Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-04
MARKET SHOWS SOME LIFE AZ
TER BEING ATA sTANpsTlLL
AT OPENING.
PRICES MAKE MODERATE
UPTURN IN MlD-sEssIoN
Rumors Of More Drastic Quarantine
Regulations Have Weakening Effect
On Cattle Trade-Sheep and Lambs
Steady Because Of Light Offerings
Current Quotations.

Chicago. Nov. 4.-Altho the hog mar
ket today was at a standstill at the
outset. Demand afterward became
reasonably good and price made d
moderate upturn.
Eleven markets received 5000 more
hogs Tuesday than week ago ana
1900 more than corresponding Tues
day a wear ago. Chicago alone had
few hundred more than q week ago
and 5000 less than year ago. flrst
two DAYS OF this week eleven points
received $4,000 more than week ago
and that many less than year ago.
Chicago the past two days had o.ooo
more than week ago and $500 less
than a year ago.
Cattle.
Rumors of more drastic quarantine
had a weakening effect on cattle val
ues.
Conditions are such that should not
alarm owners of cattle generally. me
federal and states inspectors by their
prompt preca utionary measures in pre-
venting outgoing shipments of stock
from Chicago and other markets IN I'M
nois, as well as guarantees effective
in Indiana, Michigan. Ohio and Penn
svlvania. have shut off the danger OF
the disease being carried from one point
TO another, and Drs. Ramsey and ben
nett of the federal forces assert that
owners of cattle should not become
fearful Of q spread Of the disease.
Conditions affecting the situation
are nearly normal" said DR.. Ramsey.
we are tracing shipments OF STOCK
cattle that have left Chicago lately to
ascertain if they carried disease germs
and thus far only a few isolated cases
have been found. There is not the
least occasion 10 feel uneasy over the
situation and It Is my advice TO owners
of thin cattle to keep them away from
the Guaranteed districts"
The beef demand from the east can
we'll be taken care OF by local traders.
Shutting off of the shipper buying OF
course. will open a wider outlet for
good steers here 70 be slaughtered In
the local plants and the beef moved
east. The yards are open fe- business
under almost normal conditions ana
there Is going to be a broad demand
for stock for immediate slaughter mere.
All stock cars are being disinfected
as fast as POSSIBLE anu ti4c N.~SAS
wards. as well as feeding stations OPP
Grated by railroads. are also being dis
infected.
Three roads report 500 cars IN sight
for the midweek market, 2 normal crop.
Indicating that live stock shippers are
looking serenely upon the situation
This advance report indicated PROB
able run of 1000 to $4,000, and on
moderate supplies demand should hold
fairly good. The fewer thin cattle the
market gets while the quarantine ia IN
force the better of viii conditions be
There is outlet for normal volume OF
fat beeves, and undoubtedly will be
for an indefinite period.
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs were steady ny the
fact that offerings today were light.
Comparing the market with last
weeks closing and forgetting Mon
days wild and erratic session. trade
is 35G 20 cents higher on the bulk of
the fat lambs, steady to strong on far
wether sheep and mostly ;o915 cents
higher on fat ewes. Some yearling
stock OF handy weights and choice
( class showed a sympathetic advance
with lambs and scored as great an ad-
vance.
! Receipts Tuesday totaled a scant TO-
900 head and supplies elsewhere were
an aggregate supply Of only $4,000
Thus far this week these six points
have had about 11sooo, against 1872
/ 900 like period last week and $4,000
year ago.