Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-03
SMALL RUN IN CHICAGO CAUSES
PRICES TO ASCEND 10
AND is CENTS.
SHIPMENTS STILL
DELAYED~eY STORMS
Best Selling UP to $12.o5-cattIe Mar
ket steady--Lisht Run Of Sheep and
Lambs Causes Continuance Of High
Price Lexsls-Review Of Market Con-
ditions-currsnt Quotations.

| Chicago, Feb. 3-.Small receipts
rather than the break with Germany
affected the hog market today. The
run was estimated at 5000 and prices
as a result advanced 10 and Is cents
on a strong market. Shipments are
still delayed because " traffic con-
ditions. Best sold up to 1905.
Il Supply in the west has been light
due to the cold snap, some primary
points being almost out of business.
| The eleven points had only $4,000 Fri
| day, against 10000 last week, bu1
this was due to weather conditions.
| Deducting $500 directs" there was no
chance for heavy buying. but most OF
the local houses needed hogs to satisfy
pork chop demand, cold weather max
| ing a good fresh meat market. Unless
Temperatures rise, loading at interior
points will be light for several days,
as the carriers cannot furnish cars.
Cattle.
The cattle market was quoted as
steady, altho arrivals were hardly
sufficient to furnish basis.
Recessions in values have been varl-
able. depending upon qualities and
weights Choice heavy steers and even
plain fat big 1900 to 1,450 pound STUFF
has had little price loss from a week
ago. but all the light and middle
weights have gone sharply lower since
early rounds of last Monday. the de-
cline today as measured against that
session and likewise compared with the
close week ago being anywhere from
25c to 40c. Cattle cashed down from
50 into beef trade today were 30@40c
lower than Monday, and also compared
with high levels ten days ago, while
even the ss.50@1O.25 kinds showed
mostly csc loss and UP to 81 values
were quoted 15@25c down from the
close last week.
SO scarce have the choice heavy
steers been this week such have held
good, strong levels. and more of them
than arrived could have found outlet.
In late rounds of midweek trade these
classes had free action, as against a
lower and sticky market for all the
light and medium steers, and same was
true Thursday, sales of fat welshty
steers that day often showing 1Oc and
more gain over midweek basis.
Tops are commanding q market all
their own, as witness the new high spot
of the year, made Thursday at 1910.
This price was 15c above January top,
altho the cattle which made it were OF
kind which deserved the premium they
got, being best quality heavy steers
here since early in December.
Trade conditions have not been iliog-
ical Scarcity. of heavy beeves. which
kinds have been running fewer in NUM-
bers for weeks past. has put them IN
keen demand. whereas the poor killing
condition of rank and file of the crop
has made buyers bearish on such
classes. 5z ~.
The weakened beef trade condition
early in the week was signal for
breaking of values for such kinds and
after the January rise reaction was
natural result
Price widening is due to continue.
Dressing sheets are showing up poorly
| in the case Of the intermediate grades
of steers and the new international diff
ficulties which may sendanger beef
shipments abroad can only have
bearish effect on cattle of class which
have recently been taken for foreign
demands.
Sheep.
Sheep and lambs continued in MOD
crate supply and the market ruleo
strong, as it has all week
Fat sheep and lambs are closing
mostly 25@4Oc higher than the close
last week. A few prime native ewes
show soc advance, while half -fat