Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-25
Courier Complete Markets ofWor1d

was, generally speaking, inadequate.
Higher temperatures We're reported in
many sections and losses were claimed
by good authorities. One Of the largest
cattle feeders In central Illinois says
that never In his remembrance were
the crop prospects as bad as those now
to be seen: that the losses In corn were
| heavy, and that farmers have little
| rough feed for winter
Western receipts have been large,
but these also were old sales. Farmers
are selling hardly any corn because OF
the unfavorable crop outlook in some
sections. coupled with the fact that
| there We're lew sales from day to day
as shown by the clearances from the
seahoard. The eastern cash handlers Of
| corn were again in the market and
their purchases We're on more liberal
scale during the week just closed. The
weekly weather crop bulletin shows
| that in the corn belt east O. the Miss
issippi river. the outlook improved
somewhat, especially for the late plant
| ed crop, but to westward. drouth con-
tinued In Nebraska and Missouri as
well as in Iowa, with hot winds in the
| latter part Of the week, which caused
deterioration. Pastures are generally
improved over the eastern district but
are short or burned out over the CEN
! river. The Iowa crop bulletin says that
| corn is steadily retrograding, and that
much OF 1t In the southern district is
past the stage where rain would bene-
| fit 1t. Corn on sandy soil is firing in
| Iowa.
OATS-Important factors In this
| market was the shutting off In country
| sales and good export buying. Farmers
are more disposed to bin their oats
and 1t was reported that they were
more difficult to buy. Prices were cas-
| Ter early but made good advance and
| at the close were 1%@3Nc higher for
the week. Trading was large and well
distributed. Bulls brought out fair Of
ferings. Sentiment is publish" and the
high price at which corn is selling, as
compared with oats is the basis for
] good deal of speculative buying.
| RYE-There was break Of 4Gp5c in
prices early In the week, and then an
advance of 4@5c. The early decline was
due to larger receipts and rather lin
tied demand buyers for the time hold
Ing off and manifested Indifference
about buying, but later with the ad-
vance In wheat, a sharp demand devel-
/ oped and offerings taken up readily at
advancing prices
| BARLEY--A firm market was exper-
fenced. the past week, with an i'm
provement in prices Barley taken for
feed advanced 3@4c and then reacted
lc. Mailing grades advanced In the
same way Screenings also partook of
the firmness, and advanced with rest Of
the market. A good demand existed
from feed men especially from those
who make business Of making feed
mixtures. They seemed to figure that
the advanced prices of corn made bar
ley a reasonable priced ingredient
There was good weight. old barley on
sale, and masters were not buying.
When the new barley comes in the Of
ferings, 1t is expected, will be Of lighter
weight
! TIMOTHY There has not been much
TO this market. A moderate business In
cash lots was done over a range OF
$25o $50, and for some very nice
1913 was bid. The cash demand was
tame. Outside orders were reported as
rather Slow. Movement was good for so
early IN the season-it was larger than
last year. The tone Of the market was
easy, especially for common quality
which declined perhaps 15@25c, but the
better grader not materially. A good
many samples Of new seed were shown
| for value and bids.
| CLOVER-There were again good
receipts of clover reported, also fair
shipments. Movement was larger than
| last year. The receipts indicate at least
four or five car lots. These figures are
either not correct or If the seed il
coming in it does not come on sale The
| past week has remained without offer
1nEs to speak OF. Only nominal prices
could be obtained.
! HAY-Receipts for the week were
/ 1904 tons, against 1858 tons for the
previous week. Shipments for the week
were $50 tons, against 315 tons the pre-
vious week. The arrivals Of timothy
hay during the past week were larger
than for some time past The demand
was fair, but an easier feeling prevail
ed and prices declined 50c@Sl per ton
and the close was quiet Dealers are
looking for larger movement from
now on. The market for prairie hay
ruled firm. A good demand existed and
the offerings We're small. About the
only prairie hay coming Is from Kan
sas.
| follows:
Choice timothy hay. .S17.5O019o 90
! No. ! timothy .......... 16.0O017,00
| NO. Timothy ....... 14.00615.O0
NO. timothy .,.......... 1I00@13.O0
prairie, choice .......... 13.5O114o0
I No. - 5oG1aoo
ILL.,, Ind, and Wis. feeding l1''VeS i''00
prairie. -. J.. -. 1000 500
PACKING nay ........... 5000 500
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