Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-14

that the best point In favor of lower
prices, the poor cash demand, could be
changed in a day.
A mixed situation exists in cash
corn Missouri river markets seem to
be able to find good demand, Omaha
reporting 100000 bu sold on overnight
offers. while Kansas City said corn was
in active request, but it was hard to
get line on the total amount sold. as
every one was doing business. A report
was circulated early In the day that
Kansas City sales had aggregated $780,
900 blu, but could not be confirmed by
the best posted people there. 1t was
general believed, however. that the
sales were somewhat exaggerated. FIT.
Dodge, Iowa, reported outbidding Chi
cago 2Rc and getting very small guam
titles. West Of the Mississippi, however,
the demand seemed to be lacking sales
at Chicago aggregating only $4,000 bu.
Toledo reported transit corn offered at
lac under the price they were paying
the country. Philadelphia and Boston
claimed the demand was very slow, but
Buffalo made fair sales.
ELEVATORS in Western Illinois have
small stocks of corn" said travelling
man for large local commission
house. Farmers throughout that sec.
ton have ceased selling and declare
they will not sell under coo. 1t looks
very much as IL receipts at Chicago
during the next sixty days were to be
rather limited, or until spring work Is
finished"
Preparations are being made to move
some 100000 cattle from the winter
storehouse In the Texas Panhandle to
Kansas and Oklahoma pastures and a
big trade Is in progress. few years
ago this movement was limited to A.
year-old steers. Later, graZers filed
out with threes, but this season they
will get few steers, the majority being
2-year- olds. 1t merely shows how close
the country is getting to the base Of
supplies. Four-year-old cattle are sell
ing In Texas on SCOTS basis, with
threes around $50, and twos at $42.50
055. Even at these figures they are
VIGOROUSLY hard to buy. and holders
have such exalted notions as to values.
that few cattle have been contracted
to go to Montana. the Dakotas and
other sections Of the Northwest this
coming spring. Well-bred 2-year- old
Hereford heifers are being held at SIS
in Colorado.
Canadian cattle that went into Ohio
and Pennsylvania feed lots by the thou
sand last fall, are beginning to make
their appearance in eastern markets,
ready for the butcher, and are giving
a good account Of themselves. They
have made big gains and are selling at
good prices The big movement will not
begin until the middle Of April, how
ever, and while 1t Is in progress, east
ern demand for fat cattle at Chicago
will be materially curtailed. Ontario
put Pennsylvania back into the cattle
business last fall and the Quakers are
anxiously inquiring IL they are likely to
get another crop Of stocks from the
same source. .r...
Australia is ambitious to get into the
hog business. Secretaries of American
breeding hog associations are in re-
cept of official quiry/announciRg an
intention to purchase American stains
and purchases Of Poland Chinas and
Duroc-J Jerseys are In the tentative
stage On the other hand, the United
States is planning extensive importa-
ton Of Corriedale sheep, a new breed
recently developed in New Zealand
which combines mutton and wool
quantities and is said to be admirably
suited to Montana and Idaho condi-
tons.