Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-25
PRICES DECLINE BECAUSE UN.
SOLD SUPPLY IS LARGEST IN
MANY WEEKS.
MOST OF ANIMALS ON
HAND ARE HEAVY soWs
Owing. to Small Runs At All Principal
Points Cattle Prices Rule Steady
Choice Steer. Are Sought But None
offered-Shesp Sellers Have No Diff
ficuIty in Making Clearance.

Chicago, July 25.-HOgS weakened
today on account of the fact that the
leftover supply was the largest in
many weeks. Most OF the animals
which thus burdened the market were
heavy sows.
Stock hog trade is developing rapid
ly. This has been made possible by
the immunization process. ST Louis was
the pioneer. Kansas City followed and
now ST. Joseph is to establish quar-
antine division. Ultimately the corn
belt will finish two hogs where it
breeds one, the excess coming from
states where growing pigs is practica-
BILE but where corn is not available for
putting on weight.
Cattle.
Cattle held steady, owing to the runs
at all Of the principal points being
small Choice steers were in demand
but none was offered.
The market shows irregularly 10000
declines from Mondays opening price
levels. In-between grades Of cows and
heifers show the most loss and slip
perry classes of grass heifer stuff. now
selling within a range OF from $6.50@
1925. and 1t is taking right good class
of grass heifers to bring the latter
price, showing the widest price breaks.
Good fat butcher cows, however. that
had value up to 81 and better here
Monday. are closing about 25c lower
and sellers assert that S5c will hardly
cover the decline from Monday on most
of the cows selling today within a
range of from s5.35@650. Gamers
and cutters are closing about 15@25c
~,
the whole market is down to a basis
fully as low as last Friday In the best
cases, and 10@15c lower than that time
on much Of the supply.
Just a year ago steer trade was
shooting at the 10c mark. The top
during the current week Of 1912 was
1915. 'stillers stopping at $500, put
the $40 line was crossed on Aug. .
when a drove Of heavy bullocks from
the feed lots Of A. w. Bragg sold at
s1O.10. From that until November the
top price steadily advanced until an
81 standard for choice bullocks was
reached. but during that period OF
lofty top prices the spread was mucn
wider than at personal---very. OF light
steers selling at s6.75@7.75.
Next week is to tnaugurate the
Northwestern eraser season. q train
of Zimmerman cattle from the Stand
ing Rock pasture in South Dakota be-
ing due to arrive on Monday.
Sheep.
Arrivals Of sheep and lambs proved
fewer than expected. Sellers had
things their own way and quickly ef-
fected a clearance.
The impression is growing that the
southern territory has about shot 1rs
bolt for this season. tho there will be,
probably, a little heavier supply from
that point next week than there has
been this. as that run was choked on
by the decentralization Of the Louis
vile trade late last week. However.
the trade believes there will be no
more big gobs Of Tennessee. Kentucky
or Virginia lambs this season. There
is just now hardly as much range
stock in sight for next weeks market
as arrived this week. but advtces OF
some new consignments put en- route
are likely to be received between now
and the weekend. However, no big
supply from any source seems likely to
hit the market next week, and as sheep
and lambs are still relatively low as
compared with cattle and hogs, feeder
demand is expanding and the east IS
expected to have to depend on the west
from now on for much larger quota
Of it's lamb and mutton supply, the
trade is expected to maintain pretty
oood stride