Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-03
BECAUSE OF CLOSING OF PACK.
ING HOUSE ON SATURDAY
BIDDERS ARE INACTIVE.
PRICE RANGE SHOWING
TENDENCY TO WIDEN
Not Much Life in Cattle Market-'6@'k
OF Sheep and Lambs Arriving Con-
tinue to Be Consigned Direct to
Packers-Review of Market Condi-
ticns-Current Quotations.

Chicago, July 3.-Demand Tor moss
TO-DAY slowed down on account OF the
closing OF the packing houses tomor-
row.
Top stands 10 cents higher than a
week ago, the spread in prices beng
considerably wider than previous
Thursday Packers continue to dis
criminate against grassy and common
lots ana the range viii probably widen
still more as the proportion OF unde-
sirable offerings is on the increase.
Common to good grassy stock IS
ouotable at $SaS.15 Poor TO good
heavy packing sold mostly in small lots
at S7:9O0S.15. Pigs We're in excessive
supply and the demand was more in
different They sold lower and some
remained unsold. Sales of desirable pigs
were mostly around SIS. Stays sold
largely at $S.10@s.9O.
Cattle.
There was not much life to the cattle
market
1t is significant of broadening trade
in good to choice beef both locally ana
in the east, despite the competition
rom South American beef, which alone
is hurting the lower quality natives. \
double competitive force is at work III
the trade for the palmer natives, Texas
competition and that from the South
American beef altho the fact that sup
plies are not running OF generous vol
ume nto any market is a preventive OF
severe price breaks.
The price range is widening and il is
the tops which are benefting, tho the
top kinds are really getting less APP
probation than kinds which class just
below, the bulk of stuff at s?.oO4 $50
this week and a big quota of them have
made this range. has shown decided!
more advance than the tops, high point
of S9.45 being only sc over week ago
and altho the quality of toppers was
hardly as prime as last week.
The trade looks for a light run here
at the start next week as result of the
July holiday, which falls on Saturday
1t Is believed in the local trade that the
independence holiday will check lot
Q. Saturday shipping for the Monday
market, and PARKWAY guesses on the
crop for next Monday ranged down to
$4,000 and up to $4,000. expectancy OF
Is, 900 to 1900 arrivals for next Mon
day being popular. This would compare
with l6,44S last Monday and only 10, 4S3
year ago next Monday.
A light run will be sure to have effect
| in holding the trade for fat grades in
| its present strong position, tho dam
aged pastures in some sections are al
ready causing unea-siness among cattle
owners who may have to cash in pre-
maturely as result of this, and the
trade is not banking on any very small
quota Of steers off short grass and
corn feed in the next ten days. TOO,
the high price of corn is creating lot
Of shipping impulse among many own
ers Of half finished steers who would
feed them out were corn available at
cheaper cost.
Sheep.
Nearly all of the sheep and lambs
that arrived We're consigned direct to
killers.
Feeding sheep and yearlings are not
selling as we'll as at the weeks open
ing. some Idaho feeding yearlings at
1925 yesterday being similar to $50
goods at the start this week when the
seasons movement was inaugurated
A good lighter kind is quotable TO $3.50
G5:75 Practically no trading on aged
feeding sheep has been done. and 81
took the first range feeding lambs OF
the new crop during the week. There
continues excellent call for breeding
ewes Two decks of good mouthed ma
tives of mixed ages went to Wiscon-
sin today at s4.75, and there is outlet
at s5G55O for all the good to choice
| young black face stock ewes coming
with Kentucky the heaviest buyer.