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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1921
Page
13
Wheat prices rose on fears of crop damage from a cold snap but volume was light. Canadian imports and a Winnipeg price drop sparked a late decline, while May and July futures moved, then settled lower amid selling pressure. Oats and corn followed the trend with modest gains and losses. hogs supported higher provisions.
April market notes list butter creamery extras at 46 cents, eggs firm with receipts 29 844 cases, cheese, poultry pricing, and miscellaneous dairy and poultry values. Also shows Chicago and St Louis results for butter eggs poultry with various price ranges and May date notes.
Receipts show 19 000 beef cattle with high weight steers weak to 26 cents lower while top yearling steers bring 9 50. Hogs gain 10 to 25 cents with top at 9 35 and best 220 pounds plus at 8 90. Sheep and lambs trade mixed with woolled lambs around 10 dollars early and cattle and calves steady to higher.
East St Louis reports receipts for cattle hogs and sheep with prices showing steady to higher tendencies. Cattle demand mixed with steers and cows mostly steady to up modest gains. hogs 25 to 35 cents higher on top weights, lighter hogs sold at premium levels. sheep active with best lambs up around 25 to 10 cents. Kansas City cattle and hogs similarly firm with strong vealers and higher hogs.
Omaha Nebraska receipts for cattle hogs and sheep show light steady to higher bids. Cattle steady to up to 15 cents, hogs mixed with gains to 20 cents. sheep and lambs steady to strong with best lambs around 9.70 to 9.75. Saint Joseph Missouri reports similar gains with steers 7.50 to 9.50, cows and calves varied, lambs 8.50 to 10.00.
On the New York Stock Exchange the week began with irregular price moves as gains led by oils and various industrials were offset by declines in rails and other sectors. Canadian Pacific and Delaware & Hudson faltered, Pullman dropped on dividend rumors, and the bond market remained heavy amid widespread selling by shorts.
New York April 18 reports Bradstreet weekly food index at 42.97 per pound with 3.02 the prior week and 5.13 for week ending April 15. Of 50 commodities, 25 declined, 7 advanced, 48 unchanged. losses span Cotton-seed oil to Wool while several items such as Flour, Sugary, and various meats show decreases.
Readers defend Betsy Ross as the maker of the first Stars and Stripes and dismiss calls to replace her with an imagined figure. They praise Washington, Ross, and the flag, urging readers to preserve tradition and memory at Arch Street 1776.
West markets face a broad decline across farm outputs. Corn at 28 to 30 cents, oats near 20. hogs under 44 per hundred pounds. potatoes and steel also soften. United States Grain Growers forms to pool marketing while rail and labor disputes complicate prices. Wholesale rates seek relief with slower freight and factory wage debates.
Hast St Louis in 18 Mores eastern chunks Arnoll is southern horses choice good to choice draft price ranges 75 125 178 7220 Mules 16 to 17 hands 130 175 16 to 18 hands 219 290 14 to 14% 160 and
Five hundred dollars in premiums will be offered at the Dairy Cattle Congress and Iowa State Fair for county show herds of Guernsey cattle. The Iowa Guernsey Breeders Association board met at the Greater Waterloo association club rooms to arrange funding from the association, the Cattle Congress, and the Iowa State Fair with a final $100 from the American Guernsey Cattle Club.
Des Moines April 18 Iowa Farm Bureau Federation reports a productive session with about 16 bills enacted or advanced for farming interests. The irrigation rail spur bill drew rail opposition but passed. the serum bill faced heavy amendments yet prevailed, aiming to curb cholera serum issues.
Mendon Township Community club of Clayton County Farm Bureau formed under a year ago with three families. Last Friday night drew 275 attendees at Mid-Oaks home of R G Kinsley president. Sixty five autos and three horse drawn vehicles were parked. A R Combs and Miss Florence Baker from Ames home economics spoke. Youth members staged plays recitations and musical numbers before coffee and cookies. Officers worry about accommodating crowds in farm homes due to rapid growth.
Winton April 18. Faith in saddle horses remains strong says F Beard a veteran horseman who denies that automobiles have ended the era of saddle horses Beard recently returned from Mexico Mo with Jim Hamilton Bluegrass stock farm and purchased 16 saddle horses priced 350 to 2500 He foresees brighter days for saddle and light harness horses and continues to invest heavily in the business
Waukon Illinois April 16 Clayton county farmers around Kaeser Brothers place threshed several bushels of oats for Colling and Laughtin last week. The oats were hauled to the Kaever place where the separator was pulled from the shed and operated quickly.
Des Moines reports from April 18 describe a Des Moines April 13 meeting at the Iowa Farm Bureau federation headquarters. Representatives from cooperative livestock shipping associations discussed tentative by laws and a uniform membership contract to form a central body uniting state associations and standardizing operations. The federation aims to include all shipping groups in a statewide, comprehensive plan and seeks to boost organizational cohesion and efficiency.
Chicago April 18 C J Fawtett of the wool marketing department represented the American Farm Bureau federation at the Utah wool growers meeting in Salt Lake City last week. He reports plans completed for a wool pool in Utah to handle clips in southern Idaho and Nevada, a step toward a nationwide system. Pooling plans are also being developed for Town Kansas Texas Uials Indiana Ohio New York Minnesota Michigan the two Dakotas and other states.
Kansas City April 18 Wheat growers seek to pay harvest workers in grain rather than cash this year. Three bushels of wheat valued at about three dollars would cover a day's labor, a plan born from farmers holding last year’s crop and unable to repay bank loans. This could complicate financing the upcoming harvest.
Tama Iowa April 18 All honors for early oat planting in Tama county go to James Bennett a farmer near Long Point east of Tama He plowed and planted 160 acres of oats on March 25 the earliest date in his experience for such a large planting and it is believed to be a regional record He has discing nearly finished and expects to prepare corn seed beds soon.
Mason City Iowa April 1. Prof J G Hamner farm superintendent at Ames and W J Carmichael Chicago secretary of National Swine Growers Association will be judges at the North Iowa fair this year. These men bring nationwide reputation and will help make the livestock show a big drawing card. The dates are August 15 19 inclusive.
Julius H. Barnes former chairman of the United States grain corporation will deliver the principal address at the Western Grain Dealers association annual meeting in Cedar Rapids on April 20. Topics include credits for grain growers grain exports and railroad rate reductions with delegates expected from Iowa Missouri Minnesota South Dakota and Nebraska. Also noted is the Linn County Farm Bureau sheep shearing price scale with 20 head or more at 26 cents each and smaller lots at 25 and 20 cents.
Buchanan county farmers around Rowley and Hamerville are converting unused timber tracts into cash and lumber. A sawmill operates on the George Osborne farm just a few miles from Rowley, expanding local processing options.
Cedar Falls Iowa April 18 John Fearer was placed in charge of a farm he and his brother Park operate near Grundy Center Park will take an extended rest to recover from a severe illness suffered weeks ago Park relapsed last week and is in critical condition Accompanied by his wife John Fearer left for Grundy Center this morning.
Letters from readers praise the newspaper and its affordability and value. Peter Brustkern, John Trask, and Harvey Smith express satisfaction with the Courier, noting its long-standing presence in Waterloo and its role in helping readers bear life’s troubles.
A man from Wyoming and a woman were charged with larceny of two perfume bottles from Woolworth. Bonds totaling 75 dollars were forfeited after they failed to appear in municipal court with Judge Courtright setting the forfeiture.
Iowa reports show highest priced arable land in the nation with average tillable land value about 200 per acre. Farm numbers fall from 217,044 in 1910 to 213,429, yet total farm land value climbs to 8.5 billion. Livestock values jump. corn and wheat yields soar, reflecting growing farming intensity and improved methods across Iowa.
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