Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-27

1910 ....... g." . S.,2I",'"l
! 1911 ............ G",H-..'t 20 3a.d.9.9o0
MN>h CONS. Sheep.
1914 " 2U,0a4, 500 1925, 900
! 1913 ............. 23,A9',Vo0 5l,oSo'Uoo
! 1912 ............. 2O,6H9,3OO 52,5t2 Guy
! 1911 . 20.%2?. 900 %, 633, 900
. The government ronCrt on live stock
will he issued Jan. Q and is expected
: to show much the same conditions as
! the Snow report.
! With IT," decrease in numbers goes
! q heavy Increase in average value per
head, milch COWS having advanced Il
! per cent, other cattle IS per cent, hogs
J II per cent and sheep per cent during
the past wear.
. The decrease in hogs is the result OF
heavy cholera losses, coupled with the
SHORTAGE IN corn, while the decrease in
sheep is t@A result of low priced wool
nd dissH 2faCtion with the wool tarln.
The dc"t'nF n numbers Of beef cattle Is
nnly ocTt.nuation of falling off that
has been un;ier way for several years.
TIE increase in value of live stock
during thu past twelve months is placed
at s443, 15$ 900 while the total value of
al! classes Of farm animals reached So
, 596,o24,000. OF this total horses furn-
ished $21S1.555 900, mules $500, $3.50, 900,
.ni!c!l COWS 032,e6o,ooo.
BY way OF comparison the total value
Represents 90 per cent iilolc lHoi tiiS
total money in circulation in this coun-
ivy and is almost equal to all the de-
pests in the more than 400 national
banks now in existence.
clamcr for Cheap Meat.
From one end of the country to the
other during this period of free trade
@@it@tion the demand for cheap meat
Av sounded and yet less than two years
had elapsed since fat steers sold at Sc
bn rlyp
with few exceptions for quarter Of
century previously the markets of the
country had been glutted with cheap
beef pork and mutton. During that
period the killers and retailers of the
United states amassed wealth. | ut no
conventions We're held to advocate re-
lief for the producer in distress. OBJ
iivous of the fact that cost of produc-
ton of meat animals had increased in
even faster ration than that of manu-
featured goods these Missionaries,
alarmed over dwindling profits clamor-
ed for cheap meats, protesting the re-
spOnsbility of the producer. One H. H.
Gross of Chicago, president of the Ma
tional Fertility league stated about this
period that fat cattle could be produced
nrofitably at cents per pound and
that the cattle feeder and breeder was
pictured to the public as a vampire fat
rening on national distress.
Whatever advance the heifer market
showed during the first half of the
week has been coded back to the buy
ing side and in tOday's trade only
choice handy kinds on the yearling Or
der sold with any degree of freedom
and such classes were scarce Good fat
classes of heifers. If showing above
handy weight, sold at s7@7.25, and al
though looking worth the money rela-
tive to the class of steers killers are
now having access to below the SC line,
they were not popular at the price.
fair showing of well conditioned choice
qualified corn fed heifers both Of handy
and strong weight are selling upward
to s7.75, an da sprinkling of choice to
prime yearlings is passing IS, as high
as $S.75 being paid for one or two in
dividuas, light heifers Of short yearl-
ing class. Down below $3.50 1t Is a, plain
and common class of killing stuff, best
qualified stock heifers being landed
upward to $675, although some scrub
by little light heifer stuff sells down to
$3.50 or lower. Butcher cow trade is
steady to 10c higher than a week ago.
the strength being more pronounced on
the good to choice classes, although all
grades of COWS, including decent can
ners are selling on a better toned mar
ket than late last week.
Bulls sold generally steady with a,
little slowness being noted IN the trade
on the light and palmer bologna
classes. Most Of the bologna and fat
bulls, however, are making strong to
10c higher prices than late last week.
The premium prices for hogs that
have been paid at Chicago for some
time past over both eastern and west
ern markets brought about a reaction
this week. Prices on Monday We're back
to last October but failed to holdI
and the week closed with de-
clines of 10615c compared with last
Saturday and 15602Oc under the weeks
best price. a decided falling off in the
shipping orders and demand for cash
products together with increased sup
plies has afforded the Chicago packers
the opportunity they have been looking
for since the resumption of the Scent
hog few weeks ago.
The bullish report on the supply of
hogs on hand issued this week has fail
ed to create any fear among the pack |
ers. The left over supply from Wednes-
days some $4,000 head, was the largest
since last august. The top Monday was
25c higher than a week ago, 45c above
high point in December, soc above the
highest price in November and 70c be- |
low the top in October.
Heavyweight hogs have been in more
liberal supply this week while under
weights continue excessive.
Mixed hogs selling at sS.30MS so !
Monday and Tuesday against $4,000
$40 last Saturday close the week at !
$S2OG $50: medium weights $S45mS $50
the highest of the week on Tuesday
closed yesterday at sS.3o@S.35, COM
pared with SS.356S.42h last Saturday;
light butchers and light shippers $685.
q $50 the weeks best sold last Satur-
day at $8.25QDS.40 and close the week
at SS15mS30; heavy butchers selling
last Saturday at $S.40@847E gained
~ 6l1Oc Tuesday and closed the week
at $S.35MS.40; heavy packers were up
a dime on Tuesdays market and lost
the advance again Wednesday and
closed the week at $S.20@S.35 compar-
ed with $S.25MS.45; rough heavies like
the rest of the market lost it's gain Of
Monday and Tuesdays market and
closed the week at $S.10MS.20. against |
sS1O0S.25 a week ago; fair to choice
light selling a. $S.15@S.30 last Saturday
were up 10c Monday and Tuesday and
close the week at SS.10@S.25: light 1874
to 155 pounds followed the rest of the
market gaining dime the first two
days Of the week. lost it again Wednes-