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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 28, 1921

Page

15

Wheat Up Corn Down as Export Demand Supports Market

Chicago and Kansas City grain desks report mixed activity on April 28 1921 with wheat rising on hopeful export demand and tariff expectations while corn fell on weak planting progress and reduced import business Oats moved with cereals and provisions lagged due to rain hog market uptick. Strong entities include Chicago grain trade and Kansas City market notes.

Associated Prose Chicago Germany Ins Towa Jual Kansas City Kansasity

Prices Rise at Chicago Beef Market Report

April 27 cattle and hogs up 15 to 25 cents from yesterday with receipts around 24 000. Steers near 8 8 75 top, cattle bulls steady, stockers and feeders strong. Hogs sold to 8 60 with average cost yesterday about 98 15. Sheep and lambs active with heaviest gains and top prices near 19 50 for shorn lambs and 11 00 for city wooled lambs.

Chicago Stearw Steker Treder Greers Beckers Shorm

Hogs and cattle market report from Stauggt packing sector

Receipts show 14 008 hogs with active market and prices ranging 7.60 to 8.15 for top bulk 180 to 240 pounds with $4.25 top for bulk butchers. Cattle receipts near 5 000 with steady beef steer values around 8.00, yearlings strong. stockers and feeders dull. Sheep receipts 4 509 with slow demand, light wooled lambs top at 9.35 for clipped lambs.

Sioux City Livestock Markets Report From April Prices

Sioux City IA receipts show mixed cattle and calf prices with steers $6.80 to $8.00, fat cows $4.50 to $7.75, veals $5.00 to $9.00, feeders $4.50 to $7.50, and stockers around $5.00. Sheep and hogs at St. Joseph and Chicago markets list steady to higher bids, with lambs $9.25 to $10.00 and hogs top near $3.20, while hides and packer skins prices are noted in the Chicago reference.

Sioux City Eerie Market St. Joseph Mopis Chicago

Prices for Produce and Commodities Across Markets

New York reports softer dairy and produce receipts with creamery and bulk butter Extras pricing seen. eggs, milk, and poultry varied by region. Minneapolis notes wheat and flour shifts. oats, soy, and coffee futures quoted. silver and Liberty bonds trade in a steady to mixed pattern.

New York ESTE Minneapolis Minn Chicago Ianis Kaness Guy Lisle Liberty Bonds Dibert Sven Sepair Do- Hie Gantestic Victory Morey and Exchange T&t Imesh Plainfield Montreal York W.dc

Railroad shares offered freely in steady trading

New York April 28 rail stocks fluctuated with fractional gains for Atchison Pennsylvania St Paul Union Pacific and Canadian Pacific while motors and related firms led declines Willys Overland preferred down 14 points and Bosch Magneto off 3 points. Mexican Petroleum surged midday then reversed sharply, and several issues including Bethlehem Steel and Republic Steel rose amid mixed activity.

Associated Precis New York Tiday Pennsylvania Atchison St. Paul Union Pacific Canadian Pacific Willys Bank of England Skains Royal Dutch General Asphalt Studebaker Pierce Arrow Chandler Bethlehem Republic Steels Baldwin Locomotive American Woolen United Fruit Sears-Roebuck Mexican Petroleum British Exchange American Can American Car & Foundry American Locomotive American Smelting & Ref American Sumatra American T. & T Anaconda Copper Baldwin Locomoti General Motors Northern Ore Oil Goodrich Co Int Mer Marine Pt International Paper Ki Ag Copper Mexican Parreleum New York Central Norfolk &, Western Northern Pacific Pure Oil Co Cnnsylvania Baltimore Ohio - Chesapeake & Ob Crucible Steel Rep Iron, & Steel Southern Railway Bethlehem Steel Central Leather Chicago Mil Mil. & St. Paul” Gorn Products .Sinclair Cons. OU 4& Refining Southern Pacific Studebaker Corporation - Texas Co Onion Pacific United States Rubber - United States Steel Utah Copper Westinghouse Willye-Otellandil Central Co RD & PL Ltd Amn Wooler Midgate Steel Pepples Gas i

Bank Clearings and local notices from Waterloo and Readlyn

Bank clearings for the week ending April 28 1921 in Waterloo show daily totals and a week’s aggregate 1 807 481 63 with figures for prior periods and comparisons. Readlyn notes ill health local birthdays a fifteenth and a marriage while Orchard reports births marriages and community events amid population changes and beet growers' expansion Venice population estimate and beet crops noted.

Black Hawk County Abstract Co Waterloo Bank Géerings Waterloo Clearing House Association

Big premiums at Owa state fair

Des Moines April 28 Prizes totaling 39504 are offered in four classes of production at the Iowa state fair Aug 24 to Sept 2 in the home department 29016 is offered with detailed divisions for draft wares saddle horses and ponies among others Swine offerings total 7600 with varieties including Poland China Spotted Poland China Duroc Jersey and Chester White A total of three goats is offered Premiums in poultry total 24 000 with additional 324 in the rabbit department Special prizes of 162 and society horse shows set for five days beginning Friday officials expect a large showing of bred horses from across the United States and Canada

Des Moines Fair Board iBelziam Aveser Ann Asn SOD Gig Landemsj Unicorna Andie Tamworth Toggenberg Angora United States Canada

Big Contract for Dubuque-Davenport Road Work

Jackson county supervisors awarded road and bridge contracts totaling 158697.21 dollars, the largest public improvements deal in the county. Work on the 16.3 mile north south highway from Dubuque to Davenport, passing Hareville Fulton and Zwingle, will start soon and finish by early next year.

Associated Press Dubuque Jackson County Board of Supervisors Hareville Fulton and Zwingle Davenport

Hudson School to Stage Big Show May Nineteenth

Hudson Iowa April 28 The Hudson Consolidated School will hold an exhibition on May 19 announced by P. Archer superintendent. Archer says the show will be the biggest and best in the school's history with all grades preparing exhibits and student enthusiasm high.

Hudson, Ta Hudson Consolidated School P. Archer Archer Hudson School Hudson Institution Iowa Consolidated Schools

Butler County Stockman Enters Poultry Trade

Bristow Iowa April 28 C A Waite local stocker and feeder cattle buyer enters the chicken business as cattle feeding declines. White Leghorns attract Waite and his first flock of 204 chickens has grown to 196 weighing around a pound each. A later shipment of 312 chicklets arrived and he previously delivered two loads of feeders to farmers at Hampton last Thursday.

Bristow C. A. Waite Iowa Jie Hampton

Tanesville Farmer Goes West for Health

Janesville, Ta April 28. R. A. Sibrel, a prominent farmer from here will leave for the west in an effort to regain his health. He and his father have farmed in Black Hawk county for 15 years, they came here from Indiana. During the last eight years, the younger Libre has earned an enviable reputation for breeding high class Duroc Jersey hogs. He has met with great success in producing some fine animals, and his herd is to be listed with the best in Black Hawk county.

Janesville R. A.sibrel West Black Hawk County Indiana Libre

Potato Prices Reported Steady Across Regions

Old receipts show potatoes steady in Chicago and neighboring markets. Regional chatter from Sicara, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin notes white ground conditions. Prices listed: Flor Pine ranges around 7.75 to 8.00 for No 1, and 5.00 to 24.00 for No 2, reflecting current market levels.

Chicago Sicara Michigan Minnesota Wisconsin

Farmers department inquiry line ends with Waterloo note

Readers are invited to send questions and comments to the Editor Farm Department at the Evening Courier and Reporter in Waterloo Iowa. Communications may be addressed by mail or telephone to 3430 for contact.

Evening Courier and Reporter Waterloo Iowa

Temporary Iowa milk surplus tied to nearby shutdowns

Dairy expert J Eves says current milk overage in Iowa is temporary and caused by nearby plants closing, with demand likely to rebound by fall. Federal and state dairy officials note the glut stems from reduced use in condensed products, urging continued liquid milk use and feeding surplus to livestock to boost stock growth.

Iowa Government Department of Agriculture Eves Jing

FARMER LOSES BARN TO FIRE IN IOWA COUNTY

Vinton Iowa April 28 Charles Burkhart farmer north of Vinton rose at 430 to start a kitchen stove fire and found a blaze in his new barn The fire started in the mow and destroyed the barn with hay lumber and seed corn Stock and harness were saved but loss is about 1600 with 1000 insurance A previous barn fire on the same site occurred about ten days ago causing further loss

Vinton Charles Burkhart Burkhardt

Benton County Alfalfa Club Grows With New Demonstrations

Winter Iowa April 2 Nine more farmers join the Benton County Alfalfa Club starting small alfalfa demonstration fields. Grimm alfalfa sown and lime applied 3 to 5 tons per acre. Fifteen fields started last year survived winter. county agent Brant predicts strong demonstrations of alfalfa stands. Mares rest advised for foaling and colt care. gentle pasture foaling recommended. Colt care urged. feed mare lightly first two weeks and ensure foal nurses well.

Benton County Alfalfa Club W. C. Brant Animal Husbandry Department Iowa State College

Bankers Urging Increased Horse Breeding on Farm

Chicago April 28 The country bank backs horse production as a stabilizing farm asset. S T Kiddoo president Lives Stock Exchange National Bank notes bankers view horses as good security and a profitable power source for farmers. North Dakota and Oklahoma bankers back self sustaining farms with surplus horses and milch cows and poultry to weather crop failures. Dewar Iowa April 28 Fred Willard builds a new house on his farm east of Dewar. Fred Meyers moves to Cooper farm in Poyner township Black Hawk county.

Chicago Dobbin S. T. Kiddoo Lives Stock Exchange National Bank Bankera North Dakota Oklahoma Dewar Fred Willard Poyner Fred Meyers Barclay Township Cooper Poyner Township Black Hawk County Marsh Ineighbora Waterloo Grant Highway United States Vis San Francisco Mr. Marsh Waterlon

Farmers Ask For Credit Increase In Iowa

Des Moines April 28 Iowa Farm Bureau federation urges modification of federal reserve credit rules. bureau claims Iowa credit is inproportion to wealth and resources and notes Chicago banks receive double the credit for similar state needs. executive committee resolutions urge renewed and expanded credits to Iowa banks to finance 1921 crop amid postwar deflation.

Des Moines Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Fawa Federal Reserve Board Bureau Tawa Bureau Workeng Kinglé Bank Chicago Towa Farm Bureau Tnaday Iowa Towa Farm Bureau Federation Ig Tempel Town Farm Bureau Federation F Federal Reserve Board Federal Reserve Bank

World Poultryman Marsh Laughs At Early Skepticism

George L. Marsh of Waterloo Iowa built a premier White Wyandotte flock over 22 years, earning prizes from county fairs to the Panama Exposition of 1916. His show birds reign, he sells at premium, and his son Grew helped sweep 22 prizes at the Iowa state show.

Mersh Marsh Iowa Greu Sioux City Waterloo Chicago Mason City Cedar Rapids Sioux Falls St. Paul

Tornado Strikes Wapello Farms North of Ottumwa

Ottumwa Iowa April 28 A young tornado tore across areas north of Ottumwa causing farm damage. On Rooker farm six miles north of town a tornado toppled a windmill, smashed porches and windows, razed two silos, and destroyed outbuildings. A peculiar roof shift occurred at the milk house. Nearby Proud and Chandler farms endured major damage including a blown cupola and a toppled barn while trees were uprooted.

Ottumwa Rooker Windong Wusi Walker Proud Rooker Place Paul Chandler

Hog Cholera Prevention Tips From Dr Busman

Six important rules from Dr H Busman Omaha inspector for preventing and treating hog cholera. Emphasizes clean hog lots, avoiding neighbor’s hogs, banning dogs, segregating sick animals, thorough cleaning with disinfectants, vaccinating with serum, and monitoring signs such as skin blotches and ulcers. Warns rapid spread via cages and pens.

H. Busman Bureau of Animal Industry Omaha Busman

Cause of White Diarrhea in Chicks Cited

The article explains that White Diarrhea is caused by the bacillus Bacterium Pullorum infecting hatchlings. It notes rapid germ multiplication, risk of whole broods, and that prevention from hatch is best. It warns against Mercuric Chloride as harmful, recommending safer remedies.

How to Prevent White Diarrhea in Chicks

A reader shares relief from White Diarrhea in incubator chicks after using Waiko White Dierrhea Remedy. After prior losses, only one chick died before treatment and none since, with improved vigor and thrift. The account urges others to try the remedy for saved fledglings.

Mra J. B. Mercer St. Paul Kanaas

Don't Wait Try Talko to Prevent White Diarrhea Ad

An old advertisement urges readers not to delay in preventing White Diarrhea in chicks. It promotes Talko with a $1.00 or 6c price, promising a money back guarantee if not satisfied. Sold by all druggists.

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XPORT Omaha Livestock ST. Joseph Livestock Toledo Osterrno Rio No Eloue Anilroad FORD Corton Nets Readlin Readlyn Lydis Elmer Spier Lydia Beevers Metha Scheve Henry Meisthang Deushter Hazel Fairbank Daphine Meisch Gehrke Mrx Anderson Deretha Venice Atowa State Fair Dubuque-Davenport Butler County Tanesville Gerland Fleur Wade Maxe Gost Geo. L. Marsh George L. Marsh Fort Dodge D. H. Harris Baltimore St Peter Perkins Kriebel & CO Sokasale St Wapello C.T L. J. Loonan
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