Wheat and corn futures drift in mixed early trading
Wheat opened modestly higher with September near 1.20 and December around 1.22, then eased as bulls pressed for higher prices. Corn rose %c to firm levels despite record receipts, with September at 34% and December near 34%. Multiple factors including export credits and reported heat damage in Kansas and Nebraska influenced the market.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Dill Kent
Kansas
Nebraska
East St. Louis Livestock Market Report Update
East St. Louis market shows cattle steady to slightly higher with steers and heifers selling around 3.00 to 3.75 per cwt and veal calves 11.00 to 11.50. Hogs remain mostly steady, top 9.80, bulk 9.25 to 9.60, sows steady to 9.25. lights near 9.60. Sheep steady with Missouri lambs around 7.50 and 50 head of ewes sold.
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East St. Louis
Southwest Missouri
Hogs and cattle prices hold steady with gains noted
Chicago and Omaha reports show hog receipts about 15 600 and 4 500 with steady to 15 cent higher prices for hogs and mixed cattle demand. Beef steers held around 6 59 to 9 00 while sheep and lamb values remained steady with best Western lambs near 38 25 to 8 50 and natives around 37 50 to 9 00 across markets.
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Omaha
Neb
Chicago Market Prices and Grain Report Highlights
Chicago cash quotations and market notes cover wheat oats and corn bids across regions including Minneapolis and Peoria. Prices show mixed movements with No. 2 red wheat and No. 3 yellow oats quoted, while butter eggs and produce pass through New York and Saint Louis markets with steady to higher tones.
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Chicago
Beorems
Asec
Timothy
Monneapolis
Minneapolis
Minn
Peoria
St. Ane
New York
St Leonis
Tormey
Kansas City Livestock Receipts Mixed. Hogs and Sheep Steady
Kansas City livestock market reports mixed receipts across cattle hogs and sheep. Cattle receipts around 60 cows and 75 yearlings with prices near 36.50 to 38. SG hogs steady with top around 9.25 and bulk near 8.50. Sheep receipts 2,000 with Texas wethers and yearlings around 5.00 and Colorado yearlings about 62. Sioux City market shows 2,000 cattle with mixed demand and 3,000 sheep steady.
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Texas
Colorado
Sioux City
St Joseph Livestock Hog and Cattle Quotes
Market notes from St Joseph show hogs at 9.15 top with 1500 head steady. cows steady near 55.00 and lighter cattle around 50.00. Auction prices reflect steady demand for August figures in mid August markets.
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ST. Joseph
Stock Leaders Rise on Broad Market Gains
The stock market rose in early dealings with leaders advancing about 55 points as shorts covered across oils, motors, steels and tobaccos. Crucible Steel led with a double figure rise, while Mexican Petroleum and General Electric posted solid gains and rails like Great Northern and Union Pacific moved up 1 to 4 percent.
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Associated Press
New York
Stock Exchange
Crucible Sree
Ing & Points
Gulf
American International
Stude Wbaker
General Electric
Baldwin
Keliy-Springfield
Cuba
Sumatra Tobacco
Shorts
Sears-Roebuck
National
Great Northern
St Paul
Missouri
Rock Island
Atchison
Southern Pacific
Reading
Baltimore & Ohio
United States Rubber
American Car and Foundry
Baltimore and Ohio
Bethlehem’ Steel
Central Leather
Chesapeake
Chicago
Norfolk and Western
Orthern Pacific
Ohio Cities Gas
Pennsylvania
Tron and Steel
Sinclair Gin and Refining
Southern Railway
Studebaker Corporation
Texas, Co
Tere Tobacco Products
Union Pacific
Sissue
United States Steel
Utah Copper
Westinghouse Electric Willys-Overland
C.r.t
Winds Central
Standard Oil Plai N
American Woolen
Midvale Steel
Psonle’s Gas
Hillside Cemetery association meeting noted in Mt Vernon
Mrs Rolla Cheney hosted the Hillside Cemetery association on Thursday afternoon September 7. Attendees included the Cheney and Dewey families and Cedar Falls visitors. Other items mention hay fever relief, melon farmers selling direct, and multiple local gatherings and travels around La Porte City and Paribault Minnesota.
Local notes mix travel visits sales and church events
Sumner columns recount visits by Wilter Hallowell and relatives, planned moves and business plans, a large estate sale, carnival showings, bank remodeling, and church meetings. Dumont items mention travel, hospitality, medical and school events, plus community picnics and institute plans.
Fairbank Notes Local Visits and Activities
Fairbank on August 24 reports residents fishing in Minnesota with C B E Veroatt J J Williams C H Phelps and W R Rechkemeke. Adam Polark of Chicago visits his father Frank south of town. Scheel to begin Monday August 22 at Immaculate Conception. Sister added to teaching staff now six. James Welsh and bride from Moline arrive to visit relatives. Second baseball team loses 14 to 1 at Readlyn Sunday. Ida Drexel and niece Marie Hass return to Chicago after 20 days with W G Lehmkuhl. Mrs Fred Giles hosts M Boatman soil expert of Ames at her home. W R C accented invitation to Mesdames Diehl Mettersing and Williams last Thursday at Mrs Diehl’s home. Somretts depart for Minneapolis after visiting home. Mrs Nellett accompanies them. Mrs Herb Hayward and son return from Waterloo visit. Mr and Mrs George Schmetzer host visit from daughter Sister Mary Georgia en route to Wear to teach in the school there.
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Fairbank
C. B
Readiyn
Ida Drexel
Marie
Hass
Chicago
W.G. Lehm
Kuh
Fred Giles
M. Boatman
Vinton
Boatman
Ames
W. RC
Waterloo
George Schmetzer
iSister
Mary Georgia
Presentation
Plainfield Area Social and Family News Recap
Mr and Mrs Chris Eliasen Cedar Falls spent the weekend with Rae families. Funeral for Nashua relative attended by Eugene Ogbin and family. Baptismal novices held at Cedar River by First Baptist Church. Cedar Falls and Waverly visitors at H S Scott home. A girl born to Mr and Mrs Waite Sunday. Freeland and Moore families Shell Rock visited Albert Eliasen. Mrs Frank Carney returned from four weeks in Wisconsin. Mrs R J Starr Osage and daughters with John Wade Rate Friday. Myr Townsen and wife plan Elgin Sunday visit to Rev Hillman home. Mrs Clarence Haviland and daughter visiting mother in law Mrs G C Havilain. Tota Carley South Dakota visiting relatives. Mrs David Farnsworth ill the past week.
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Plainfield
Aub
Chris. Eliasen
Gedar Falls
Alee
Christian Rae
Johnson
Auto
Wisconsin
Eugene Ogbin
Ogbin
Nashua
Teo
Brown
Aita
First Baptist Church of
Farmers Questus 1 comments to editor Waterloo Iowa
A reader from Waterloo Iowa addresses the editor and the Farm Department with a brief note to the Evening Courier and Reporter about agricultural questions. The communication includes a contact phone as 3220.
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Jarnish
Evening Courier and Reporter
Waterloo
Iowa
Wapsie Valley Cow Test Plans October Tour and Records
Independence Iowa August 26 The Wapsie Valley Cow Test Association will hold a big celebration after the snow season with an early October date likely. A tour of top dairy herds, talks by breed representatives and dairymen invitations are planned. The event marks the first such celebration and may become annual. W J Campbell Jesup presides and a records table shows milk and butterfat yields, costs, and net profits per cow led by Campbell on Jersey 4695 pounds milk and 306.2 butterfat with $260.93 net profit. Nelson Independence owns Molly Lou with 4062 pounds milk and 273 butterfat, $228.15 profit. State hospital Holstein herd averages 360 pounds milk and 301 butterfat with $177.34 profit per cow. Grand average across 241 cows: 5362 pounds milk and 207 butterfat.
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Independence
Buchanan
Waypsie Valley Cow Test Association
W. J. Campbell
Jesup
Roy T. Pbee
R. A. Nelson
Mr. Hughes
State Hospital Farm
George Bare
Rowley
C. B. Findlay
Ames
Mr. Campbell
Jersey
Molly Lou
Iowa
State Hospital
Oats Costly Crop for Farmers in Iowa This Year
Rockwell Iowa August 26 A farmer using a lead pencil estimates oats cost about 8 dollars per acre to raise this year not counting land rent or interest. He expects to sell for not more than 5 dollars per acre. Iowa State College study shows 1920 costs averaged 15.08 per acre across 196 farms in three counties.
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Rockwell
Iowa Agricultural,experiment Station
Benton County Farm Bureau Picnic Rescheduled for Sept 2
The Benton County Farm Bureau picnic moved from August 16 to September 2 on the C. C. Shaw farm in Big Grove township due to rain. Speakers include C. W. Hunt president of the Iowa Farm Bureau Hon J B Weaver Des Moines and Mrs Ellsworth Richardson Pelia plus games sports and music.
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Winton
Benton County
Poster Contest At Cattle Congress For Iowa School Children
BE. S. Estes secretary manager of Waterloo's big show announces a poster contest for the art departments of Iowa schools. Details to be announced later. The subject will be shown at the time.
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BE. S. Estes
Waterloo
Iowa
Cocoanut milk substitute threatens dairy industry says Heaton
E B Heaton warns the cocoanut cow of the South Sea islands threatens dairies by replacing butter fat with cheap substitutes. He cites 1919 skim milk and coconut imports, urges public education, and legislative protection via tariffs and taxes. States like Ohio Wisconsin and Maryland are enacting bans on filled milk.
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E. B. Heaton
Pirector Dairy Marketing
PLB
South Sea Istrods
Apd
United States Bureau
Wisconsin
Washington
United States
American Farm Bureau
Federation
Congress
Fordner
Ohio
Maryland
Six Acre Truck Farm Pays Income Tax with Bumper Crops
Spencer Indiana August report cites Spencer Hall of Clay County who farmed six acres on railroad land and paid income tax in 1920. He shows high cultivation on muskmelons likely to net over 1500 dollars this year, plus 1300 tomato vines and peppers, eggplants, onions and potatoes. Nutmeg muskmelons weighing fourteen pounds travel to the state fair.
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Spencer
Hall
Lawa
Lutheran meeting and local events in Palmer and Denver
Denver reports that delegates Rev My Schoenbohm and William Grasning with Herman Bast will attend the Lutheran meeting in Palmer this week. Mrs Pred Reuns of Tower City died Monday and will be buried Friday. High school opens with Harold Harvey as superintendent and a staff including Miss Reinhold and Miss Hollingstworth. enrollment about 150. Waterloo Belmonts defeated our team 7 to 0. Local store changes hands with J C Silvar d becoming proprietor. Minor operations, visits, and a wedding are noted among residents.
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Denver
My, Schoenbohm
William Grasning An
Harold Harvey
Newton
Marie Reinhold
Fittsfeld
Ill
Vivian Hollingstworth
Cedar Rapids
Martha’ Koonle
Waverly
Margaret Wolfe
Laur. Neverman
John
McDonald
Waterloo Belmonts
J.C. Silisrard
Waterloo
Leland- Hein
Myrel Schneider
Albert Glelan
Tripou
Henry Schumacher
August Heldeman, Jr
Oelwein
Fred J.estendorf
Manrisege
John Hoebertz
Sumner
Sohoonboh
Culling Pays as Iowa Miss Proves It Beyond Doubt
Miss Celia Simons of Fremont County Iowa reports a one month earnings of 92.14 from her poultry flock. Her two purebred stock posted 63.2 percent production with daily eggs. In June 291 Leghorns laid 3519 eggs and in July 286 hens laid 3646 eggs despite a July molt.
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Farragut
Celia Simons
Fremont
Simons
Butter quality urged to lift Iowa butter prices
Farmers must improve cream quality to fetch paying prices says Iowa State College dairy official A W Rudnick. Crews install coolers and follow grading guidance as over a hundred buttermakers submit 22500 pound tabs for quality scoring. State fair awards list winners in cream milk and cheese with high scores noted.
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Ames
Iowa
A. W. Rudnick
Iowa State College
Des Moines
Verne Sires
Churdan
John Sadler
Lansdon
Bert McKinney
Reeve
Wis
Farm tenants plan conference to curb rents in Tama
In Tama county handbills invite a mass meeting of farm renters and landowners at Honey's park on September 3 to push rents down to parity with current grain prices and curb profiteering after the war. Attendees may bring families for a picnic and report crop value, acres, and rent to the organizing committee.
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Tama
Honey's Park
Littleton Social Notes Include Visits From Nearby Towns
Miss Florence Potts of Independence visited friend Mildred McGlaughlin in Littleton. Dr. and Mrs. Kascht of Waterloo visited C. Robert's family. Mrs. Gladys Falkner and daughter from Triumph visited Mrs. Seamans. Jack Burns of St. Louis visited his mother Mary Sankey and other relatives. Gladys McGlaughlin went to Independence to visit the Larkey family and arrange college plans.
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Littleton
Florence Potts
Independence
Mildred McGlaughlin
B. Kascht
Waterloo
C. Robert
Gladys Falkner
Chian
W. W. Seamans
Triumph
Jack Burns
St. Louis
Mary Sankey
Nellie
Gladys McGlaughlin
Larkey
Lora
Colege
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the Courier
Buchanan Poultry Show
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Marshalltown
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Iowe
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