Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-16

ket hopper with a somewhat generous
but not lavish hand. Big inroads have
been made on supplies in Wisconsin
and Iowa especially A lot Of stuff has
come from feeders who feared stormy
weather ahead, and what Is left, the
trade believes, will If judiciously mar
keted, find good market.
Chicago has had considerably more
than half the combined supply at six
! western markets this week, supply here
reaching nearly 10000, against 100000
at six markets whose aggregate mar
ketings total 25S,oO0, against 240,000
last week and 241 900 a year ago.
Good to prime lambs which closed at
$7.40@7.65 week ago today reached
their highest price Of the week on the
close yesterday, selling at $7.S50S.25;
fair to good qualities $7.40@7.S5 against
$7@7.40 the close last week.
Feeder buyers have been hot on the
trail Of desirable feeding sheep and
yearlings and have paid the best rates
Of the season, 81 being paid for the
choice kinds and on down to 1926. Not
many have sold at the former figure,
however as arrivals of that sort with the
have not been numerous either In the
native or western class. In this class
1915 Is regarded as about the limit on
choice light weights which are 25c be-
low Tuesday.
1ood 10 prime WetHeTs are UP 10 "
40c over last Saturday being quoted at
IS to $5S5, compared with $4.90@5.
on the close last Saturday. Fair to good
wethers $4.S5@ $50 an advance of 200
Csc over last Saturday; feeding weth-
ers have a wider range, selling yester-
day at $4.25@4.80 and at $4.36@4.65 last
Saturday. Ewes heavy to choice sold
at $4.35@4.75 last Saturday, compared
with 10 to 15c advance at the close
J, tr rlr h hrOr n
$39004.25 on the previous weeks close
closed yesterday at about 10 to 15c
better. In the ewes class show little
change, being quoted at 1904 as
against $3@3.9O last Saturday.
The extreme top last year for the
same period was $3.50 for yearling
sheep and 1886 for lambs; two years
ago top lambs. 1926 yearlings sheep
$500
Pigs Strongest.
In the general market for porkers
this week, pigs. have been the feature.
Starting last Friday the advance has
amounted to almost soc and close right
at the top. In the other grades while
there has been no decided changes
either way through the week the close
yesterday is a nickel to dime off from
the close last Saturday. This is indeed
gratifying when considering the re-
ceipts are greater than estimated for
the week by $4,000 in round numbers.
The quality Of porkers throughout the
week has been the best for some time.
While pigs were scarce, on the other
hand heavy weights were plentiful.
Movement in the east and at Missouri
river points have been less this week
than a week ago. The top this week
was 1915 on Monday compared with
1856 last year for the same period and
$6.40 same period two weeks; 1886
in September and $11.20 in March 1910
the highest for the past six years.
Mixed hogs selling at $7.50@780 the
best prices for the week on Monday
closed yesterday at s7.55@7.65; medium
weights closed at $7.70@7.S0 compared
with $7.75@7S5 Monday and $1,000
7.75 last Saturday; light weights, ship
pers and butchers $7.55@7.75 as against
$7.70@7.S5 Monday and $755@775 last
Saturday; heavy butchers and shippers
closed at s7.75@7.S5 last Saturday and
at $7.75@7S7h yesterday; heavy pack
ers which were up dime Monday
over the previous close sold yesterday
$7.70@7.75 the same as last Saturday;
rough. also up a dime Monday closed
yesterday at $7.55@770 the same as
last Saturday; pigs quoted at $o@7 a
week ago yesterday and sold as high
as $3.50 during the week closed about
their best $6.75@7.50.