Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-16
SLIGHT CHANGE
IN HOG MARKET
LIGHTER WEIGHTS OF PORkERS
ARE UP FIVE CHRISTOPHER
STOCK STEADY.

An advance of five cents in the light
ed weights Of local hogs was quoted in
today's lists. Packers and feeders are a
nickel lower. No change is made in the
other stock. Today's markets follow:
WORCESTERSHIRE Stock.
Hogs-12O@15o. s6.4o; 15o@1S0 $3.50;
100000, $40; 2OO@22O. H.15; 22O@
and feeders, $6.55@6.sO.
Cattle--Choice corn fed heifers. $50
6.25: good heifers. $5.50@6; common to
fair light heirers, So choice corn fed
cows. $5.50@6; good cows, $5@5.50;
common to fair cows, $4@5; Gamers
$3@8.50: bologna bulls. $4.75@6S0;
butcher bulls. s5.50@6; choice light
calves, ss.75@7; good light calves, $50
$50: choice heavy calves, $5.50@6;
common to fair calves. IS.
Lambs-Choice lambs. $5.25@6.75:
good lambs. $4.75@5; fair lambs. $50
SIS; good yearlings. $S.75@425.
Good sheep-$3@3.50: fair sheep. 81
@2.50.
Grain and Hay.
Grain and hay-Street prices-Oats
S4@s5c; straw, $4@5; hay, $1o@1s;
wheat. 74@75c; rye, 57@60c; corn. zoe;
Hides, Wool and TaIIow.
Hides-No. / cured, 12c; No. 2 cured
&c: green, No. 1, 100; green, No. 2. &c.
@2oc; coarse combing. is@1sc; me-
dtum clothing, 17@1sc: braid and
coarse. 15@18c; light fine. 15@1sc:
heavy. fine. .13@14c; bury (slightly)'
ollie; bury (hard) 13@1sc.
Beeswax and acknowledgements. No.
i. Csc: No. 2. 22c.
Tallow-No. !, SIZE; No. 3. &c.
Butter fat--No. i, s2c; No. 2, 2sc.
Butter, EooR and Poultry,
Creamery butter, 32@3sc; country
butter. grocers pay. 2b@soc: eggs
Poultry-(These prices are paid to
producer; Hens, &C.; ducks. Whit WHIT!
turkeys. 14c; geese, &c; guineas, each
RETAIL-Flour and Feed.
Flour and feed-Graham flour, per
sack, soc: corn chops per cwt., $3.50:
shorts, per cwt., $3.50: bran, per cwt..
$3.50; corn, new, per bu.. zoe; hay, pc!
cwt.. 75c: straw. per cwt. 40@50c; meal
per sack, zoe: corn and oat chop. per
cwt.. $3.50; corn chop. 20 lbs. 4oc; oil
meal. per cwt.. $40.
... Butter, Eggs and Poultry ,o6,,x,.
Sept. creamery butter. S8c.
Eggs, doz.-3Sc.
Butter fat-No. 1. sic: No. 2, ssc.
Poultry-Geese, dressed, h.. 16c; tur-
keys dressed, 25c; springs. 22hc: hens
dressed. 1sc; ducks, dressed, zoe.
Fresh and Salt Fish.
Fresh fish-Catfish. h.. zoe: trout"
171kc; halibut, zoe; salmon ,17hc.
Salt fish-Mackeral, 10@25c; herring
&c; Goldfish, 10@1sc; lake fish, pail, zoe;
f1nnan haddie, lb, 15c; smoked halibut,
22c.
Fruits.
Fruits-Bananas, 20@26c: lemons,
4oc: oranges, so@75c; apples, peck, Is
@65c; grape fruit, 81 @25c; chestnuts
zoe; Tokay grapes. 12hc; Malaga
grapes, 25c lb.; pineapples, 2o@3b:.
vegetables-Cabbag h., &c; onions
&c a pound; cauliflower. soc; potatoes,
blu $1@135; garlic, zoe; beets 3 ID. 15c,
peppers, doz., 25c; endive. bunch, 1oc;
satisfy, 2 for 15c; celery. 5000: Ber-
muda onions, h., TIC; green teanA,
15c: new turnips, Sc lb;, radishes,
3 for 25c: sweet potatoes, lbs for
1oc; egg plants. 15c; pumpkins, 100
15c: mangoes 4 for Csc: cucumbers, zoe
each: brussels sprouts, soc box; fresh
okra. SC doz.: watercress, &c bunch:
carrots, Sc lb: parsnips, Sc lb: fresh to-
matoes, 15c ID; pineapple casaba mel
ons, 40c each: celery, cabbage 20Q25c
a stalk: spinach, 15c lb.