Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-01
SHIPPING ORDERS ABSENT IN
FACE OF HEAVY RECEIPTS
IN CHICAGO.
ARRIVALS LARGER THAN
TRADE LOOKED FOE
date Requirements--Urse Call For
Sheep and Lambs-Reeent Advance
in Prices Due to Strike Seare-Re-
view of Market Conditions.

Chicago, Sept. 1.-Lightness of
| shipping demand depressed hog values
! today, and SO too did the fact that re-
ceipts were more numerous than eX-
pected.
: The strike scare is responsible for
! the keen buying or ali interests. \
morning, but later news was brighter,
with indications of the two factions
! getting together and clearing up mat
! tiers. This put conditions in an I'M
settled state as traders are wonder
! ing what will happen TO prices should
there be no strike of the railroad
trainmen.
Character Of the hog run indicates
that country shippers are resorting to
the scraping process to maintain the
movement. only twice in lifetime
are growers able to get 1000 per hum
dred for hogs at country loading sta
tons, and that a fine toothed comb is
being used to get them ought to cause
no surprise" said an Iowa shipper.
Each week makes the gathering stunt
more difficult" The market acts top
heavy at present prices. That good
hogs and packing grades are selling
too close together. based on yields. Is
admitted. The spread is but o0a6o
cents per hundred, whereas it should
be at least 81, and nobody would be
surprised if the gap widened out.
Eleven markets received $4,000 hogs
Thursday, or $500 less than year ago
and 500 more than two years ago.
Total four days this week $4,000. or
Il, 900 more than same period last
week, $4,000 more than like time last
year and $4,000 more than correspond
ing four days two years ago. Total
for 1915 to date 1878, or 2,272.oce
more than same period 1915 and
4.35s.OOO more than corresponding time
1914. -cs~-s ....'. .s
Cattle.
Cattle We're over plentiful for i'm
mediate requirements.
1t is a strike-scare situation and
conditions are fully as abnormal as
last week. when an excessive run and
paucity of labor caused congestion at
slaughtering centers and collapse In
prices. Buyers admitted that they
were buying on the theory that Mon
day would witness a tieup Of trans
portation facilities and create beef
scarcity. If the strike does not ma
terialize they figure that the stuff Will
not be worth the money. In case oil
strike there will be few cattle on Mon
day, as railroads have served notice
that nothing viii be accepted at in
terror points on which \ Chicago de-
livery can not be made on regular
schedule by O'clock Sunday morning
and there is doubt is to getting cars.
The eastern outlet will be practically
closed after today unless the Monday
strike threat is removed.
After last weeks glut, supply has
been sharply reduced and the menace
of a strike over the trade, both killers
and shippers have taken cattle regard
less Of intrinsic values. In stock ya-d
vernacular it has been a crazy market
Quoting accurately is impossible and
If the strike menace was averted the
figures would be valueless except for
a record. -.
The August cattle run has been
heavy everywhere owing to free
gathering of grass beef west OF the
Missouri river. Fluctuations have
been wide and owing to dry pastures
and advancing corn prices. premature
marketing has been on large scale.
Sheep.
There was urgent call for sheep and
lambs.
Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago. Sept. 1.-Cattle-Estimate
receipts for today, $4,000: market
Naive beef steers 7.25611.So
western steers $500 s.25
stockers and feeders 4.s5d 100
Cows and heifers 3.75@ $50
calves 9.oo912.5O
Hogs-Estimated receipts for today.
| $4,000: market slow. p cents lower.
! Ru,k of sales 10. 5O011.15