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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1921
Page
13
Chicago market saw sharp downturns in wheat as elder traders withdrew after weak support and reports of Texas pest damage. Prices closed lower across wheat, with brief rallies. corn and oats followed, while cash quotes varied across Chicago and other markets with modest gains on some notes.
Chicago market reports CATTLE receipts 6,000 with beef steers up 2 cents, best cows and heifers up 50 to 75 cents, bulls slow. stockers and feeders 25 cents higher. HOGS receipts 20,000 with lightweights 15 to 25 cents lower, top at 10.35, bulk 200 lb 9.75 to 10.10, 226 lb up 9.05 to 9.35. PIGS mostly 25 cents lower. SHEEP receipts 17,000. lambs steady, yearlings 30.0, shorn wethers 4.25, fat ewes 3.00 to 4.50.
Livestock sale reports at East St. Louis show active demand with mixed price moves. Cattle steady to higher on stockers and feeders, hogs down slightly with top at 10.40, sheep and lambs firm with city butchers paying 6.50 for lambs and packers 8.00 for heavy lambs. A double deck Kansas yearlings sold for 6.23 and ewes brought 4.25.
Market report from Chicago and Kansas City dated February 16 and 11 notes higher butter prices and firmer poultry rates. Creamery and firsts eggs show varied gains with packing stocks and receipts lated, while cheese remains irregular. Live poultry stays firm in some regions with roosters and fowls quoted higher or unchanged in others.
New York Fed figures show prime mercantile paper at 7 percent. Sterling demand at £3.92, francs at 7.48 c, Belgian francs 7.79, Argentine and Brazilian demand listed. Montreal discount at 32 1/2 percent. Government bonds steady, railroad bonds irregular. Butter prices from creamery brands and wholesale to retail potato and beef markets noted. Sugar, flour, and potatoes priced in latest market snapshot with regional variations.
The stock market started today with a renewed but uneven uptrend in some issues while others eased. American International, General Asphalt, General Electric and Wells Fargo Express led gains, while American Linseed and American Car and Locomotive fell. Bond prices moved slightly with unchanged call loans, and several rail and industrial names showed mixed trading amid overall volatility.
United Press reports a mixed early New York Stock Exchange session with a general trend largely flat and some weakness anticipated. General Asphalt rose briefly to 5, then 7 cents. Crucible and Reading issues fluctuated. Atlantic Gulf Paris pipeline suspended, Haven and other issues mixed as call money fell to 6 percent, aiding later gains. Sterling traded near 3.92 dollars.
Washingtoners report the agriculture department releasing a farmer's almanac in Franklin's epigram style. Cautions warn against false prophets and insist on seed quality and proper soil moisture. The book offers seasonal farm guidance and an index to government publications for specific topics.
A Fairbank Friday program featured Clara Sutter of Black Hawk county demonstrating chicken prep. She warned against boiling water, advised 150 degrees for poultry, and detailed steps for canning, jelly from feet, and sterilizing meat. She noted foot gelatin aids pressed chicken and offered multiple canning methods including raw and cooked parts. She also described using a pressure cooker to tenderize older fowl and frying rested portions.
Frederika residents enjoyed a Friday evening party at Charley Harvey’s with Henry Blackidge noted as a guest. A Wednesday supper at Frederika hall raised $47.16. Several residents planned visits to Oelwein, Waverly, Farmington, Rockwell, and Sumner. Mrs. Norman, Mrs. Guosalus, and the Garaia club hosted gatherings with games, music, and meals.
The Waterloo dairy market sees a drop from 14 to 11 cents per quart, with producers receiving $2.65 per hundred pounds previously. The Sanitary Dairy will pay $1.90 per hundred pounds, and a producers meeting is set to discuss the price drop beginning Monday. Experts cite butterfat and butter taxation as risks to price stability while outlining value from fat and skim milk for feeding livestock.
Twenty one purebred Holstein-Friesian females averaged 203.57 at the Cedar Valley fair grounds dispersal by John son Larson. Top cow sold for 365 to J S Dice of Cedar Rapids. 4 over 300 and 11 over 290. Bull and bulls brought mixed prices. grades averaged 83.75. Buyers from northeastern Iowa attended, sale run by the Iowa Holstein-Friesian association with J B Mack in the box.
Raymond farmers co op shareholders meet Saturday at Raymond hall at 1 p m. P S Fer Tell president will preside with talks by F M Meyers secretary of Farm Grain Dealers association of Tawa on Farm Bureau A W Carver Muscatine traveling auditor on Co operation and A A Burger Deed Falls on Clover Seeds and Seed Oats Farmers urged to feed corn rather than sell at a loss as Iowa State College animal husbandry experts discuss feeding strategies and profit possibilities.
Carl Vrooman, head of the American Farm Bureau Federation gift corn relief, announces a nationwide drive starting Feb 22 with first consignments Feb 25. Donated corn will aid European and Armenian relief, Near East relief for Armenia, and Polish relief, with aims to ship 54 million bushels if transport costs are matched.
Seed prices are unlikely to drop soon, says truck crop men at Lowe College. A shortage of quality seeds last season prompts large buyers to secure supplies now. Iowa seed use for truck crops rises with intensified farming and higher land values, while small backyard gardeners still use about a quarter of annual output. Early purchasing pays when seed demand is high.
In Waterloo area notes, Glen Povner sits on a jury, and Miss Fagedowttt returns home to study amid mild days. Mrs Gaston improves slowly after trouble. FridaY event names and church meetings are scheduled, with several families moving east and local farms shipping hogs and cattle. Community gatherings include a Burlay No. 9 school program and Cedar Falls Farmers Co operative meeting attendance.
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