Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-12-09
The COurierS Complete Markets of the World
MARKET NOTES

Northwestern receipts of wheat
showedsa sharp falling off from the
previous week, aggregating 1857 cars,
against 4,932 cars the previous week
and 5,4s4 cars last year. Winnipeg re-
ceived 5,734 cars, against 6,367 cars the
previous week and 3,1S1 cars last year
A Ft Madison dispatch says: very
little corn moving. Dealer has orders
from feeders at roc for corn on their
tracks which is equal to 7Sc chicago.
This means just corn and no gradlns'
Feeders in office most every day asking
where they can get corn
one Of the~stellar performances at
the International in the swine division
was made by Thomas f, kents ia
nous Iowa Herd" from Walnut. Iowa.
Mr.. Kent showed Chester Whites, all
his own breeding. He entered the aseu
class with sows and won championship
and senior championship, as well as
first and second prizes. His pen or
eight Chester Whites proved feature
attraction of the International hog
show and their winnings stamped them
as superlative types Of the breed.
Mr.. Kent also showed at the Iowa.
Nebraska, South Dakota, Missouri and
Illinois state fairs this season and as
we'll at the interstate fairs at sioux
City, Iowa, and ST. Joseph, Mo-. and In
each class he exhibited he carried OF
first prizes. He won silver cup as
we'll for breeding a champion herd. For
many years he was a big shipper OF
live stock from Pottawattamie county,
Iowa, and later entering the ranks Of
the pure bred hog producers, he has
made a grand success In breeding prize
winners In the premier shows or the
United States. Mr.. Kent has over 400
head Of Chester Whites on hand at his
breeding plant at Walnut, Iowa.
A bulge Of 2h@3hc in cash corn
prices at st. Louis was the feature OF
the trade Saturday, offerings there be-
ing scarce and in good demand aud
sellers had little difficulty in getting
the advance, new No. yellow bringing
74@75c. Kansas City on the other hand,
reported an easier market and a slow
demand, with prices unchanged to Zee
lower
There was hardly enough on sale in
Chicago to make a market. and the
limited trading was done at unchanged
prices to 1c advance, the latter on low
grades. Shipping sales aggregated rs
900 bu Estimated receipts Monday are
140 cars Milwaukee was firm and y "a
1c higher and Peoria unchanged on OLD
and unchanged to 1c higher on new.
Demand for cash wheat was fair,
shipping sales at Chicago aggregating
$4,000 bu. including $4,000 bu hard win
ter to seaboard exporters. Export sales
Of 10000 bu Manitobas were reported
after the close.
Kansas Cish cash prices were 12@1c
higher. with marked improvement in
the milling demand, messages report
ing inquiries from all directions. ST.
Louis red winter was scarce and Hc
higher, while hard was unchanged,
Omaha was unchanged and Milwaukee
unchanged to 1ac higher.
Cash oats prices were unchanged at
Chicago, Milwaukee and Peoria, ship
ping sales here being 100000 blu, but
the southwest showed strength and
advanced 1@11ac, while Omaha was
unchanged to II higher. Country Of
ferings have increased somewhat, as
the result of the recent advance in flu
lures.
Sales at Chicago to arrive were 49,,
900 bu No. yellow corn, December
shipment at 3Ac under May and 10 day
shipment at roc track here: 5000 blu.
No i northern wheat at Nc over De-
cember; $4,000 blu No. 3 white oats at
1Ac over December so day shipment
Bids Of INC over December were made
for No. hard wheat, 20 day shipment
stocks Of red winter in st. Louis
are close onto million bushels" writes
a large dealer there. This includes
public and private elevators. The i'm
preston prevails that considerable
wheat Is held back in the country by
southern Illinois and Missouri farmers
which will not come out till prices get
up to at least a dollar a bushe ST.
Louis. Everybody here seems to be
looking for still wider premiums on
cash red winter wheat" Chicago stock
No. 2 red in public elevators about
500, 900 bu, against 100000 bushel year
ago.
Cash houses were changing oats
from December to May at Sc difference
the smallest Of the season. Cancella-
tons for the week were $500 600 bu and
shipments over 100000 bu.