Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-16
The COurer'S Complete Markets of the World

down. Early. fair quantity of fresh
low grade and some held barely was
sold at 53@77c. mainly at 631e6c.
There was a fair Cemand for the feed
kind. and that was about as steady az
any, selling at 51@5Sc, and the better
cars brought fully as much as the low
grade mailing. In screenings there
was moderate business. The poorer
quality ruled easy and the choice to
rancy steady and firm. Trading was at
were inspected in during the week 323
cars. compared with 314 cars the pre-
vious week, and ESQ cars two weeks
ago. In the visible supply there was
$4,000 bu decrease, which left 1t at 81
22S,O00 blu against 4,07s,000 bu last
year. The quality In bond Increased
"Louo nu. and appeared as $4,000 blu.
year ago 1t was 295 bu.
TIMOTHY SEED--An easy feeling
prevailed the past week. There was no
very marked change In prices. It was
noticeable that sales were not 20 read
ny MADE as a week ago. Buyers did not
appear at all anxious. 1t was on account
OF o. OUTSIDE shipping orders especially
tnat the demand seemed to have fallen
on. The movement fell of somewhat
rom mat reported last week. There
seemed to prevail a feeling that toward
the end Of the year was a time when
buyers would be apt to show less In
terest. when slack period would be no
more than natural. A moderate guam
not clean UP readily. The views OF
buyers did not always come together.
samples also were constantly coming
on the market for bids, they represent
ing iots In the country. On some seed
rendered on to arrive business a read
Justment OF prices had to be made, be
cause the seed was much below the
quality Of the sample by which Il had
been sold. BY arbitration It was decid-
ed that soc was fair difference to be
aliowed. Even then the buyers did not
care to take the seed. It proved 70 be
sucn case as sometimes happens
when a buyer will take a lot of choice
seeo 70 arrive. buying 1t on account of
the nne sample and perhaps for spec
ial use. and when a poorer or different
type OF seed comes in for delivery the
buyer does not care to take It, even A
reduced price, because 1t does not AZ
the purpose for which It was intended
me easiness of the market was most
manifest IN March delivery. which
opened at $50 bid and $3.50 asked, and
receded to $5.60@5.7O In the same rela-
tlon TO selling finally at 1913. Other
wise there was not much change. The
contract grade spot was quoted early at
1000 1t was offered later at $3.50, with
no bids, and at the close some sold al
1908. There should be about csc differ
ence between spot and March delivery
Sales Of country lots were over
range Of s4.25@5.25, with some tailinrs
down to 81. At the close country lots
quotable at $3.75@5.25 for poor to
choice; fancy possibly higher; very
poor lower. Fair to good $4.35@4.75,
oopneTo. AS
CLOVER sEED-There was an nd.
vance OF about 75c per 100 lbs in prices
the past week. Some demand for March
delivery existed. An advance such as
noted was bid. None was secured as the
asking price was raised in about tila
same ratio. A few small bag lots =
cash clover came on sale. Some Of I ~
was only tailings and sold down to Is
Advanced prices appeared in the quota.
lions from outside. This had much TO
do with bringing prices to higher
level here. Receipts were liberal, larger
than a week ago or year ago, and
there was enough to have made at good
trade had 1t come on the market: this
however, 1t did not do. The output in
demand for clover. Bids for March .
delivery were advanced to $15.25: that
was 75c Improvement. The asking price
was raised to 1855 from $3.50. Con-
tract spot seed was entirely nominal.
with the quotations at $14.25 early and
%19.'oW1o iater. regular quotations for
country lots after the gain in prices
noted was S10@14.75 for poor to choice;
very poor lower: fair to good, $12b0@
IA. Alsike, common to choice, quoted at
$12Q14.
HAY-Receipts for the week were
6,937 tons, against 1870 tons for the
previous week. Shipments for the week
were 524 tons, against COS tons the pre-
|vious week. The arrivals of both tim
othy and prairie hay were smaller and
good demand existed, especially to-
wards the close Of the week. Local
buyers were taking hold with more
freedom than for some time past and
there was also some inquiry on ship
ping account A flrmer feeling prevailed
and prices for the best grades of tim
othy hay advanced soc per ton, with
all other descriptions about unchang-
ed. Glib
Quotations at the close ranged az fol-y
lows. VIZ M