Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-18
COurier'S Markets of World


Lethargy is the predominatins
feature in the local markets today. NOT
a change is perceptable from the
prices quoted Tuesday. The markets
follow: }
WHOLESALE-Live Stock
Hogs-(Corrected daily by Inc. Nor
rell & Co.)-120@l50, $3.50; 15o@lSo.
$3.50: 100000, $7.65: 200 24o, $40;
240 300; $40; 800 and over, $7.e5;
packers and feeders. s6.s5@$7.s5:.
Cattle-Corrected on June II. by
John Morrell & Co.)-Choice carr
fed h%eifers. $s.75@7: good heiiers'
$5@5.50; choice corn fed cows, $3.50
6.25: good cows, $5@5.75; common to
fair cows. $4@4.5O; Gamers, $s@s.5o;
butcher bulls. S5.50@e; bologna bulls,
$5@5.50; choice light calves sos:
choice heavy calves. $G@7; common to
fcir calves, $5@7.
Sheep Corrected June II by John
Morrell & Co.)-Choice spring lambs,
$7@7.50: fair spring lambs, $5@b.50;
choice yearlings, s6@6.5o; fair year
ltngs. $5@5.75: choice ewes. 80 to 40
$2.50@3; Gull sheep. s?@2.5o;
bucks. s2@2.50.
Grain and Hay.
Grain and hay-Street prices--Oats.
35c: straw, s4@5: hay. $1O@i4: wheat
s0@85c; rye, 57@s0c; corn, 6S@70c.
Butter. Eggs and, Poultry.
Butter fat-No. l. &c: No. 2, 23c;
creamery butter. 32@3sc: country
butter. grocers pay. 2o@25c: eggs sroc-
Poultry-(These prices are paid to
producers): Hens, 10c; ducks. white.
feathered. 1oc: dark feathered. 1o:;
turkeys, 10c; geese, Sc: guineas each,
CSC.
Eggs-Dozen, 15c.
Wool and Hides.
Wool-Bright medium. 2o@22c:
semi-bright medium. 10000: fine De.
lane. 800 zoe: fine Merino, 13115c;
bury. 2 to SC less.
Hides-Cured. 111ac: green, No. l,
10hc; No. 2, 9kc: No. ! horse hides,
$3.50; No. 2. $3.50.
RETAIL PRlcEs-Flour and Feed.
Flour and feed-Graham flour: per
sack, SOC: cor chops. per cwt., $1.75:
shorts. per cwt.. $1.65: bran. per cwt..
s1.55: corn. new. per bl.. zoe: hay. per
cwt., 75c; straw, 1er cwt.. 400 SOC; meal
per sack. zoe; corn and oat chop, per
cwt.. Sits: corn chop, 20 lbs, 4cc: oil
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Butter-country butter. so@a5c:
Sent. creamery, 35c.
Eggs-Dozen. zoe. y
Poultry-Geese. dressed. lb. zoe; tur-
keys, dressed. 27Hc: springs. 78c: hens
dressed. pc: ducks. dressed. 23c.
Fresh and Salt Fish.
Fresh rish-Catfish. h.. zoe; trout,
17hc: halibut. zoe; salmon. 17hc.
Salt fish~Mackeral, 10@25c:. herring,
Sc: Goldfish. 10000: lake fish. pail. zoe;
ff"na1 haddie. ID. 15c: smoked halbut
&c
Fruits.
Fruits - Bananas, 20625c: lemons,
soc: cherries, 3 boxes 25c: goose
berries, 121hc and zoe quart; grape
fruit, 100 15c; p~ineapples, 15@35c;
Strawberries, at. 1Oc.
Vegetables.
vegetables-Cabbage. h., SC: onions.
Sc ID: cauliflower. 20m25c; potatoes.
.u. $1.15@1.25: garlic. zoe, beets.
Q punches sc: endive. bunch, Zoe;
satisfy. 2 for TX cents: celery. bunch,
15c: new turnips, 8 for 10c; cauli-
flower. 2O@3oc: sweet potatoes. lb.
7hc; egg plants. 15@25c: mangoes I
for csc: cucumbers, 5c@10c: brus-
sells sprouts. zoe box: watercress
SC pound: fresh tomatoes, 15c;
spinach. &c; head lettuce. 10000;
mushrooms. Csc -: rhubarb. 2 punches
SC: radishes. 5@7hc bunch: parsley,
5@10c bunch: asparagus. bunch, 15c;
young onions, 2 for sc: leaf lettuce. 3
punches, SC; new potatoes. 40c peck:
12hc; carrots, 10c a
bunch: green beans. h., 10c: wax
beans, h.. 12hc: parsnips, &c h.: now
peas, 4 pounds Csc.