Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-17
BIG KILLERS HOLD BACK WHEN
HOG SELLERS ASK FOR
HIGHER PRICES.
DEMAND FROM OTHER
SOURCES LACKING
Market Holds at About Fridays Levels,
With Bulk Selling Below $1s-Cattle
Quotations Nearly Nominal at
Weeks Ciose-Most Of Sheep Arri-
walls Go Direct to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Chicago, March 17.-Packers today
refused 10 concede any substantial ad-
vance in hog prices and there was no
demand from shippers or spectators.
Eleven marwets received TS,S00 hogs
Friday. or 500 more than last Fri
day. $500 less than a year ago ana
| ! 500 more than two years ago. Total
thus far this week, 100000, or 1900
more than same period last year and
1900 less than corresponding hVe
days two years ago. Total for 1917 to
date. $4,000 or 100000 less than
same period 1915 and $4,000 more
than corresponding time 1915.
Cattle.
Cattle quotations were nearly nomi-
nal.
Matched against prices of week ago
anything at all decent 10 good was 80
cents higher. and for the well-fed
steers market was quoted 50d 60 cents
higher. Practically everything quot
able above HOO in fact, showed this
basis, and even the cheap light kill
ers of value all the way from 9.00G
1000 We're quotable S5@5O cents above
last weeks closing. The sensational
price rise this week on small supplies
and urgent demand, however. was
given less consideration by the trade
yesterday than immediate future pros
poets.
Embargoes placed by the North
western ard Burlington against stock
after midnight Friday means thai
nothing can come for next Monday
over those lines. The Milwaukee an
nounced il would take stock only sub
ject 20 delay, less or damage. The Al
ton and Illinois Central, as Well as the
Wabash. would accept nothing in ,he
country nor from this market yester-
day. The 500 line had no restric
tons. while the Great Western would
take stock only at shippers risk.
The Santa Fe had no embargoes in
force as yet. but II was expected be-
fore Saturday. All eastern lines re-
fused shipments Of stock from here
Friday.
Thus with most OF the railroads re-
fusing TO accept shipments until fur
Their notice, there was every prospect
that only mere handful Of cattle
could be landed here In time for tho
market next Monday. Estimates ranged
all the way from a few hundred head
20 just a few thousand
With eastern demand certain 20 be
out of the market next Monday unless
thru a miracle the strike is averted,
and traffic channels should resume
normal, ii is precarious time for live
stock feeders and shippers. fTrade
counsel as to the course for shippers
to pursue In event they can get stuff
here for the Monday, market was con-
sidered ill-advisea.
Sheep.
Most Of the sheep that arrived went
direct TO killers.
Nothing but light receipts are posi-
BILE for next Monday. owing to the EN-
bargoes OF the railroads because Of the
strike" situation. The first arrival
OF dressed mutton and lambs from Ar
gentina since last November was re-
ported at New York this week totalins
$4,000 carcasses of mutton and 1000
carcasses of lamb. Dressed trade in
Boston showed improvement, while
New York was easier with prices so
cents to 100 lower than Monday. and
Philadelphia was steady. Live offerings
in the west, with the exception of al:
Omaha, were light and that offset any