Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-18
PoRclNE PRICES WITHIN 10 CENTS
OF HIGH LEVEL FOR THE
YEAR.
ANOTHER HOIST NOTED
IN TopAY's TRADING
In Cattle Trade There is Little Of
Quality to Attract Buyers-No Choice
Steers Are Shown and But Few Of
Medium and Common Sorts-Apathy
Rules in Sheep House.

Chicago. July 1S.-Another hoist
was given to the hog market today.
bringing prices to within 10 cents OF
the highest level this year. The an
vance was declared 20 be the direct
result of the unusually good call Ior
fresh pork.
Cattle.
In cattle there was little of quail
ity to attract buyers. No choice steers
We're shown and but few OF the me
dunn and common sorts.
Too many prematurely picked year
lings are coming and growers would
demonstrate good judgment by holding
them back to put on a little more fin
ish. Regardless of weight a yearlins
needs fat to win popularity at the mar
ket. Any time load OF good ones
shows up it ELECTS active bidding.
The trade appears to be in healthy
condition, but the spread is still mar
row and as grassers are beginning TO
run freely it will be logical to expect
the gap to widen altho old time sum-
mer and fall spreads are not considered
possible. While the southwest has been
cutting loose lot of grass cattle. none
have come from the northwest YET anu
advices from that quarter indicate that
beef gathering will be late as cattle
Went into the grazing season poor, feed
is ABUNDANT and owners have conf;
dence in the late market which was
good actor last year. A train OF the
Zimmerman cattle from the Standing
Rock reservation is scheduled to arrive
next week and will furnish try-out.
The gambler class Of steers is getting
to be an uncertain proposition. Bids
on these rough cattle OF uncertain
dressing quality are far apart and the
market is hard to quote. Tho element
Of selling luck enters into this PROPOSE
ton largely and bids depend on now
the cattle look to the buyers and what
his needs are. Such cattle are not want :
ed by every buyer, hence their outlet
Is narrow. Some have sold close to
steady with last week. while others
were % cents or more lower. In hand
ling such cattle it Is q case Of do the
best thing possible as no standard OF
values exists.
Beef demand appears to be healthy
and quality is getting good action. The
summer resort season Is now IN 1ull
blast and with hundreds OF crowded
resort hotels consuming beef all over
the country demand for that commod-
ity has picked up. The trade has no
ticed that July and August are months
of increasing consumption Of good bee
and the fact is attributed to the resor'
hotel which is growing in number ant
Importance. Where one family re
sorted" twenty-five years ago at least
a hundred take an annual outing now
The proportion Of finished cattle has
diminished and that. also. has had
beneficial influence. Not more than 2s
per cent Of the run this week has been
finished.
Sheep.
Apathy ruled in the sheep house
Lambs were in excessive supply.
A market more absolutely void o.
stability, or apparent reason. than al
has been had recently would be hare
to imagine, and to unequal Distribution
a large share Of the blame is attached
Until Kentucky stuff gets out Of the
way and shippers of native stock learr
to queer killers game by refusing t.
flood the market following sensational
and. to an extent unwarranted price
hulges. a. stable market on which the
country can operate with any degree
-1s 1fl<aHv m he pStaO.