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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1919
Page
5
The Waterloo Evening Courier describes Want Ads with pricing and format rules including one cent per word with a 25 cent minimum, light and bold type options, and a policy of no ads under 26 cents per day. It notes the newspaper as a local institution for listing items for sale or exchange.
A fragmented OCR page lists numerous wanted notices and ads including housekeepers, artisans, home rentals, furniture buyers, and real estate for sale. Entries mention Waterloo area addresses, local businesses, and contact phone references for prospective workers, tenants, and buyers.
Long list of real estate pitches in Michigan and Illinois with farms priced 15 to 30 dollars per acre, plus numerous Auto for Sale notices. Entries advertise Ford cars, Overlands, Studebakers, furniture, and miscellaneous goods with contact details and addresses.
Notice calls for sealed proposals to the Waterloo Iowa city clerk by 8 00 oclock P M on September X 1919 for sewer and street improvements along Hammond Avenue Summit Avenue Glenwood Street Parker Street and related avenues. Work includes multiple diameter pipelines from 6 to 19 inches and a lift station with a 10 12 and 42 inch sewers as specified.
Chicago market opened dull with light trading and mixed sentiment on corn. September and December futures showed small early gains but largely moved lower with a weak close. cash quotes varied by grade while Kansas City and Minneapolis markets posted modest changes in grain and flour. Provisions remained under pressure as the session ended with lower quotes overall.
Waterloo council invites bids for extensive sewer work including 18 and 12 inch pipes, manholes, one lift station and three janpheses. Contractors must post a bond equal to one third of the cost and provide certified checks with proposals. Work to begin by October 1, 1919 and finish by January 1, 1920 per city plans.
Chicago markets report Monday yard prices with hogs 10 to 25 cents under Monday's quotes. Receipts total 30,000 hogs and 19,000 cattle with uneven declines on heavy grades and calves steady to slightly higher. Sheep and lambs at the 1,000 head level show mixed changes with lighter lambs and wethers available for sale.
Market report showing cattle and hog receipts, price ranges, and daily totals. Includes beef cattle categories, veal, and feeder steers with price quotes. sheep and lamb figures listed with ranges for vealers and breeding ewes. Indicates steady to lower trends in some categories and notable totals for pigs and lambs.
Receipts at Omaha Livestock in Oman Nev AVE 26 show cattle and calves totaling 11 500 with varying bids for beef steers heifers and cows. Pigs and hogs trade around 19 to 20 dollars per cwt while sheep reach 3 to 9 dollars per head with lambs and yearlings also listed in mixed ranges.
New York stock and bond markets opened firm on August 26 as President Wil’s resistance to mill shopmen’s demands and restrained economic policy boosted sentiment. Industrials and rails led gains with notable jewels like Southern Pacific, Reading, Louisville & Nashville, and G & Pac. copper, oils, and motors also firmed. Liberty bonds closed higher with clear shifts in rates and call money steady. Cotton futures showed renewed strength with active October and December contracts.
East St Louis Illinois August 26 hogs and cattle prices with receipts at 11 000 and 7 000 respectively. Hogs top at 21 30 to 22 00 with various grades priced. Cattle range from 7 00 to 18 50 for steers and 7 00 to 15 25 for cows with veal and stocker figures noted. Sheep receipts 6 000 with no sales. Sioux City market shows lower prices across hogs cattle and sheep with mixed weight ranges and buyers activity recorded.
Livestock receipts at St Joseph Mo show hogs steady with top at 21.35 and 1200 head. cows and heifers steady margins. sheep receipts 9,000 with lambs 8.50 to 16.50, ewes 7.00 to 9.00, steers around 35. Grain markets show Peoria Graz staples with corn around 1.90 to 1.97 and oats near 1.24 to 1.44, Louis grain reports listing No 1 yellow corn at 1.90 to 1.97 and oats about 1.24 to 1.40. mixed and other grades noted.
August 26 market notes show steady butter and eggs in New York with varied creameries and classifications, while Chicago and St Louis report similar steady trends in butter and poultry. Kansas City and Ogden supply sugar at steady or unchanged levels, with overall market tone flat across dairy and farm products.
Local notices from Barclay Center and Waterloo report condolences for Charles McGinley a miner veteran, farm activity on multiple properties, visits by Oakey and friends, and community events. Market and weather notes mix with farm trade and postings of lost items. town life includes trips by auto to Fort Atkinson and farm moves.
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