Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-14
SCARCITY OF BEEF ARRIVALS
BRINGS RECORD PRICE FOR
YEAR; TENDENCY HIGHER
HOG MARKET STRONG
Porkers Have Scored an Advance o.
Thirty-five Cents Over q Week
Ago; Packers Protest
Useless.

All three divisions Of live stock at
the Union yards this week have eX.
banded in price, due mainly, 1t is SAID,
to shortage of supplies throughout
the market Centers. Not only does an
unprecedented shortage Of cattle exlst,
but the supply Of hogs and sheep is
on a semi famine basis. Hog values
have climbed currently with the cattle
market In both instances the appre-
citation is about seventy-five cents per
cwt. since the low spot In June. Nut
ton plentitude, so conspicuous during
the first five months OF the year, mas
been repla ced by scarcity and lambs
are selling at the highest July price
on record. 20 ~
This week prime cattle have scored
at 1915 per cwt., hogs at $3.50, and
western lambs at S9.35A trade feature
this week has been 75c advance IN
Texas stuff at ST. Louis and Kansas
City. Distilery cattle topped at Chl-
cago at $3.50, the highest price on the
crop.
Prime Goods Needed. 4
All week the good quality cattle
have been given good attention. Pack
ers fear that the good cattle will soon
be scarce On the market and arc tax.
ing every advantage at present OF
getting them. Packers have been very
urgent buyers Of anything with quail
ity while they went rather SLOW
on the poorer classes, but good
clearance was effected each day,
as the run was SMALL Bulk of
the cows show price raise of about
csc from last weeks close, while most
of the choice lots show gain Of fully
35c. Some extra choice hefers were
included in the run this week. offer
ings which sold up to $40, and es-
tablish a record for this season Of the
year. Bulk of the COWS selling be-
tween Sc and 81 are the kind that
show a good advance. while the poorer
grades under Sc have been hard to
cash.
The light run of cattle this week
carried only a small supply Of bulls,
which gave the market chanNa to re-
gain most OF the loss effected last
week. Thursday sales were on a
steady to strong basis as compared
with Wednesday and show gain of
25@35c from last weeks finish. Last
week 1t was nard to get buyers to look
at bulls, but this week nearly every
day 1t was an active market, with
everybody wanting some.
Shippers were in the market for
bulls and the strong demand, along
with the small! run, caused the trade
to gains action early each day and also
maze IL easy 10 CASH olIeiih5s a.
higher prices Not many stiller bulls
were included in the run. Bulk Of the
1000 to 1,250-lb bolognas went largely
at $66$6.40, with the heavy weight
kind of good quality landing at $3.50
O6.,5. Most of the butcher bulls OF
plain to good quality went at $3.50
@725, while few prime animals went
higher than $3.50, and an occasional
yearling landed over the S. mark.
t..-.I.A L.. t1.N
ner order, went at S4.750 $50.
Packers are still slow in taking hold
of the Gamer and cutter stock. All
through the week it has been hard to
get action ~ t'rin cove M VIZ - 49, -
grade has been slow sellers and prices
,iaVe rel4.Iinu0 III l. -. .tos>.t.
the better grades of cows and heifers
sold higher.
Calves, Not Numerous.
Heavy calves have been scarce all
week and packers showed need for
everything with quality. Top for
choice grades was $10.75 against a
dollar less week ago. The general
market on vealer calves is fully 500
75c above a week ago. Receipts for
the light have been light in fact. the
lightest of the sea son for some time
While prices for stockers and feed
ers have gone higher during the week
there have been very few buyers on
hand any day to take offerings Re-
ceipts of the thin stock were light, but
! plenty large enough for the demand
Thursdays prices showed little change
from Wednesday and present values
show a general rise of 15625c from
last weeks close. Country buyers are
still absent from the market, owing tc
work in the fields, and not for few
weeks to come is there any hope held
for good attendance OF buyers and
any great improvement in the market
In many places in the country the
grass is in bad shape and this is an