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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1917
Page
3
Classified ad style notice offering information by calling Frank A. Lor at 6 Jefferson Street Waterloo for investment in industrial stocks or bonds, plus a long jumble of rental property and local business notices across multiple towns with varied addresses and prices.
Peter Christopher aged 64 from Denmerk moved to Cedar Falla then Parkersburg where he ran a bakery and restaurant. He married twice and left three sons who died in infancy, plus Eva and two more children. Funeral delayed by storm, held at Baptist church. business houses closed in his honor. Local notes mention relations, storms delaying trains, and neighbors in varying health.
Daughters born at Mt Vernon and illness updates plus school and social items. Viola Belker born to Mr and Mrs A T Belker. Cedar Walls high sophomores and staff enjoyed a bob sled ride. District No 9 school closed after M R Hughes death. Mrs William Callahan visited Cresco. Attia baby improving. Esthar Henry recovering after illness. Sam Gilliland held a closing sale with good prices. Mrs Joe Brown suffered a stroke and is recovering. Henry Rohirsen residence fire corrected location. A horse belonging to Jim Atker fell into an open well and died after rescue.
Special wire from New York reports closing prices on February 7 with major industrials and rail firms listed. Sugar futures and mercantile paper rates noted, including guide positions for banker loans and call money levels.
Drevers Journal notes Buchanan county Iowa on Feb 6 with J. G. Schafer selling one car of his own hogs at 12.05 for 73 head averaging 226 lbs. A loader leasing to Joseph Hickman sold at 12.25 per cwt. Hogs averaging 188 lbs sold, Schafer observes little stock on feed locally. Good winter outsell at 3.50 5 per pair. Advertisement for Wang-Miler Shoe.
Chicago February reports unstable wheat prices with May at 1.68 to 1.79 and July around 1.46 to 1.79, corn showing strength and oats following wheat. Provisions rise as Packers buy, while rail congestion and convoy news affect sentiment. Argentine rain signals limited benefit and futures touch mixed closes.
Grain Letter reports wheat reversing recent softness as delayed deliveries keep futures firm amid concern over southwest crop prospects. Political tension and transport issues cap price gains while east coast freights and foreign shipments affect market transparency. Corn stays relatively firm with heavy selling by funds and strong cash demand but poor shipping conditions hinder buyers.
Short notes and offers appear for a local Courier office, including rewards for returning items, a cleaner and sweeper, a man to fell trees, secondhand Ford cars for cash, a small wooden bed with railings, a girl for casual work, and a likely cleaning job. Multiple contact phone numbers and an address at 686 care Courier are listed for responses.
Hog prices weakened due to lack of support from packers. Cattle values fell on less desirable lots amid normal arrivals. no urgent call for sheep or lambs. Receipts at Union Stock Yards: hogs 50,000, cattle 17,400, sheep 18,000. estimated tomorrow hogs 30,000, cattle 5,000, sheep 14,000.
Receipts mixed with hogs and cattle showing steady to strong demand. Hogs traded mainly at 11.85 to 12.35 per hundredweight with packers bidding 11.96 to 12.30. Cattle receipts around 7,000 with prime fed steers 11.25 to 12.00, dressed beef 9.00 to 11.00, cows 5.50 to 9.80, bulls and calves also listed. sheep receipts 7,000 with lambs 12.60 to 14.60 and ewes 10.50 to 11.50.
South Omaha Neb February 7 receipts today total 3 700 cattle 35 000 hogs and 9 500 sheep market opened steady with ranges for cattle from 6 00 to 11 50 for native steers and 7 00 to 9 00 for western steers hog prices from 11 50 to 12 00 lambs at 13 00 to 14 95 and yearlings 10 00 to 12 50 woolers and stockers noted in market report with various price bands.
Chicago New York Produce Markets report shows higher butter and eggs with stronger receipts, including butter at 44 to 45 cents and cheese firmer at 25 to 26 cents. Poultry prices rise for live birds and dressed fowls. Oats hold near stable levels amid a large visible supply, with a more favorable outlook for holders as bears thin out.
Prices for hogs cattle and veal, hay and dairy products, and wholesale to retail price ranges. Also notes farm goods like potatoes and straw, with names of buyers and local transfers in Black Hawk County Abstract Co. records. Includes Good Winter Footwear sale by Wang I Mitler Shoe Co.
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