Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-26
LOWEST FOR A YEAR
Hog Market Dropped Twenty-Five
Cents During Past Week.
"A HEAVY INCREASE IN PACKING
With the Decline in Prices is Seen a
Heavier Marketing of Porkers-12,.
600 Hogs Killed During the Past
Seven Days-East End Items.
, From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays DAILY
The hog market has dropped TWEEN
ty-fiye cents during the past week, incl,
l top price now being Sc, the lowest
mark for over a year. Late last spring
the market started upon a gradual rise
and advanced over 81 on the best
grade of porkers. A high mark on
the product was commanded all sum-
mer and during the winter, but the
past few months decline in the mar
ket has been experienced and the wise
( ones say the bottom price has not been
reached yet.
John Morrell & Co., packed 1860
hogs this week, which is the largest
number placed on the market in that
period since the price went up. This
was a gain of 1900 over last week and
shows a considerable increase in
business for the firm.
East End Items.
(, Carl Clark resigned his position in
the store room last Saturday.
! George Mason salesman at the mar
I Net, is off duty on account OF sickness.
&. Harry Davis of Bloomfield is the
shatest addition to the MorreH Office
, force.
s Mrs. Wesley Lake is very sick of
fever at her home on South Iowa av-
aenue.
~ Andrew Wind assistant stock book
Keeper, is off duty enjoying his annual
vacation.
- PercyrWebb is the latest addition
IN tho store room force. He began
Vwork Monday.
J. H. Gaylord of Dayton, Ohio, was
a business visitor at the plant OF j. III.
Morrell & Co., today.
II P. Cogley, who is employed in No. 3
dry salt cellar, is off duty this week,
sufferer from rheumatism.
Thomas. d. Lee of East Roemer
street has been on the sick list for
\ the past week but is improving.
John McElroy of this city and his
cousin VIM. Baird of Ross copnty, Ohio
were visitors at the plant Monday.
Roy DWELL of East Roemer street,
spent Sunday with relatives in Mora
via. He returned Monday morning.
Miss Viola Stentz, who has been
avenue is now improving in health.
Thomas Boyd of the smoked meat
department was off duty a short time
this week. sufferer from rheumatism,
Tim Sullivan of the packing room
was very unfortunate this week in los
ing his pay check somewhere in build
ing G.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Fox of Ogden
I street. were in Floris Wednesday, at
tending the funeral of the sister OF
Mrs. Fox.
4. George Matson, who is employed in
the killing department cut the knuckle
of his left hand Tuesday and has been
Il off duty since.
Joseph johnson of the cooper de-
apartment who has been off duty for
the past week on account Of business
6. has returned to work.
Bert Horn of the fire department, ac-
+ .cidentally pierced his knee cap with a
/ steel few days ago, and was COMPEL
. ed to quit work for awhile.
Peter Santeen of the cutting depart
.ment received an ugly wound on his
Fright fore finger few days ago. Thel
swound was dressed by DR.. w. G. New
fell.
Daniel Gibbons of the cutting de-
partment was compelled to be absent
from work Friday and Saturday on ac-
count of sickness. He returned Mon
day.
Walter Mosier was again unfortunatei
fhis week. Last week he was a suf-
ferer from blood poison and this week
he accidentally cut himself in the left
wrist.
Clyde Hall, an old employee of the
plant, who has been absent for some
time, has returned to the city and ac-
leepted position at the East End Sup
ply Co.
John Denefe, weighmaster in the
local room, received an ugly fall last
Sunday, while stepping off switch
M engine in motion. He was only Off for
a day, however.
James Keller of the local chill room
was kicked by his pony last Sunday
morning and received severe bruise
in the hip. He was off duty for a few
days and is still quite lame
Read the Hub advertisement on page
6 of this paper.