Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-04
HOGS HOLD AL
RECENT ADVANCES
MARKET STEADY AT WEDNES-
DAYS PRICES DESPITE LIS
ERAL ARRIVALS.
sELATED SHIPMENTS
GETTING THRU DRIFTS
Most Of Sales Continue to Be Made
Above Seattle Market Turns Weak
Despite Moderate Recepts-Trade in
Sheep and Lambs sIow-Review of
Market Conditions.

! Chicago, Feb. A. With receipts
heaviest since Monday. due TO the ar
rival of belated trains from the bliz-
card districts of the west ard north.
the hog market held steady at We'd
nesday's average, altho uading was
somewhat slow. Sales Of all grades
showing class continued 20 be made
above 81.
| The price range continues about the
narrowest of the season. The general
quality was good. with light butchers
plentiful Pigs sold 1o@2 20 cents higher
at $50 $50 for suitable offerings.
OF the $4,000 decrease in combined
hog receipts at eleven markets We'd
nesday, compared with a week ago,
Chicago had 35.4oo less. Omaha de-
creased I2,500 owing 10 severe storms.
Indianapolis had 1000 more than a
week ago and Buffalo gained 1000.
The first half of this week the elev-
en- markets received 3SS.9So or $4,000
less than week ago and y. 900 more
than corresponding period year ago.
Chicago this week received only Sc, 800
or $500 less than week ago and as
0oe less than year ago. Most eastern
points and some western markets in
creased over week ago and a year
ago.
Cattle.
With beef outlet curtailad the mar
set turned weak today despite the fact
that offerings We're not immoderate
This weeks big price advance should
not be accepted as an inducement to
ship stock freely for the market next
week. In event that the shipping de-
tnand is not restored liberal run here
40,
feed al terrific decline from current
prices. That all this weeks gain and
more. too. would be wiped away next
Monday on run of y goo to 5000, in
event that the present embargo on
shipping is continued, seems a GER
tainty.
Moreover. the trade simply could not
find accommodations to yard that num-
mer in conjunction with generous
hog and sheep run. Nothing can be
yarded in the open division" north
of quarantine until the federal en-
barge Is lifted. This is the positive
statement OF stock yard officials who
are doing their utmost TO alleviate the
present situation, working III co-opera
ton with the Chicago Livestock Ex-
change and the federal forces
a movement is on foot now to in
duce the federal forces 10 lift the ship
ping embargo after the cattle pens
have been thoroughly disinfected by
chloride of lime and the sheep and hog
houses have been disinfected along
lines laid down in the federal resula-
tions. Whether this will be successful
IS predetermined. Washington sane
ton to this plan was asked last night
in a telegram sent from here in which
il vas guaranteed that all livestock
would be sold only TO bona fide slaugh-
tiers, either local packers or eastern
shippers, and then only upon condition
that it be killed here within thirty six
hours or shipped east for immediate
slaughter within that period of time
after being purchased in the local
yards Washinston's reply to this prop
osiIion had not been received up to /
O'clock today.
Sheep.
| Trade in sheep and lambs was slow,
| bidders holding out for reduced prices,
which the sellers were not disposed to
concede.
! The sharp advances scored over last
week are traceahle soiely 20 small
marketings and could hardly be ex-
pected 70 stick next week in the event
supplies swell materially. nor could
anything like normal supply be
handled here unless the FEDERAL ban on
outgoing shipments Is lifted and pen
room in the clean section of the
yards is made available. The convic-
ton among traders is growing, how
ever, that no big run IS low possible
from any source other than Colorado.
No Collies have reached Chicago now
for nearly two weeks, nor is any con-
siderable number expected here from
that source until the eastern outlet is