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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1918
Page
11
The Chicago grain market fell sharply as rains and mild temperatures aided the crop. September corn slipped to about 1.58 to 1.66, with other contracts posting notable losses and oats weakening on weaker deliveries. Provisions held firm with hogs, lifting lard and ribs near daily highs, while oats and corn faced persistent selling pressure.
Evening market notes report butter creamery receipts 6,584 tubs higher than extras at 45 46c. eggs irregular 9,880 cases fresh gathered extras 47 48c. live poultry steady broilers 32 23c fowls 28 30c. cheese steady 1,464 boxes state 25 26c. Chicago butter firm receipts 8,611 tubs extras 44 40c. potatoes limited and fowls 3dc. Kansas City prices for creamery butter firsts 34e seconds 40e eggs 27c seconds 22c. poultry hens 25 9 masters 18 big. St Louis wholesale unchanged. Wheat cash No 1 hard 2.18 2.21. No 2 mixed 1.80 1.95. corn No 2 yellow 1.83. oats mixed 1.83. waterloo market mixed 1.51 3.25. cattle and hogs prices steady to high. Unfilled steel orders show 35,085 tons rise since June 30. Cotton futures steady. creamery butter quoted at 23 29c. Clearing house statement shows reserve excess 40,539,580. London silver 16d per ounce.
Market reports from Chicago Omaha St Louis and other centers show hogs steady to higher with tops around 20.06 while cattle and calves mixed. Receipts include 7,506 hogs at Omaha and 2,100 cattle. prices list ranges for steers and cows, with lambs firm in places and varied across regions.
Demonstrates that medical, sanitation, diet, housing, and moral training protect and educate recruits. An investigator reports cantonment health, open-air care, rigorous sanitation, and nutritious meals, with low death rates compared to civil cities, and strong moral discipline through army life.
The article extols YMCA centers at training camps and overseas bases providing religious services, physical training, libraries, entertainment, and educational programs for American soldiers. It highlights mixed-denomination welfare work, the role of athletic directors, and social leveling, with French reception and postwar hopes. It concludes with a reassurance to mothers about sons' morale and health as they serve.
Hogs receipts 8 000 steady night bid 18.75 to 19.00 for mixed 513.20 18.70 heavy 17.50 18.20 bulk 37.90 15.15. Cattle receipts 300 steady steers around 15.00 cows and heifers. Sheep receipts 200 steady.
New York August 14 cotton prices rose to new season highs with a further $5 per bale gain. Allied victories in France, ongoing dryness in Texas, and higher spot markets fueled demand in the Southwest as buyers pressed for more.
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