Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-05

New ! OCl. \
Wheat-December, IT'S.
Corn-December, 37A
Oats--Nominal.
Butter-Firm: 17@24s
Eggs-Firm; 141l4Ls.
Market Gossip.
Chicago, Oct. 5.--Lyon S estimated re-
ceipts for today are: Wheat, lis cars;
corn, 600 cars: oats, 800 cars hog esti-
mates, 32,o00 head.
Weare was Offering October. wheat
yesterday at cents under December,
the widest discount so far That shows
a better carrying charge than when the
September IA month ago was 2as cents
under the December. The discount was
4 the best possible proof of the lack of
shipping demand here for wheat
Ocean freight rates have had a sharp
advance as Il result of the sudden char
tering of 50 much tonnage by the Brit
fish government for its South African
needs. Rates from the Atlantic ports TO |
Liverpool on grain within ten days have
advanced from cents bushel TO S /
cents, or GO per cent. Tho English gov
jernment took two steamers at Montreal
yesterday. The effect of this sharp adj |
vance in ocean tonnage has been to
check new grain business for export.
1 1t has made business very easy for
lsuch exporters as mad the room engaged
| in advance, and who could shade the
new rates in order to close business. 1t
also of course made handsome profit |
for such shippers who were fortunate
lenough TO have Il large amount of ton
Image chartered at the low rate.
IL is quite generally assumed that the
old reserve of corn is pretty we'll
lcleaned UP. Some corn handlers say the
lold corn is better used UP than it has
| been within five years. This is the reli-
lance of the bull party in this grain. The
argument is that while the new crop is
| q liberal one the old reserve is a small
| one and the aggregate of reserve and
| crop smaller than for several years
past. There are come corn specialists
who are bul,ish on the old crop futures.
up for instance for December, without
being particularly bullish on the new
crop future: but the popular view is
getting to be that corn on the breaks
leither for the old or new futures is not
likely to give anybody a serious hurt.
Local Markets.
The following prices quoted are as
nearly correct as 1t is possible to OBJ
| tain The quotations are to- prices paid
| by dealers, corrected Thursday after
noon.
GRAIN AND FEED.
w. II. Sloppy reports the following
prices:
wheat-55a57.
Oats--1a.
Corn-22t1a.
Rye-4..
Hay Tame. $50; wild, $50.
-imothy-s5@95.
/ Clover-4.00.
The Glucose Sugar Refining Com
! pany quotes n price of 25ia cents pei
bushel for corn OF No. 3 grade and bet
| ter.
LIVE STOCK.
/ Receipts today, $50.
1 Britain & Co. is paying the follow
/ ing prices for hogs in wagon load lots
4 Selected light, 40 to $50 pounds. 400
Selected mixed, 80 to 300 pounds, 3S5.
Selected heavy, over goo pounds, 375.
Coarse and rough. so cents less than
the above prices.
Stays and piggy sows graded accord
ing to quality after reduction. Rough
includes thin old COWS. milky bellies
and hogs unfit for packing. Premium
| hogs must be smooth and fairly well
/ fatted.
All hogs subject to government in
spection.
PROVISIONS.
Marshalltown grocers quote the fol-
lowing prices for country produce:
New potatoes-20 cents per bushel.
/ Beans-l.50 per h,Ishel in trade.
/ EgGs-15 cents in trade.
Butter-Dairy 10 cents In trade.
/ Apples-Home grown, 6O@75 cents per
bushe.
POULTRY.
Spring Chickens-7 cents per pound.
Turkeys-607 cents.
Ducks-6 cents.
HIDES. TALLOw AND WOOL
III. Willard, Sons a. Co. are paying the
4 following prices:
No. Green Hides-6 cents.
/ No. Green Hides-5- cents.
Pelts-25M70 cents.
Horse Hides-1.50@200
No. Cake Tallow-3A cents.
Rough Fat-Per pound, cent.
Wool--12@17 cents.
President King, OF the Farmers
Bank, Brooklyn, Mich, has used De-
| Wits Little Early Risers In his family
for years. He says they are the best
These famous little pills cure constipa-
ton, biliousness and all liver and bowel
troubles. For sale by r. b. Wiley, post
office druggist, and George p. Powers