Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-26

OF western Iowa, Nebraska and South
Dakota during the spring months be-
fore cholera devastated herds in that
region and scarcity of cattle caused
hogs to seek market early. While the
50 hog did not play return engage
.nent yesterday, that price was bid. and
the trade will not be surprised If ship
ping stuff sells on a S9@9.25 basis dur
in" the next 90 days. Chicago's short
age since January |, compared with
the same period last year, is already
$4,000 head. and present indications
ar that this deficiency will be more
conspicuous by July /. At the six west
ern markets since January l receipts
aggregate 4,3S1,000. against 4,639,00O
during the same period last year and
5,735,000 in 1912. Packers are looking
for couple Of $4,000 runs before corn
planting begins. but a Scent market
will be necessary to enable country
buyers to begin operating freely and
hullish country sentiment will hold
stuff back on every break. r
Cash corn values, while averaging
higher in all markets. We're more ir-
cago were unchanged to &c higher,
closing with the advance lost, ship
ping sales being only $4,000 bu. ST.
Louis was u GI1c higher on selections
and unchanged on ordinary and car
ried 35 cars over unsold although re-
ported bidding in Omaha for corn. A
car of No. yellow sold at 74c. or &c
over the previous days figure. Kansas
City was unchanged to 1c higher. while
Omaha reported over night sales Of
10000 bu, and sample values Il al &c
higher. while Peoria and Milwaukee
were n ole higher. but the former mar
ket carried over number Of cars UNI
sold Minneapolis advanced NC.
Milling demand for cash wheat was
exceptionally slow yesterday. sales ag
gregating only $4,000 bu, but ST Louis
sold $4,000 bu on over night offers and
advanced prices in the sample market
&c. Stocks there are comparatively
small 100000 blu. Kansas City was "a
001c higher on red and unchanged to
nc higher or hard winter while
Omaha was Nc higher and Milwaukee
unchanged to hc lower. An easier
tone prevailed at Minneapolis, with
bluestem No. / northern selling at ~
6:3c over May and velvet chaff at 10
/ &c over.
Cash oats at Chicago were un-
changed to Il higher early, but closed
weak, with shipping sales Of only 3d.
900 blu. st. Louis and Peoria We're
unchanged to 1sc higher. Kansas City
and Omaha unchanged to NC higher
and Milwaukee unchanged.
More good horses have shown up this
week than in many months past. Size
and quality have held their own Won
derfully well, but on the fag- ends Of
all classes consignors have been COM
PEELED to accept reductions to make
sales. Common farm chunks look de-
cidedly lower. though how much it is
hard to say, perhaps SO note would
cover the decline. Heavy horses have
sold as high as 1926 singly ana-to $625
and $500 lbs for pairs. One big Shire
horse. tipping up the beam at 1880
lbs was shipped in by Sticking Bros,
Ambla, ind. and sold for $3125N. He
was perhaps the heaviest gelding on
sale and Il wonderfully deep bodied
black gelding. little short in the
neck and a trfle lacking therefore in
style. He was, however, a real draft
er. a pair Of chestnuts, showing also
a decided strain Of Shire blood went
at $605, and very neat Clyd mare,
weighing barely 100 lbsc. made the
even money $500. y She was very well
set up and full of quality. A r@ir Of
gray grade Percherons made $685. and
quite a few red roans showing I'M
mistakenly a Belgian origin brought
very good prices-Aa couple of thin geld
Ill!S Oh lHlS Color ana DlOoQ going 20 a
feeder at $275 each. Wagon horses are
not in heavy supply, the t1ns bringing
$3.50 to $50. and the bulk of decent rep
resentatives OF this class from $1a5 to
S215. Farm stock with age and blem-
is:es went slowly. the general range
heinz from $40 to $50 a pair lower,
with small aeldings at $3.50 to $3.50 a
pair and very good sorts at 1885, to
$3.50. Mares sold in ABOUT the same
rotch. desirable pairs being bought at
%4Oo. weighing right at $500 lbs. In
general it is bad market for the man
who has his horses BOUGHT too high.