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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1921
Page
15
Chicago and Kansas City grain markets showed mixed moves with wheat slipping to around 1.30 in May and corn fluctuating amid selling and hedging. May and July futures closed modestly higher as light trading and weekend rebalancing influenced prices. Provisions remained dull and weaker.
New York led prices for butter eggs poultry and coffee with mixed changes across regions. Butter in New York creamery extras ranged around 31c to 34c, while Chicago noted lower creamery butter at 31c. Eggs varied by grade with cases around 18c to 22c, and live poultry mostly firm. Exchange rates and Liberty bond prices showed activity, with notable figures for francs marks and Argentine and Brazilian currencies.
Cattle this week shows steers 15-25c lower and calves up 30c, stockers steady to 20c down, top beef steers 5.75 and top yearlings 3.00. Hogs receipts 62,000, top 8.50 with barrows 28.50 to 30. Pigs down, averages around 33. Sheep receipts 3,000, fat lambs steady to 25c higher, ewes steady, packers-direct sales.
Kansas City reports show receipts of 1,200 hogs with demand active and steady from yesterday. Cattle receipts include beet steers killing calves stock cows and heifers steady to 50 cents higher for bulls and canners up 50 cents. Hogs sold mostly 7.65 to 8.15 with extreme weakness at close. Sheep and lambs: sheep steady lambs up to 10 cents.
East St. Louis reports receipts with cattle steady to lower and hogs closing weak amid a mixed market. light stockers and cows ease 25c. Sioux City notes 4,500 hogs and 1,800 cattle with steers steady to higher, hogs mostly 2c to 8c lower, and veal and sheep varied but firm in spots.
The stock market opened irregularly as oils and steels fell early. Motors and rubber tire stocks surged, lifting some areas while rails and steels lagged and profit taking trimmed gains. Volume reached about 600000 shares with a generally choppy close.
Receipts of fresh eggs rise in larger markets while butter prices ease. Butterfat prices drop as producers face slower demand. butter and egg markets show heavier receipts in Chicago New York Boston and Philadelphia compared with last year. Sugar and other commodity notices surface from the same briefing.
In Winston Montana livestock men announce plans to eliminate the Indian cayuse from the ranges. They describe the rugged pony as scrappy and unwanted and say professional hunters will kill remaining horses. Hides will be sold or shipped for leather as cattle and modern farm life replace the old equines.
Futures closed stead with July at 18. Oct prices around 12.49 to 13.34 per unit. Reports show December and January notes with scattered figures like 314.38 and 313.27.
In Ringwood New Jersey at Union Church Rev Hallam B MacNeill read the church ritual admitting the spirit of Frederick Hofer 41 who died the day before to membership Hofer had attended the church and wished to join but illness kept him from attending His wife informed the pastor of his dying wish and the ceremony was performed posthumously, honoring his request.
Unsettled relations with Germany and allies weighed on wheat markets with prices mostly steady to down. Corn and oats eased while provisions showed mixed moves, and emergency tariff bids aided support despite weak export prospects. A factual report notes U S grain supplies are at a 20 year low and port deliveries face quality issues. In Burt, Charles Munson, a farmer, had a leg amputated after a gunshot wound led to blood poisoning.
Oakland resident Anna Glad revealed on her sixty eighth birthday that she served as drummer boy Tom Hunley under her father Jeremiah Hunley and General Grant during the Civil War. The disguise persisted for two years until muster out, then life in Indiana followed before Grant’s death and later disclosure of the secret.
Readers may send questions or comments to the Editor Farm Department of the Evening Courier and Reporter in Waterloo Iowa. Address communications to Editor Farm Department and phone number 3330 is listed for contact.
A Cedar Falls area renter argues automobiles and tractors aid farmers by boosting efficiency and connections to town. He cites a 32 acre field disced in a day with a tractor, costing less fuel and labor than horses, and notes tractors enable grinding feed and silos. He counters claims autos ruin farmers and supports modern farming tools. In Fayette County, 15 farmers start an orchard spraying ring buying a power outfit with four sprays planned.
In Elmore Iowa on April 30 trade in town farm lands shows activity with three deals completed. D D Murphy paid 172 dollars per acre for the 128 acre Joe Pobyon farm near Elmore though buildings limited value. Ernest Ristay sold his farm to Edward Hunt for 29200 dollars and bought a larger Elmore area farm from Tilmer Gaard for 5000 dollars. In Holland Michigan Heinie Nessen sold his 240 acre farm northwest of town to Jake Neester for 290 dollars per acre with possession March 1 1922.
Jesup Iowa reports March butter output 30 270 pounds with patrons paid 1 1 cents per pound for butterfat the highest in the state totaling 11409 09 paid to patrons for milk and cream 28 patrons listed as joining the creamery as it grows.
Daniel B. Saylor and his wife have lived on their Waterloo area farm for over five decades. The article highlights their durable brick granary, straw shed hog barn, concrete silos, and an ice house, all designed for efficiency, warmth, ventilation, and daylight. The 13 room house features modern conveniences, showcasing Saylor as a model for permanent, well-planned rural living.
Des Moines announces a complete schedule of county and district fairs for 1921. Secretary A R Corey lists dates and locations across Iowa from Adair to Winneshiek, with many fairs in September and August, and several additional sites awaiting announced dates. Local fairs include Waterloo, Keokuk, Anamosa, Osage, Marshalltown, West Liberty and more, spanning August through October.
Mount Pleasant Iowa April 30 Scottle Milne sold 40 cows and two bulls at a cattle sale. The overall average reached 380 dollars per head, higher than expected amid a business downturn. The top price was 1050 dollars for a bull bought by a North Dakota breeder. A cow sold for 960 dollars to a South American buyer for shipment there.
Washington April 30 United States Department of Agriculture reports plow land in Town averaged 200 per acre down from 219 last year a seven percent drop. U S average price March 1 this year 82 78 down from 90 01 in 1920 and 74 21 in 1915 with declines blamed on crop price drops.
Dee Avery of Shell Rock died in France from wounds received in action. His funeral is set for Sunday at the Papist church with the American Legion post in charge. The body arrived Wednesday morning, accompanied by Steven Cast. Avery, born February 5, 1889, enlisted in 1918 at Camp Dodge, served in the One Hundred and Fiftieth Infantry, Thirtieth Army, and was wounded October 9, 1918, dying the next day in a hospital. Surviving are his parents and siblings, numerous relatives, and friends. Pallbearers and escorts are named, with James Stevenson in charge of the firing squad.
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