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Show - TEMPORARY SLUMPiilNvKOGS The cholera scare has again gained a foothold In the corn belt. In western wes-tern Illinois and eastern Iowa there seems to have been considerable loss from this disease, and there have been reports for some time coming from many districts of heavy losses among spring pigs. This has caused ol general gen-eral lack of confidence and as a result re-sult many thin sows and small pigs have been sent to market. Sharp declines de-clines bavo consequently occurred, as this kind .of stuff is decidedly lacking lack-ing In finish and quality. Tho choice light weights which have been selling at the top quotation have suffered the least, but the outlet for this class through the eastern butchers Is curtailed cur-tailed because of the high price they have maintained for 'some weeks. This demoralized market can be only of Ou temporary nature. When the stricken districts have cleaned up, tho supply will drop',' and prices will advance apaln and go higher, than they; would have if the run, had not occurred, for every thin bow or plg-'marketed now will' not be on tho niarket later1 In heafyy flesh. Every addlt onal pound of pork that could bo put on Is needed to supply the demand de-mand that Ib sure to come before long, and this liquidation now means an elevation of prices later. Tho export demand for lard' Is good being forty per cent greater than one year "ago. 'The South 'has been a slow buyer for its September and Oc tober trade In1 lard and 'meats,' but Is expected to get busy before oa With the market ng of so many "grass widows" in a thin condition, lard accumulation Is less and ad-vrjnces ad-vrjnces are to be expected as soon as buyers become active again. The condition of the market Is of little benefit to either buyertor seller. It places the market on an unstable foot'ng and sale prices lack uniformity. uniform-ity. It Is difficult to determine a correct value for the ,ibgs on sale. On the provisions market there has been a general lowering of prices and a lessening of actlvitlesT 'W.th' the disappearance of the thin and half fat portion of the supply, the market will again find a healthy stride at a higher range of values than bad this liquidation not occurred. The con sumptlvo demand will remain strong and the supply will have been lass ened. |