Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-15
TO-DAY BRINGS
DROP IN HOGS
ALL GRADES OF PORkERS Elk.
CEPTING THE PACKERS OPEN
WITH A DECREASE.

For the first time within the pas
few days all grades of porkers except,
ing the packers took a decrease of fiv,
cents while the packers remained
steady. All other markets. both whole.
sale and retail remain steady. The fol
lowing are today's quotations.
Hogs-120Q150 $3.50; 150@1S0, ss.45
lso@20o, $3.50; 20o@24O, sS.45; 24o@
800, $3.50; 800 and over. 1925: gooc
packers, So; fair packers, $3.50.
Cattle--Choice corn fed heifers. SAFE
9S.25; good heifers, $4@4.50 common
to fair light heifers, $3.50; choice corr
fed cows. $4.50@5; good cows, $4@4.50
common to fair cows, $3@3.5O: Gamers
S2.50@3; bologna bulls, $4@4.5O; butch.
er bulls. s4.5o@5; choice light calves
So: good light calves, s. choice heav,
calves, 1904; common to fair heavy
calves, SIS.
l.ambs-choice lambs, s5@5.5o: good
lambs. $45o@5; yearlings, $s@3.5o;
ewes, $3.50@4: fair lambs. S3.75@4.25
Grair and Hay.
Grain and hay-Street prices-Nev
oats, 27@29c; straw, $5@6; corn. 600
ooc; nay, $l0@l1; wheat, bu., 78@S0c;
rye, o7@5Sc: timothy, per bu, $500
Hides, Wool and Tallow.
Hides-No. cured. 12c; No. cu1 ed
nc; green No. !, lie; green No. 2, 10c.
Woo)--A1edium. unwashed. 2s@24c;
coarse unwashed. 210e.c.
Beeswax and acknowledgements, No
!, 25c: No. .. 22c: tallow, No. SIC;
No. .. &c. - :
Butter fat-No. l. SOC; No. 2, &c.
aaessr. EGGS ara Psulte,,
Creamery butter. s5@sSc: country
butter. grocers pay. CSC.
EEggsIGrocers pay, 1sc.
Po'Htrs-- (These p,ices srs oaie e
the producer. )-Hens, 10c; ducks, white
ieathsred, les: ducks. dark testnerea.
doc turkeys, 1oc; geese, h., &c; guineas
each' 2oc: springs, 10c: old ROSTERS. sc.
RETAIL PRICES.
Flour and Feed.
flour and feed-Graham flour. per
sack. SOC; corn chops. per cwt, SITS;
short5 per cwt., $1.66: bran. per
cwt. $3.50; -ar corn. per bu., $1.1o; shell
ed corn, per bu,. $1.10: hay. per CIV.
clam shell. per cwt.. Coo; meal. pr
sack, 2sc: corn and oat chop. 10 II
sack, 2Sc: corn end oat chop. per cwt.
sl7b: straw, per cwt, SOC: oats. bu,
sc; oat straw, bale, soc; barley,
boc: chicken tied. grounu 20 h.. 4Uc.
4oc: oil meal, per cwt.. s2.1o.
Is Butter. Eggs ana Poultry.
Butter. eggs ano Internationally,
butter 2s@S0c; Sept. creamer,
butter. 35@3sc; eggs, doz, 25c.
pcultry--<ieese. ID, 1.is 10 &C: tGs.
keys, 1sc; live springs. zoe: old hens,
dressed. 17hc: ducks, dressed. zoe.
PisA.
ea'. nsh Macksre,. 3o6ssc,
white f1sh, Dail. 69c: herring. Sc:
goldfish. Io@lec: lake fab. paL Gee;
Hnnan haddie, It.. 10
Fresh fish-Catf1sh. H.. zoe: trout,
1Sc: halibut zoe.
rrulta
Fruits-Bananas 2o@25c: lemons 40c:
oranges, 30@50c; apples. PIX, $50 Acc;
10000; tomatoes. basket
Sc; peaches, basket. 15c: bu, $2.25;
plums, bu.. Csc; pears, hamper, CSC.
Vegetables.
observation-disclosures 5@1Oc; cucum-
hers 2h@7hc: onions. h., 4c; parsley.
bunch. Sc; cauliflower, head, 20c:
potatoes, soc; garlic. 1oc; turnips, peck
zoe: peppers doz 15c: endive bch. 10c.
satisfy, bunch, for 15c; celery, Sc;
for &c: beets, two punches. SC: celery
egg plant. 10@15c: carrots. peck, 20c'
beets two punches. sc; egg plant, 100
l5c; carrots, peck, zoe; beets, peck, zoe.