Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-18

c.. A. ("Fred") Brooks, the well
! known breeder Of Hampshire hogs. To-
Gated at Washington, Ia, and Sam F.
| Miller of the same place. had a fancy
load of Hampshire-Poland China hogs
at Chicago yesterday which sold at
1885, averaging 243 poundse.
M. f. Votaw of Fremont. Iowa. was
! on the market Monday with three cars
of cattle and one of hogs of his own
feeding. His best cattle sold at 1855.
Both cattle and hogs made splendid
gains during the winter n consider
ing the short length of time the cattle
were on full feed they made a hand
some profit.
Battle Creek, Iowa. was represented
on Mondays market by F. A. Warner
| with two loads Of cattle that sold for
$500 and averaged 1905 lbs. j.. G.. Eft
Ter with two loads OF cattle that sold
at $500 and averaged 1452 lbs. Fred
Tillotson with two loads Of cattle at
$S.45 and averaged 1853, and Lee Van
Houten with ono load Of cattle aver
aging 1890 at $s.7A
JOS. King of Boyden, Iowa, was on
the market Monday with five loads
OF cattle Of his own feeding that sold
for $685. and averaged 1902.
Des Moines wired: Offerings Of
corn have beer light. No acceptances
here, and armers not selling. Indica-
! tions are that there will be very little
offered until new crop is made. which
will be in August. No rust reported
in Iowa oats. Oats are heading, and
we are having perfect weather to ma
ture the crop"
There is, a lot Of 100 to 1.150-lb cat
tie in current supply that probably
could have been fed along a little
longer to advantage, but it Is only
necessary to get into conversation
with the owner for a short time to
ascertain his sentiments. This weeks
crop Is a surprise to many in the
trade, as 1t carries the largest per-
centage Of $7.50@8.25 steers this sea-
son, while finished bullocks that were
so plentiful a year ago are now be-
coming rare. A few weeks ago pack
ers had access to more good 1900 to
1,5oo-lb long fed bullocks than they
needed, while under new conditions
a load Of steers above 50 is a novelty.
The run is carrying a lot of half fat
yearlings, III theiA appearance Is sea-
sonable. While choice y%earlings are
worth $s.75@9.10, thousands Of them,
mixed as to sexes. are selling at $7.75
m8.4O. and they have to be good to
oSol Po.pV VIC iSS" Jill
1t ooks as If there would be plenty Of
half fat yearlings all through the sea-
son.
N. e. Griffin, Spencer, Iowa. a
pioneer farmer and live stock feeder
and one of the greatest land n
in northwestern Iowa, marketed six
loads Of cattle Monday of his own
feeding at $3.50. Mr.. Griffin reports
abundant prosperity in financial and
agricultural circles throughout his Soc
ton. He will spend a week in Chicago.
J. w. Townley, Moorhead, Iowa, had
two loads of choice 1342-lb steers Of
his own feeding on Mondays market,
which old at 50, and also a load Of
hogs at 1925.
Emel Else Of Ida Grove. Iowa was
on Mondays market with a load Of
steers of his own feeding at $3.50, aver
aging 1144 lbs.
Henry Naeve OF schleswig, Iowa.
marketed Monday a load of steers Of
1164-lbs average at $685..
J. w. Holden Of Scranton, Iowa was
here Monday with a load o. 142s-lb
steers at $9.05.
Shipping sales of cash grain at Chi
cago We're $4,000 bushels wheat to
mills. in addition to over 900, 900 bush
els new crop winter for export. $780,
0C) bushels corn and 100000 bushels
oats. Sales to go to store were 90
900 bushels corn at 70Kc and 5000
bushels oats. Charters were for 300.-
000 bushels wheat inc 900, 900 bushels
corn at NC at Buffalo.
Milling demand for cash wheat was
Of good volume. New crop winters
also came In for attention from ex-
porters. Country offerings were lib
eral, especially from Illinois and
Nebraska.
Sample values at ST. Louis, Kansas
City and Milwaukee were unchanged
and Omaha nc lower. Bluestem No. 1
northern at Minneapolis sold at 204c
over July, and velvet chaff at 11a@2c.
over July.
Cash corn values were easy with
prices at Chicago A@1Ac lower. ship
ping demand revivirg toward the close
due to a reduction In offers. At the
same time the stock of winter shelled
No. 2 mixed held in store at Chicag go
is not being taken in any great vol
uine. st. Louis was unchanged to Nc
lower. Kansas City unchanged, Omaha
unchanged to NC lower, Peoria A@Ac|
lower, and Milwaukee k@1c lower.
Country offerings were small, and a
falling off in receipts is expected.
Eastern demand for cash oats was
strongly in evidence, but sample values
were unchanged to Nc lower with flu
lures. st. Louis was off A@Ac, Kan
sas City unchanged. Omaha A@kcl
lower. Peoria UNCHANGED to NC higher
and Milwaukee Nc higher.