Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-02-02 | Page 6 | Car Shortage Hampers Trade

CAR CA SHORTAGE HAPES HAMPERS TRADE TRE Movement i of Corn Com Delayed T Weather ea ler Changes Canges Hurt Winter r Wheat heat By Joseph ard Pritchard Chicago Feb 1 Xo No No Improvement nt in tho car situation n occurred l. l last t week mm anu me nu were ero never never never-In in ii u u- n moro deplorable condition for tor movement of grain Complaints Complaint received from various various vari vari- ous sections reported that elevators were voi-e Lull full ful of 01 corn cor with only an occasional occasional occa occa- car in evidence e for its is movement movement- movement A great great deal of ot corn corn has hR been ben sold by bythe bythe bythe the interior to como coma to Chicago and much of or It will wi bo ho resold f for r shipment to eastern markets Cable advices Saturday s said ld there was an Increase in iii movement of at corn from Argentina to tho the United States and there thoro was expected to be an increased i movement mo to tho tIm United Kingdom The Tile steamer situation at Argentine ports has ha shown a a. a marked Improvement The Tho winter wheat outlook continues to bo be 0 of a a. a most unfavorable blo character charter and nd prospects aro for a a. poor yield Al- Al tomato freezing and thawing and abnormally abnormally ab ab- ab- ab noral normally low temperatures have havo havo damaged dam darn aged ce as-ce tho the crop At tho tIm doso of ot the market last Jast week weck oats showed net gains a ns of or i to i cents Tho market markeL marke was erratic and periods of or dullness were experienced Tho The dominating dominating domi domI- influence was Inability to make to seaboard because of or eastern east enst- ern era congestion Despite Despie this however howo er this market sent out nearly nearly as much oats as It received ed tho the bulk going c southeast where traffic was not so heavy Future action acton of or tho market marl ct depends largely on duration of or the eastern eastern east east- ern cnn embargo o Trading In hog hoJ products last week was lar cl largely confined to lard Prices for lard hard lart were wera off or sharply as a resul re result re- re suIt sult sul of liquidation b by largo largo holders c because because be- be be be- cause of or Inability to sell sel spot lard either eith chit er for e export port or domestic account Pork closed irregular whilo ribs were lower for all al except Januar January dol cr delivery doliver I