Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-19

Chicago, July 1e.-Shippers and
packers holding off today outgeneraled
owners OF hogs and managed TO force
concessions. Only a few SPECTATORS
We're willing to pay advanced prices.
Cattle.
cattle were Steady because of re-
ports that there was a little broader
inquiry for beef.
Inc weeks top is 1915 and the bulk
OF steers has sold a range of SSdS.15
regardless OF weight finished cattle
nave acted we'll and the spread has
shown a disposition TO widen. Not
many cables are selling below the s
cent line. however. and as the supply
OF srassers increases widening spread
is to be expected.
illinois and Indiana distillery cattle
nave run freely this week and every
bag of that stuff fetches closer the
period when fat bullocks will be
scarce. A lot of them have sold at
ss.50aS.70, prices at which they are
making feeders little money. as the
feed bill was less onerous this year,
altho the big profits of the 1918 seaso,
are impossible. Another two weeks
Will probably clean up most of the
still-fed cattle.
AL yca.i!cSs good enough 70 beat
$3.50 have been equal to a good market
performance. regardless of sex The
unripe class, which, like the poor, al
ways makes a conspicuous showing
has accepted the decline. too many
sII5 a S.2o yearlings having shown up.
Steers selling at sSas.4o have had most
Of the decline, as those kinds have
freighted the run. They are all % cents
lower. The gambler class, selling below
the Scent line, are an uncertain guam
tity and probably will be ao the market
for them is on a catch as catch can
basis, the element Of luck entering with
trading operations. Quality shows
marked deterioration compared with a
few weeks back, the proportion Of low
and uncertain dresserS having in
creased while that of standard goods
has diminished. The percentage Of top
steers here this week has been small,
but there has been a profusion OF the
grades selling rs cents to 81 lower.
Packers are getting considerable Texas
stuff direct and these little So cent
quarantine steers are beginning to Gre
ate hot competition for medium and
common natives.
Killers assert that 8 cent cattle dress
ing Sc per cent are costing as much in
the beef as the 81 cent kind dressing
SO per cent Complaint of bad weights
is audible.
Bull market is holding all the
strength shown during the first half Of
the week right up to the weekend. in
the face Of declines on butcher she
stock and on beef steers below choice
class, the bull market showing an adj
vance of 1928 cents over a week ago.
Trade in stock and feeding cattle
toward week end is showing a continu.
ance Of the dull. featureless conditions
noted turnout the fore part of the week.
Sheep.
Packers were loaded to their capac-
itv with lambs and sheep consigned di-
rect. Only few cars were in the open
market.
For some six weeks past advances Of
declines of from 25 to soc in a single
session and price fluctuations amoCn.-
ing to 81 and more within few days
time have been no uncommon occur
renee. Such cratic markets have made
the business of the country shipper
nothing short Of a wild gamble and
some Of the more unfortuna-a have
been all but wrecked financially. Bad
distribution of supplies has been chief
ly responsible for this CONDITION.
The declines effected since late Tues
day put the fat LAMB market so TO 6oc
lower than the close Of last week, best
handy weight native sheep about o5c
lower and heavy and mixe1 weight ma
tives q to soc lower. YearliEg trade
shows % to SOC breaks from week
ago and range wethers are around CSC
down