Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-08

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Minneapolis authority says they be-
lieve IS per cent Of the wheat crop IN
the three northwestern states has LETT
farmers hands. I'VE have had free
movement since harvest" he says. II
have never estimated the crop OF the
northwest at over 16b,000,0O0 bu., which
Is 15,OOo,O 900 bu. less than the govern
ment figures"
Cash corn markets were the center
of attraction Yesterday, the southwest
sending reports of big demand from
feeders and Kansas City prices were
advanced a@11ac, while st. Louis was
up A@1ac. Omaha was up " nc, put
Milwaukee was We lower and Peoria
&c lower on old and y @2c lower on
new, receipts Of the latter being 8
cars, No. yellow bringing S6ho, No.
mixed SAC, and same grade 62QSSc.
Shipping sales at Chicago were 1907
900 blu, the small sales being explain
ed by one cash handler as due to tho
fact that the bulk of the local stock
had been sold. Sample prices were
NC higher. Ten cars Of new corn sold
yesterday Of which s cars Were sample
grade and brought 57@61o, while new
No. mixed was SAC. Toledo received
its first new corn of the season. 7 cars,
one of which tested 1915 per cent
neapolis reported some new corn there
that graded No. 2 and tested IA per
cent moisture. The highest bidder at
Omaha bought 10000 blu yesterday.
Cash wheat prices in a majority OF
markets were higher yesterday, st.
Louis and Omaha being UP VIC. while
Kansas City was unchanged on hard
and unchanged to No higher on red.
Milwaukee was unchanged to Ac high
er. Shipping sales at Chicago were
only $4,000 blu, but premiums were well
maintained.
Cash oats prices were surprisingly
firm in the face of the slow shipping
demand, values here being lifted No
&c. with sales Of $4,000 blu. Mil
waukee was MONO higher, Omaha.
Peoria and st. Louis Ne higher, while
Kansas City was unchanged to Nc
higher.
Spring wheat will be graded on the
dockage plan by the Illinois state grain
inspection department commencing
Nov. s, the railroad and warehouse
commission handing down its decision
In favor Of 1t yesterday. The members
Of the board Of trade recently petit
toned that this be done In order to
Corn traders were disposed to go
slow until after the government report
is issued on Monday. The general be-
lief Is that the figures will be, raised
fairly over last months. They say
that. while farmers are selling little
new corn throughout Illinois and Iowa
they would not be surprised to see Of
ferings increase from now on, pro-
IT, <s,xy Ia &c
claimed that between 100000 and
10000 900 bu. has been sold from Min
nesota, northern Iowa and South Daz
kota SO far this season to go to Kansas
City and Omaha, and that the corn Is
unusually dry.
A Williamsburg, Ia, message said:
Some fields run as low as Is blu. to
the acre and up as high as go bu.. but
through the county will be about 81
bu. per acre. Very little corn Is be-
Ing marketed now, as 1t is being
bought up by feeders. They are pay
ing cents over the market price to
get 1t, go cents. No wheat in this dis
trict. Weather been very fine, like
spring"
The government report next Mon
quality of corn, buckwheat, potatoes.
tobacco and flaxseed, and the average
weight per q measured bushel of wheat,
oats and barley.
A stock raiser from Manchester, ILL.,,
sums up conditions In his locality as
follows:
'The hog condition in this locality
is about this: Everything that can be
fitted for market will be pushed out on
short feed, on account Of short crop,
and not much breeding stock retained.
Old corn selling at soc and new at
65@70c per 70 lbs. Corn shocking
shows 10 to 90 blu. to the acre, some
nothing. Both corn and hay will have
to be shipped in here to feed farm
teams for next summers work. / look
for light receipts Of hogs as soon as
the hogs on feed at present have gone
to market. The hogs for March and
April are not in sight. and If fed will
use 75c to SOC corn