Show market report special to the news city stock yards feb 9 the cattle run this week has been kept clown by bad shipping weather total supply head bead the market did not respond to the limited supply as it ordinarily does because ol of the difficulty packers have had bad tills this week in securing refrigerator cars to move the dresek product of course this is a temporary trouble and will result beneficially to shippers when the run increases as there will be a larger demand to meet it some hay fed cattle have been received this steers last few days selling at to 4 70 weighing from to 1175 pounds country demand continues good total shipments tc the country so far th this Is year showing a gain of 20 per cent over same period last year prices ire are at the high point of the season feeders selling at to 5 stockers 3 10 to predictions are freely made that weighty feeders will cogmond phe nominal prices within the next 2 months indicating that there will be competition between feeders and packers on many steers that ordinarily go to packers without question the 1175 pound hay fed sold yesterday to go to the country cows and hearers heifers have sold extra strong lately cows bringing 3 to heifers heffers to 55 5 price corn fed steeds sold at this week bulk of fed steers to aso the sheep and lamb market Is stronger tills this week most of the gain singularity being on oa medium gr grade a d e which have been selling slowly heretofore to fore this I 1 however T wever indicates a latent strength in the market and is promising bulk of the lambs sold this week at to cots as compared with top op lambs same week last year yearlings yearnings Year lings sold at to this week up to aged ewes 48 0 yearling ewes to receipts were this week which is a deci decrease Jease from same period last year and this shortage horta ge is likely to continue account of the smaller number on feed this year J A RICKART L S correspondent |