Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-06

HOgElnS- down corn us d SuSS~.'s'el
is discussed in Bulletin l4S or
The experiment station at Ames, Iowa.
II states that the hogs should not pc
turned into the cornfeld without nav
ing been previously put upon full feed
oil corn. 1t Is wise and necessary
practice to feed green fodder cut from
the field in conjunction with the OLD
corn, gradually .accustoming the hoss
to the new ration. Hogs do better When
all abundance Of water and shade Is
provided.
Packers are taking advantage OF
every traders opportunity that pre-
sents itself in the hog market. supply
conditions have favored the puylns
side recently and prices have beeh
forced back close to the low level or
last month. The market, however, dis
plays recuperative energy and whlle
pac kers may protest that they cannot
use hogs at current cost every snort
run furnishes evidence Of their needs
and disposition to accumulate.
The previous impression that noss /!
are cutting up protitably Is verified at
regular intervals. Liquidation continues
on a liberal scale. Average weights are
unsea sonably light everywhere and the
proportion Of 125 or 1S0-lb stuff Is
large. These are not sick hogs. by any
means, as most Of them are In robust
condition and their constant appear
ance at the market is susceptible or
but one construction. Young HOES
when sold are regarded as we'll disposed
Of no matter what they realize.
Not many calves in the feeder show
this year The Western breeder Is no
longer under the necessity or gong
af1eld to seek market
Fischer & Ryan's grand champion
>carlot Of cattle, Angus yearlings, sofa
yesterday to the Congress Hotel COM
pany at 1926 in the fourteenth annual
International auction sale. Eli Pfaelzer
bought them on behalf Of M. e. kauf-
man, president of the Congress Hotel
&C mpany, Chicago.
The grand champions averaged 1870
lbs. and brought $149.72 each. Gross
price for the load of $2245.S7. The
price stood against s14 for Halls grana
champion Angus yearlings in the l9l2
show, when tops on the open market
sold at $11.25, against $3.50 for top
open market limit this week
Thus It was q greater premium over
the open market value than last year
and. same was true of the first fourteen
leads Of show stock which went
through the sale ring, these averaging
sI1.22, $3.50 premium over the open
market prices, while a year ago the
general average OF the sale at $1l.S5
stood only 759S5c above market prices
then current.
The average price Of hogs at Chicago
was 1882, against $7.56 Wednesday.
$775 Monday, $7.65 last Friday, VIA
month ago, $S.43 four months ago, 1888
a year ago, $6.11 two years ago, $7.4l
three years ago, ss.44 four years ago
and S5G6 five wears ago,
A gradual tightening in cash wheat
Is noticeable in all markets The fact
that lake navigation is about to close
has undoubtedly called millers' atten-
tor to the repeated estimates OF light
farm reserves, and the continued alb
sorbption Of hard winter in Chicago by
seaboard exporters on an all-rail basis
is regarded by the best posted people
as Indicating that when the real WIN
ter milling demand commences cash
wheat will go to much higher premiums
over the futures than at present.
Kansas City reported yesterday that
it was impossible OF buy No 2 hard
winter in store there at less than &c
over December. and December deliver
les Yesterday were $4,000 bu No. I
northern blue stem at Minneapolis ad-
vanced Nc as compared with futures,
to 102c under May, while February
shipment sold at 1c over May.
Cash sales at Chicago yesterday
were 100000 blu, including 10000 bu
hard to Baltimore exporters. The sea-
board reported $4,000 bu hard winter
and 1000 blu Manitobas sold late
! Wednesday and yesterday for export.
ST Louis prices were firm, Kansas
City &c higher, Omaha u @Ac higher
and Milwaukee 1a@1c higher.
Cash corn demand has improved
sreatly during the past two days, ship
ping sales at Chicago yesterday ag-
prices were unchanged to nc higher.
Country offerings were light and sales
! made for November shipment are being
bought back. st. Louis prices jumped
| 1M2c, with car Of old No. 3 selling at
| SOC Kansas City was unchanged to 1c
| higher Omaha 101c higher, Milwau-
| lee VI higher and Peoria unchanged.
| Cash oats are selling freely, shipping
sales at Chicago yesterday being 310,-
| 600 blu, with sample prices here and at
Kansas City II m1c higher. st. Louis
was unchanged to u higher. Omaha
| Il d NC higher, Peoria 1a@Ac higher
and Milwaukee NC higher. Minneapolis
reported a good demand, with No. 3
white at 1@1Ac under Chicago De-
Cember.
It was the belief of oat traders that
| the market had been sold out Of late
and that the bears and elevator inter-
ests realized it, as they are finding 1t
| difficult to make purchases without adj
vencing prices. There has been a bulk
OF &c from the recent low point and no
pressure of consequence. Interior ele-
vator men who were here yesterday
were talking bullish.
! "A local miller who returned from q
three weeks trip in the east says he
has not seen the flour market in such
healthy condition at this season In
fifteen years" said a Minneapolis mes
i sage. Last year flour buyers had
! bought up to Aug. l. This year they
only have about twenty-five days
| supply on hand"
Kansas December crop report, as
wired by King Of Toledo, made winter
wheat acreage 8.5S0,000, or II per cent
mere than last year, and the. largest
ever seeded in that state. Condition is
o. the highest in thirteen years, or {
points higher than last year, 10 points