Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-07

$1,000 is buying a good sort, while
bulk of fair to good cutters are cashing
at $4.25@450 and only strong weights
up to Sass.
New Inspection.
The new federal inspection system
is having it's effect in the calf division.
1t means no more inspection by fed
eral forces before the scales. AS one
packer buyers puts it: We're going to
be our own inspectors from now on,
and you can rest assured that every
calf which looks anything like bob
will have to be sorted out and sold as
SUCH"
This weeks market for vealers, while
starting the week against the producer
the windup is little more satisfactory.
The top for the week was 1915 called
steady while heavy grassy calves show
a decline Of 15@25c.
Mexico Dumps Cattle.
A lot Of little Mexican trash has
been dumped into the market this week
and chilly reception 1t has received
ought to be warning to feeders and
graZiers not to continue the high prices
they have been paying for it. Many OF
these common steers have hold at $50
and some little stuff went S low as
$3.50
Many factors are responsible for
current Liquidation. Flies are bad and
on grass will be slow, consequently
feeders are looking for hard places at
the market on which to drop cattle.
Pactures in many places have scant
carrying capacity and where feeders
have already used up their own corn
they are reluctant to buy at 65@70c,
which is ruling cost according to
locality. While present prices are re-
garded as legitimate, there is nothing
on which to predicate much higher
level, and with corn at current cost
there Is little inducement to continue
poking it into steers that are decently
tit for beef. The trade, however, is
advising an effective corn crib cross in
the case Of cattle with quality that
lack finish. -
Fat Stock Wanted.
How strong factor fat is, has been
demonstrated this week. by the trady
manner in which cattle lacking that
qualification have worked over the
under present conditions, unless the
buyer figures that he will make good
weights on the hooks. A considerable
number Of qualified steers have had
to sell at $s.35@S.50 that would have
been worth soc more, had they been
fat. AS sucn grades Of steers as are
new selling above 1915 promise to be
scarce all through the summer and
fall, it Is believed that corn can be
used for finishing such cattle profit
ably.
That killers are short Of beef has
again been convincingly demonstrated
this week. They have fought the mar
ket hard. but their condition cannot be
concealed Az a matter on fact the
limited supply Of good beef available
is going into distributive channels as
fast as it can be made read to put on
the cars, and killers are not getting
enough beef to fill out consignments
of small meats, such as ve-l, pork and
mutton. with which refrigerator cars
are ballasted.
Although lot Of good "corney" cat.
tie have shown up this week, dressing
percentages are much lower than q
month ago, and Jteers dressing so per
cent, or better, are decidedly scarce
Grass is factor, and the proposition
Of mean cattle has swelled materially
IT is expected that July and August
will develop decided paucity OF high
dresscrs, although dry pastures and
high cost Of feed may prompt opera
tors who usually hold heavy cattle un
til October and November to cut loose
early, as was the case under similar
conditions in 1912.
June Trade Healthy.
June trade closed in much healthier
condition than it opened, net gains fol
the month being 256 soc. The open
ing session of the month was the worst
! of the year, but there was subsequent
Improvement While no spectacular ad.
vances have been made the market has