Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-25
.UNF|N|SHED CATTLE GORGE market;
GENERAL DECLINES EASILY MADE

yearling heifers, but still enough OF
them have been here of late to effect
a weaker trade sympathetically with
medium to good classes.
Bull market is still shot full Of holes
An occasional prime beef bull shows
little decline for the week and cannon
class selling from $3.50 down. with
few under that figure
look steady but everything in the
bologna line is from 35@5oc lower and
most OF the plain to fairly good fat
bulls show 25@S5c decline from the
recent high spot
Veal Supply Large.
While as high as $11.5O was paid for
veal calves Of prime kind. on the close
today packers succeeded in purchasing
that sort for $10.75. Supply for the
week is fully 1000 head more than O
week ago and declines all around the
east have helped to depress prices
here. Heavies and strong weight has
gone lower, bulk at 25@50c decline
from week ago.
Rather contrary to the other grade
Of cattle, Gamer and cutter trade has
been healthy all week. Supplies have
been light The market has had ar
advance ESQ 40c over the low time this
season since war orders for timed
meats have come into packers hands
Packers are shy Of Gamer stuff and
can use lot Of It.
Lower Prices Wanted.
Killers will welcome another oppor.
tunity to hand the market severe
drubbing. They want hoof costs lowe,
to enable them to mark down whole.
sale prices and restore beef demand tc
good shape. Consumer call has beer
effected by the price rise and beef in
yestigations. "Boycotts" have beer
prospective rather than real, but the
fact remains that beef is not nearly a.
readily sold as was the case q week OF
two ago.
A smaller proportion Of really choice
to prime steers than marketed ir
months past has been here this week
but the fact remains that these, too
have gone lower. mainly by reason Of
the lessened demand for beef, even OF
good to choice quality. That kind OF
steers show the least cut, however, and
should have quickest reaction wher
demand shows some revival. Westerns
are proving far better killers than 9
lot of the medium natives, and as range
runs are bound to increase from now
on, continued wide spread in prices II
assured for weeks ahead.
Liquidation from dry sections. should
it continue freely, will only have effect
In pushing lot of the medium and
half fat natives to levels nearer to the
range stuff, and the increased quota
of light and medium weight steers sell
ing under 1926 this week and down tt
$3.50 well emphasizes a bad market fol
them. Yearlings, barring choice tt
prime, have had even a worse dose
than that handed out to the middle
weight and plain heavy steers, it be-
ing case Of good demand now only
for prime grade weighty or yearline
kinds.
Illinois and Iowa are putting In q
good many southwestern sappy grass
cattle for short finish on corn. This
hardening process takes little time
put on corn. but II dried out as was
the case last year they are slow t.
respond. A corn crib cross improves
the value Of the steer at least 81 pei
cwt. not to speak OF added weight
Activity in this sphere ought to furn.
ish q considerable number Of good
cattle, the kind selling SCOTS cents
below specialties, 40 to so days hence
but every one OF them will be needed
Feeder Run Bin.
Feeder run the past few days haa
been much above normal, due to dry
weather, and weather has had lot tc
w Will cutting Ol COuAtIy
High interest rates at country banks
and highpriced corn have been Other
factors checking the demands. Prices
now have receded to levels more at.
tractive than prevailed for weeks past
but still there is small response from
the county in shape Of buying orders
The eastern territory is getting few
cattle, and numerous dry spots in mid
die western sections which are short
Of cattle will have q small corn crop
which holds back demand from there
While demand Is not centering with
marked strength on any one class
good strong weight stuff and the rea
common in quality are getting the call
Common light stOckers selling at $6.2s
and less are rather scarce and arr
finding fairly ready outlet at the
prices. Plan to fairly good kinds
selling from $6@735 are showing bis
decline. some traders quoting then
more than Csc lower than last weeks
close. An Ohio order buyer took on,
100 head OF 918-lbs good class short.
horns yesterday at $3.50 and sale.
above this point must show extre
quality or carry good deal of flesh.
Trade In stock cows and heifers Il
very slow, and dealers with a large
supply on hand were today forced tt
make concessions of 15c or more from
last week. Killer buyers are not com.
peting for this stuff, as they were a,
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