Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-30
five CENT DROP
IN LOCAL MARKET
STEADlNESS RElGNS IN ALL RE-
TAIL PRiCES-HOGS ARE
LOWER.

A five cent drop was registered in all
weights of hogs in this mornings quo
tations. All remaining lists are un-
changed. Today's market follows:
WhOlESALE-Liv Stock.
Hogs Corrected daily by Jno. Nor
rell & Coo-12O@15o. $3.50; 15o@1sO,
$7:6o; lso@2o0, $7.S5; 2oo@24e, s7.65;
24o@3 800, $765; 800 and over, $3.50;
pa ckers and feeders, sG.90@73O.
Cattlc-Corrected on May 16. by
John Morrell a Co.)-Choice corn
fed heifers, ss5o@7.Oo; good heifers.
1919 90: common TO fair light
keifers. s5.0oMk.5c; choice corn fed
5.s5: common to fair cows. $4.50@5;
Gamers. $S.5o@3.75; butcher bulls. $3.50
! @6; bologna bulls. s5@5.5o: choice light
calves, $6.50@750: choice heavy calves.
! 1880 Q6.25; common to fair calves. $50
Corrected on March 7, by
Jonn Morrell & Co)-Choice lambs.
$3.50 700; good lambs, s5.75@6.25;
.alr . lambs, IS; choice ewes. $4g5: fair
bucks. s2.5o@s.
Grain and Hay.
Grain and hay-Street prices--Oats.
zoe; straw, $4@5; hay, $10@14; wheat
soQS5c: rye, 57@60c; corn, sS@70c.
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Butter fat-No. l. 25Ac; No. Q, 22A c:
creamery butter, S2@33c; country
butter. grocers pay. 2o@25c; eggs groc-
ers pay, 15c.
Pouitry--iThese prices are paid to
producers) Hens. i1hc; ducks, white
feathered. 100: dark feathered, 1oc;
turkeys. 1oc; geese, Sc; guineas each,
Wool and Hides.
Wool-Bright medium, 20@22c;
semi-bright medium, 10000; fine De-
lane. 16@20c; fine Merino, 13@15c;
bury. 2 to SC less.
Hides-cured, lie; green No. /. 1oc:
RETAIL PRIcEs-FIour and Feed.
Fiour and feed-Graham flour, per
sack, soc; corn chops, per cwt., $1.75;
shorts, per cwt., $685. bran, per cwt.
$l.55; corn, new, per bl., zoe; hay, per
cWt., 75c; straw, Der cwt., 400 soc: meal
per sack, zoe; corr and oat chop. per
cwt., Sits: corn chop, 20 lbs. 4oc: oil
meal, per cwt, $2H
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Butter-country butter. 30@35c;
Sept. creamery, 35c.
Eggs-Dozen, zoe.
Poultry-Geese, dressed, Id. 20c; tur-
Keys, dressed. 271sc; springs, csc; hens
oiesSed, &c; DUCKS, dressed, 23c.
Fresh and Salt Fish.
Fresh fish Catfish, 10, zoe; trout
17hc: halibut. coo; salmon. 17kc.
Salt fish--Mackeral. 10625c: herring,
sc; Goldfish. 10000; lake fish. pail, roc:
finnan haddie. lb. 15c: smoked halibut,
Fruits.
Fruits - Bananas. 2O@25c; lemons,
30c: oranges; tn q soc; grape fruit, 10
a 1bc; pineapples, 15@35c; kumuuats,
soc box; strawberries, qt, 171sc.
Vegetables.
Vegetables-Cabbage, lb., Sc: onions.
&c lb:: cauliflower, 20@25c; potatoes.
~, $l15@I25: garlic, zoe, beets,
1oc per bunch; endive, bunch, 1oc;
satisfy. 2 for IL cents; celery bunch.
lbe; >new turnips, Nv cents: cauli-
flower. 20@30c: sweet potatoes, lib.
TIC: egg plants. 15@25c; mangoes /
Tor 2oc; cucumbers. l5c each; brus-
sells sprouts. soc box: watercress
&c. lb., fresh tomatoes, 17hc;
spinach, Sc; head lettuce, 1o@2oc;
mushrooms. csc ID; rhubarb punches
&c: radishes, 5@7Ac bunch: parsley,
o@l0c bch; asparagus, 2bchs for 15c;
young onions for &c; leaf lettuce, S
@7kc bunch: new potatoes, 1 lbs. for
25c: artichokes, 12Hc: carrots, 10c a
bunch; green beans, h., 1Oc; wax
beans, H.. 12Ac: parsnips. sc h.; new
peas. 12hc lb.