Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-07
The COurier's Markets Of the World

duced, and this enables holders to gain
good premiums ever the prices ruling
for winter wheat. 1t will be several
be available, and by that time the sup
pie will be exhausted. Receipts for tho
| week aggregated IS cars By rail. COM
pared with II cars for the proceeding
| week.
Regular wheat prices have shown
more or less stubbornness this week.
| as the decline las been checked to a
certain extent. Losses were shown Of
| % Ok higher for period under review.
While the export business in wheat
was on large scale again this week.
farmers and holders Of this grain inI
| the country have refused to meet the
demand on the declines established.
idea that the producers In the United
States are likely to refuse to part with
| their grain in case of any further price
occasions. For this reason, they have
continued as buyers. Not only the
United Kingdom has bought freely. but
continental countries have taken
goodly quantities Of this grain.
CORN-Unsettled with prices Sci
| higher to sc lower. Crop conditions In
our own belt have cut quite a figure In
the matter of price changes. There
were complaints OF plant curling be.
cause of high temperatures, and grow
ers feared there would be severe losses
because of this unfavorable condition.
Rains, however. have visited a large
| portion of the belt and private and
public reports are to the effect that the
plant is progressively favorably. There
has been only moderate offerings OIL
| this grain at primary markets, and the
| receipts are falling below those OF a
a or The "a @ has rlIle1 dull
and the farmers Of the country have
| refused to part with their surplus corn
around the present level. 1t is expected
that because of the small holdings in
| the interior there will be more wheat
fed than usual. and 1t Is suggested by
| many in the trade that the price Of corn
will advance to point over the price
Of wheat.
| OATS-Good trading fair range Of
prices was on in the market for oats
| the past week. At the close July was
off &c, September off &c, and Deem
Der &c. Sentiment was mixed. This
other grains and to reports from many
! parts of the country that the crop was
doing better than Of late. The Kansas
report given out Monday showed a
condition of 81 against 40 last year and
an acreage Of 1,470,000. On the govern
ment basis this suggests 45.00o,000 blu,
against 24.32O.0t0 blu. as harvested by
| the government report last year. and
! 55.040,000 bu two years ago. Cutting Of
| the new crop Is well advanced and IL
on in q few places In central Illinois,
| and will be under way over the greater
part of that territory within week or
ten days. In the southwest the crop is
being threshed and yields are generally
good.
RYE-Was some 3@4c lower The
market was dull early In the week, but
on the break a better demand develop
ed and there was good trade. The
| fresh arrivals were taken quite readily
and there were some purchases for
fair receipts, these being little larger
than last week.
BARLEY--A somewhat better feel
| ing prevailed the past week. There was
not the depression that had been ex-
perienced for several weeks. Downward
! tendency Of prices found a resting
reaction, nor was there any especial
anxiety for barley shown
TIMOTHY-The features Of the mar
ket were firm feeling and quiet trade.
| The trade does not seem to have come
to conclusions on the corp prospect SO
positive as bringing speculative orders
on a trading basis. Instead buyers and
sellers have remained apart. There was
| a disposition to dvance future delivery
asking prices. they were slightly adj
vanced.
| CLOvER-There has remained a to-
| tally lfeless market. Nominal quota
lions for new crop were somewhat low
or tn conform tn n n.
tations from outside, which were cas-
| Ter From reports from the country
northing definite can be said about the
crop outlook. Some regarded 1t as fav
| ora BILE and some not so good. There was
nothing really enthusiastically favor
able. Stocks Of old to be held over are
generally reported as small
| HAY-Receipts for the week were 81
947 tons, against 9,o06 tons for the pre-
vious week. Shipments for the week
were 543 tons, against 1,025 tons the
previous week. The demand was good
/ for the better grades Of timothy hay
during the past week. The arrivals
! were only moderate and the market
ruled firm. No material change in
prices. Medium and low grades were in
| liberal supply and the demand was
only fair. Feeling easier. The market
for prairie hay ruled quiet A few cars
| Of new Kansas hay were received, but
the offerings were small. Some inquiry
and consignments sold readily. Prices
lower. Quotations at the close ranged
! as follows
IChoice timothy hay $17.00@17.50
! No timothy ....... 14.50@15.50
| No. 2 timothy .......... 12.5O@13.00
No 8 timothy .......... 9.0O@11.00
Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and
Dakota prairie choice 17.50@18.00
No. go. ..... ...... 16.00@17.00
! ILL.,, Ind and Wis. feeding
prairie. .......... s.OO@11.oo
Packing hay -. $500. 5000 700
Now York Produce.
/ Neu, Work July 6--Rutter-Ouiet