Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-06
ADVANCE OF HOGS TO NOvEMBER'S
FIGURE IS FEATURE Of PAST WEEK

however, just as the New York and
London wholesale markets will regu-
late each other. now that both are COM
petinE for the foreign product"
Barring one Of two exceptions this
week the sheep and lamb market
brought the highest levels since last
July. The extreme top on lambs was
1925 the latter being the highest since
last June. Receipts were slightly in
excess of estimates for the week but
the extreme top of 1915 at Buffalo
brought several shipping orders to
Chicago The arrivals east have been
extremely light this week and Buffalo
has overbid Chicago frequently. Ar
rivals this week reached $4,000
against $4,000 estimated compared with
1855 a week ago.
Good to prime lambs selling Monday
the best time Of the week at $SQS $40
closed yesterday at $S@S.30 or 5@20c
above the previous weeks close: fair
to good lambs closed Friday at $500
s, compared with s76018 last Monday
and $7.50@7.s0 last weeks close: COM
mon to fair a dime higher on Monday
brought $6.85Q7.50 yesterday; fair to
best feeders sold yesterday at $3.50
ITO, the same as a week ago. Yearlings
were up loo and closed at $6.65@715 for
good to handy weight and at s6@675
for fair to choice; wethers were up a
quarter on Wednesdays market and
closed the week at $5.75@6.25 the
weeks best for good to prime, and fair
to good brought $3.50 $50 last Satur-
also the best for the week: feeder
wethers are changed but little, the
range is closer If anything Choice
heavy ewes brought quarter more on
Wednesdays market than the close
week ago and closed the week at $50
5.25; good to choice handy weights
s5.1O@5.50 Wednesday against $4.75@
$40 last Saturday and closed Friday at
S5.16@5. SOS: good to mediums s4.4O@5
wednesday brought s44o@5 yesterday
or 10000 better thansa week ago.
Feeding ewes have changed but little
during the week, the advanve being
about 10c on Wednesday over the pre-
vious close.
Hogs Given Boost.
Larger shipping orders, better quail
ity Of hogs and much higher prices on
change for provision futures together
with good trade in cash products have
tended to give strength to the hog
market this week and prices are back
to the basis of six weeks ago. Ship
ments from Chicago this week have
been the largest since March but con-
sidering that Buffalo and Pennsylvania
points have had only a moderate run,
the eastern orders appear small. Tor
onto too has 50 top for hogs.
Total receipts Of porkers this week
in round numbers are 1876. 900 head COM
pared with 120,347 week ago.
Mixed hogs, l70@25o pounds are up
25c from the close last week, bringing
$3.50 @S.05: medium weights selling at
s7.7o@7.s0 last Saturday brought s7.95
OSLO yesterday; light butchers and
shippers closed yesterday at $1,000
$40 against s7.70@7.sO a week ago;
heavy butchers, s7.s5@7.95 week ago
compared with $s.10@S.15 this weeks
close; heavy packers sold at $1,000
$40 Friday against s7.70@7.90 a week
ago: rough heavies $7.60@7.70 a week
ago, brought $7.S0@79O yesterday;
throw out packing sows quoted at 1920
97.e0; a week ago sold yesterday at
s7.5o@7.75:> light weights 135@155 lbs
are up 15c for the week and close at
s7.7o@7.so: pigs 3s.25@7.5o a week ago
closed yesterday at $6.75@7.85
The average stands Sic higher than
Dec. 4, which was lowest day since
Jan. II, 1913. Today's average was soc
above a year ago and $3.50 above two
wears ago