Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-01
PRICES FOR BEST RISE CENTS
BECAUSE OF IMPROVED De.
MAND AND RECEIPTS.
OTHER GRADES STEADY,
GENERAL MARKET FIRM
Cattle Trade Steady Because of Mod
crate Arrivals and Good Quality Of
observation-disclosures and Speculative
Traders Good Buyers = Receipts Of
Sheep and Lambs Not Excessive.

Chicago. Sept. 1.-The better grades
of hogs rose today to cents over yes
terday's average on account of i'm
much less than had been expected.
eral market was firm.
The price range continues to widen
and promises to get as wide as any
previous time this month. Armour
bought about 5000 hogs for the two
houses that cost about 6,17, averag-
ing around $50 pounds. The drove in
Guided packers" as low as 6.25 and
light up TO 7.10. spread of Las.
Most OF the packers neglected the
325G 400 pound packers and most OF
the 1000 carried over were on that
order. A general bidding price for
sprinkling of barrows was $50, but
the demand for them was limited.
A good class OF butchers sold at 100
that went around $50 last Friday,
when the market was so red hot. Pigs
were in fair supply today and they
closed about 10 cents lower.
Cattle.
Cattle trade was steady on receipts
ana 9OOL QudlilS VI cHSllHSs. sShApP'dt'
and speculative traders We're good buy
ers
The chief appreciation is for corn
steers of value above sS.75 and the
better they are the more strength in
demand at this time, logical result
of scarcity of the right choice grades.
There is now firm belief in the trade
that the worst OF the bearish move
passed August registered a very I'M
satisfactory market for the big choice
to prime steers in that hullish predfc-
lions Of earlier months failed 20 mate
ralize. but there was reason for it.
Early August runs carried lot OF
these grades-tnore, in fact than the
demand requ1red-since favor was
given handy and light stuff. Growing
scarcity Of the choice big cattle, how
ever, has reversed conditions to some
extent and now, with known short
age Of long-fed big cattle to come for
ward in the balance of the season. the
trade Is again taking a more hopeful
view of price prospects.
AS regards rank and Ale of short
fed handy and light steers and also the
medium and plain yearlings, market ls
being heavily loaded with such grades
and when ii is considered that all go
for beef It is a case of >plentitude and
more, in fact. for the demand.
A big quota Of these grades is meet
ing competition from the range crop
and the western market acts as
strong levere ge in preventing material
price strength developing in the trade.
Particularly severe is the range COM
petition or the cheaper grades OF
grass natives. Wisconsin is cutting a
lot Of this stuff loose at the present
time and they are going in bad favor,
within range of 7.25 rs, such kinds
meeting direct competition from the
harder. better dressing Texas-bre
steers from the northwestern pastures.
Sheep.
The receipts of sheep and lambs were
not excessive tho they were still nu-
merous enough to make a rather dull
market under sluggish demand
Feeder buyers continue strong con-
tenders for all ovine stock of feeder
class reaching Omaha. there having
been a free outlet at that point yes
tertlav for good feeding lambs up to
S25dS.35
Natives are running TO Chicago more
freely than last week, high prices
drawing them from every nook ana
corner of the corn belt where they are
to he found. and fairly good supply
from that source is expected here to-
morrow. but Chicago receipts of range
sheep and lambs are away below nor
NAL and will be until feeder trade here
is resumed.