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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-10-15

price. and as long as there is need
for a place of this kind, we see
no reason for selling. If sold the
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-10-15
LOCAL. AND
PERSONAL.

Pay your taxes ii the First
State Bank,
Laura ,Inhl went to st. Paul
yesterday for i few DAYS visit.
], A. Nielsen and family have
moved out On their farln south
west of town.
Miss Petra Andersen came up
from Minneapolis yesterday ard
went out to the home ii her ~.
ter, Mrs. Carl Back.
Andrew Andersen vas ii Sand
stone yesterday. Iie has con-
|tracted to clear n. T. Jensen
land south Of town.
Vim. Kuffel. who has been fire.
ling Oh the Northern Pacific road.
| is visiting here 1T the horae of his
Iparents.
Anna pculsen. who astends
school 1t Bruno. visited here ii
| the home Of her parents. Mr and
Mrs. Carl paulsen. over Sunday.
A very good article. The pio-
lneer's Wife. written b. oar
friend, Mr.. .. Chriatian Hay, ii
Chicago. appears N another co..
lulnn of this weeks issue.
| Jens Larsen and son. Hans,
who came here about three weeks
ago, have completed The l6x32
residence On their land.
miles west Of town. They went
Ito Minneapolis yesterday ID bring
lup the remainder of the family
and Ell their household goods.
Peter Sirnonsgaard. III LAUREL.
Nebr., who Wa here last August
looking over The land. has lust
bought through land agents. Nos
lbmk a silnonsen, the Nieis Jerg
ensen farm, / ll miles southwest.
of Askoy for III, 200. Mr. simons
gaard viii take possession March
list.
There viii be- services at the
assembly hall Sunday 1T the usual
hour. conducted By Rev. III C.
strandskov. our former pastor.
There viii BE- no lecture this
Ievening as was announced last
Sunday. Rev. Strandskov II IN
liable til come here before Friday.
He will be asked by the Young
Peoples society to lecture Sun-
/ day evening, which win be an
Inonnced from the pulpit.
4 Postmaster Petersen went
down to Storm Lake, Iowa, Last
\ Friday to bring home his lutte
\ daughter, Rena, who has been
staying there at the home Of Mrs.
Petersen's brother, Peter Mat
lson, while Mrs. Petersen WAS In
i Denmark this summer. Mr.
/ Petersen and daughter returned
Ito Askov Tuesday morning. Dur
ling the postmaster's absence e.
Al. E. Laage had charge of the
postoffice.
While returning from i visit At
the Hans Johansen home Tuesday
evening, Miss Sigrid 0stergaard
/ In company with several lady
friends had little accident. The
buggy broke down and the occn-
pants were thrown to the ground
and consequently shook up i lit
tie. None were hurt seriously.
Miss 0stergaard received the
worst shaking and was confined
| to the house for d day, unable to
attend to her duties as teacher.
The other day We received j
sample of the Americus ever
bearing strawberries grown by
Il Mosbmk. Al the name indi-
Gates they are Of the variety
that bear fruit All season. Mr.
Moabmk says that he did not have
amy faith In these Strawberries
until this year when he tried thanl
| out himself. The sample We re-
ceiyed were picked Tuesday this
week, which goes 10 show they
grow late In the fall. For our
part we VIII say that We have
II
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-10-15

To those that have not vet started check account
with US, we would say: Begin at once, Don't wait
til you have large to deposit but right
and let the account grow big. We will furnish you all
the material needed free Of charge. and do 50 with
pleasure. The work we have the merrier we are
An account in this bank will help YOU. it viii help
US and il will help the whole COMMUNITY.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-17
STOCKS SUFFER A
SEVERE SETBACK
SUSPENSION or RATE INCREASE
GIVES BEARS OPPORTUNITY
TO DEPREss MARKET.

Nam York. Feb. 16.-The seVerest
setback which the market mas experi. .
enced this year came today. Prices :
la st broke away from the approNliia.e .
level which had been malntaiheu ~,
weeks Further suspension or the new
freight rates schedule by the lntersta.e
commerce ended all hopes OF speeoy
advance. and railroad shares pousn. ~
anticipation Of a rise when the increase
was granted, were unloaded.
Industrials were depressed ov re-
norts of reductions in wages or stee1
mill workers. Steel which mas peen
conspiciously firm recently was soru
sreaIv and weakness Of this issue per
oea ted the whole list Liquidation OF
minor shares also had an unsettnns 81,
feet. The break failed to attract outsloe
buvinp and the market made no recov-
erv during the morning. Bonds were
heavy. ,,-os be-
p1,n at today's market Some OF the III,
sctive shares improved slightly but all
the fayorite speculative issues were ue-
pressed. Canadian Pacific lost poln.s'
MEXICAN Petroleum ~, New Haven -
and Union Pacific, Reading, Erle' d.
Paul and Steel one.
Speculative sentiment was pearlsh
because of the further suspension py
fine interstate commerce commission OF
the rate increase asked Tor caste
lines Losses Of 1 to IN points were
100 j., SCORE or more of influential
stocks. e\
fall in the petroleum shares IN Wnlch
Mexican lost nearly five points hao an
unsettling effect. Prices returned 10
the lowest. .. ..- ....
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-17
WORLD SHIPMENTS
Of WHEAT LIGHT
PRICES FOR COMMODITY ARE
HARDENED AS>RESULT-CORN
PRICES GO UP.

Chicago, Feb. 16--Wheat prices hard
ened today, influenced by the fact that
world shipments We're small, and by
that rain was interfering
with the harvest in large part of
India. Decreasing stocks northwest Of
here counted also against the bears.
The market. after opening a shade Off
to shade up, made moderate gen.
eral advance.
What was thought to be signs Of eX-
port business at Duluth tended. to
keep quotations firm. The close was at
40 Il C net advance.
Higher cables had a bullish effect on
corn. Pit offerings were light. Prices
started shade to Il @ nc above Satur-
day nights figures and scored some fur
Their gain. In oats, little scattered buy
ing proved sufficient to keep the mar
ket firm but fluctuations were unim-
portant. ''....
Reports that stocks all over the east
We're light helped to sustain the mar
ket. The close however, was easy and
the same as Saturday night to a six
teenth higher.
Provisions suffered from lack of de-
mand. First transactions were at UNI
changed prices to decline Of w a sc
and there was a subsequent additional
sag.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-17
HILLS BORO.

A. o. Endersby who has been visit.
ing his father, Arthur Endersby for
several weeks left Monday morning for
his home in Ukiak, CAL
Helterbran & Teter bought the five.
acre property, southeast of the school,
house last week from Gould Syphers
and will use it for feed lot.
Mrs. Maude Israel of Rochester
Smitz and her mother, Mrs. Hugh
Horne.
Will Woods is spending a few days
with his sister, Mrs. Kate B1llingsly.
F. B. Whitaker left Wednesday for
few days stay in Bloomfield
r. N. Endersby went to keosauuua
Monday to spend couple days.
Miss Rena Huddleson of Red Stone
Montana came in Monday evening. She
brought the infant daughter of George
Huddleson back here to be cared for.
John Carter bought the livery barn
and the lots adjoining and the cement
building. Tuesday from T. J. vHurly of
Mt. Pleasant. ~
Mrs.<G. G. Plumer and Mrs. George
Heaton were shopping in Ottumwa
Tuesday.
F. B. Hixson went to Keosauuua
Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Louisa Mccoy who has been at
the w. P. Blackford home in Oskaloosa
for several weeks returned home Tues
day.
Gould Syphers leaves this evening
for Burlington and from there will re.
turn to Kansas.
G. G.. Plummer was called to Fort
Madison this morning by the illness of
his mother
The lecture for the men s. club has
been postponed until Thursday even.
ing February 10.
j. w. Williams and family will leave
ma short time for Burlington where
he has employment.
J. E. Hague is attending the sixth
district undertaker's convention In
Mt. Pleasant.
B. R. Boley of Stockport transacted
business in this neighborhood last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Down went to Of
tumwa Wednesday.
Mesdames Will Hemming, John
Ware and Frank Ware are visiting
friends in Stocport and attending the
Ladies Aid meeting of the Christian
church.
The Embroidery club has been post
poned one week on account of sick.
ness.
Dee Bryson visited the Henry Boley
home in New London the first of the
week.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-17
FOR LIFE 8
PROVES UNAVAILING

Hcrmosa Beach, CAL, Feb. 16--WhiIe
his aged mother, score of friends and
more than 200 other persons looked
helplessly on. DR.. Brooks Alexander q
young physician of Los Angeles. was
drowned off the beach here late yester-
day after battling for more than an
hour against the tide rip. His body was
not recovered
The doctor succumbed with help
within few feet Of him. Had
he been able to continue his fight ten
minutes longer, witnesses asserted he
would have been saved.
Once he was thrown within a few
feet of the swimmers who were at
tempting to rescue him yet who dared
not venture within the circle Of water
which marked the RIP"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-17
CENTRAL MINE HOSTS
LOGS TONS IN ONE DAY

Charlton, Feb. 14.-At the Central
Fuel Co., mine Wednesday 1,066 tons of
ing cars. This is the largest ton
mage yet secured, though there have
been several days when the output
reached close to thousand tons. Mon
day 996 tons of black diamond were
taken from the mine and sent to mar
ket and this volume will be increased
as the miners work their way into the
rooms and the facilities for hauling the
cars to the shat. are bettered.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-17
GERMAN .AERONAUT
MAKES NEW RECORD

Berlin, Feb. 1.-THE German bal.
loon Pilot Hans Berliner, carrying two
passengers in his sperical balloon tele.
graphed today by Kirgischen in the
Ural mountains, Russia, that he had
landed there after forty-seven hour
flight from Bitterfeld, Germany. The
flight marks new distance record.
Berliner assembled from Bitterfeld or
Feb. 8 and landed near KirgischeI
two days later. He was nearly week
reaching telegraph office.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-17
DINNER PARTY AT
E. w. FOWLER HOME

Mrs. E. w. Fowler and Mrs. e. q.
Hall entertained a number of friends
Sunday at the home of the former,
9O9 North Plum street, in honor OF the
birthday Of E. w. Fowler A four
course dinner was served at o'clock
covers being laid for the following.
Mr. and Mrs H. Elliott. Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar Williams, Mrs. Henrietta Horn,
Mr.. and Mrs F. w. Smith, Mrs D. B.
Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. |. Patton, Mr..
and Mrs. E. w. Fowler, Mr.. and Mrs.
q. G. Hall and Stephen Fowler.
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Kansas City Live Stock

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. .16.-The live
stock~narket follows:
Hogs-Market sc higher; receipts, s.
900; bulk, $S.4O@S.55; heavy, $8.45@
$50; packers and butchers 1885 @S.55;
light $8.20@S.5O: pigs, $7@S.
Cattle-Market steady to 10c lower;
receipts 10000: prime fed steers, $40
@9.25; dressed beef steers, $7.25@S.35;
western steers $7@S.40; southern steers
s625@S; cows, $4.25@7.5O; heifers.
$6.7509; stockers and feeders, s6.25@
g. bulls, S6@7.5O; calves, s6.5O@1O.50.
Sheep-Market steady to 10c lower;
receipts, 10000; lambs, $7@765: year.
lings, $6@6.65: wethers, $3.50 SITS;
ewes. S475@535. ~.
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ONE HUNDRED HORSES
SOLD IN ONE DAY

Bloomfield, Feb. 13-One hundred
horses were bought in Bloomfield
Thursday, regardless Of it being the
stormiest day Of the winter Prices
ran as high as 1925 per head. Davis
county can not be excelled for live
stock, especially horses. -
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Kansas City Grain Futures.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 16.-The clos
ing grain futures follow:
Wheat-May. size; July S3bc; Sept.
S3Rc.
Corn-May, $3.50: July, 66kc.
St. Louis Grain Futures.
st. Louis. Mo-. Feb. 16.-The closing
grain futures follow:
Wheat-May, 92Mc; July, S6ssc.
Corn-May. 675sc; July, 66kc.
Oats-May, 40hc; July, 391Ac
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-17
St, Louis Live Stock,

st. Louis, Mo-, Feb 16.-The live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market to 10c higher; re-
ceipts, 10000; pigs and lights, 1880
SIS; mixed and butchers, $S.60@S.S5;
good heavy, SS.75@S.S0.
Cattle-Market steady: receipts, o.
900; beef steers, s7.50@9.25; cows and
heifers, s4.25@S.50; stockers and feed
ers, $6@7.50; calves, $6@11.75.
Sheep-Market steady; receipts, ESQ;
muttons, $500; lambs, $7@7.S5.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-17
GELDINe WEIGHS 1880 POUNDS.

Victor, Feb AN. Cannon, IT,,
shipped as fine a bunch of horses as
has gone out Of Victor for some time.
He shipped twentyfour head in car.
Among the bunch were several match
ed teams of grays, blacks and bays.
One of the animals worthy of special
mention was Norman gelding pur-
chased in the country which weighed
1880 pounds, well built. three years
old.
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Chicago Cash Grain.

Chicago. Feb. 16.-The cash grain
market follows:
Wheat--No. 2 red, 96697c: No. red
94@95c; No. hard, s2A @93c: No.
hard. 92hc; No 2 northern 94c; No. 8
northern, 92@93c; No: 2 spring, $40
94c: No. spring, 91@s2c.
Corn-No. 3, 59@61c: No white,
63 y 064c: No. 3 yellow, 60% oslo.
Oats-No. 2 white, AIN @42c; No
white. 3Sk@39c standard, 39N @40c.
Rye, No. 2-61@61kc.
Barley-42@7oc.
Timothy, per cwt.-$3.75@5.35.
Glover, per cwt.-$12@14.5O.
Pork-$21.75
Lard-s1O.67h. T.
Ribs-$110115O
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CHICAGO Produce.

Chicago, Feb Observation-Disclosures
higher: creameries, 22h@
V Fggs-Higher: receipts, $3.50 cases;
at mark cases included, 25@27c; ordin-
airy firsts, 251a @26c; firsts, 27@27Ac.
Cheese-Market steady; daisies, IN
0171ac; twins, 17@17Ac; Americas,
Tx @1Sc; long horns, 171s @17A.
Potatoes-Higher; receipts, 80 cars:
Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin red
60@65c; do white, 65@72c.
Poultry, live-Higher; springs, 15hc;
fowls, 1910; dressed turkeys, 23hc.
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South Omaha Live Stock.

South Omaha, Nebr., Feb. 16.-The
live stock market follows:
Hogs-Market strong; receipts. 81
800; heavy $685. @S.5O; light, $1,000
SO; pigs, sos: bulk of sales, $3.50
845.
Cattle-Market lower: receipts, T.
200; native steers, $7.25@S.65; cows
and heifers, s6@s: western steers, 1925
@S: calves, $7.2501O.25. t."
Sheep-Market lower: receipts, 49,
500: yearlings, S5S0@6.50; wethers,
$3.50 SIS; lambs, $6.S5@7.60.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-17
Chicago Live Stock; Opening.

Chicago Live Stock; opening.
Chicago. Feb. 16.-The opening live
stock market follows: m.....
HOgs-Market slow, steady 10 DC
higher: quality good; receipts, 100000;
left over, 1O.3O5: estimated tomorrow,
1000: bulk of sales. sS.55@s.65; light,
ss.4O@S.7'; mixed, $s.35@S.7O; pigs.
s7.506S.5O; heavy, $S.30@S.7Oa good
heavy, $S.45@S.70: rough. Ss.So@s.45;
Workers. SS.60@S.70.
Cattle-Market slow, steady; receipts
$1,000; estimated tomorrow, $500;
beeves, $7@9.50: Texans $6.S0@S; west
ern steers, S6.60@7.S5; stockers ana
feeders, $5.300S; COWS and heifers $3.4O
@3.5O: calves, $7.50M10.50.
Sheep-Market steady, 10c lower; re-
ceipts, 40, 900; estimated tomorrow, 3D.
900; native and westerns, $470@5.9O:
yearlngs, $565@7: lambs native, $6.7o
@775; westerns, $6.75@7.S0.
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INCREASE SUSPENDED.

Washington, d. c., Feb. 16.-The
proposed per cent freight rate ad
vances by eastern railroads, suspended
by the interstate commerce commits
sion until March Is, pending investi
CATION. were again suspended by the
commission today until September II
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New York Money; cIosinq.

New York Money; Closing.
New York, Feb. 16.-Money on call
Steady. tx @2fo; ruling rate, / Is clos
ing, B@2.
Time Enthusiastically: 60 days, 2h %
2A; 30 days, 2A M3; six months, 3A q
31a.
Sterling exchange-Strong; 60 days,
$4.S3.75: demand. $4.S5.70.
Commercial bills--S4.S2A.
Government bonds, steady; railroad
bonds, heavy.
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New York Produce.

New York. Feb. 16.-Butter-Firm;
receipts, 300 tubs, creamery extras,
SIC; frsts, 2S@31c; held extras,
30 63O19c; firsts, 261a @29Rc; process
extras, 22R @23c.
Cheese Irregular; receipts, 300
boxes; state whole milk fall and sum-
mer whites, specials, 1S@1Skc; colored
1S@1SAc; average fancy, liz @17Ac;
winter made specials, 17A @171ac. *,
Eggs-Unsettled; receipts, $500
cases; fresh gathered extras, sec: extra
firsts, SIC; refrigerator finest, 26m
26hc; nearby hennery whites, 800
40c.
Dressed poultry-Steady; fresh killed
western chickens, 15@24c; fowls, $50
1S1ac; turkeys, 1S@2bc.
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Chicago Live Stock; Closing.

Chicago. Feb. 16.-The closing live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market slow at opening
prices; receipts, 100000; estimated to-
morrow, $1,000: bulk, $S.55@S.65; light,
IS. 4O@S.70; heavy, $S.30@S.70; mixed,
sS.35@s.70: rough, sS.S0@s.45.
Cattle-Market best steady, others
weak; top, $3.50.
Sheep-Market 1Oc lower; receipts,
40, 900; top, $3.50; lambs, $3.50.
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Kansas City Produc,

Kansas City, Mo-. Feb. 16.-Butter-
Creamery, csc; flrsts, 27c; seconds
Csc: packing, 1910.
Eggs-Firsts, Csc; seconds, zoe.
Poultry-Hens and springs, 15c.
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Omaha Cash Grain.

Omaha. Nebr., Feb. 16.--The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-No 2 hard, S5@S6hc;~ No 3
hard, S4@85hc.
Corn-No. 2 white, s2@e3kc; No. 8
white, 61@62kc; No. yellow, 60h@
81 nc: No. yellow, 5SA @60Nc; No. 2
59A @60c: No. 3, $4,000
Oats-No. white. 37A637hc.
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CELEBRATE C.. w. b. M.
DAY SUNDAY, FEB. Is

Abba, Feb. 1.-THE C. w. B. M. met
at the Christian church for their reg
ular monthly meeting Thursday after
noon. In the absence of the president;
Mrs. Jas. A: Burns, the meeting was
very ably presided over by Mrs. DR..
Snyder, vice president.
The meeting was opened by prayer
and singing, Nearer my God to Thee
The secretary then read the minutes
of the last meeting The resignation
Burns is now in a hospital in Des
Moines. This resignation was laid on
the table until the next meeting.
Mrs Emmett Noble led the devotion
al exercises. The Scripture lesson was
taken from | Samuel.
Rev. Burns then took charge of "The
Kings business" The fourth and fifth
chapters were studied.
The vice president, Mrs Snyder,
then gave short resume of Mrs. Hag-
CARDS, article in the Missionary It'd
ings." Miss Grace Shaw's piano solo
was very much enjoyed by ALL Mrs
Anna Jones in very pleasing manner
gave the reading Sacrifice
All Of the members are especially
urged to work for the success of C.
w. B. NJ. day next Lords day evening
Feb 15 The idea of the day is not
alone the offering, although that is
very important, but to let the world
know what the G. w. B. M is doing
at this time. Rev. Burns sermon will
be from the topic, Christian woman
hood"
The meeting was dismissed by pray
er by Mrs. Jas. Mower.
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Minneapolis Closing Wheat.

Minneapolis. Mimi, Feb. 16-Closing
wheat-No. 1 northern 92h @93Bc;- No.
2 northern, 901s @915sc: No. / hard.
94hc: No. wheat, S7h@91hc; May
91b @91Ac; July, 92kc.
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LIGHT GRADE HOGS
IN GOOD DEMAND
PORKERS KEEP THEIR PRICE
FIRM BUT CATTLE ARE WEAK
AND SHEEP LOWER.

Chicago. Feb. 16.-Hogs were firm
today, light grades being in demand. 1t
was a slow market for cattle
Sheep and lambs declined all around.
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New York Sugar.

New York, Feb. 16.-Raw sugar
Quiet; muscovado. 2.9Sc; centrifugal,
3.43c: molasses, 2.73c.
RefineG-Quiet
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RETAIL-Fiour and Feed.

O.. e %II-F IOuT ana TSeH.
Flour and feed-Graham flour. per
shorts, per cwt, $165; bran, per cwt.,
$1.55; corn, new, per bu., zoe; hay per
cwt, 75c; straw, per cwt., 400 soc; meal
per sack. zoe: corn and oat chop, per
cwt. s175; corn chop, 90 lbs, 4Oc: oil
meal. per cwt. 80.
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
= Butter-country butter. So@s5c;
Sept. creamery. CSC.
Eggs-Doz., 3Oc. .
Butter fat-No. /. 31c: No. 2, asc.
Poultry--Geese, dressed, h.. zoe; tur-
keys, dressed, Csc: springs, zoe: hens.
dressed, zoe; ducks. dressed. zoe.
Fresh and Salt Fish.
Fresh fish Catfish, h., zoe: trout.
17hc: halihut, 2oc; salmon, 17hc.
Salt flsh-Mackeral, 10@25c; herring
Sc; Goldfish. 92oc: lake fish. pail. zoe:
22c.
Fruits-Bananas. 2o625c: lemons.
soc: oranges, 30@50c; apples to sac
h., grape fruit 1O@15c; chestnuts.
12Hc; Malaga grapes, csc h.: pineap-
pies. 20m35c: kumquats. 30c per box:
Strawberries, SOC.
Ill.,. &c. caulitlower, 2o@aoc; potatoes.
bu.. s1.1o@ 1856; garlic, zoe; beets.
TIC per bunch: endive. bunch, 1oc;
satisfy, 2 for 15c: celery. 5010c: Fer.
muda onions h., Tic; new turnips, SC;
h.. &c; cauliflower 20@30c; potatoes,
&c lb; egg plant, 15c: mangoes, 4 for
CSC; cucun,bers, zoe each: brussels
sprouts, Csc box; watercress, SC buncn;
carrots &c h.; parsn!ps sc h.; fresh to-
matoes. zoe h.; spinach zoe: head let
tuce, 1o@15c: mushrooms. Csc h.; cell
cry root, h.. &c.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-17
PORKERs ADVANCE
IN LOCAL MARKET
ALL WEIGHTS ARE RAISED FROM
FIVE TO TEN CHRISTOPHER
STOCK STEADY.

An advance in the price of all va
rieties of Ottumwa, hogs took place to-
day, the lighter weights being raised a
dime and the rest five cents. Other
stock Is steady. Grocers are now paying
two cents less for eggs, but the price
to the consumer - unchanged. Today's
markets follow:
WORCESTERSHIRE Stock.
Hogs-12O@ $50, s7.35; 150@1S0, s7.65;
1S0@200, $500; 2OO@a20. $S.O5; 22O@
240, $50; 240 and over, $685. packers
and feeders, s7.45@7S5.
Cattle-Choice corn fed heifers, $50
6.75; good heifers, s5.75@6; common to
fair light heifers. $5M5.5O; choice corn
fed cows, S5.75@6.25; good cows, $500
5.s5; common to fair COWS, s4.50@5;
Gamers, $S.50@S.75; butcher bulls, $3.50
@6; bologna bulls $5@S.5o choice light
calves, sos; choice heavy calves. $5.S5
@6.25; common to fair calves, $500.
Sheep-Choice lambs, s6,50@7: good
lambs, $5.75@6.25; fair lambs IS; choice
ewes. $4@4.25; fair ewes. s3@3.50: Gull
sheep, $2@2.50; bucks $2.50@3.
Grain and Hay.
Grain and hay-Street prices-Oats,
S4G35c; straw, $4@5; hay, $10@13;
wheat. 74@75c; rye. $4,000; corn. GOO
Hides. Wool and TaIIow.
H1des-No. l cured. 12c: No cured
&c; green NO l, l9c; green NO. z, Sc.
Wool--Medium combing, selected. 10
@20c; coarse combing 1S@19c; me-
dunn clothing, 17@1sc; braid and
coarse, 15@16c; light fine. 15@1sc;
heavy, fine, 13@14c: bury (slightly).
14@ 15c; bury (hard), 12@13c
Beeswax and tallow-Beeswax. No.
3. 25c; No, 2, 22c.
Tallow-No. 1, SIC; No. 2, &c.
Butter fat-No. /, 32c; No. 2, 29c.
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Creamery butter, 22dp33c: country
butter. grocers pay, 2o@25c; eggs groc-
ers pay, Csc.
Poultry-(Tkese prices are paid to
producer) Hens. 9hc; ducks, white
feathered, 10c: dark feathered, 10c;
turkeys. 14hc; geese, &c; guineas each.
csc: spring turkeys. zoe.
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EIdjn Butter-


Elgin. Ill.,, Feb. Observation-Disclosures
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Receipts for week ending Feb. Fl are
estimated at $1,000 cattle, $4,000 hogs
and 100000 sheep, against 49,510 cattle,
1888 hogs and $500 sheep the cor
responding week OF 1913.