Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-20
stress upon the lack Of foreign demand,
while the other side gave their empha-

stress upon the lack Of foreign demand
while the other side gave their empha-
| sis to the long decline.
Receipts have fallen to about half of
last year's-5,6S6 bushels at the prima-
ny points the last week, compared with
1O,213,0U0 for the corresponding year in
1S9S-but the total is still up to the av-
eragc OF recent years for the season.
The export movement is still normal
one, less Of late than for last year or
the year before, hut larger than at this
time III 1896 or 1895 or 1884. The fresh
export business is small, hardly any
thing doing from the west. The freight
| situation, very much against the
|tAmerican bull for some weeks, has im-
proved OF in.e. The sudden advance of
about cents a bushel in the cost of
transportation which followed the
enormous British steamer engagements
for the South African service has been
almost entirely lost. The British mar
kets are somewhat out of line, but not
lsensationAl;y go at the present. Ar
gentine wheat is offered very cheap in
Grsat Britain, about S cents under the
| American hard winter; but the fact
that the two grains are cents bushel
apart in the English markets is proof
| that thsre Is a difference in their in
| trinsic value. A few cents. cent to 3
cents per bushel, Will cover the nuni-
nal difference in the Liverpool and
Chicago prices, all charges considered,
at the present. and while that certainly
| does not suggest much business 1t is to
be remembered the two markets rarely
do shipping profit. The shipping be-
lgins when somebody gets concession
| in freight or makes some turn little
better than the nominal figures. The
lEnglishmen might be doing business
with this side show, so far as the rela-
| tive prices are concerned, if the Argen-
| tine weekly contributions. and especial
ly the Argentine crop promise. did not
keep them so bearish The South Ameri
can republic has shipped over 600
bushels already from its last crop, has
over 100000 bushels still at ports, and
it's new crop, now also ready to cut,
promises as large as its last.
Local Markets..
The following prices quoted are as
nearly correct as 1t is possible to OBJ
tain. The quotations are for prices paid
by dealers, corrected Saturday after
noon.
GRAIN AND FEED.
w. II. Sloppy reports the following
prices:
whea,-5s955.
Oats-19.
Corn-241s.
Rye-42.
Barley-2S
Hay-Tame 1000; wild. 800.
Timothy-s5g
Clover-4.00.
The Glucose Sugar Refining Com
pany quotes price of 25la cents per
bushel for corn of No. 3 grade and bet
ter and 20 cents for dry, sound, new
corn.
LIVE STOCK.
Receipts today, so9
Britain & Co. are paying the follow
ing prices for hogs in wagon load lots:
Selected light, 140 to $50 pounds. $50.
Selected heavy, over 35J pounds, $50
Stays and piggy sows graded accord |
ing TO quality after reduction. Rough |
includes thin old sows, milky bellies
and hogs unfit for packing. Premium
hogs must be smooth and fairly well
fatted.
All hogs subject to government in
| spection.
PROVISIONS.
MarshallIown grocers quote the fol-
lowing prices for country produce:
New potatoes--15020 cents per bushe. |
Beans-1.7O per bushel in trade.
Eggs--15.
Butter-Dairy. 90 cents In trade.
Apples-Home grown. 60475 cents per
bushel.
POULTRY.
Commission and cold storage houses
are paying the following cash prices:
Eggs-13@14.
| Ducks-4l2 cents.
| Spring chickens-51s cents per pound
Old chickens-4M cents.
| Old turkeys cents.
Young. plump turkeys, cents.
HIDES. TALLOW AND WOOL.
II. Willard, Sons & Co. are paying the
I following prices:
| No. / Green Hides-6 cents.
| No. Green Hides-5 cents.
| Pelts-25@ 10 cents.
| Horse Hdes-1.5o92
| No. Cake Tallow-3A cents.
Rough Fat-Per pound. cent.
Wool--12a17 cents.
FROM WASHINGTON.