Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-26

blu, as compared with 24O.000.OOo bu at
an earlier date, or previous to the
| husking of the crop. There were re-
! ports from Ruenos Aires that great
deal Of the corn In that country will
never be In a condition for shipment
and there is likelihood that 1t will not
be shipped abroad. Liverpool continued
to complain of the reduced offerings or
Argentina corn and O. the likelihood OF
the receipts from the country showing
further reductions until the latter part
Of June or the first part of July. A
great deal Of corn has been sold by
Argentina exporters to come to Amer
lea, AS well as to go to Liverpool Those
with the corn sold have made losses In
! the way OF paying to have sales cam
celled. There have been several cargoes
of new Argentina corn received at
Texas ports Of late and fair shipments
have been made to come to New York.
The feceipts of corn at western mar
kets were larger than comparative per-
iods. According to the state Of Iowa
on the whole the conditions We're fav-
: orable for field work, and at the close
Of the week fully four -f1fths Of the corn
area has been planted. In the southern
districts much of the early planted
corn is, up and shows good stand, and
is being cultivated. The soil is general
ly in good condition, but rains is need
ed in the south central, southwestern
and northern counties.
| OATS-Active trading and a good
range of prices was the feature of this
market, and the close was at net gains
Of IN @2c for the week. May was well
supported good part of the time by
the same interests that have been
covering for month past. This buying
1t Is understood Is in removing hedges
between Chicago and Winnipeg. the
(, purchases being made In the latter
market at prices much below Chicago.
I, and sales put out here. OF late differ
| ence has been reduced and is less than
/ &c. Weather was more favorable for
| the growing crop, but it has been dis
covered that In some sections 1t is not
doing well, as the early sown did not
get the, rain at the proper time, and
temperatures We're too low to- admit of
normal growth. Complains Of the stand
being too thin are received from few
points. Cash demand was fair and
(, prices averaged much higher than the
previous week. Supplies were slightly
larger. Receipts for the week were 500
cars. against 49S cars the previous
week and 223 cars last year
! RYE-Market ruled decidedly firm
the past week and further slight adj
vances obtained. The limited receipts
were inadequate for requirements, and
some In store lots purchased Demand
was good and besides supplying do
! nestle millers sale Of $4,000 bu was
! made for export. Stocks throughout the
T, country are being absorbed freely, and
this tends to create firmness in the part
of holders. Trading was mostly local,
domestic manufacturing concerns taxi
| ing offerings and fresh arrivals were
| disposed of readily.
I
! BARLEY-Market remained strongly
anchored to it's late position. In other
words. it remained firm, but quiet. In
| regard to prices there We're some sug-
gestions OF slight Improvement. For In
stance. for the better quality Of feed
for few cars sold, an advance Of 10
&c over late prices was obtained The
cheaper grade Of mating was legs easy
to obtain, and buyers had to yield q lit.
tie. Grades above that seemed to have
buoyed up a little too, and it was found
that sales around 60@62c were more
easily effected but the quality had to
be there.
T1MOTHY-As would be expected at
this time there was nothing important
to the cash market, what little there
did develop showed II to have been at
| least steady for cash seed of good
quality. It was not that much was
done but what business that did trans
pire was comparatively good prices.
The cash sales were $3.65@A.75. and the
market lately has done no setter than
| that. Offerings were very moderate
| CLOVER-Has remained inactive.
Until the trading in new-crop clover
sets in, If it does set in, there is moth
| ing much to be expected. Busines,~ in
! old clover is about over, and yet during
] the week some was received, also some
! shipped, with receipts exceeding the
/, output. On the regular market, though,
there was no trading. Prices were nom.
inal-in fact. prices were not mention
ed. and the quotations We're allowed to
remain the same from day to day be-
cause nothing new could be learned
| HAY-Receipts for the week were
$685. tons, against 1922 tons for the
previous week. Shipments for the week
| were ia tons. against 739 tons the
previous week. The offerings OF TIM
othy hay were liberal during the past
week. Only a moderate local demand
existed and the market ruled quiet The
feeling was easier and prices declined
50c@$1 per ton. The market for prairie
hay ruled firm. The arrivals were ratl1-
er small and good demand existed,
| Prices advanced $1@1.5O per ton for
the besta grades.
Quotations at, the close, ranged as
follows:
Choice timothy hay. 1913 90
NO timothy .......... 15.0OM16.0O
No 2 timothy j. .... 13.OOM14.0O
No timothy .,........ 10.00@12.0O
iowa, Minnesota. Nebraska and Da-
kota, prairie, choice -. 17.00017.5O
| NO. w...... 10000 1880
ILL.,. Ind. and Wis. feeding
prairie 3. e. ~. =: 5000 900
Packing hay 5000 TOO
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