Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-19

county, IOWA, came In with car OF
1O58-lb steers which sold at 1915.
| A. w. Body, Belle PLANE. Iowa, had
a load of hogs Of his own feeding here
Thursday at $3.50.
I; G. E. Peterson, Red Oak, Iowa, was
on Wednesdays market with two loads
OF yearlings OF his own feeding that
sold at 5000, averaging sos lbs.
! Grain values have reached the point
where values are looked upon as
two sided proposition. Those who have
studied the situation closely, while
looking for higher prices say that 1t
will take continued heavy speculative
and export buying to maintain the
present level of values, particularly for
wheat. From the rapidity Of the breaks
and bulges the last few days the mar
kets are not regarded as in shape to
, Withstand any heavy buying or selling
without showing the effects Immediate
ly. Bears are becoming more aggressive
on the swells in wheat, but it is notice.
able on the breaks that offerings are
readily absorbed. In oats professionals
lead the buying.
Baird Bros, Louisa county Iowa, sold
on Wednesdays market 1870 head Of
yearilngs. among which was 26 steers
and heifers averaging 1000 lbs at $3.50
and 48 steers averaging 908 lbs at $40
ana ~ steers averaging 1882 lbs at
$l0.25 and AZ head averaging 1853 lbs
at s1o.65.
! Bert Will. well known Muscatine
county, Iowa, feeder had three loads Of
cattle Of his own feeding on Wednesday
market averaging 1921 lbs, at $500.
| c. w Pavne Wa oh ~ co,,rt&y To
was on Wednesdays market with an
other load of cattle that sold for $1,000,
averaging 1926 lbs
Frank L. Jansen, Of Ida county Ia,
was on this weeks market with a con-
signment Of 1334-lb steers at $l0.35.
Hog trade continued to improve.
supply Thursday was but $4,000, and
there were only $4,000 at eleven mar
kets, against $4,000 year ago. The ad-
vance was 10c on practically every
| thing, but packers neglected weighty
| stun and about 1000 grass widows"
could not get over the scales. 1t was
the highest markets since last Friday,
] the TOP being 1885, while the bulk sold
Only 1000 cattle arrived OF which
thirty loads were westerns, but the
market was comatose affair 80 far as
natives were concerned. Western cattle
got preference and were steady, with
strong spots. Trade was in sharp con-
! trast to the booming market OF week
| ago, prices being 25@5Oc lower than
Wednesday Of last week. Prime cattle
are still quotable to $11. but grade
| that was able to class as prime during
| the scarcity period last week has been
given drubbing
| After a steady to shade higher start
! sneep and lamb values finished weak to
2Sc. lower, with most decline in lambs,
winch sold largely at ss.25@s.75. Big
Strings of western wethers went late
at 30. Bulk Of ewes, $5.4O@575.
Stop en-" was the appeal sent by
Dexter Park commission houses to
country horse shippers. The market has
oeen flooded with little stuff, forward
ed with the illusion that Canadian
contractors would buy 1t for British
rejected, and selling culls is almost i'm
possible: The southern outlet for little
| horses Is demoralized, and the Euro
pean war has actually done the horse
trade more harm than good. Disappear
ance OF cotton market is also playing
havoc with the mule business.
| Eugene H. Grubb Of Colorado. who
mas been in Europe in the interest Of
the Panama exposition, returned yes-
terday and predicted that the close Of
the war would record the destruction
Of most of the English, French and
Belgian horse breeding studs. AS a re-
suit American studs Of the principal
breeds, Percherons, Belgians. Shires
and Clydesdaies, will enhance enor-
mously in value.
AS result Of this war the civil
lied world will be woefully short of
equine power for years." said Grubb
| In the warning countries nothing is
being spared, and a $4,000 stallion lasts
no longer than a cheap cart horse
| When the war broke out a score OF
American importers were in Europe
contracting breeding stock, but most
| Of their purchases were conflscated
The value of American studs in conse
"Eence Of this war cannot be comput-
ed, but enhancement will be enormous,
| and that the motor industry will de-
| rive substantial benefit from horse
! scarcity is d forcgone conclusion
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