Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-24
CATTLE QUOTATIONS AND SUP.
PLY WERE ONLY NOMINAL
TODAY.
LAMBS AND SHEEP WENT
MOSTLY DIRECT TO KILLERS
Predicted Run Of Grassers Due to De.
cline Soon and That Feeder Demand
Will Help Market Priees-Too Much
Thin and Ragged Stuff on Market
Current Quotations at Livestock
Centers.

Chicago. July s4.-Demand from
shippers had a hardening effect to-
day Oh the price of hogs. Cattle quo
tations We're nominal. Most of the
sheep and lambs went direct to the
killers.
Most of the weighty stuff which has
heen accommodating for several days
sold little if any better than Thursday
while some of the common big weights
looked lower on paper. selling at $6.25
q SO for inferior to good kinds.
Eleven markets received $1,000 hogs,
or 4.600 more than last Friday, 400
less than a year ago and $500 less than
two years ago. Total thus far this
week. $4,000 or $1,000 more than the
same period last week. $4,000 more than
like time last year and $4,000 less than
corresponding five days two years ago.
Total for 1915 TO date, 15,52s,OO0. or
2.0S2 900 more than same period 1914
and 135So00 more than corresponding
time 1913.
Packers agents have but one eX-
PLANTATION: Beef can not be sold" The
statement was made seriously late in
the week that distributors had been in
yited 10 come TO the coolers and take
their contents at their own prices. Yet
three weeks ago outlet channels We're
voracious at higher figures. One beef
man. in confidential mood. said: cat
lie values went up too fast three weeks
ago and the beef market declined to
follow. You can buy beef at high
prices, but selling il is another matter
other factors have been lack OF kosher
demand. deterioration in quality and
faT weeks Hack
packers had access to good crop OF
steers dressing so per cent or better,
but such cattle are in minority now
The slump has not convinced the
trade that optimism is not in order
II Is merely REGARDED as logical re-
action; also a seasonable one. A year
ago this week all but prime steers de-
clined 30135 cents, the pruning process
being vigorous below the $3.50 line.
Eastern markets were then democrat
lied and the public was baking at the
advancing cost Of beef. During that
week ss5o@s.25 bought many steers
the top being SO. Two years ago
ss.25@s.75 took the bulk, the iiml. pc
ing $40. In 1913 cattle were cheap.
killers getting plenty OF dressed peei
steers at $3.50 SIS.
A
Texans has been shut of TO some e4-
ten, this week. 1t is not over by any
means, and will be resumed. While
thick corn-fed cattle may be running
low. there VIII be plenty OF steers that
have been corned on grass. MISSOURI
is ready to cut loose and southwestern
.rassers will be earlier than usual, al
tho beef gathering in the northwest
will be late Feeder trade viii soon
develop seasonable proportions anu
that Will help the market.
This weeks marketing has been SUI
fcientlv light to permit killers to clear
their decks and dressed markets shoulo
be in a more receptive mood next week
Adyices thus far received Indicate no
larger movement of range stock than
that of this week, and the market looks
ripe for an advance especially on
lambs. Sellers may be forced to exert
themselves to pry the lid off, but 1t Is
believed they will be in position to do
that very thing. Southern stuff is prac-
tically thru running for this season. and
natives will be scarce from now on.
But for fair supply from the range
country. packers would indeed have
been in a hard row of stumps, as Louis
Vile furnished Chicago killers but
twentv-three doubles of lambs and
sheep this week, against siAty-tour
doubles last week and ifty-eight
doubles a year ago this week. Fewer
natives have arrived than for any week
since the movement got under Roadway
last spring.