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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1921
Page
4
Classifieds show Want Ads and sale notices listing jobs like housework dining room staff and office help, plus buy/sell items and real estate. Entries mention pay terms, contact numbers, and locations around Waterloo Cedar Falls and nearby streets.
Washington Jan 4 testimony before the house agricultural committee showed about 15 percent of Iowa grain elevators hedge on corn. Farmers and elevator leaders discussed hedging practices, with some calling for abolition of grain exchanges while others urged reforms and new protections for growers.
Wheat prices eased after a sharp advance as investors awaited European developments and domestic demand. Egyptian government plans to resell 11 million bushels contracted in Australia sparked caution while oats and corn drifted lower. Provisions held firm on hog-market strength and Liberty bonds posted modest moves in quiet trading.
Columbus reports the Harri son tomb at North Bend near Cincinnati is not a fitting resting place for the first president from Ohio. A William Harrison committee urges state and citizens to raise a monument at the site. The commission says the tomb and land are in good condition and calls for action to honor Ohio’s first president and soldier.
New York reports wholesale prices for butter eggs and creamery products with receipts and standards. Prices firm on butter and eggs amid higher receipts while cheese and milk fats show mixed movement.
New York Evening Sun notes a lack of push or stability in the day’s stock market with moderate volume. Early gains faded as bears pressured values in the second hour, leaving a ragged list by midday. Atlantic Gulf rose, Mexican Petroleum fell over 6 points, Pan American about 3 points, while bonds stayed firm and money markets showed modest activity.
Miss Celesta Lamb daughter of the late James Dwight Lamb and Mrs BE A Young and Robert S Smith Jr of Clinton were to wed Ensign Harold Holcomb of Pasadena California tonight. The ceremony postponed for the third time because Miss Lamb disappeared early this morning with relatives awaiting news.
Chicago January 4 A divorce suit heard before Judge Jesse Baldwin resulted in a divorce for Mrs Theo dors B Fogelstrom Testimony was taken by long distance telephone because Mrs Fogelstroms father J D Holman of Centerville Pa could not attend The telephonic testimony supported the case against the husband and the court granted the divorce.
Chicago livestock report shows cattle opening steady to weak on under tones, fat cows and heifers around 30.75 to 37.50, calves steady around 12.50. hogs receipts 39,000 with steady to higher bids, hogs 9.75 to 10.50, 120 pounders around 9.50. sheep and lambs receipts 12,900 with fat stock steady and yearlings near 33.50. Market notes indicate firm feeder demand and mixed quality across classes.
Kansas City cattle receipts 10 500 with beef steers and cows mostly steady to 25 cents lower. Hogs 13 000 with closing activity mostly steady and spots 10 cents higher, top around 8 45. Sheep and lambs 10 000 receipts steady to 250 lower with red ewes about 4.00 and yearlings near 8 40.
Receipts show 2000 cattle and 6260 sheep with a generally higher tone for cattle and slower sheep trading. Cattle top around 15.50 per hundredweight with large loads pushing to 20.50 and 19.10 for high grade stock. feeders and bulls steady to higher. Sheep receipts steady with few choice lambs, western stockers and yearlings dominating demand.
Hogs opening slow to steady demand. top reported at 9.25 with strong weights. Cattle receipts 7,200 with beef steers and butcher stockers mostly steady to lower. top steer price around 10.25. Sheep receipts 6,000 lambs strong to 4 cents higher. bulk lambs 10.25 to 11.00. yearlings steady. ewes around 7.55. Dakota range lambs noted.
Sioux City market notes for hogs and cattle with receipts and price ranges. Hogs: receipts 8,000, prices higher across classes. heavy and bulk sales around 9.00 to 9.40. Cattle: steady market, fed steers and heifers largely 6.00 to 13.00, cows 3.50 to 6.50, calves and feeders 3.50 to 8.60. Sheep: receipts 15,000, market steady.
Kansas City police report Mrs. Lillian C. McGill confessed to killing a man Sunday night then hid the nude body under her bed and slept in the same bed on Sunday and Monday. She identified the victim as Frank Miller a bartender known as Frank. She said she was in a dazed condition after the shooting and recalled nothing until finding the body.
Plans of the War Department to develop nine new military centers in each army corps area and then sell aging army posts were outlined before a House military subcommittee. A permanent cantonment and supply base policy is under review, with centers offering housing for 15 600 to 2508 officers and men, according to Mr Baker.
Legal advertisement by George Lantz asserting responsibility only for his debts and disclaiming responsibility for others. Guardian language signals personal liability statement in a public notice context.
St Joseph market reports show 2100 hog receipts up 21 cents to top $9.25. Cattle receipts about 1500 steady to slightly lower with steers around $6.50 to $11.00 and cows and heifers near $3.50 to $4.50. Sheep receipts 3500 steady with ewes around $20 to $60 and lambs near $2,300 for total handling.
Middleton, president of Farm Elevator Co. of Eagle Grove, told the House Agricultural Committee that futures trading harms farmers. He cited a 20 cent per bushel loss from hedging and said only about 15 percent of Iowa elevators hedge. Rep Dickinson seeks heavy taxes on futures trading.
Waterloo executive committee for Campaign for relief of children in central and eastern Europe and the Near East will meet at Black's tearoom Friday at noon to finalize plans for securing a $12,600 quota for Waterloo. C. W. Kline chairs the committee with W. J. Keefe and Mrs. E. B. Boggs as assistants. Black Hawk county's quota is $18,000 with organizations formed in each county community.
Civic welfare and commercial organizations in the city meet at the East Club tomorrow noon to present tentative dates and budgets for 1921 campaigns and city financial support. The session continues prior work to avoid conflicts, with definite information prepared in advance on each group’s city funding expectations.
A New York East Side revival ties Sutton Place near the Queensboro Bridge to new upscale homes. A private, covenanted enclave aims to keep the area exclusive for fine houses, preserving a long-cherished riverfront identity after decades away.
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