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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1920
Page
4
A cluttered Waterloo page lists rental ads for houses and rooms, real estate notes, job-like notices, and miscellaneous sales and services. It also includes social updates and local event mentions, with several names and addresses woven through the classifieds.
In New York on December 27, wheat prices eased as receipts reached 7,072 tons and visible supply declined but export demand remained uncertain. Premiums for creamery and extra grades drifted, while corn and eggs moved with mixed signals. Chicago and St Louis market quotes show softer wheat with ongoing supply adequacy and limited buying interest.
Omaha Nebraska notes hog receipts at 7000 with prices steady to strong on midweight to light weight hogs and top at 10.10 while lighter grades ranged to 4.90. Cattle receipts also 7000 with beef and butcher cattle mostly 25 to 76 cents lower than the previous day. Sheep and lambs receipts 9000 with fat lambs to 10.50 and yearlings to 7.35. ewes around 3.75.
Sioux City report notes Powers Manufacturing CEO Leonard Powers spoke at a Rotary noon meeting about the company’s mills in Waterloo. He described a new process using cotton seed hulls for stuffing collars and outlined plant operations, profits, and plans. Also listed were livestock and grain price notes from regional exchanges.
New York reports last week's food index at 3.51 per pound for 31 items, up from 3.48 the prior week and 4.99 a year earlier. Of the 30 quoted commodities, 12 rose, 30 fell, and 3 held steady, with notable moves in wheat, sugar, butter, eggs, coffee, cotton, and tinplates amid mixed market signals for the holiday period.
Waterloo bank clearings for the week ending December 25 1920 rose to 31 222 411 86 with Monday 335 111 83 and weekend totals. Deeds and mortgages showed weekly totals and year over year comparisons, noting 13920 deeds totaling 66 196 40 and mortgages at 16 400 00 for the week ending December 24 1920. Sixteen thousand four hundred dollars in mortgages plus other weekly figures are listed alongside prior week totals and year prior data.
Edmonton police halt prospectors bound for Mackenzie river and Fort Norman as winter ends, enforcing grubstake rules to prevent a Klondike style rush. In Peoria, grain markets note steady cash and futures with mixed signals across wheat corn oats and barley while Chicago and New York traders react to oil and metal shares.
In Waterloo Black Hawk County Iowa a legal filing claims plaintiff seeks ninety three dollars with interest from September 2 1915 for goods sold and delivered. A writ of attachment issued and Waterloo Savings Bank named debtor must answer by January 10 1921. If no appearance by nine am judgment will be entered for the amount and costs. Dissolution notice for Hartong Company announced effective November 1 1930 with Fred W Hartong as president.
Prime mercantile paper at TA eight percent. Exchange easy with Sterling at 3.5036 dollars on demand and 3.52 on cables. Francs demand 3.47, cables 3.59. Belgian francs 6.21, drachmas 77.05, Montreal discount 143% on government bonds. Time loans firm at TH TR percent for 60 days 90 days and six months.
Chicago market notes receipts near 19 000 cattle with steady to strong trend. Beef steers soft early then advancing, fat cattle active. hogs 35 to 50 cents higher, bulkPrices 12.00 to 10.75 for various hog classes. Sheep and lamb receipts around 10 000 with fat lambs and yearlings 50 to 75 cents higher, western and native buyers steady.
East St Louis market records 4 000 cattle and 13 500 hogs with gains across cattle and calves. Cows and heifers show 50 to 2 1/2 dollar increases, hogs rise for lights and mediums, top lambs reach about 11.75 with bulk near 11.00, stockers firmer, calves up to 11.00. Sheep gains modest amid limited good stock.
Kansas City cattle hogs and sheep receipts and price ranges for the day. Cattle show steady to mixed with beef steers down 25 cents early sale tops near 21.00 for select cows and calves up to 11.60. Hogs firm to higher with top around 19.25 and most sales 9.65 to 10.25. Sheep and lambs higher with top lambs about 30.50 and yearlings near 8.75 to 11.23 for DWk fat lambs.
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