Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-02

Chicago. March 2.-Competitloh
among packers today carried hos
prices UP grade. The advance was 10
and 90 cents, carrying the market 10
new high levels.
Receipts for. the first four days OF
the week total about 134, 200 head, be-
ing %, 500 less than same days last
week, 1890 less than year ago. anu
but 500 more than corresponding Pc
Rod two years ago.
Eleven markets received $1,000 hoss
Thursday, or l,400 less than last
Thursday, 6,100 less than year ago
and $500 less than two years ago
Total thus far this week 4ol,OO0, or
30 600 less than same period last Week.
1O. 600 less than like time last year and
IS 900 less than corresponding lou'
DAYS two years ago. Total for 1917 TO
dete e.e73.OO0 or $4,000 less than
same period 1916, and 256,00oI more
than corresponding time 1915.
Cattle.
Cattle offerings were of unattracive
quality.
Beef markets have been going from
bad Ia worse recently as noted by the
federal reports from chief eastern as
rributing centers. but packers private
wires have in the past two days noted
even a meaner situation as allec'ihs
their trade eastward.
Food riots" have been menace 10
q good free running of beef into con-
sumner channels. Consumers nave oeeh
implored by the press to get soii1e-
thing cheaper" Eggs coming down
have been more in favor and Will De
even more generally used as the prices
work logically lower Within the next
few weeks. due to increasing receipts
in the market. Rice and macarohi
consumption has increased by leaps
and bounds and fish trade has likewise
expanded greatly by reason OF Lenteh
demand for a meat substitute.
These have been factors repreSsinS
brIIish tendency of the market TINS
week and must be reCSoned with Ipr
some weeks ahead, at least until the
public, firing OF the cheaper foods
accumulates once more a strong de-
sire for beef and accastoms Itself 10
the high cost Of the same.
Visible supply is short. 1t IS lar
smaller than had been expected preVi-
Gus to the loosenlng of the car snort
age ability Of the roads now TO denver
cars in generous numbers having oem
onstrated by reason of the failure OF
the country to use them that cattle
in shape for beef trade are IN SINAI.
numbers and certain to be Tor many
weeks, or until grass crop from tue
southwest can be utilized
Irreguarity in the selling such as
has marked the trade this week l.
logical and likely of Continuance.
Choice quality weight grades alone are
commanding strong action, and that
because of scarcity, Everything else
while in shorter volume than looked
for at this season, IS still proving aoe-
ouate to fill restricted trade require
mentS
Sheep.
Sheep were not oSerplentiful. a.....
More matured wethers appeared
than on any other one session in weeks
past and the trade was featured pS
the sale of a deck of fancy FOX q
Baker Waterloo, Wis, r fed western
wethers, averaging $50 pounds, al
1880. They crossed 1875 per head
and set a new yard record for aged
sheep in load lots, only light 2-year-
olds and a few odd matured wethers
having previously reached the p ice.
Five decks of good fat wethers sold at
1900 and double Of palmer class sofa
at 1855. Yearlings were lacking III
load lots and few good ewes were 10
be had, tho choice natives in odd lots