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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1919
Page
9
Chicago on December 27 saw fresh declines in corn values as an accelerated crop movement weighed on prices. Unlicensed owners had three days to dispose of January holdings, tempering gains. Opening prices dipped then rallied briefly before continuing a heavy daily decline, with January and May contracts finishing notably lower. Oats also weakened after a softer start.
Receipts show hogs at 6083 with top at 14.00 and heavy packing sows around 13.00. Cattle receipts near 2000 with steers up to 18.25 and beef cows and heifers in the 8.50 to 13.60 range. Sheep receipts 2000 with fat lambs and yearlings higher. futures and provisions mixed as market responds to bearish grain trends.
Omaha meat trade reports 6,500 cattle, hogs 6,500 with higher week-ago bids. Hogs ranged around 13.20 to 13.70, sow and seed prices up to 13.45, pigs 11.00. Cattle receipts 3,000 show beef steers and cows higher, veals up 25 cents. Sheep receipts 2,600 with lambs up 1.80 and sheep similar gains. Grain and provisions quotes mixed with grain futures showing varied moves at Chicago.
Kansas City livestock prices show receptoria at 1,600 head with varied bids and premiums. Chicago and Minneapolis quotations list mixed corn prices and grain values. Kansas City grain reports note cash wheat ranges and oats. Peoria St Louis and New York futures reflect steady cotton and futures as of December 27. entity dense: Kansas City, Chicago, Minneapolis, Peoria, St. Louis, New York.
Receipts total about 200 with lambs firmer and sheen up 30 to 75 cents for breeders and feeders. The market trend shows steady strength across categories as buyers show firm demand.
East St Louis market reports show cattle receipts at 450 with higher closing prices, hogs around 12.75 to 14.50, and lambs up about 1.50 while sheep rise by 1.00. Sheep and cattle bids reflect a week’s gains, with heavy and light hog categories listed and no sheep sales recorded.
In St Joseph Missouri receipts reach 4,000 head with nun figures showing top prices at 24.00 and bulk value around 32,700. Cattle receipts 100 with steers from 7.50 to 17.00, cows and calves 6.50 to 13.50. Sheep receipts 2,000 with lambs 12.00 to 18.00 and ewes 7.00 to 10.00.
New York reports slight changes in butter eggs and cheese with steady to higher creamery butter 72 to 76c per pound and eggs around 68c firsts in a 6,890 case run. Chicago notes lower butters and steady eggs while poultry stays higher. Liberty bond prices finish with varied yields across series.
Bank clearings for the week ending December 27, 1919 total 1,873,221.39, with daily figures showing 470,568.65 Monday and 958,793.92 Friday, while year comparisons reflect 1,158,427.92 in 1918 and 1,564,586.03 in 1917. Real estate transfers list multiple Waterloo properties including John Cotton to A. Oren, Calvin N. McCary to Henry Bilveu, and Nicholas Schauer to Gordon Snyder, among others, with lot descriptions and street additions noted. chattel mortgages and deeds week ending December 26, 1919 also reported.
A 14 by 4 foot Fragonard tapestry, believed authentic, is linked to Jean Honore Fragonard and valued at 1.25 million dollars. Fritz Ueberle owns it at his Sandusky and Bust Robinson streets saloon where experts from Carnegie Tech examined its style, origin, and mounting, noting its possible eighteenth century roots and notable provenance from Fragonard’s time in Louis XV’s circle. Further inquiry and display plans are underway as scholars verify its authenticity and discuss future ownership.
Grain and provision markets show corn prices down from a week ago amid railcar supply concerns. Oats remain steady to lower with export activity lifting provisions. edge factors and crop movement speed influence swings. Traders note car availability as key to spring supply flow. European demand supports pork and wheat markets.
A London note recalls the blackbird chorus before dawn and a West Sussex bird who sang the first five notes of The Campbells Are Coming last May and again this year. The piece praises the bird’s intelligible intervals and jolly tone.
In Harrisburg Pennsylvania a Highspire distillery near here will be rebuilt as a hosiery mill. Drys shout approval as dismantling begins and the plant is slated to operate by January 1. An empty Highspire whisky bottle draped with crepe mocks the change.
London reports old superstitions around weddings in the north and Highlands. Moon phase dictates marriage timing, odd guest counts feared, a dog’s path foretells bad luck, brides inform bees, and wedding cake is broken over the bride’s head for luck as guests scramble for fragments.
In the Rocky Mountains a tourist met an old hunter boasting of killing at least 100 bears. The exchange turns on a pun about “narter escapes,” with the hunter mispronouncing and the introducer joking the bears had their own escapes.
Mrs Bevan Howe of Ware celebrated her 101st birthday, living on the same farm with her stepson Samuel Howe for 54 years. She assisted Red Cross work in both World War I and II and aided soldiers returning from four wars. Born in Vermont, she later moved to Massachusetts and married widower Tom Mela Howe, living on the Greenwich road with nine children.
Minneapolis Journal reflects on indoor warmth as outdoor winter gives way to cozy hearths and storytelling. The piece urges embracing winter evenings to plant Americanism and personal growth, noting family gatherings, apples and popcorn, and the mind’s harvest through reading and reflection.
In Warwick R I residents question who the monument honors after a subcommittee buried ex service members’ names under the base. An $1800 appropriation allows new tablets on the sides, while American Legion members push to remove the committee’s own names from the memorial. Ger Charles A Wilson heads the subcommittee with William E Sykes and Warren Landers opposing removal.
Kansas City report notes a Federal Reserve bank chorus of 100 workers from varied roles that drew 175 voices. The choral group, led by John R. Jones, sang carols and then popular tunes to boost morale, with directors from five states approving the effort as beneficial to health, wealth, and spirit.
Kansas reporting a 265 percent rise in farm day wages over 1913 levels, with harvest labor averaging 5.42 dollars per day and board, up from 2.14. The piece notes rising costs in ordinary farm labor, contemplates a possible premium for farm workers, and argues for coordinated production and marketing programs to control prices. Also includes local notices of social events and residents’ movements in Ames, Winthrop, Barclay, Marble Rock, and Orange Township communities.
Train times show Cedar Falls Waterloo line departures from Cedar Falls and Waterloo with morning and evening runs, plus arrival times at Waverly and Waterloo. Cedar Rapids division lists limited trains from Waterloo to Cedar Rapids with morning and afternoon slots and late evening options. Yorai trains run from Waterloo to Cedar Rapids with multiple daily departures and arrivals.
A farm lad near Macedonia had $55 taken by a gypsy fortune teller on South Main street at Burlington station. He told how the scam worked, admitting he sat on the teller’s lap and paid with his money before realizing the loss. He refused to give his name, fearing publicity and punishment.
A quirky note describes the "human alarm clock" trade in northern England. Workers go door to door at dawn, rousing families by tapping sleeping windows to ensure timely departures. The newly formed union seeks higher wages, excluding widows, with the aim of better pay across the industry.
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