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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1920
Page
6
Antique classifieds detail many positions and real estate offers. Listings include stenographers bookkeepers agents and office staff tied to Waterloo area firms and households, plus abundant real estate ads for homes farms and rentals with prices terms and contact pointers.
Wheat and corn react to selling pressure in Chicago and Winnipeg led by weak corn futures and mixed demand from shorts. May and July corn and nearby oats show declines with bargain buying later. district court notices reveal divorce action and property sale in Black Hawk County Iowa.
Chicago and regional livestock markets report mixed receipts with hogs generally lower, cattle and sheep showing varied price levels. Major hubs like Kansas City East St. Louis Sioux City and others publish high and low ranges, with heavy weights and prime beef prices tracking differently by region and weight class.
An assorted public notice includes a mortgage writ, a divorce petition, and sheriff notice from Waterloo area Black Hawk County Iowa dated January 16 1920. Regional markets report butter eggs potatoes oats cheese and poultry prices in Waterloo Chicago and St Louis with day figures and shipment notes.
Cattle receipts total 1 700 with beet steers medium heavy and prime grades seen at 13.75 to 14.50 dollars. Veal calves fetch 14.00 to 15.50 while feeder and stocker categories run 6.75 to 12.25. Sheep receipts 2 000 with lambs at 3.25 to 19.50 and yearling wethers 14.50 to 17.00. ewes at 10.25 to 12.00.
For sale a seven room house with bath cemented cellar hard coal furnace on a 50 foot lot Lot 3 Block 1 Halliday's Addition Waterloo property built 1899 needs slight repairs and is priced at 5000 dollars. Also 2 and 3 lots offered for 7000 dollars. Show by appointment only through agent A Fi Hoenig 23 Cortlandt St Waterloo Iowa cash half with mortgage balance. Not for rent or trades. C B Halliday owner Overland Park Kansas
New York February 6 trading opened at 10:20 oclock due to local and suburban traffic delays. Early gains of 1 to 7 points appeared in leaders such as General Motors Crucible Steel Mexican Petroleum American Woolen and others. Foreign exchange rally lifted confidence but later selling pulled many issues below yesterday's lows, with rails shippings and oils under steady pressure. Cash money opened at 17 per cent. market closed heavy.
Boston reports a limited wool call with broad demand for most types except low cross breds. Prices remain high, some lines $1.00 per yard lower than expected. Liberty bonds rise to 97.80 with mercantile paper firm. sugar steady and silver prices noted in New York and London markets.
A letter from Hugh Wilbur and Carl Hicok announces their enlistment in the regular army and posting in Coblenz Germany. The unit is quartered in an old fortress 310 feet above the Rhine with a commanding view and a tunnel under the river to the opposite bank. The fortress houses relics from prior wars and offers an impressive panorama.
Property deeds in Waterloo Cedar Falls and surrounding additions show transfers to multiple buyers including H Chapin, J. El, J. Eightey, Mullan, Pedersen, and Bowman. Transactions reference lots, blocks, and additions such as Hammond Hopkins Grand View and Cooley, with revocations and nominal recording fees noted.
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