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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1921
Page
13
Chicago August 13 Wheat once more showed price stability with buying on frost reports from Moosejaw and eastern futures. September and December futures fluctuated but closed near opening levels amid profit taking and slow demand. Oats dropped to below six cents as trading slowed and provisions stayed steady.
Chicago prices show No. 2 red wheat at 1.25 and No. 1 hard variously quoted. Omaha and Minneapolis markets list mixed grain and barley ranges. corn and oats quotes feature No. 2 and white varieties with fluctuating cents per bushel. butter, eggs, poultry, and pork quotes appear from New York, Chicago, and St. Louis with mixed steady signals. Liberty Bond figures and clearing house reserve data accompany regional market notes.
The Evening Sun notes a brief session with price gains tied to the Morgan statement on Mercantile Bank of the Americas. It says the statement is unlikely to sustain a long rally as short contracts were retraced. few features appeared, with Central Leather weak and steels oils motors rails steadier while American Sugar Refining stayed firm and copper showed tentative strength amid narrow foreign exchange.
Chicago apr 15 cattle receipts 500 vs 3 weeks ago cornfed steers 25c higher stock and verse. hogs 10c up. Heifers veal calves weaker heavy calves left. steers common steady. 6000 receipts. Top $11.10 for 44 hogs. bulk light $10.50 11.00. pigs steady. Sheep receipts 3000 mostly packer direct feeding lambs 25 to 30c higher.
Receipts for the week show steers firm to 40c higher in Kansas City with hots and cows mostly steady. Hog trading quiet with few stock pig sales around 50 cents. East St. Louis reports scarce hogs with prices near 11.00 to 11.40 and cattle higher for calves. Sheep volumes light with varied weekly changes and lower prices noted in some categories.
Sioux City stockyards report mixed receipts with steadier prices for hogs and cattle. Feeder cattle and grass cattle show varied quotes. hogs range around 9.25 to 10.30 per cwt, with bulk sales near 7.75. Sheep receipts numbered 550 with market details pending.
Omaha Nebraska August 13 receipts 2000 mostly steady to higher beef and dairy cattle. Top cattle 10.25. grass cows and heifers 50 to 25 cents lower. calves down about 100. Sheep receipts none lambs 23 cents higher while sheep 25 cents lower. Stockers and feeders strong. Notes indicate mixed pricing with some gains and declines across categories.
At St Joseph Missouri on August 12 hogs receipts 1000 head up about ten cents per hundredweight. Cattle receipts 206 head sellers mostly 5.00 to 7.00 dollars per head. Sheep receipts 200 lambs and 1000 ewes with prices around 9.00 and 3.00 dollars respectively.
The stock market opened with broad share buybacks amid efforts to restore balance after banks' weak position and oversold issues. Major gains appeared in Utah Chopper and several large firms, while Central Leather fell to a yearly low. The day ended heavy with widespread liquidation in rubber leather and can shares.
Chicago Aug 12 The market shows a slight decline as egg storage holdings rise, while butter production remains strong due to good pastures and rains. Overall volumes are higher than last year, with increasing poultry receipts keeping prices above multi-year averages.
Active export demand and bullish crop reports supported wheat, with gains of 3 4, 5 4 cents a bushel. Corn and oats weakened on large crop expectations and oats supply. hog prices fell reducing provisions. Foreign demand and Russian famine relief eyed as positives, but U S crop report surprises and French yield revisions tempered bulls.
In a park on a riverbank, Margot and a former lover discuss leaving her husband. He reveals their past, a scheme involving a bobbed-haired girl tied to the husband’s former employer’s funds. Margot forgives as they vow to seek happiness and trust together with their mirrored future.
When Jack Dempsey plans his European tour he is ready to meet any foreign boxer on short notice. Manager Kearns said English fans could see the champion at the National Sporting Club if an opponent is found. French fans want to see him fight, but the match is unlikely while the war has paused relations with France.
Charles Comiskey praises Shiely for guarding first base with hard-hitting, improved fielding. He predicts Shiely will secure a starting berth next season. Other recruits were unsettled after gamblers were dismissed, with trades likely to balance experience.
Joe Meadows, noted figure with Philadelphia Nationals, denies reports linking him to the New York Giants. He states he is perfectly satisfied and refutes any speculation about joining Nose YorkeyA or other teams, calling the rumors false.
Readers submit inquiries to the Farm Department of the Evening Courier and Reporter Waterloo Iowa. A note invites letters by phone number 3330 for farm topics and county agriculture questions.
Fort Hays expert warns Sudan grass hay should be cured two to three days after cutting and stacked only when dry. Rake and shock within days, then let stand a week or more. Mixed with sorghum hybrids, Sudan grass raises prussic acid risk in pastures, so roguing for seed and careful pasture start are advised. Sudan grass data from Fort Hays spans nine seasons with varied uses for hay, pasture, and seed.
Stamford Tex Aug 13 West Texas farmers expect a 100 percent grain sorghum crop this year with feed yields matching last year. The West Texas Chamber of Commerce livestock bureau cites higher freight rates as the key disposal challenge, urging marketing feed on the hoof. J W Ridge chairs the campaign with C Z French of Fort Worth Stock Yards and T Walton of Texas A&M planning tours across the region to boost dairy hog and poultry production.
Illinois farmer A E Clayton notes a strong wheat market in Illinois with winter wheat yielding 23 to 30 bushels per acre and selling at about 1.12 dollars a bushel. He compares drought-affected corn in Illinois to his own crop, observes many Osage hedge fences being removed, and mentions corn remains a major local crop.
Lowry City Missouri August report tells how D B Wilkins transformed a 60 acre, debt ridden farm near Lowry City. He moved from scrubs to purebred Holsteins, adding a purebred bull, new barns and wells, and rotating crops to boost soil. Now milking 14 cows with a 60 acre base, his yard supports grain oats corn and timothy pastures, and a son has bought half interest.
Cedar Falls Aug 13 The 5 percent farmers enrolled for the school of instruction in hog cholera vaccination conducted by an assistant state veterinary surgeon met for the first session today at the W J Shaulis farm three miles east of town. Practical demonstration of vaccination methods was given, the session ending when the class returns to town for a Commercial club meeting. Farmers attending expressed enthusiasm.
Chicago Cabs manager Joheny Evers announces a rest of six months to cure nervousness. Medical advice urges him to sever business ties and retreat from public life, while friends and associates hope he recovers at his Troy home as plans to visit the Maine woods take shape.
Des Moines August 13. A strong farm bureau program is planned for Monday August 29 at the Iowa State Fair. Speakers include Secretary of Agriculture H W Wallace James R Howard president of the American Farm Bureau Federation John W Coverdale secretary and Eugene Meyer of Washington chairman of the War Finance Corporation President W Hunt of the Iowa Farm Bureau and Mrs Richardson. Morning and afternoon sessions feature talks on transportation extending credit to agriculture and accomplishments of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation. Music and patriotic farm bureau entertainment accompany the gathering with venues at Camp Dodge and the hill northeast of Agricultural Hall. Seats from the old Liberty Theater building will be used to accommodate crowds.
Aug 13 Amesia report from Iowa State finds manure the most valuable fertilizer for stock farms. Proper care prevents loss of plant food and organic matter. hot, exposed, or inadequately stored manure wastes value. Suggested: keep manure moist, avoid leaching, and use concrete storage with yard summits toward a central pit.
Marceline Missouri August 13 Queenie a small spotted cat has guarded W C Patrick's farm for twenty years keeping the barn free from rats. Her record shows no rat tails found and she even brings live prey for her kittens.
Kentucky racing officials review reports from Russia about widespread killings and consumption of horses. Authorities fear some horses could be bought back for domestic use as the uproar over the Hittonean war era fuels scrutiny and possible purchases.
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