Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-09

were made the same day for shipmen,
east by rail and during the week were
close to 100000 bu. The big deliveries
induced liberal liquidation by holdera
or December, and lot of short SELL
Ing for May; Prices declined early and
advanced later with shorts mainly
responsible for the rise. At the close
net gains were N @2A. December
leading. Consumption OF oats in the In.
terror Is large as they are selling at ar
unusual discount under corn as to make
1t an inducement. In the sample market
a fair business was under way. with
supplies ample and prices In the sample
market after declining early reacted
and closed rather firm. Receipts for the
week were 602 cars, against 624 cars
the previous week, and 9S6 cars last
year. In the visible supply there was
decrease Of $4,000 btu. against 1,227,OOa
bu last year. The total was 29,665,00
but, against 10.774,000 /bu last year. In
local stocks In all positions the decrease
was $4,000 bu, making the total 49,
100000 bu, against 2,413OO0 bu last
year. Contract stocks increased 1900
bu, and the total was 6,746 900 bu
against 100000 blu last year.
TIMOTHY-With the advent Of De.
cembor there We're delivered about half
dozen cars Of contract seed on De.
IS.
i1Vered the seed went into seclusion
that was the last seen or heard or 1t
The deliveries made hardly ripple or
the market. In other respects the rip.
pies also were small. There was a little
life in the cash trade. Offerings wers
only moderate. Four cars and enough
small lots to make a car or two were
sold. Some was taken by dealers and
some Went to flll shipping orders, most
of 1t perhaps followed the latter course
In the prices which prevailed no mater
ial change was reflected. the market
appearing to about hold steady. Trad
Ing was at $4.40M5, the largest trading
at $4.4O@4.S5. No really fancy seed
came on sale and the market was
without low grade offerings; it was
mainly fair to good quality that APP
peared. The quotations representing the
quotable range remained the same from
day to day. The speculative market
was absolutely dead. On some days flu
ture delivery prices were not even
mentioned. March delivery alone re-
ceived any consideration. and in this
buyers and sellers were far apart. $3.50
being at times bid, when it would be
held at 1886. Country lots were quoted
at $3.75@525 for poor to choice; fancy
possibly higher: very poor lower. Fair
to good, $4.35@4.75. The movement OF
this seed was good, both receipts and
shipments increasing. From this 1t
would appear there was nothing the
matter with the trade. even though
the open market got only a small por-
ton Of it, a
CLOVER-This seed just beats any
thing for dullness in this market. There
is not enough business to really estab-
lish\prces. Only nominal quotations
prevailed and there were not easy to
get. Some increase in receipts was
shown. and arrivals were very good
materially larger than last year. Some
also was taken out, but only small
quantity compared with the arrivals.
The only business done was the sale Of
a few bags at $11611.50, and there was
hardly enough vibration in the market
to be noticeable. Values were quoted
along about the same from day to day.
March delivery got some attention.
From an opening Of $14 bid and $14.30
and finally s14.50 was bid. Country
lots were quoted at $10@1425 for poor
to choice; very poor lower: fair to good
s12m13. Alsike, common to choice,
quoted at $12@17.5o.
HAY-Receipts for the week were -
72O tons, against $40 tons for the pre-
vious week. Shipments for the week
vious week. Choice grades of both
timothy and prairie hay were In good
demand during the past week. The Of
ferings were only fair and the market
ruled firm. with no particular change in
prices. Low and medium grades were
in liberal supply and the demand was
only moderate. Feeling was little UNI
tiled with timothy hay about soc
lower and prairie hay 50@$1 per ton
higher. ~
Quotations at the close ranged az
follows: fa
Choice Timothy Hay 49,. $1S.00619.OO
No. / Timothy ....... 1600617.O0
No 2 Timothy 49,. 14.00@15.O0
No. Timothy ......... 12.00613.oo
Iowa, Minnesota. Nebraska and
Dakota prairie, choice. 14.50@15.0O
No. | ..............:.. 11.60@14.00
ILL.,, Ind. and Wis. Feeding
Prairie =. -. ......... 1909 500
Packing Hay ........... 5.0o@ 500
Sales ranged at s1211S.50 for fair to
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