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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1927
Page
9
County reports indicate alfalfa seeded properly is thriving with several inches tall in fields north of Waterloo. Farmers expect ample forage this season as most fall planted alfalfa survived winter well, with August and September seedings delivering strong stands and potential for good hay and pasture supplies.
The report discusses farming challenges and methods, focusing on harvest timing and soil conditions. It mentions the impact of equipment and transport on yield, with emphasis on practical field adjustments for better results. References to specific sites or names are minimal.
Ames April 21 The Rainseattle club at Iowa State college will hold its third annual banquet April 28 with W B Barney as the honored guest. Former Holstein breeder of Chapin Tru now with the extension service of the national Holstein association, Barney is celebrated for his dairy industry work. Previous honorees include W W Marsh Waterloo renowned Guernsey breeder and Peter Pedersen Cedar Falls Boistein breeder.
Receipts for cattle calves yearlings and heifers list price ranges with winners and buyers. Hog market weaker with bids around 10. lower and totals showing buyers and sellers. Bulls and steers show varied prices while butchers pay around 4 90 for hogs and pigs fetch 10 75 to 1 35 per hundredweight.
Letters to the editor to Fallor Fort Department at Waterloo Evening Courier invite comments and inquiries from readers. Communications are welcomed via mail or phone, reflecting community engagement and local concerns.
The European corn borer was featured in close up films shown at a monthly Orange Township Farm Bureau meeting in Grange Center. Iowa State College via the Visual Instruction Service provided the material, highlighting quarantine measures, insect stages, and the fight to curb the pest. County Agent J I Urban presented the film, and Dr Earl Roadman spoke on six core rural community interests: civic economic educational social home and family. The program included a rural life talk and a census skit by Waterloo township residents.
In township remarks, farmer Mask Humphrey notes soybeans are worth about two dollars a bushel as hog feed. He describes feeding about a bushel per day to ten hogs, the beans stored on a cement tray, and in the field to clean up leftovers. He expects $60 returns if fed instead of corn.
Fragmentary text describes boxers weighing in and a race or event at a venue with mentions of weights, dates, and people. The garbled content references a boxers weigh in and a potentially staged confrontation or race, with unclear names and locations.
Drs Kerr and McKeller note sanitation upgrades can cut troublesome swine diseases. Move sows to clean individual houses before farrowing, scrub udders, and scrub sides with hot water and sterilizer. Some farmers already use separate houses with good results, expanding pasture and cleaner grounds.
Chicago April 21. Active buying and sharply high prices in the wheat market today stemmed from freezing weather in winter and spring crop areas. Reports of winter wheat damage from the southwest and seeding delays for spring wheat raised concerns. North American export sales were estimated above 1,000,000 bushels. Corn prices fluctuated as farmers hedged with wheat purchases. Oats felt seeding delays and provisions firmed modestly as weather remained unfavorable for field work.
Receipts and prices for potatoes show liberal stock and slow demand with a weak market across regions including Wisconsin Michigan Idaho and Texas. New York butter prices firmed after a prior dip with varied grades and central car lots cited. Representative livestock sales are noted for Chicago on April 21.
Wheat prices ranged from No 2 red at 1.95 to No 4 red. Corn values cited for mixed and yellow grades, No 3 and No 4 white notes. Rye not quoted. Barley 71 to 86e. Timothy 4.75 to 5.25. Clover 29.00 to 35.75. Lard 12.12. Ribs 14.00. Bellies 14.08.
Market report shows hog receipts around 30,000 with slow demand, early top near 11.10, prices 10.60 to 11.15 for various weights. Hog run estimated at 30,000. total market day supply about 70,700 across hogs, cattle and sheep. Cattle receipts 18,000 with steer bids around 9.50 to 11.75, vealers off, and bulls steady to strong. Sheep receipts 6,000 with slow action and fat lambs above 15.75, spring lambs projected at 27.00. Cotton futures distribute gains with May at 14.58.
New York April 21 foreign exchanges show steady demand with key rates for major currencies listed. Britain at 4.835, France 3.01140, Germany 23.6914 cents, Italy 16 cents, Norway 25.926, Sweden 26.78 cents, Denmark 26.66 cents, Switzerland 19.22440, Spain 17.5674 cents, Poland 11.40 cents, Czecho Slovakia 2.96 cents, Yugoslavia 176 cents, Austria 14.124 cents, Romania 0.64 cent, Argentina 42.314%4 cents, Brazil 11.81 cents, Tokio 47.7 cents, Shanghai 65.32 cents, Montreal 100 101-16 cents.
St Louis grain market data shows Wheat No 2 red at 1.30 and No 1 hard at 1.98. Corn prices list No 4 yellow at 4 cents over, No 5 yellow at 64 cents, No 3 white at 3 cents, No 4 white at 70 cents. Oats No 3 white at 4 cents, No 4 white at 4 cents.
Wheat prices across grades listed for No 1 hard at 1 81 and fraction, No 2 hard at 1 54, No 4 hard at 1 31. Corn values shown for No 4 yellow at 73 to 40, No 3 mixed at 27 5, No 4 mixed at 6 4 to 6 5. Oats: No 3 white at 45 1 4 to 46, No 4 white at 45 0 to 45 8.
Futures closed with April butter at 45 1/2 cents, June 40 1/2, May 40 1/2. Storage standards show December at 43 cents. Fresh gathered firsts for April 22 4/7 cents, storage packed firsts April varying, refrigerator standards November 29 4 cents.
City market reports four rail cars of corn receipts with steady trading. No. 2 white and No. 4 white prices noted, alongside several yellow varieties. details are partial and exhibit OCR distortions.
Apr 21 New York market summary lists receipts totaling 12 260 boxes of butter with fat and creamery prices around 50 cents and 51 cents. Nearby whites and browns show varied quotes, poultry prices include dressed turkeys and chickens, and lard, sugars, coffee, and hay prices are noted with steady or quiet movements.
Receipts at South St Paul, Minnesota total 1600 cattle 2400 calves 7500 hogs and 190 sheep. Openings slow with early bidding lower on fed cattle and yearlings. Hogs very slow and weak with prices down 10 to 25 cents. calves steady to 20 cents lower. sheep uneven with best clipped ewes around 8.50 and lambs at 14.85.
HOGS receipts 3,500 steady top 10.75 bulk 10.05. CATTLE receipts 2,007 slow. bulls 9.25 to 11.50. cows and heifers 4.50 to 10.00. calves 7.50 to 10.00. stockers 7.50 to 9.25. SHEEP receipts 6,000 slow. lambs 15.00 to 15.75. ewes 5.50 to 3. Tb.
April 21 segment lists Clover seed imported 17.00 domestic 27.00 October 16.50 Timothy seed old 2.50 new 2.65 April 2.65 May 2.70 with market notes for Toledo Ohio.
Fayette Indiana April 21 3 Mildred Elder specialist in clothing will meet the girls club leaders at the bureau office in Fayette to give them the first lessons for their work this year New clubs to be represented from Orleans Fairfield Smithfield Center Wildger Viden and Clermont Townships Enrollment expected to show an increase this year Some townships that had clubs last year still have work to do before the meeting May 3.
Black Hawk County Abstract Co reports Waterloo bank debits for the week ending April 20 1927 with totals and daily figures. Debits by day show Tuesday and Wednesday activity with large weekly totals, compared to prior weeks including 1925 data. Instruments recorded and mortgages totals are listed with weekly changes and year over year comparisons.
Kansas City wheat and corn markets show higher receipts and price quotes. No. 2 dark hard wheat around 1.29 to 1.35 per bushel with varied No. 3 and No. 2 hard levels. corn mixed with No. 2 white near 48 to 51 cents, No. 3 and No. 2 yellow also listed, oats ranges noted.
Wheat prices listed for various grades with comparisons to a year ago. No. 1 northern and dark northern spring show values around 1.40 to 1.95 dollars per bushel. Montana dark hard on track quoted near 1.35 to 1.36 dollars. Corn and oats prices provided for No. 3 yellow and No. 3 white respectively.
Horses and mules unchanged on the day’s market at East St Louis. Detailed offerings and buyer activity not provided in readable text.
Hog receipts reach about 500 with slow trading and prices down 10 to 25 cents. Lights 160 to 200 pounds bring around 10.50, top 10.50. 200 to 250 pound butchers hover 10.20 to 10.35, 250 to 315 pound butchers around 10.00 to 10.20. Packing hogs quote 9.00 to 9.25. Average Wednesday cost about 10.24 per hundredweight, weight 268.
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