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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1921
Page
19
Chicago market reports rain and snow in the southwest weighing on wheat while buyers show willingness on declines. Hessian fly worries and export sales offer some support as March and May futures dip, then recover briefly before closing weak. Corn follows wheat, hog prices drag provisions lower.
Chicago area corn and wheat quotes show mixed changes with no major shifts in hard or white wheat. Prices cited for No 1 red and No 2 white varieties hold steady, while timothy and cloverseed futures edge modestly. Market notes include Peoria and Minneapolis receipts and minor variations in corn and oats across several regional exchanges.
Waterloo and Chicago markets report butter and creamery prices steady to higher with firm receipts. Eggs show strong demand and higher prices. poultry mainly unchanged or lower. Boston wool market notes moderate demand and firm prices amid tariff news.
Cattle receipts about 6 000 with steady to barely steady prices. Top steers at 10.10 with bulk beef steers 9.00 to 9.50. Hogs receipts 41 000 with lights 15 25 cents higher, others 14 lower. bulk 209 pounds at 3.75 to 3.50. Sheep receipts 10 000 with fat lambs 8.50 to 9.00 and yearlings 6.50 to 6.90. Omaha sales show lower opening and steady closes. Across markets cattle and sheep mix, steady to higher values amid active trade.
East St Louis market report shows cattle receipts around 1000 with no good steers and steady classes, bulk cows and canners trading within offered ranges. Hog receipts near 13000 with prices mixed 9.05 to 10.33 for various classes, sows steady and pigs steady to higher. sheep receipts small with undertone steady and limited lambs observed.
Market receipts and prices for cattle hogs and sheep across Kansas City and St Joseph reports. Beef steers and stockers show strength while hogs ease slightly and lambs rise modestly. regional bids and top prices listed for several classes and weights.
Paris reports France plans to compel Germany to pay reparations under allied terms. A strong faction urges punishing German cities and expectations grow that US troops will withdraw after the new administration takes office. The Echo de Paris notes class 1918 would be called to colors to meet shortages. Marshal Foch reportedly has contingency plans.
Industrial stocks opened tamped by cautious mood on the New York Stock Exchange. Oil shares slid with Mexican Petroleum at 160 percent, Atlantic Gulf slipping to 64 and 62. International Paper fell 4 to 61.4, Ajax Rubber dropped to 29. Baldwin Locomotive rose to 10, U. S. Steel at 82.5.
Members of Helmer lodge Knights of Pythias will celebrate Founders Day at the K P hall with Fred E Attwood of Minneapolis Minnesota supreme prelate to talk on the order history growth and ideals. The event includes a pages class, Attwood speech about 830 pm social dancing and cards with both men and women taking part.
The Waterloo Players appear at Sacred Heart school hall with The Ingenue Rants replacing Jean Marie due to late cast withdrawal. Other pieces include Tickless Time and The Maker of Dreams featuring Thomas F Myers Mrs George DeFor est Miller and Leslie Lewis with set design by Lewis.
Samantha Bussey died at her Westfield home. Funeral at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Petersen's chapel with Rev. G. D. Serrill officiating. She was born June 15 1848 in Vermont Ill and moved to Waterloo about 30 years ago. She married Henry Spiker Jan 18 1866. he died Feb 1911. She married B. E. Bussey Jan 22 1926. survives with seven grandchildren. Alice B. Cole services at 2 p.m. Saturday at W. R. Sole’s home 282% Fourth St West. Rev. Clyde J. Askins to officiate. Body at Petersen's chapel. Anna Rowsee died yesterday afternoon of heart disease at 45. survived by husband and six children. Family moved here from Plainfield in December.
Mr. and Mrs. K. S. Johnston of 321 High Street were surprised by relatives at home for their fifty seventh anniversary. Mrs. Johnston received an electric toaster as a gift. Frank Peacock of Niagara County was among guests visiting two weeks. A related note mentions glass mining and endless onreads used for stools and treads.
A Monticello dispatch notes farm flocks in Black Ilank county show wide profit per hen. Bloughs Rhode Island Reds earned 65.48 dollars total or 42.5 cents per hen, while Kline’s 185 hens produced 16.3 cents. Sanders White Leghorns averaged 28 cents. Bennett mixed breeds yielded 38.7 cents. Expenses per hen ranged around 9.2 to 11.8 cents with per-hen receipts from 25.9 to 54.2 cents. Mrs. Kline posted the lowest profit. In contrast Mrs. John P. Leslie reports 4.58 dollars profit per hen from 160 hens with 1,250 dollars poultry income and 494 dollars feed costs for the year.
A proposed National Sales Agency would be a no stock non profit coop of grain growers to market grain after it leaves the producer. It would own terminals warehouses and service departments with local associations contracting to the national agency. Subscriptions would fund initial capital and running costs via a fixed handling charge.
At a Producers Milk company meeting in Waterloo, W. Q. Foster says the new price of 1.90 per quart for milk reflects a 2.25 per 100 pounds at the plant with 25 cents to hauler. He claims Waterloo pays more than other Iowa cities and warns the low price may not last.
The Farm Bureau transport department led by Director Clifford Thorne urges members to file demurrage refund claims in writing within 30 days. A farmer loading 4 carloads of potatoes faced extra miles and delays due to impassable roads, delaying completion to December 2, with demurrage charged beyond 48 hours. The farmer notified late, Jan 15, making action unlikely. Members should document promptly with carriers’ agents and seek Bureau guidance to push claims to a proper conclusion.
Iowa State College experiment station at Ames reports soil and air temperature affect seed potato growth. In greenhouses and field trials, Minnesota seed potatoes performed better in cooler soils, so Ames will supply three varieties to one farmer per county to test against homegrown seed, including Rural New Yorker and Early Ohio. George Smith in Hast Waterloo township compounds trials with Black Hawk county interest. Farmers may obtain seed from the Iowa station at cost through the county agent.
An outbreak of hog cholera is spreading along the Cedar Falls Waterloo road on the east side of the river with infection points four to six miles apart. Dr. G A Scott notes worms mask cholera in some hogs and says young hogs are best protected. Due to open winter there has been no hog flu this year.
The article highlights J. G. Hummer of Iowa State College urging farmers to clean, inspect, and repair harness during winter. Steps include washing with mild soap, oiling while damp, drying, and avoiding over oiling. Also notes to take worn pieces to the shop for timely repairs and warns against using improper lubricants.
The Oelwein Superior Court docket shows forty sworn cases with one new matter. Updates include Lawrence Roofing Co. vs RD Conkey and local officials. notes on travel from Kissimmee to Florida. Warren F. Walrath leaving to join Buick in April. county study center to open February 26 in Oebrrin. Western resumes tree harvest at Waterville Minnesota. two Fayette County road patrolmen appointed. Des Moines meeting of Teai press association. city clerk audit suggests compliance with law. smallpox quarantines on several homes. American Legion basketball result 23 to 21. and visits from Mrs Z W Collins and family in Oelwein.
Mrs A H Blake 78 longtime Manchester resident dies at home on East Delaware Street. Born July 13, 1845 in West Milton Wisconsin she grew up there. She married her husband in childhood and was widowed years ago.
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