Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-11
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A. w. Johnson. Red Oak, Iowa, Mon
| day had two loads Of yearling steers
| and heifers that averaged 715 lbs and
| sold at $685..
s. Morgan, Jr., we'll known stockman,
Of Henderson, Iowa, Monday had two
| loads of choice yearlngs that were
| good enough to bring 50 and averaged
972 lbs.
j. F. Johnson, we'll known feeder
and dealer, Chelsea, Iowa, marketed
three cars of cattle Monday which av-
eraged 1860 lbs and were good enough
to bring $s.S5.
Drought is already forcing thin cat
tie to market In Missouri, southern
Iowa and southern Illinois grazing con-
ditions are serious and lack Of grass
In some sections of Illinois has been
aggravated by army worm ravages.
| ST. Louis was filled yesterday by
| light cattle from sections where the
army worm has destroyed grass some
of that variety Of stock reaching Chi
cago.
West of the Missouri River however
anu especially III ISHuS, HlolStuTS has
| been so excessive as to hamper the
movement of fat cattle to market and
! of southern stockers to northern pas
lures. Repetition OF last years drought
! in Missouri, Illinois and parts Of Iowa
would interrupt the restocking process
and insure another year Of light cattle
receipts.
| Lack Of grass in Missouri has already
|! adversely affected stock cattle trade at
ty,va OF II
demand. Cattle feeders from oyer a
large area who have been - Chicago
this week say immediate rain is essen
tial to continuance Of the beef making
, process. The sole hope Of cheaper cat
tie lies in abundance Of grass
A corn condition June Of 101. the
highest with one exception In over six
years. was shown by the Iowa weather
crop expert, or 81 points higher than
! last year Oats have made an excellent
start, being points higher than last
year, and other grains also show high
| condition. Rainfall the last week. how.
ever, was extremely limited over the
south central counties .and all crops
there, with the exception of corn. sui
fered from lack OF moisture and stock
water is getting scarce. The balance OF
the state, however, is In good condi-
| ton.
Smith & Blot. the big shippers OF
! Bloomfield, Iowa. were on Mondays
! market with two loads Of lambs.
| Ida county. Iowa, was represented on
| Mondays market by two prominent
| feeders, H. w Boiler and Henry JAMS
sen with cattle.
j. w. Stuart & Son, prominent farm
ers and feeders Of Keota, Iowa. were On
Mondays market with cattle. A. Stew
, art accompanied the shipment.
r. A. Hodges one Of the prominent
i shippers Of Pleasantville. Iowa, was on
| Mondays market with cattle.
Hardin Bros, big handlers and feed
ers of Pleasantville, Iowa. were on
Mondays market with four loads OF
+, cattle.
| Conservative commission houses said
last night they did not favor pressing
the short side on the break. The gen
eral view OF the situation was bearish
traders are looking for lower prices
| While increased country purchases are
being made in nearly all winter wheat
states, especially In the southwest
there is also heavy export business
much larger than the trade is aware Of
| One of the largest traders, who is
| bearish. said after the close that while
most operators are talking bearish they
are not selling wheat short on a large
scale, and where they do they accept
small profits. The decline yesterday
was in a measure due to the absence of
| a large local short interest and was In
the main unexpected. July dropped to
| within Nc Of the lowest Of the season
and September to the inside figure so
fer on this crop.
night said the bull side was a little
stale, and they look for break OF I to
&C before there Is any good on the
buying side. They argue that Chicago
cash prices are higher than the south
| west, which should attract more corn
here. They said they did not like the
class Of buying. Bulls said that traders
who have sold out expecting a break
are likely to get left. as they look for
the highest Of the sea son. and Septem-
Der within &c Of the top price.
Chca go had the heaviest Tuesday
hog run in nearly five months yester-
day, and prices were droopy. 1t was a
zoe lower deal than the high point last
Saturday. and although $500 was paid,
the practical top was 1915, and a lot of
! mixed packing stuff sold at So. A clear
nnce could not be effected, and some
1000 had to be carried over. Competi-
ton was lacking, and 1t looked as
| though packers were forced to buy hogs
lower against their will. There were
10000 at eleven points, against 10000
last week.
Ed Blezels Fremont county. Iowa.
who always feeds choice cattle. sold
five cars Of choice 1403-lb cattle to the
New York trade Monday at $8.95.
Robert c. Jones, Gillett Grove, Iowa.
had car OF hogs Monday.
Gustav Rabe, Ricketts,. Iowa, Monday
! had two loads Of steers OF his own feed
/ ing. One load consisting Of 10 head of
prime 1452-lb steers sold at 1925 and
the other load averaged 1910 lbs and
sold at 50.