Market Letter from Kansas City Stock Yards 1911
Kansas City stock market report notes irregular cattle trading with heavy steers off 10 to 15 cents while light steers advance up to 10 cents. Bulls down 10 to 25 cents, calves 25 cents lower. Stockers and feeders rise then retreat, demand steady overall. Today’s run around 15,000 head. heavy feed steers weakest. Large crop of finished steers and weak beef trade east curb premiums. A 1450 lb steer sold for 6.10.
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Kansas City
Live cattle hogs and sheep market report with regional prices
Feeder steers sold around 5.65 to 6.16 per cwt with Nebraska and Colorado lots pushing toward 6.60. Cows mostly 4.00 to 5.25, bulls 4.00 to 5.10, best yearlings 8.50. Hogs high at 7.77, bulk 7.70 to 7.75, 9,000 head run, lights leading. Sheep and lambs sold lower, best lambs 5.90, wethers 4.25, ewes 4.10, yearlings near 5.50. January receipts up slightly, February outlook brighter but supplies tight in San Luis Valley and Arkansas Valley.
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Nebraska
Colorado Fed
Arkansas Valley
San Luis Valley
Colorado
Inventory Troubles Keep Van Niewaaland Co. Busy
Store staff at Y. T. Van Niewaaland Co. hustle through their annual inventory with urgency and method, treating the workload like a swarm of busy bees rather than a simple stock count.
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Y. T. van Niewaaland Co
Knoxville residents link with visiting kin in weeklong stay
Mable Wynn Fifield of Knoxville spent last week at the G W Carpenter home. Mrs Fletcher and Bertha Carpenter visited relatives, while Mrs A De Haar called at the G Carrier home Friday. Mrs Mary Teter of Morrison Oklo came to see Mrs Thomas who is quite ill.
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Mable Wynn
Knoxville
G. W. Carpenter
Fletcher
Bertha Carpenter
L. §. Carpenter
Des Moines
A. de Haar
G. Carrier
Mary Teter
Morrison, Okio
Cee
Thomas
Bick
Pella News Roundup Caps a Busy Week
Oska loosa and Burlington visitors noted along with Pella events such as a good roads meeting and corn contest on Feb 17 18. Local notables including Mrs Fisk Miss Frazier and Mr Van Gorp appear with health visits changes, street work by B Andzweg and remarks on paving, a high school contest, and upcoming factory plans in Pella Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe de Hoog
Oskaloosa
Ed Egan
Burlington
Pella
Will van der Meulen
Des Moines
M. B. Hospital
H. F. Fisk
Pella Literary Club
W. H. van der Ploeg
J. van Gorp
Measles, Births, and Visits Reported in Local Notices
Red Brush Cornelius Bogasrd of Orange City visited relatives that week. The Wilson children are ill with the measles. A daughter was born to Elmer Nichola on Saturday January 28. William De Cook and wife of Pella and Gerrit Beeve and wife of Prairie View visited the Henry de Geest home. Alex de Geest and family visited Mrs. Julia Adair. Olvire De Geest spent weekend with Knoxville friends. Mr. Fowler expanded his telephone line southward adding first class phones for new patrons. Jake Fisher visited Will Heezen’s home. John Sytama and family visited Joe McComba’s home. Ais De Geant is visiting.
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Clayton Hewitt
Sneller
John Dykstra
J. L. Warren
Des Moines
Gerrit Versteeg
Oskaloosa
M. E. Ladies Aid Society
D.S
Johnnie
Carl Clark
South English
Stas
H. Jaarsma
Otley
Mra
Monroe
Pp. A. Sandberg
Eddyville
L. B. Patterson
The
Prairie City News
Hentler
Chas, Porter
G. Walraven
the Chronicle
Cornelius Bogasrd
Orange City
Fred
Wilson
Elmer Nichola
William de Cook
Pella
Gerrit Beeve
Prairie View
Kansas
Henry de Geest
Alex de Geest
Julia Adair
Mies Olvire de Geest
Knoxville
Fowler
Jake Fisher
Will Heezen
John Sytama
Joe McComba
Ais de Geant
Visting
Read What Our Farmers Say About Canada Seed Oats
Leighton Iowa and surrounding customers report mixed results with Canada seed oats. Yields range from 34 to 60 bushels per acre, with several buyers noting good quality and late planting but strong outcomes. Damaged weather and late sowing cited, but overall satisfaction expressed by H D Wormhoudt Frank Hagens Kuyper Wormhoudt Co Anne Tysseling H W Langerak Sde Kock Ripple.
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Canada
Pella
Kuyper, Wormhoudt & Co
Anne Tysseling
Canada seed oats praised despite grasshopper damage
Testimonial letters from Pella and Otley Iowa report Canada seed oats yielding 40 to 57 bushels per acre. Farmers note late sowing, drought, and one good rain affecting results, with claims of clean grain and good quality. A carload remains for sale via Wormhoudt & Co and Kuyper Lumber Yard.
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Pella, Ia
Canada
Pata
Wormhoudte Clothing House
Kuyper Lumber Yard
H. Rhynsburger Egg and
Poultry House
Kuyper, Wormhoudt & Co
Otley
H. D. Wormhoudt
Patla
Iowa
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Japan
L. Popma’s Variety Store
the Royal Tailors
M. Vander Linden
Fifield
Elsie Frazier
Arthur Bruinekoo
South Pella
South Main Street
Will Smith
Eldon
Mrs. Smith
Cornelius
Alva Brown
Chicago
John Ver Dugt
Prairie City
Dave
Walter Johnson
Will
Mike
Newton
Tigers
Tennis Plette
Chronicle
Sammie Vanden Berg
Dominic Vanden Berg
Royal Dutch Bakery
Peter Johnson
Kuyper Lumber Company
Nick
Buck
John Eysink
Amos Hedge
Electric Palace
Paul Edmonds
John Pos
John
Square
Equalization Board
J. G. van der Pol
Leighton
H.D. Wormhoudt
Frank Hagens
H. W. Langerak
Eg Rag
Drag Store
H. S. Meables
H. Westerwoff
Marion and
Mahaska
Vander Lindens Bazar
Board of ‘Au Pervisora
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