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Newspaper
Sioux City Register
Location
Sioux City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1924
Page
6
The stock yards reports steady to higher prices for cattle with good steers and yearlings selling 15 to 25 cents higher than prior sales. Long yearlings topped at 1,050, with bundles above 10 cents a pound. Heifers sold to 9.75, best cows 5 to 6, grassers 5 to 6, bulls and veals steady, hogs steady to higher with packers slow to bid and prices ranging 9.00 to 10.60 overall.
The report notes China July 29 data with July futures up and September futures down. July contracts rise slightly while September show losses and some unchanged readings. Prices fluctuate across crops with minor gains and declines in July and September terms.
The Omaha listing shows bid and price levels for multiple grain grades and varieties marked as No. 1 through No. 8, including hard, mixed, yellow, white, and paste grades. Prices range roughly from $0.96 to $1.40 per unit with adjustments and utf characters indicating market shifts and sample grades.
Grain futures traded lower as persistent selling by speculators dragged prices. Wheat fell on realizations and favorable weather, while oats rose on brisk cash demand. New crop deliveries moved off with other grains as provisions held steady.
South St Paul cattle receipts mixed with Mech losses and steady bids. Market reports show top around 10.65, bulk near 10.85 for choice steers and heifers, with steady references to other lots and sheep receipts. Lars Zc US notes indicate overall activity remains even despite some market softness.
Hog prices rise to new high marks with reports of market activity on July 29. Prices reached around $11.50 to $11.55 at various yards, marking the highest levels seen since 1922 and 1928. Market activity shows an upward trend with sensational tabulations observed at local yards.
Twenty members of the American Legion and Ladies auxiliary organize hay for the fair at West Liberty. A sham battle by Shenandoah volunteers is planned. Senator S Brookhart speaks in the whitheater. A political clash looms with the opponent rumored to align with communists. Officers McDaniel are noted amid local incidents.
Grain receipts and shipments for Sioux City show current week totals vs last week and last year. Representative cash sales list Wheat No 1 northern at 1.4642 with 1.48% basis Minneapolis and Corn Varieties priced around 1.09 to 1.11 with Chicago basis. Data includes No 1 white and No 2 white with Omaha bids.
Chicago July 26 leading futures show wheat mixed with July and Sept runs while corn oats rye lard ribs and meats post varied closes. Primary receipts and shipments for wheat corn and oats are listed with year ago comparisons and total clearances for wheat flour and corn.
The report shows varied cereal prices with No 3 dark wheat around 1.28 to 1.40 and several other grades listed. Corn prices hover near 1.05 for white and yellow varieties while oats trade weakly at 53 cents for No 3 white.
Toledo daily market listing shows Wheat Cash at 1 dollar per unit, Corn No 2 cash at 1.20, Rye 95e, Oats varied with No 3 at 44c, Barley cash at 0c, Clover Scraber 18e, and hay prices including August and October ranges around 12.00 to 30.00 with a total around 41.05. The report also notes Alsike and Timothy hay values and items for October and September notes.
St Louis grain prices show corn at No 3 white around 1.00 to 1.06 with July and September quotes. oats No 2 around 56 to 57 cents. wheat figures include July near 1.31 and September near 1.31 to 1.34. mixed red and hard classifications listed with varied bid ranges and delivery months.
Market unchanged for corn with No 1 yellow at 1.11 and No 2 yellow around 1.09 to 1.12 range. No oats reported. Record notes 26 cars and general price stability amid mixed yellow corn classifications.
L. Friedman proprietor of the Blue Bird store at 304 Fourth street faces charges for violating state health laws. W. A. Carrier of the state board of health filed the case. Trial was set for Thursday.
Des Moines July 29 The National Farmers Grain Dealers association executive committee refused to endorse a Chicago grain merger unless farmers elevator companies hold the stock. Committee members from North and South Dakota Nebraska Colorado Oklahoma Missouri Iowa Minnesota Illinois Indiana Ohio and Kansas avoided personal opinions but opposed the plan as heavy handed by large grain operators. John W Gustafson president said the action reflected elevator farmers resisting Chicago grain men dictating terms to farmers. The association includes about 5000 central west grain elevators.
Berlin reports rumors that former Emperor Wilhelm was at sea aboard an Atlantic liner were denied by Doorn who appeared in his usual haunts and carried out woodcutting work. Princess Hermine vacations at a Baltic seaside resort.
Mrs. W. M. Shelton of Des Moines was seriously injured when the car she drove toppled over a 60 foot embayment on Polk city road. Her husband, the sole other occupant, was thrown clear of the wreckage.
Poultry prices list broilers leghorn and heavy hens roosters ducks and geese with per unit quotes. Egg market notes No 1 strictly fresh eggs per case $5.75. Hay and mill feeds given for prairie hay, midland hay, saltgrass, alfalfa, straw and cattle feed prices. Local grain fat and packing stock quoted with ton lot prices for bran shorts middlings red dog and oil meal.
Chicago grain prices show wheat steady to one cent up with several red and hard white futures listed. Corn edges higher in places while oats and timothy and clover prices also appear with multiple quoted grades and price ranges.
The St Louis market shows wheat advancing with varying red and hard grades and corn and oats pricing fluctuating. No. 1 red wheat around 1.43, No. 2 red near 1.41 to 1.42, corn and oats quoted with multiple grades and samples. figures indicate small up and down shifts in the commodities market.
Cattle receipts 8 000 market uneven generally steady to strong grass and short feds dull grassy cows mostly unsalable top mature steers 11.50 best yearlings 11.25 bulk fed steers 9.25 10.75 vealers 9.50 10.00 outsiders up to 10.50 stockers and feeders more numerous weak and uneven for week. Sheep receipts 13 000 fat lambs steady natives 12.75 13.00 early western 13.50 sheep 13.75 culls 50 9.00 good yearlings 10.50 sheep and feeders steady odd lots fat hogs 5.50 8.8 H receipts 18 000 desirable grades 40 70c up slaughter pigs 75c up packing sows 25 40 up top 11.15.
Kansas City cattle market shows active trade for calves and yearlings with sparse stockers and grassers. Prices range from about 8 to 10.70 for heavier cattle, with most week’s averages near 9 to 10 in the steer and heifer classes. Lamb and sheep receipts remain light with western lambs around 13 dollars top, receipts stated at 55,000.
The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus brings Midnight the 300 pound black jaguar to town with trainer Mabel Stark. She says the weather changes his mood from docile to fierce and she still dominates him in performances alongside 200 trained animals. The 1924 double circus arrives in Sioux City on Friday August 1 aboard 100 railroad cars.
A London gathering of clergymen from multiple denominations denounces prohibition as anti Christian and a danger to the state. Speakers branded it the worst enemy of true temperance and warned it undermines Protestant leadership and civil rights.
The War Department announced Maj. Michael O Keefe will be relieved from his post as assistant professor of military science at the State University of Iowa. He leaves October 15 for a furlough and will be assigned to active duty. Captain Harold P Gibson will succeed him at the university. Captain Allan Johnson, now in the Philippines, is ordered to Mason City to instruct the Iowa National Guard and will work with the governor on guard activities.
The final standings list Alta Sterling 14 920 Muriel Morton 13 310 Dorothy Abel 11 800 Hazel Doty 8 400 Marianne Line 7 030 Opal Levellier 4 510 Loretta Hildebra 4 500 Norma Maxson 3 950 Ruthison 3 100 Mildred Beatty 2 940.
Mayor Stewart Gilman announced that the bathing beauty contest winner will be crowned Miss Sioux City and represent the city at the national pageant in Atlantic City in September. He spoke to ten contestants at a dinner and praised the glory awaiting the candidate. Early voting tabulations followed the elimination trials last night.
John Aron 73 resident of Sioux City for six years and veteran chaplain at Luther an ai died after brief illness. Born 1851 in Alsace he came to Lafayette Indiana in 1871 then moved to Sioux City. Survived by three sons and two daughters with services at 2 p.m. at family residence and 2:30 p.m. at St. Pauls Lutheran Church. burial Graceland Cemetery. Nelson's undertakers in charge.
Sale of 12 old home structures at Tenth and Iowa streets on the site of the proposed Central junior high school was consummated yesterday at an auction conducted by local officials. The event clears the way for redevelopment at the site.
New York July 29 The industrial averages near yearly highs show a shift in focus from railroads to pivotal stocks. Italdin peaks at 119%4 while Steel General Electric and American Can trade near recent highs as optimism grows after Steel’s strong previous session.
A wave of buying lifted grain futures on the Chicago board of trade with early gains. Influential traders, many former sellers, started purchasing wheat, while corn gained on wheat strength and oats mirrored the higher start. Provisions were largely unchanged with limited sales.
Wheat bids shown for No 1 to No 3 dark northern and northern varieties with spot prices and ranges. Corn bids listed for No 2 and No 3 yellow, mixed, and standard bids. Oats No 2 white and No 4 white quotes, rye No 2 bid, and flax at 2.55 per bushel.
Corrected May 9 1924 timetable lists arrivals and departures for Sioux City with connections to Omaha Chicago St. Paul Minneapolis Kansas City and local lines. Notable services include S C St P Express Twin City Express Overland Limited and Minn and St P lines plus several local and via Alton routes.
Notice published for property owners regarding a proposed paving assessment on George Street from West Third to the service company right of way and West Fifth Street from West to John Street. It lists the total cost, property by parcel, and the 90 day review period ending August 1924. failure to respond waives errors. City Clerk F A Garnsey signs for the Sioux City city council.
Wheat July holds steady while September and December rise. Corn July advances one and three quarter cents with higher futures for September and December. Oats show mixed results with slight gains for September. Provisions remain nominal.
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