Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-02
LIVE STOCK REVIEW
OF THE PAST WEEK
From Saturdays Daily.
Chicago.

From Saturdays Daily.
Chicago.
In summing up the business done In
cattle, hogs and sheep the past five
days, little II anything has developed
for one to become enthusiastic. In cat
tie, the market Is more or less de-
moralized in view of the fact that
stock which tho farmer has taken
pains to fatten, whether they be
money they did year ago. Its only the
hand picked" sorts that are topping
the market and only a few Of those. In
answer to inquiries as to the cause for
these conditions bring out the reply
from well known packer buyer that
1T Is not so much the question or the
price Of beef, but rather one OF finding
buyers for the stuff on hand" Prime
1000 pound grades have done we'll to
land around ss,S5 while in recent weeks
that were selling at $s@9.3o.
Some Of the best cattle this week
brought as high as $3.50 on Wednes-
days market. They were not weighty
stuff but had the finish to them that
took the eye Of the buyers. Some
heavies sold at 80 but that was no cri-
terion for the average weighty stuff.
and they sold mostly under this level.
AS an example Washington, Iowa,
shipper with drove of 81 steers
weighing on an average of 14o7 pounds
got 80 while another farmer with a
bunch running 1900 pounds brought
1925. The killers wanted a few Of this
sort and the close yesterday is right
at the top.
Stuff weighing around 11oo-1soo ap-
pears to be bringing better prices than
heavier weights. Shippers and produc-
ers however can be thankful that the
ri
strong, taken as q whole. Some mighty
good advances have been made on the
con- moner stun where 1t was least ex-
pected. which seems to indicate that
the caution issued week ago not to
crowd the mark has been we'll taken.
Demand has been good for heifers and
advances scored amounted to fully 2bc
over last week. Good quality heifers
have been scarce and like good cows
have had a good call. Calves have
come back" to the $11 mark. and
generally speaking the advance scored
this week looks like 60@75 over last
weeks close while in some instances
the recovery has come up to a dollar.
Only the coarse stuff brought less than
s.. An outsider paid as high as SLIPS
for choice vealers.
Common to fair beef cows which
closed last week at s4.65@5 closed yes
terday at $4S505.35: fair to good ad-
vanced 35c and sold yesterday at 1886
@5s5; choice to prime dry fed brought
S615@7.4O last Saturday, yesterday
brought s7.1O@7.75: Gamers and, cut
ters all the way from $4@4.60 last
Saturday wind up the week at $4.15@
$50 with the poorer grades down to
S3.25@3.65 or an advance Of 15c.
In the butcher stock some Of the
advances are 256s5c better than a
week ago Tuesday. In the heifer col
umn there has been q little more gain
each day since Monday and the close
yesterday is at about the best. Poor to
medium heifers which closed at $50
$50 last Saturday have gradually come
UP frorr Monday and yesterday sees
them selling at $5.25@6; medium to
good heifers selling at $5.60@6. The
previous weeks close were quoted yes
terday at an advance Of 40650c Good
to choice heifers are up almost 40c
from last Saturdays close and finish
yearIings while they sold as good as
$3.50 Wednesday the close was not that
good but a little more life IL noted for
This class over the Thanksgiving holi-
day and the latest sales yesterday Mt
s7.40@8.75 prime to fancy yearltngs
finish the week at about their best at
SS.2569.15.
Come to look over what has been do
ing in the bull trade this week, the
trade appears to have been somewhat
irregular but at the same time dime
advance in general is a safe summary.
Choice to, prime beef look 10 to zoe
better than n week ago. Plain to, good
had narrower range, being quoted at
$G.25@6.75, compared with $6@6.40 last
Saturday. Heavy bolognas are 15m25c
better than a week ago with the poorer
lots also a shade to 10c over last Sat
urday.
In the stocker and feeder division
there has been better trade than was
expected though quite a number were
carried over from Wednesday. Steady
prices have prevailed and the select
sycck which is i'm most urgent need has
scored about dime to fifteen cents
over the low spot last week.
Extreme top last year native beeves
$11, two years ago 49,
Hog Market Orasgy.
The hog market this week has been
d sickly affair with hardly enough sup
port to offset the packers bearish tao
tics. It's see-saw transaction. Quality
has been the best for some time but
two days Of over supply has been too
much Of an influence to hold prices.
Indications Monday when the supply
was ten thousand less than expected,
pointed towards recovery to at least an
IS level, but before the close these
hopes were badly shattered. Tuesday
and Wednesdays market while starting
out fairly strong closed lower with
their early advance lost. The week
closes with the top at $3.50, which is
15c above Tuesdays low spot and zoe
under the high point week ago
Thursday. Weighty hogs have been
more plentiful yet they have Jared the
best while underweights are top heavy.
Figs after being hammered down on
Tuesday, closed yesterday at about
their best price for the week. Mixed
pigs have recovered 35@50c from
Tuesday and even the inferior grades
have regained ESQ 40c while selects are
up 25@35c, with the bulk Of sales
around S6@6.50 though the extreme top
is ST., the same as the close last week
for selected grades. Fancy select light
shipping stock quoted at $7.45@7.55 on
the close Tuesday. closed yesterday at
$7.6007.70. Light bacon hogs s7.15@
745 Tuesday compared with 1880
755 yesterday: fair to fancy shipping
s765@7.75 Tuesday against 1880
1885 Friday. Select packing stuff is up
10c from Tuesday at $770@775: poor