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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1921
Page
19
Declining wheat, corn, and oats hit new low records as fears over Harocpean politics and the British coal strike drive nerves. May and July futures slipped across Chicago, Kansas City, Minneapolis, and Peoria with weaker hogs and mixed grain futures. market closed soft.
New York April 1 Butter firmer to higher creamery and extra grades with flow of receipts. Eggs firmer with 28,451 cases. firsts 29 to 30 cents. Cheese steadier with state flats and specials. Poultry firm for live birds, roosters and dressed Western chickens. Chicago notes include butter at 43 to 44 cents and eggs at 24 to 27 cents. Potatoes weak with northern whites and Minnesota Kings to 1.10 per cwt. Liberty bonds quoted noon with various yields. metals and other commodities listed. general market activity across regions.
New York April 1 stock market shows renewed selling as oil and steel shares fall sharply. Major losers include Crucible Steel Bethlehem Steel Studebaker Reading and Mexican Petroleum while Harvester shows strength. Call money opens at 6 3/4 percent as futures and commodities react to overnight trends and London trading.
Five northeastern Iowa cow testing associations out of operation statewide are active in Clayton Monona Farmersburg McGregor Ringstead Davenport and Dubuque areas. W J Allert of Monona Farmersburg ranks second in the state for highest cow tests with a Guernsey yielding 1455 pounds milk and 78.6 pounds butter fat. The monthly report shows associations with top averages in milk and fat, plus figures for cows producing over 40 pounds of fat and related herd movements.
Chicago reports cattle receipts around 3,000 with steers steady to strong and top prices near 9.85 while hogs at 16,000 receipts show mixed movement with top around 10.15 and bulk 9.75 to 10.00. East St Louis and Kansas City also show varied bids on cattle and hogs as welters and weights adjust.
In Joseph Missouri the St Joseph Livestock market shows hog receipts around 2000 with prices 10 to 25 cents lower, top near 9.70, cattle receipts about 300 steady with steer and cow prices around 7.00 and 2.50 to 9.00, calves 4.50 to 7.09, and sheep receipts 3500 steady to lower with lambs at 3.33 to 9.25 and ewes about 5.00 to 5.75.
Ponca City Oklahoma April 1 A Duroc Jersey sow on the 101 ranch gave birth to 21 pigs. New York reports discuss men's wedding rings and broadways jeweler notes on acceptable ring styles for husbands.
In its weekly review, the Lumber Market notes housing needs lift construction nationwide. Building permits rise, delays in wage agreements persist but progress is seen toward solutions. Structural lumber shows a healthier, more stable tone with slight price fluctuations in yellow pine and Douglas fir.
In Vinton on April 4 George Schnoor shows one ounce of sweet clover seed planted last fall produced 17 pounds valued at 52 a pound totaling 85. He estimates over $1000 per acre at this rate and plans larger plantings for next fall noting lime helps the crop and calling the seed a potential soil builder. Also, G Gilbert of New Hartford sustained a fractured right leg when kicked by a horse on April 15.
Funeral services for Mrs. Della Cornwall Mitchell are set for tomorrow at 9 a.m. at Sacre Heart church with Rev. J Molloy presiding. Burial will be at Mt. Carmel cemetery in Eagle Center on family land established in 1856.
The labor shift back to farms boosts farm hands in the corn belt as wages drop by about 20 a month overall. In Black Hawk county farmers pay unmarried workers 25 a month, married men 45 with board. some employers offer room and inducements. Bremer and neighboring counties see similar trends with demand for experienced help and farmers renting land or retiring from work. Reports across Illinois Kansas North Dakota echo plentiful labor but cheaper pay and improved applicant quality.
Junior farmers feeding calves pigs and lambs can win prize money at the International Exposition in Chicago next December. Rules changes start this year with earlier feeding periods for pigs and lambs, calves beginning April 1, to align with county and state fairs. Entries must be submitted to B H Heide, secretary International Exposition, Union Stockyards Chicago.
Reports show a marked decrease in stocker and feeder cattle movements across 1920, with Kansas City, South Omaha, Sioux City and St Paul markets all posting sizable declines. Combined shipments from Kansas City Omaha and Sioux City dropped about 29 percent from 1919 to 1920, signaling a substantial drop in feeding operations across Iowa Nebraska and surrounding regions.
Miss Clara M. Sutter leading dress form demonstrations for Black Hawk county women and girls. Last Monday 45 women and about 20 girls attended. Meetings rotate at farmhouses with events at Hudson and Cedar Falls this week and plans for two additional weeks, possibly extending if demand rises.
A historic call for a new nonskid horseshoe draws $1,600 in prize money from organizations including the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and affiliates in Pennsylvania Massachusetts and New York plus grants from Red Acre Farm and the American Humane Association. The effort aims to reduce horse slips on icy roads with a practical device.
A cheerful call to grow your own fruit and vegetables appears from garden expert J. H. Burdett. The piece endorses planting peas and grapes, spraying to prevent pests, spacing rows properly, and growing fruit at home to improve flavor and yield. It promotes self-sufficiency and outdoor gardening as a unifying, nonpartisan activity.
In Benton Harbor Michigan on April 1 readers learn that support for the eighteenth amendment runs strong in Michigan’s grape belt. Home brewers and wine makers drive demand, sparking a feverish outlook with growers anticipating bidding up to 200 dollars per ton as they expect a dry year both for prices and crop access.
Rowley Massachusetts April 1. Purbreed flock handlers in Buchanan county sell eggs at 19 cents each or 1 20 a dozen while mixed stock hens fetch about 18 cents a dozen. Mrs Wm Ividge Hom er township contracts entire production from Plymouth Rocks for 20 per 100. Mrs RC Belts also contracts Rhode Island Reds and Clerton Bros sell eggs from Bull Oxpingtons and Leghorns.
Nashua Iowa April 1 milk producers near Chickasaw will hold a dairy school at city hall Tuesday afternoon April 5. County agent S Nl McKinsey will host, with state dairy experts speaking on balanced rations for dairy herds and proper milk care.
A local general store plans a new venture by placing apiaries in the vacant upper rooms above the shop. Bees occupy the upper story after honey was removed from within the walls. Double deck hives will be installed for direct sale to consumers with no freight charges or middlemen.
Milk inspector W. W. Wyant assumed office succeeding J. P. Eves after his resignation in March. Wyant will base in room 405 Commercial bank building with testing at the Waterloo Ice Cream plant. He previously tested 1100 cows tuberculin and aims to keep Waterloo milk pure and wholesome.
Farmers near Charles City can have land plowed by Hart-Parr tractors at 2.66 dollars per acre. The firm provides machine operator fuel oil and incidental expenses, typically handling 10 to 16 acres or more per field. Experiments precede official product release to ensure proven performance.
In April six cars of hogs and cattle were shipped from Marble Rock to the Chicago market. Ahart supplied four hog cars, John Ewals one cattle car, and B J. Lose one hog car. More loads of cattle and hogs are expected from this point soon.
A Chicago Tribune report notes record pig litters in Aledo and Mercer counties with a 22 pig litter saved and nine piglets raised from a Duro Jersey. Nearby, a Dunkerton project advances on the H A Cummins farm as Iowa Holstein Breeders move offices to Kimball’s Dairy Farmer building on Rainbow drive.
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