Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-21

beef is available, If that policy would
not entail the loss Of trade. That
present meat scarcity will render the
closing Of more than few retail shops
necessary Is extremely probable. The
retailer is up against the toughest
proposition that ever confronted him.
Arrival Of the first Alberta cattle OF
the season was recorded. They were
typical western Canuckers and came
from the vicinity Of Calgary. Owoine
to depression on the western coast II
Is probable that high prices will fetch
the excess IF the western Canadian
crop here. New York buyers are oper-
ating in Ontario, having paid $500
1888 for 10 head on the Toronto mar
ket Monday, the first buying they have
done there In q long time. Any time
American killers can get bunch OF
Canadian cattle worth the money they
are going Co nail them. This week they
have forced Toronto butchers to pay
$500. which Is a lively clip for Ontario
stun.
How close the 'stiller crop has been
garnered Is indicated by the fact that
the Morris stuff is all in and the rem
nant Of the seasons slop feeding will
soon have gone to the shambles. A
car ago Stil1CIS WeIo DClIS HSld DnSn
to nurse the market and August devel-
oped run Of respectable proportions
Lancaster cattle are also gone and
while good bullocks may be subjected
to temporary reactions current quota
tons wear stable appearance.
Since Jan ] shipments from Argen'
tina to the United States aggregated
$4,000 quarters beef, $4,000 carcasse'
Of mutton and $1,000 carcasses Of lamb
A., ~ In.
display Of pyrotechnics. the Angus
top was $10.65; in September $11 wal
registered; IN October the limit wal
$11.05, and December SLIPS was pale
on the open market.
Cattle arrivals at Chicago this weel
figure $4,000 head, unofficial. agains
IS, 900 estimated and compared will
46. 103 for the same period year ago
The top at $40 this week Is s5c abov,
that Of year ago.
year ago. The top this week at $9.1l
! is 45c under that Of year ago.
The slump in prices here this weel
that has carried fat range lambs fully
75c below week ago, put the bull
Of the natives largely 75c@$1 lower
yearling stuff 35050c down and ma
tured muttons about 10@15c off, hal
been under the influence Of an unex
pectedly heavy run Of southern lamb,
and swelling movement from tn
west.
or Chicago receipts $4,000 head hay,
come from Ohio river markets direc
to packers within five days. agains
$4,000 for six days last week. Louis
vile and Cincinnati having had tn,
heaviest runs Of the season, due t
attractive prices, drought and stun con
tracted for mid July delivery. A tota
Of 125 carloads Of range stock, contrib
uted by Idaho. Oregon, Washington
and Montana, has also reached Chi
cago, supply from that source beint
but few cars heavier than estimated
for the week In these columns las
Saturday.
Next weeks supply prospect is sub
ject to much speculation. A feeling
exists that Kentucky has about sho
its bolt, though stuff as running from
that section in much heavier volume
than had been expected The slumI
will check native marketings, but thu
west has another good supply or range
stock started marketward and the dam
age inflicted to the price list does mo-
promise to be speedily or easily re.
paired, especially during the immedi.
ate future, although nearly everybod,
in the trade is looking for another dis.
play Of fireworks the first half Of Au
gust.
Feeder buyers have been able to an
mex very little stuff here this week
despite the break in fat lamb prices
Two or three loads of 81 to Sab Idaho
feeder lambs went out at $7.15, but
killers grabbed most Of the range sec.
onds at $725 and sorting has beer
light. Some Oregon feeding yearlings
have sold from $500 some five woods
Of ordinary class at $5@5.35, better
heavy sort at $3.50 and desirable kline
Of handy weight at $3.50. Stock eve
buyers have been Industrious but have
faced short receipts and paid strong
prices, although many Kentucky orders
have been Cancelled because Of drought
there. Most OF the native stock ewes
sold at s5@5.60, and double of $50
pound Washington yearling ewes wen,
on an Ohio order up to $3.50, highest
of the season.
Sheep receipts this week totalled 80,
S36 head, the unofficial count, against
$4,000 expected, and compared will
1885 for the same period year ago
This weeks top for lambs at 1926 II
55c above year ago; sheep at $6.1(
are 85c above year ago for the cor
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