Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-08
Courier's Markets of World
CHICAGO DAILY
MARKET NOTES

w. H. Wilcox, Jr., prominent feeder
at Abel, Ia, had 3s steers Of his own
feeding, averaging 1927 lbs, SOLD at
1886. His son, Arthur Wilcox accom-.
panied the shipment and said they VIII
have great corn crop IN western lows
IL they get one more rain.
Harry Hill, a son Of ]. c. Hill, and
one of the successful young feeders at
Abel, Iowa, had Al steers OF MS own
feeding on this weeks market that sofa
at $685. and averaged 1921 IDS. MOST OF
these cattle were bought as feeders at
the fat stock show here last fall ana
they made a very satisfactory gain
G Hiu Of Abel, Ia, one OF the larg.
est BUYERS in the western part of the
state. had a load Of 1350-lb steers OF his
own feeding that sold on this weeks
market at 1910. Mr.. Hill also had TWO
cars Of hogs on Mondays market. ne
says there will be very light supplies
Of both cattle and hogs from western
Iowa for the next 80 days.
F.. L. Morris of New Market, Ia.
marketed two cars Of sheep last Mon
day. His ewes sold at $40 and lambs
at $775.
M r. Waits of Muscatine, Iowa, had
on the market today 16 head OIL 1851.
lb Shorthorn and Hereford beeves OF
his own feeding good enough to orlns
800 crossing $174.93 per head
Warren Walrod, Clinton county. Iowa
sold twenty steers, 1868 lbs, at 1888.
w. ]. Oberman, Jackson county, Ia,
sold on today's market twenty steers OF
his own feeding averaging 1884 lbs az
1918. They pay big returns on corn at
these prices.
Parks Bros, extensive feeders OF
Van Ruren county, Iowa, had cattle on
Wednesday market that sold at $780,
averaging 1474 lbs.
~ Leeler, one Of the leading feed
ers of Muscatine county, Iowa, was a
Wednesday patron with two cars OF
cattle.
Norcott &. Strain of Nodaway, Iowa,
bir shippers Of Chicago, had in, two
loads Of hogs good enough to sell at
50.
FL. Norris. New Market, Ia. mar
keted two cars of sheep last Monday.
His ewes sold at s5.40 and lambs at
$7.75.
Shipping sales of cash wheat at chi
cago Thursday were 10000 bu wheat to
mills, corn 1000 bu and oats 2l5,ooo
blu, Charters were for 10000 bu wheat
and 10000 bu corn 1t &c to Buffalo.
Discounts on car lots of No. red
and No. 2 hard winter wheat In the
Chicago sample market widened nc Tor
time yesterday TO 21sc under sep
TENDER, but the hulk Of business was
at &c under. There was neavy reseii.m ~
Of cash by seaboard exporters at 80
s3Mc UNDER September, and 100000 T7pu
was bought to arrive from the country.
Bids for thirty days shipment was
PIC under September.
September in the southwest was un-
der pressure from hedgers and export
ers, and closed Nc lower; sample
values were sharply higher. St. Louis
being UP sc, and Kansas City ~ @4c.
Omaha was 1I3c higher, ana Mll"au-
keo safe higher.
Blue stem No / northern at Mlnne-
apolis was in urgent demand at &c ad-
vance, as compared with September,
and sold at 500 10c over that delivery.
Mills made large sales of flour-for do
nestle account.
Shipping sales of cash corn were re-
strictedly only my the ability OF hand
lers to get the grain. AS practically all
the stock here has been disposed OF, the
aggregate sales for the day was small,
country offerings being light. Sample
values moved up lac to the highest
on the crop. st. Louis was 1am2c high
err, Kansas City and Omaha 1@3c, Peo-
ria 11ac, and Milwaukee IN m2c
CHI 70
was somewhat less urgent. The act OF
some Of the leading handlers in with
drawing all offers to the east had con-
siderable to do with the relatively light
days business. Sample lots sold read
ily at 1D1hc advance. st. Louis was
1M11ac higher, Kansas City h@1c
higher, Milwaukee and Omaha h02c
higher and Peoria INC higher. Country
offerings were fair.
con the duration Of the European
war depends the future course Of the
worlds wheat values said e. w.
Wagner. Should the fighting outlast
wear the crop Of 1915 would be involv
ed. The struggle duration Is thus an
enormous factor. German theorists
maintain that Austria Hungary and
Germany can exist for several years
on small rations of their various food
supplies. 1t is ever the German policy
TO fight on foreign territory. thus pre-
serving the food forces Of Its home
acres"
A sharp advance in spot wheat and
corn in Liverpool has resulted from the
war and curtailing of imports. cargo
Of Australian wheat arrived of coast
late Wednesday and was held at Sos
per quarter, or about s150 per bu.
Later. however, the arrival of three
cargoes caused break to AIS Sd. No. 2
hard winter Of July-August shipment
held at ass Cd.
Denmark has prohibited exports Of
food stuffs, which further complexities
the United Kingdom meat supply stu
alton as Denmark ships large amount
OF hog products to that country Elk
ports from British South Africa have
also been prohibited.
Now York Sugar.
New York Aug. Raw sugar
2.a7c; molasses. 2.3sc; centrifugal
4.25c.
Refined-Ffrm.