Cooperative livestock shipping groups plan February meetings
Benton county cooperative livestock shipping associations will hold annual meetings the week of February 6 to 10. They will discuss direct packer buying and direct hog shipments by motor truck, which threaten shipping groups by diverting patronage and lowering terminal market volumes. A county organization is formed with H. I. Grunewald as president and Robert Hegewald as secretary.
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van Herne
Co-operative Livestock Shipping Associations
Benton County
Shipping Association
Huxley
Brenton County
Benton Associations
H. I. Grunewald
Robert Hegewald
Romance of Sleepy Valley shown to farm groups in Urbana
The film portrays rural decline in Sleepy Valley as soil fertility fades pest pressures rise and cash income shrinks. Organized by the American Farm Bureau federation it will be shown in two lecture series starting December 28 at the night school building in Urbana with a schedule of dates across Benton and surrounding townships.
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Vinten
Urbana
Benton County
Motion Picture
Sleepy Valley
American Farm Bureau Federation
Ashind
Sheepy Valley
Cities
Sleny Valley
Fred Rahn
Bruce Township
Dysart
Mon- + roc
Bert Blocher
Taylor Township
Bude
Norway
Jack- Sen
LeRoy
Warrison
Eden Township
Farm Wagon Sells for 87 at Hagen Closing Out Sale
Van Horne Iowa area report notes the 11 year old wagon purchased for 75 dollars by Austin Hagen three and a half miles southeast of town, sold Tuesday for 87 dollars at Hagen’s closing out sale. Other auction items included 1200 bushels of corn 75 cents, cows 77 to 122.50, 4 calves 120, two calves 57 each, 200 Leghorns 75 cents. Hagen quits farming for health, farm 160 acres rented to Otto Raestrier for 10 dollars per acre.
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van Horne
Austin Hagen
Here
Tama county farm bureau pushes county fair funding
The Tama county board of supervisors receives a resolution from farm bureau asking state law matching funds for the county fair. Farmers argue the fair showcases local agriculture and aids farming progress. In Mt Auburn Iowa farmers seek a hog cholera vaccination school to empower future vaccination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Board of Supervisors
Tama County
Osen
Farm Bureau
Mt. Auburn
Farm Department In Waterloo Evening Courier Item
Readers urged to address questions and comments to the Farm Department via Waterloo Waterloo Evening Courier communications channel, with phone contact 5100 for water utility context.
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Inglirth
After Farm Department
Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo
Towa
Farmers to Argue in Benton County on School Support
In Belle Plaine Iowa on December 24 two captains George McLeod and C R Shaw were elected at Town Ship Parm bureau for a county debating contest among farmers. Prof Paul Auringer will coach teams and plan moves toward a district and state debate this winter with local publics debating the state funded school expense question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Plaine
Parm Bureau
George McLeod
C. R. Shaw
Paul Auringer
Benton County
Iowa Township
Harrison Township
Vinton
Pigs Nationwide Gain In Fall Crop 1927 Report
The Department of Agriculture reports an 11 percent rise in the fall pig crop for 1927 compared with 1926 for 15 states and the U.S. total. Corn belt gains about 5 percent in pigs saved. western states show a 15 percent sow farrow rise, while eastern regions report mixed breeding figures and higher next spring sow counts.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Department of Agriculture
Corn Belt
Mississippi
Department
Missouri
North Atlantic
Iowa Cow Test Shows Clayton County Leads in Butterfat
Eskader Ta December 24 Clayton county accounts for 12 percent of Iowa cows on test in November. Of 31,163 cows statewide 3,781 are in Clayton with 1,623 producing butterfat over 40 pounds. Statewide culled cows total 569, 87 from Clayton. Average state butterfat 17.6 pounds. Clayton’s high herd averages reach 29.8 butterfat with 655 pounds milk.
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Eskader, Ta
Iowa
Clayton County
Lie County
Wagner-Monona
Garanvillo
Monona
Farmersburg
McGregor
Strawberry Point
Flynn
Big Four
Colesburg
Henry Radloff
W. J. Allert
L. C. Leath
Arthur Kregel
Wessel
Brockmeier
Erm Holzer
A. J. Stamp
Eli E. Bailey
Henry Borcherding
Canning Company Buys Six Cows in Hanson Dispersal
Waterloo firm Canning Company purchased six purebred Holstein cows from Jim Hanson at the dispersal near Maynard and Randalia. The total spent reached 957 dollars with average prices for various cattle lots around 185 dollars. Poultry association officers were afterward announced for Grundy County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Bell. Canning Company
Waterloo
Jim Hanson
Here
Randalia
Hanson
Helfers
Holberts Import Belgians and Percherons Reach Greeley Stables
The Holbert Horse Importing Co reaches Greeley Iowa with 15 Belgians and five Percherons aboard the steamship Ala. The voyage from Antwerp endured a fierce storm with horses loaded on one side to prevent loss. Prize Belgian horses from Brugge and Audenarde shows included. Maurice Bourdin an 18 year old French breeder accompanies the shipment to study here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier Special Service
Greeley
Holbert Horse Importing Company
America
New York Harbor
Ala
American Diamond Lines
Antwerp
New York
George Washington
Belgium
Audenarde
Maurice Bourdin
France
Greeley High School
Milking Shorthorn Sales Near Jesup Fetch Strong Prices
Auction totals reached 3400 and 3200 dollars as Milking Shorthorn cattle sold well near Jesup Iowa. Top cows brought 135 to 140 dollars, heifers 100, bulls about 100, buyers from Cedar Falls and beyond, while Mack and Anderson dissolution limited offerings.
Storage Supplies Christmas Poultry Smaller This Year
Washington report shows cold storage poultry and turkeys down from last year while meats and butter rise. Total stocks stand at 84.758 million pounds, with turkeys at 137 thousand and lard at 45.503 million. creamery butter and American cheese also noted with year prior comparisons.
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Washington, D. C
Duereau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Highway Building Firm Major User of Horses in West Union
In West Union on December 24, George Archer and his son Robert completed repairs on forty sets of work harness. The harness belonged to W. Peed & Son of Omaha, holding a grading contract on primary No. 56 this year. The Peeds own about 100 horses and mules, kept on water pasture at the Fred Messenger farm in Tilytia township, awaiting spring grading work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
George Archer
Robert
W. Peed & Son
Omaha
Peeds
Fred Mésserit
Tilytia
Prospective large corn receipts shadow Chicago market
Chicago traders faced a fresh setback as large deliveries from Missouri river points and 351000 bushels booked in Chicago for December contracts weighed on corn. Export buying of North American wheat remained strong, while general crop expectations were unsettled and price moves varied across grains.
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Chicago
Missouri River
Waterloo Markets Prices and Rain Section
New York December 24 report shows excess reserve of clearing house banks and trust companies at 18,821.00 with an increase of 529,540 from the prior week when excess was 18,281,860. The Waterloo markets section notes prices at Woen for December.
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Clearing House
New York
Light hog trade sustains higher spots in markets
Hog receipts small and prices climb as top hogs reach 8.73 dollars with 225 hogs averaging 341 pounds. 200 to 220 pound offerings quoted around 8.50. Heavyweights hold at 8.25 to 8.83 with midrange meats around 2.27 to 2.55. Cattle and sheep markets mixed with steers steady to higher and lambs weaker amid thin demand. Kansas City grain reports show mixed corn and wheat pricing across several grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterton
Bwitt & Co
Waterloo
Leghorn
Muscork Indias
Eerie
Tevers
iProm
Iowa Flour & Peed Co
Timothy Hey
Weye
Colin
Chicago
Ftowes
Bottex Dinyers
Mixed Stock Rally Lifts New York Exchange Prices
Heavy trading on the New York Stock Exchange pushed prices higher with broad gains led by U S Steel and General Motors as traders bet on 1939 prosperity. Midland Steel, Chrysler Motors and Latrobe & Aikman posted notable increases amid brisk demand and optimistic market sentiment.
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New York
New York Block Exchange
S. Brent
General Motors
Midland Steel Products
American Agricultural Preferred
Spristle Brown
Brooklyn Edison
Brooklyn Union Gas
General
Starus
Erie
U. S. Steel
Chrysler Motors
Montgomery Ward
Latkawanna
Collins & Aikman
Livestock Markets Report From Big Centers
Market news covers livestock prices and futures at major markets in New York Chicago and Montreal. It lists foreign exchange rates and commodity futures with December and January contract details for butter storage and fresh rations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trobece Fitures
Chicago
Dec
Erage
Grain and livestock quotes from Chicago Board of Trade
The reporting lists cash quotations for grains and related products on December 24. Prices cover Wheat varieties, Corn, Oats, Rye, Timothy seed, Clover, and livestock markets including Lard, Ribs, and Bellies with numerous grades and bid asks.
Markets Close for Christmas Holiday Across Major Exchanges
Markets shut Monday for Christmas with Miieapalit and Duluth markets closed and others following suit. Chicago stockyards and sugar coffee rubber and produce exchanges also closed. No potato quotations and no livestock market today as exchanges suspend operations.
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Duluth
Chicago
New York
Kansas City
Grain Receipts and Shipments in Chicago
Grain receipts and shipments in Chicago are noted with incomplete figures. the entry references receipts and shipments data for the period ending around the 24th, showing activity across grain markets. Limited readable details mention Chicago and grain turnover without full totals.
Market Report on Poultry Butter Cheese and Eggs Prices
New York and Chicago market notes list dairy and poultry quotations. Butter receipts and egg case totals appear with grade references, plus cheese varieties and weights. Poultry items include turkeys fowls and ducks with assorted price indicators.
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New York
Chicago
Livestock market report from St Paul on Dec 14
CATTLE receipts 300 with modest losses in killing classes and uneven stockers. HOGS 4500, demand steady with lights and butchers $8.28 to $9.25, 160 to 170 lb avg $7.15. CALVES 200 steady near $10. SHEEP 100 receipts better fat lambs steady to lower, wool lamb top $95, ewes $7, feeding lambs $12.50.
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É& Et
T & Tv
Tabacco
Peesees Bom
Chicago
America
Atchison
Bethlehem Steel
California Petroleum
Onesapeak
Ohio
North Western
R. I. & Pasteee
Colorado
Rann, Gasa
Houston of
Ates
Hudson Motors
Ulinois Centrit Ag
Tiarvester
Inter
Tel
Kennecott
Kansas City Southern
Lehigh Valley
Marland
Tata Bo
Kan
Pexas
Encenae Ming Missouri
Motors
New York Central
Ee Seavee
AL & Tartford
Norfolk & Western
North Armerican Northern Pacific
ABE Pan
Am Pri
Pennsylvania
Snes Philips Feiralguni
Pierce-Arrow
Tran & ‘Steel
Reynolda
Eee Vets Sr
Tna
Senta Rorhack
Sunelale
Southean Pacife
Southern Railway
Staneler
Culifarnia
New Teesey
New York
Babe
Texas
Pace
Timken Roller
Alene Wrtt Oy & Rubber Bha & Slert Vlbiss
Worabwerit
Ener
Byendard Cy & Se
Americatt Radiator
ST. Paul
Minn
POG Ito
All Minds
Lawer
Omaha Livestock Market Report Highlights Hogs Cattle
Receipts totaled about 2 000 hogs and 1 10 cattle. hogs 10 to 45 cents higher with weighted ranges around 8.00 to 8.25. cattle compared with last week show higher averages with fed steers and yearlings reaching 14.40 to 14.90 while beef cows About 8.50 to 8.75. Lambs and sheep varied slightly with feeding lambs around 11.50 to 12.25 and ewes near 6.00 to 6.50. Market tone steady to firmer for week.
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Omaha Livestock
Omaha
Neb
Receipts and prices from Sioux City Livestock and Grain markets
Livestock receipts include 950 cattle and 2300 hogs with mixed shifts in prices. steer and heifer values fall while bulls and stockers hold steadier. Sheep see higher lamb and ewe quotes. grain markets report No 1 and No 2 corn prices, Cloverford and Timothy futures, and Minneapolis flour shipments near holiday levels.
Bond Market Quiet in New York Holiday Trading
Pre holiday quiet persisted in the bond market with easy money conditions keeping prices steady. Copper and Missouri Pacific issues showed firm or steady quotes while most railroad issues remained subdued and slightly easier amid the holiday lull.
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New York
Misysouri
Pest control ad touts Meyers Red Fox Poison Kernels
An old advertisement promotes Meyers Red Fox Poison Kernels with terms Ready to use Sure Kit No Kuen No dime Bie and Pie at the drug store. It claims rats and mice pestilence affects families every five to seven weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dru
Weekly Grain and Provisions Review
Chicago December grain markets show corn 104 million bushels below last year with Kansas Nebraska potential to cover the deficit. Wheat declines for the week while provisions vary. nine states produce over half the corn and Oklahoma Texas supply affected. Futures price shifts reflect lower delivery bids and shifting export demand as world wheat prices react to southern hemisphere crops.
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Chicago
Dilemmma
Kansas
Nebraska
Busnel
Tinois
Ohio
Indiade
Missouri
Oklahoth
Texas
Iltingis
Owa
Oklahoma
Kanssa
Mexico
Ats
Cleveland Linguist Claims Mastery of Eighty Tongues
Cleveland resident W. E. Sommer, a language expert, claims proficiency in eighty languages and dialects. Born on the German Rhine, he studied at Antwerp and worked with international firms and Red Cross missions before joining the John G. White collection of the public library.
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Cleveland
W. E. Sommer
John G. White
Sommer
Speyer
German Rhine
Europe
Orient
Near
Far East
Commercial Academy of
Antwerp
Belgium
Russia
Swedish Red Cross
International Red Cross
India
Turkey
Oceanic
Schrank Farming 305 Acres at Mason City
Sumner Iowa December 24 Schrank returning on business locates a 305 acre farm near Mason City and plans a dairy with a herd of 75 Holsteins. He adds to Cerro Gordo county his share of the Dickman Schrank herd with J T Laird Mason City shoe dealer as proprietor. The new place is well improved and suited to dairying.
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Sumner
PFP
Schrank
Mason City
Cerro Gordo County
Dickman & Schrank
J.T. Laird
Mrasan City
Dickman
Iowa
Butter production and out storage movement on the rise
Chicago reports boosts in butter output and fresh supplies. Some factories show higher production while others hold steady, pointing to a general near future rise. Increased out of storage movement supports price pressure and caip lag sale expectations. In Kansas City a separate fisheries note adds limited market color.
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Chicago
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Farmers -Tox
Ck OF
Bnyers Competition
Shipper's Worry
Clayton
Grundy Center
Holberts
Jesup
Charles Robinson
Cedar Falls
Falls
Robinson
Kremer
Matt Kremer
Emerson
Robinsons
Mack & Anderson
Mack
M. A. Wraten
Liverpool
Woen
St. Rain
Ouly
Onti Dreember
Jenny
Neo
Perties
Janiacy Weiner
Musco
Martech
Vanty
Mts
Neaga
Kansas City Grain
Ward
Garr
TNS
Livestack
Obs
Nn. Welph
Fedele
Gary
Veuedee
Ian
Ana
Ayer
Eeterseenns
Timerty Bonds
Dee
I. S. Bonds
Tobe Jae Anas
Labbe
Germany
Sweden
Depmack
Swhrwerland
Greeet
Ldaeeyes
Czreno-Slovinkia
Aadiacs uga-Sinvin
Lthhme
Austria
Aie Trommnia
Aone
Argendin
Tokio
Shanghai
Montreal
Board of Trade
Cory
Tye
Nariey
Fiec
Sioux City Livestock
Sioux Ong
Owwha
Tate
Toleng Seeds
Cloverford
Timotthy
St. Louis
Peoria
Minneapolts
Minneapolis
City Hay
Feeeintay
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