Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-26

Chicago, July 26.-Heavy hogs were
! in only small demand today but light
grades were taken in fair season. The
market was handicapped by big left
over supply.
Cattle.
Cattle trade was quiet and prices av-
eraged steady, the total run at the
principal centers being meager.
All things considered, the market has
acted fairly well this week. Locally
the run has carried lot of good cat
tie. selling above the S1s cent line and
even the grades selling between Ss4
cents and cents have been muicted 4
dime. Monday was the best session
from the viewpoint OF the salesman.
Wednesday the worst. The market
quit on Tuesday on the strength OF a
heavy Burlington estimate for Wednes-
day, but when the mid week session
failed to develop the expected 10000,
buyers We're unable to carry out the
contemplated bear raid. They bought
the bulk Of Wednesdays crop at a 10
cent decline. however. A few prime
bullocks sold steady and some were
Is cents lower. while in isolated cases
late arrivals had to make a 20 cent con-
cesson. On Thursday a good market
developed, buyers demonstrating that
they can use cattle on the off days and
on Friday receipts We're not large
enough to make a market. The close
finds the bulk Of steers 1905 lower
than oMnday, and fully that much lover
than the close last week. AT all times
toll, oS, hoH, no
the call while weight has been handl-
more heavy cattle than were needed to
go around. and they were penalized.
Fat yearlings are favorites and hrst
picking is accorded high dressing
steers weighing below 1900 pounds.
While few steers have sold above
the cent line, getting into that notch
has been a feat Of difficult perform
ance. The proportion Of sales below
the S cent line, on the other hand. mas
been small as the spread is still mar
row. Unless the western run proves
much lsrger than advertised proper
tons the old time summer and faIl
spread is not expected. but the pres
ent course of the market appears TO be
toward a slightly higher level for
prime cattle, regardless OF weight
while medium and common-gradesa are
slipping back.
Sheep.
Most of the sheep and lambs were
consigned to packers direct and did not
come into the open market.
Closing prices are on the best levels
Of the week, fully $1,000 cents higher
on fat lambs and largely 25@3b cents
niger on matured muttons than week
ago. with fat heavy ewes. which We're
selling largely on a cent basis week
ago, registering a 80 cent gain. reed
ing and breeding stock IS also higher.
as is Gull stuff, tho advances arc less
marked on such grades
AS anticipated range stock has peen
more in evidence than previously this
season. Chicago receiving about 100
doubles from that source during the
week. inclusive Of few cars direct TO
packers, and range supply OF no
larger proportions is indicated for the
coming week. perhaps lighter. Fewer
western sheep are In sight than ar
rived this week.
Quality Of July arrivals from the
range has been for the most part very
good. Some Of the Idaho and Oregon
lambs and some yearlings from the
latter state. were picked somewhat
prematurely, tho Idaho stock has been
for the most part good and the flesh
condition Of the Montana sheep here
this week has spoke eloquently OF the
excellent condition Of the range In that
country. Killers have touched range
stock lightly in the sorting process and
the market the last few days has been
going at a stride that is calculated to
start a much freer marketward move
ment within the near future.