Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-28

Rapids, yield Is to 45 bu. Occasionally
favored fields up to 5O ana oV pu.
such cases are rare. Dealers holding on
on new corn until they are satisneo ~
will grade No. 3 and No. 3. Farmers nut
selling at present prices, but wouiu ssil
freely on a basis OF SOC; STATE WI 70
pretty well divided up by buyers from
the south. Omaha, southwest, Mime
apolis, Milwaukee, Chicago and Peoria
depending largely on rates TO these
markets, so that the state promises to
be very thoroughly worked for It's corn
as soon a. 1t is marketable. Not much
selling OF oats; probably good many
may be carried until spring"
Ayerase price OF hogs at Chicago on
Saturday, 1887, against $7.S5 Friday,
sS.0S a week ago, 1888 a month 9
$S.1s two months age. $40 three
months ago, 1888 a year ago, $6.2S two
years ago, 1885 three years ~ ana
1886 Ave years ago.
Cash corn demand was good. ship
ping sales aggregating 100000 pu.
while sample prices were uncnahseu
Further purchases of Argentina corn
to come to this country were made on
Saturday at New York.
Demand for cash oats is becoming
more urgent, sales at Chicago Satur-
day being 240, 900 blu, and sample prices
there and at st. Louis. Omaha. Peoria
and Milwaukee were unchanged to &c
higher, while Kansas City was un-
changed to nc higher.
Premiums on red winter wheat were
advanced h@Ac by Chicago cash
handlers Saturday, No. 2 red In store
being held at 7@7hc over December
and track lots at S@9c over. Hard
winter, however, was unchanged, with
No. 2 on track at h@1c over Decem-
Der. Milling demand Is good. sales be-
ing $4,000 bu.
Argentina corn continues to be offer
ed daily at lower prices than American
and has a sentimental effect, II nothing
more. The glucose interests, hich have
used Argentina corn to q greater extent
than any other industry, say results
are as satisfactory as those obtained
from the domestic product but can
adam distillers have had opposite re-
suits and were buyers OF cash corn
here there past week e
Northwestern Iowa reports two
thirds OF the oats are out OF farmers
hands. Some of the best farmers say
that you can And several hills that
won't have an ear on and very spotted.
Acres Of corn in a field that look fine
will not make over 20'bu per acre.
Husking returns from Nebraska and
Iowa are exceeding expectations, but
from Illinois are disappointing. Sioux
City, Ia, says that yields were showing
UP big and In some places larger than
last year. Tabor City, Ia, reported
Yields Of so bu. per acre.
Yearling steers sold at 1910 last
week at the Chicago. yards making a
new high point for the year. Veal
calves suffered a SOC break under slack
consumptive demand and the stock
market closed at the lowest level OF the
year, Eastern demand being cut of by
the invasion Of Canadian stuff.
Oats are looked upon as a tWo-slded
market. Farmers are not selling freely
and the marketward movement Is under
recent q Consumption is liberal
and the eastern shipping demand i'm
proved materially last week. Canadian
oats continue to be offered freely in
the east are being taken by certain
interests. Supplies at Chicago are the
heaviest of any market in the country,
az this is "the oat market
Farmers are cutting an important
figure in the corn trade. n show lit
tia disposition to sell old or new corn.
Feeders continue to pay better than
Nav price in Chicago for old corn In
the country and reserves OF old corn
are said to be smaller than the trade
in general believes.
Southwestern markets have outbid
Chicago markets In nearby territory
and drawn supplies that would other
wise 60 to this market.
The panicky feeling in wheat pre-
valent a week ago has largely dtsap-
peared, and prices have reacted IN @Sc
from The recent low point. There is no
pressure Of cash wheat on United
State markets. Winter whea farmers
are holding more tenaciously and mill
ing demand for red wheat here has adj
vanced it to SM9c over December Tor
car lots on track here. Hard winters
are held at the best premiums Of the
season. Duluth No. i Northern is OFFER
ed here or at Buffalo at &c over Chi
cago December. the highest as compar-
ed with that delivery so far. Milling
demand everywhere Is good, especially
for spring wheat. and one Of the largest
cash handlers says there is not over
100000 bu OF it in Chicago that Is un-
sold.
Frosts in the. northwest early in the
week were reported to. have caused
damage to potatoes left unprotected In
the fields, and some that had not been
dug were reported as a total loss for
the reason that the ground had frozen
so hard that it vas an impossibility to
harvest them.
These advices and the receipt of sew
eral cars of potatoes that had been
frozen in transit had a strengthening
influence on the market and were part
ly responsible for the gains made. The
strong consumptive demand enjoyed
was the principal factor In advancing
values, however. and the market closed
in q strong position.
Butter and egg receipts for the week
made the smallest aggregate reported
in many months. The demand was OF
more urgent character and advanced
values were rigidly maintained after
being enforced. AS in former weeks the
expensive, high grading offerings were
much easier to dispose OF thar the
cheap, low grading stock, while the
supply on sale included only a small
proportion OF the best grades.
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