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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1929
Page
20
Fragmentary data shows numbers 4.40 4.73 4.50 5.00 6.85 with ply references 8-8 8-10 8-5 and a price line . $29.50 349.00 SI405 lacking coherent context or identifiable entities.
A cluttered classified section advertises American Poultry Association certified chicks and hatching services. Le Porte City Hatchery Iowa and Lobdell Hatchery promote purebred chicks, eggs, and supply items with delivery in May. Also offers used pianos, dogs, cats, birds, seeds, and farm seedlings with contact numbers and locations across Iowa towns.
Three carloads of high grade roofing received. Special April prices on No 1 white pine laths at 5 dollars per 1000. West Side Lamarco and CG J Schnees, salesmen, promote building materials for spring construction.
Wheat traders in Chicago faced major gains driven by Washington farm relief news, with early advances later trimmed by selling. Export demand remained slack, though October wheat saw heavy buying for eastern and export-driven houses. Corn and oats showed mixed moves as traders weighed weather and futures alongside slim arrivals.
Wheat receipts reach 106 cars with mixed qualities and prices. No. 1 northern wheat trades around 41.19 to arrive, with No. 1 dark northern and Montana dark offerings and futures listed for May July and September. Corn shows No. 2 white at 47% to 40, with No. 8 yellow noted.
Kansas City market notes show mixed grain receipts and price ranges for April 13. Wheat and corn prices list bid ranges for No 2 dark, No 2 yellow, and No 3 grades. oats also quoted. Potatoes on track show 8 cars received with U S shipments totaling 833 cars, stock quality described as good and steady with several regional price points noted.
Liverpool spot prices ease with quiet demand. receipts reach 12 300 bales all American while futures close quiet with May at 10 58d and July at 40 38d. Chicago wheat receipts show activity with variances from the prior day and market notes from New York and Kansas City reports.
The report lists cash quotations for Board of Trade items in Chicago and St. Louis with various grains and seeds including wheat, corn, oats, rye, and barley, along with provisions and butter cheese and egg markets in New York and other cities. Prices are given as per unit and show steady or minor changes across the periods noted, with item movements in butter eggs and poultry also reported.
Chicago April 13 Allied Metal Works Borg Warn Butler Brothers Club Alum Great Lakes Aircraft Grigsby Grinawtaee Hart Carter Kalamazoo Stove Missouri Kansas Pipes National Standard Morrell United Corp Preferred United Gas Co Gypsum Radio Telephone Oliver Farm Equipment Binks and more show varied activity with several names listed in the trading feed.
New York stock market closes with irregular moves amid profit taking in industrials. Credit improvements noted but concerns linger about a temporary steel agency and mid month fund fluctuations. Cerro de Posco hits new yearly low as other issues slide 10 to 34 points from highs.
Iowa packing centers quote hog prices with Cedar Rapids top at 10.80 for 380 to 360 lb hogs and Des Moines receipts around 1,500 steady with primes at 10.75 to 11.14 for lights to mediums. In St Louis area reports show hogs at 14.15 as top price for 190 to 310 lb weights, with packing sows near 10.50 and cattle signs noting steady to lower trends across steers, yearlings, and feeders with top steers around 14.25 and veal to 14.00.
Futures for butter and eggs feature new storage and freshness standards with April and May pricing noted. Wheat and corn prices display No 2 hard and No 4 white values, while Liberty bonds and Treasury issues show quoted yields and maturities in New York.
Waterloo Market report lists flour and butter prices, eggs and poultry lines, and cattle hogs lambs prices from Rath Packing and Town Flour. Includes receipts data for hogs and cattle, with price ranges for steers cows bulls lambs and sheep, plus hide and straw values and regional market notes.
Receipts total around 400 cattle and 1000 hogs with mixed activity. Prices rise across cattle with yearlings and steers near new highs while heifers and cows show steady to higher values. Hogs see a softer tone with lighter weights and packers buyers near top bids. Sheep receipts about 100 with fat lambs up modestly and ewes steady to lower.
Chicago market reports supply limited hogs at 11.65 per cwt with mixed grades and weight ranges around 130 to 260 lb. Cattle receipts 500 with higher prices for fed steers and yearlings, top cattle around 14.85 for heavy weights, improving packing quality. Sheep receipts 4,000 with fat lambs near 17.75 and shorn lambs around 15.75 to 16.25, year’s week clearances fluctuating.
Estimated livestock receipts across 11 markets show totals for cattle hogs and sheep. Markets listed include Chicago Kansas City Omaha St Louis St Joseph Sioux City St Paul Indianapolis Cleveland Pittsburgh Buffalo with varying counts of cattle hogs and sheep. week and year totals provided for comparison.
Receipts of 9000 hogs and 1000 cattle portaged a broad market move in St Joseph. Hogs opened mostly 20 to 23 cents lower with live weights 11.05 to 11.90 per hundred pounds. sows steady around 10.00 to 10.25. Cattle receipts and week results show strength with steers and yearlings up to 9 cents higher. stocker and feeder cattle up 16 to 25 cents. veals 50 to 60 cents higher. fat cows 8.50 to 9.75. top veals around 13.50 and stockers 12.00 to 12.45.
In St. Louis at Tours on April 13 wheat prices ranged No. 2 red 1.36 and No. 1 hard 1.25. Corn quotes included No. mixed 92 1 4 cents and several yellow and white variants, oats listed at No. 3 white 49 1 4 cents and No. 4 49 cents.
In New York on April 13 the foreign exchange market shows irregular demand for several currencies. Rates listed include Great Britain 4.85, France 3.907, Italy 24c, Belgium 14.87c, Germany 23.68c, Holland 40.11c, Norway 28.88, Sweden 26.680, Denmark 26.84c, Spain 14.010, Poland 11.28c, Austria 14.050, Romania 59%c, Argentine 42.0c, Brazil 44.380, and other values for Greece Slovakia and related Slavia.
In New York trading, foreign issues again displayed strength with gains of a point or more, while industrials and utilities were uneven though the market overall held gains from recent days on expectations of easier credit. U.S. government bonds moved slightly lower as activity was fair.
Congress moves to enact farm aid as grain traders expect higher prices. Wheat falls versus a week ago while corn and oats rise. provisions drop. Canadian moisture issues and lake navigation plans influence supply outlook, with 2,300,000 bushels of corn ready for shipment and possible U S stock curtailments next week.
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