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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1920
Page
11
Wheat and corn markets opened unsettled on dry spell induced price shifts. Prices fell across grain futures as Canadian sales to the seaboard and heavy rains eased drought fears. Chicago cash quotes show mixeds with December wheat around 2.32 to 2.38, and oats and provisions also moving with bearish sentiment.
The week sees westward grain and provisions prices trend downward amid armistice talk and weak support. Wheat and corn slip while oats and provisions slide. cash buyers and exporters supply some relief, with lard buying by packers easing prices slightly. Liberty bonds fall amid market drift and miscellaneous regional quotes for potatos and seeds round out the report.
Vinton Iowa August 21 a bond election to raise 45000 for installing machinery at the power house was ruled invalid as insufficient male voters participated though women voted. Officials doubt another election will be held. Schools open September 6 with teachers listed. Farmers Picnic at Riverside park drew about 200 with J Ralph Pickell speaker from Tasenbaun Review Chicago. Heavy rains caused floods in many areas with rivers rising over curbs and farmers hindered by damaged fields.
Chicago market update shows cattle uneven with 1,500 receipts week over week. good to choice steers mixed, veal calves steady, bulls lower, stockers firmer. Hogs receipts 4,000 with prices 15.00 to 15.75, most bids higher. sow prices up to 15.25. Sheep receipts 3,000, lambs steady, feeding and breeding stock steady to lower.
Receipts 1200 cattle with mixed changes across classes. Steers steady to 50c lower. medium and 2 year olds down. best light yearlings steady. cows steady to 23c lower. bulls steady. Hogs receipts 2500 with prices 15.55 top and 9.25 to 15.00 bulk weights. Sheep and lambs receipts 1500 with no sales. lambs 50c lower, sheep 23c lower.
New York August 21 trading opens with sentiment limp but shares rise across sectors. Leading rails like Canadian Pacific and Great Northern advance, while Baltimore & Ohio and other majors climb on yesterday’s turnover. a broad range of issues show 1 to 4 percent gains before profit taking trims early surges. Closing prices list numerous Industrials, utilities, and oils with varied results amid a 250000 share day.
Kansas City weekly banking and livestock report shows receipts for beef, hogs, and sheep with mixed changes. Waterdown clearing association notes steady to slightly lower clearing figures, cattle stockers and feeders up modestly, hog and sheep markets mixed with lambs weaker. Also lists weekly deed, mortgage, and chattel filings with totals and comparisons to prior year.
Prices show firm receipts of 2,217 cheese boxes and varied poultry notes with live fowl prices listed. Butter and eggs mostly unchanged. market hesitates as price question remains dominant, with declines and forward-season discounts noted amid monetary restrictions. Weekly bank clearings and exchange rates cited alongside general market deflation expectations.
Hogs steady with top at 15.25 as receipts reach 400. Cattle and calves show limited movement with steer and heifer bids around 4.25 to 5.00. Sheep and lambs small in volume with mixed quotes. buyers active on light offerings. Prices varied by weight and grade across the market at St Joseph, Missouri, August 11.
Cedar Falls sees a failure to fund free textbooks this year as costs rise. The school board cites insufficient levy funds after years of a two mill base, while Sartori Memorial Hospital seeks a three mill levy for next year to support operations. Nearby events include Evangelical Association meetings at Riverview Park with visitors, sermons planned, and several local residents traveling or visiting Cedar Falls.
Marriage news from Vinton reports John Kennan and Lela Brody wed after Kennan's posting in St. Joseph Missouri. She is a local graduate and lifelong resident. Legion plans a Aug 27 event with band concert and parade. Engagement announced for Naner McMillan to Charles Hall with October wedding planned. A bridal shower for the bride elect was held at the Westover home with about 40 attendees.
Ex servicemen are urged to file for victory medals locally, with discharge certificates required. Applications may be made at Burton E Wilson's office or the American Red Cross in Water loo Savings Bank building, awaiting army stamp. Submitting here saves Washington delays of months. Discharge certificates returned after approval. a medal display is shown in Morgan and Sullivan window with clasp and service buttons.
President Wilson is on file play as the display shows a medal owned by Harry Clark. The piece was added to the exhibit at the Red Cross request.
Buttermakers and creamery managers of Iowa will bring the products of their churns to Wal terlo Nov 2 4 to enter the butter scoring contest as part of the annual convention. Eight hundred dairy men are expected to attend the sessions. A banquet will be given for the separators of milk and the churners of butter on Nov 3. The program for the convention is not fully prepared. W A Wentworth Des Moines is secretary of the managers association and A W Hadwick Ames is secretary of the buttermakers association.
Passenger traffic on the rail routes from Waterloo is rising with more travelers seeking vacations before fare increases take effect next Thursday. Agents note Minneapolis St Paul and the northern lakes region are popular, with Denver as a strong westbound draw and the southwest remaining appealing. Few travelers head far east beyond New York and Boston for wholesale or retail business trips.
Mrs W Griges riding with her husband on Falls avenue was in infared when a buggy was struck by an automobile driven by Earl Roberts. Roberts reported the incident to police and paid little damage. Nels Jensen's auto sustained heavy damage in a collision with an Altstadt Langlas trek yesterday afternoon.
A partial police blotter item notes Lambert and Selleck at 210 Lupton Avenue reporting a diving incident and a vehicle with license 31045 striking his car on Parker street. The afternoon crash damaged several vehicles and injured none. Later, Renner, driving east on north Fourth Street at 2 a.m., rear ended Police Officer Thomas’s stationary car. Renner claimed only his vehicle was involved.
The ad column lists real estate for trade and sale including 120 and 160 acre parcels priced at 200 240 and 175 along with nearby houses near Winterlea and Urben Avenue. Also notices for lodging rooms productive of money making property in Waverly Iowa with immediate possession and reasonable rent. Household items furniture a Victor phonograph and a few cars including Studebaker Maxwell Buick models offered for sale or trade.
Des Moines Aug 21 One room rural schools in towns will receive more than 61 000 state aid this year Miss May Franche connected with the office of the state superintendent of public instruction told county superintendents meeting here Sixty seven counties in the state have standardized their one room schools to meet state requirements and will participate in the state aid There is more than one act for sale in the Courier.
A report notes 000 one room schools in the state and more than 200000 pupils assigned to them, highlighting the scale of rural education and classroom dispersion across counties.
Mr and Mrs Pred Stork of Cortlandt welcomed a daughter on August 16. Mr and Mrs Wyiebertson of Prospect added a daughter on August 17. Marlon L. Braodon of Le Tortie Guy announced a daughter on August 27. Mr and Mrs Joseph J. Parkett of Jaet Beranete welcomed Thelma on August 18.
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