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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1918
Page
4
Local Waterloo listings show vacancies from single rooms to modern houses with contact numbers. The Orange township notes shifts in residents, Red Cross meetings, and band activities, plus property transfers and tax-style notices. A legal notice warns German nationals to register, and market briefs report corn oats and grain prices from major cities.
Public notice explains advertisers must submit a written order to discontinue want ads run until forbidden rather than a set number of times. A blank form is provided and must reach the office by 10 a m to stop the ad the next day.
Snow and wind in Gingha Nebraska give way to sun and lower temperatures. Ice on Missouri and Platte rivers had threatened conditions but transport and wire service are back to normal. In Paducah Kentucky an Ohio river ice gorge broke and washed away barges valued at 350000. In Linden Wisconsin Frank Oles dies of pneumonia in Alabama base hospital and funeral plans begin. Linden Ladies Aid to meet Thursday at 2 30 p.m. at the church.
Chicago market reports show hog receipts of 28 000 with prices weak 5 cents under prior day. Cattle and sheep receipts also listed with mixed to weak demand and varied price ranges across regions including Omaha and Broux City with several steady notes.
In St Louis on February 3, receipts for hogs reached 11,000 with prices largely lower and range from about 12.25 to 16.50 for various hog categories. Cattle receipts were 1,200 with steady to higher values from 5.00 to 12.50 for steers and up to 13.50 for heifers, while cows and calves traded between 6.50 and 16.00. Sheep had no receipts and listed prices for lambs ewes and wethers ranged from roughly 10.60 to 13.25.
In St Joseph Missouri hog receipts reach 5000 with lower tonnage noted. Prices listed include hogs bulk at 16.40 and 16.15 to 16.45. Cattle receipts 500 with steers 7.60 to 13.60, cows and heifers 6.00 to 12.00, calves 6.00 to 13.50. Sheep receipts 260 with ewes 7.00 to 12.95 and lambs around 12.00 to 17.2.
New York reports butter firm with receipts 14 862 tubs, extras 52 62 3 4c, frets 49 5lc, seconds 71 4sitc. Eggs steady receipts 5 045 cases fresh gathered extras 5 8c 5 12c. firsts 52 54c, seconds 45 12c. Cheese steady 459 boxes state whole milk flats 26 44c. ditto averages 25 14 26c. Poultry firm with chickens 28 0, fowls 35 36c, turkeys 25 30c dressed. Chicago reports butter lower 44 49c. eyes higher 48 50c. potatoes higher in Wisconsin Minnesota Michigan $2.95 2.15 per cwt. oats sacks 2 10 2 20. St Louis reports poultry high er hens 26 44c, springs 27c. butter unchanged. Kansas City reports butter, eggs and poultry unchanged. Mercantile paper 8 6 9 percent. bar silver 58 5 8c. Mexican dollars 6c.
New York reports a flat opening with specialties as the sole movers. General Motors rose about two points with Harvester, Industrial Alcohol, Mexican Petroleum, Crucible Steel, and American Locomotive up one point. United States Steel edged higher as rails remained listless. Liberty bonds were mostly steady with mixed activity as holiday contract settlements dominated early trading continued into a broader recovery in shippings, metals and oils.
Weekly Grain and Provision Review notes price upswings in corn and oats driven by the Tuscania sinking and scarce immediate supplies. Provisions largely unchanged as bearish war optimism fades amid new freight priority, with hog receipts and prices affecting market tone. Local Waterloo prices for staples and dairy show varied strength, while farm products and livestock values are listed with mixed demand.
The Iron Trade Review reports ongoing production losses in iron and steel due to storms and transport blockades. January output fell 16.6 percent to 2,396,083 tons with a 77,292 tons daily average, intensifying distribution shifts toward war needs and prompting talks on price stabilization and contract status ahead of March 31 deliveries.
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