buy was
starter City butchers didn't want
sheep very badly. Native ewes would
hardly be accepted for gift at one
time in the forenoon. this kind alone
showing a 25650c decline, especially
on heavy stuff. Heavy ewes. traders
said. were fully 75c@s1.oo lower than
last weeks close, with bulk selling at
$3.50 $3.50. and fancy light ewes $4,000
40
However. the general market was no
worse than CSC off. but coming on top
of Mondays decline, looks worse.
Tor instance. a drove Of western
wethers brought $40. This price was
steady. but the sort was heavy. Still,
tho rank and file of range sheep We're
lower: steady sale was rare. And IT
was on fat ewes that buyers displayed
their discrimina ton. They hammered
that kind hard. In one section Of the
house four double decks Of Washington
yearling ewes and wethers were not
sold we'll along in the afternoon. Con-
ditions were likewise elsewhere. Bucks
sold at s?00M325 generally. with a
few up to $3.50.