Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-19
CHICAGO DAILY
MARKET NOTES.

George Clark, the well known stock
raiser and feeder northwest Of Ottum-
wa, was on the Kansas City market
springer cows, which he will carry
through till fall with their calves.
With plenty of good pasture Mr.. Clark
believes he can raise some cattle cheap
er than he could buy them. He expects
to raise more than 100 calves 4s.,os
Hans Hendrickson. REGULAR shipper
|, from Jewel, Iowa., had load OF hogs
Saturday. -.
II more men were at work, and re-
tail prices were somewhat lower, hog
! trade would be healthier. The short
age so confidently predicted has made
good In emphatic fashion. but prices
have not responded. Had the country's
pay roll been as fat as year ago 50
hogs would probably be q common,
thing at the market. s4S
With smaller stocks the April hog
shortage would have been alarming
and the first half of May has been.
light. April receipts at the six west
ern markets were only 1.201s46H!:y or
! 17G725 less than year ago. While the
four months Of the current year was
| 5,93s,7O4, a decrease of 373.1s7, COM
pared with the same period - 1918.
The supply shrinkage OF that per 4 at
Chicago was 205.051, Kansas City
1879, Omaha 35,948 st. Joseph. -
1876. and Sioux City s1,277. st. Louis
alone showing an increase OF 92,953. IL.
No radical change is expected In thes
hog market during the next sixty. days.
That supply will be 10 to Is per cent
short Of last year, Is generally admit
ted, but 1t is also conceded that there
will be enough hogs to go around. "A n
unsatisfactory industrial conditiShr Is
undoubtedly responsible for tfa.7slag-
gish condition OF the market and had
consumption of hog product been nor &
NAL current light receipts would have
warranted a SC market The forecast
shortage has been abundantly verified
as receipts at all western markets
show heavy decrease compared with
a year ago.
There are same in the wheat trade at (
Chicago who have either been closely
connected with farmers or who now
own farms who say that the plant ~
too far advanced In many sections for
OF damage, that where the wheat ID
backward, and especially the piAnte on
the low lands. the losses will1berShA. !.
greatest. Many fields have been pillow w
ed up In Missouri, and in few spots
In Illinois some blowing has been
done It is said that where wheat
fields have been turned under, the
ground will be seeded to corn inn,
mediately, thereby saving the farmer
from any loss, with the exception OF
the expense or seeding the corn. ,sss
With hot weather in Argentina and
with the corn now held there more or
Innc Il I,,
outlook for deliveries on contracts IN
this country as well as in Europe from
the grain grown In Argentina is any
thing but favorable. Messa ges were
received here from New York saying.
+, that exporters were endeavoring TO
cancel June sales OF corn IN both
America and England These rondi-
fact that farmers in the United Statey
are offering corn little more freely.
and that with favorable weather for
] Smelling and movement the receipts
| will likely increase at Chicago as well
as at other markets.
| There were 1,847,000 bu corn re-
ceived at primary markets last week,
and the shipments were 2.535.000 blu,
compared with 2,314.00O and 2,057.00o
bu. respectively, one year ago The
! planting OF corn In the United States i
| is believed to be pretty well along as
those In position to know SAY that
corn in many sections Ii up and that
the stand is good. OF course, farm
ers are still planting in many localities.
ST. Louis Live Stock.
4 East ST. Louis. ILL.,. May IS. Hogs
| Receipts, 10000; market sc lower: pigs
and lights. $76s.s0; mixed and butch
ers. $S.45@s.60; good heavy, $500
| S.65. ss1..
Cattle Receipts, 1900: market
steady; native beef steers. $7.500s.25:
cows and heifers, $4.2509: stockers
and feeders. $685. Texas and Indian
steers, :5.75MS: cows and heifers, $3.50
@6.65: native calves, $661150.
| Sheep Receipts. $500: market
steady; sheared muttons. $475@5.7b:a
sheared lambs, s7@s.25; spring lambs,
| $9n9.s5.
| Chicago Primaries. ".
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