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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1921
Page
11
Wheat gains on board buying with reports of light shipments to Chicago and St Louis. May wheat near 1.65 to 1.64, corn edges higher, oats set town figures, and hog futures show modest gains as cash quotes list varied prices for No 2 and No 3 wheats along with oats, rye, and seed values in Chicago.
Chicago and East St Louis livestock tally strong hogs and mixed cattle demand. Cattle receipts near 29 000 with steers steady to 25 cent lower and feeders steady. hogs up to 25 cent higher with top around 10.00 per cwt, sheep and lambs firmer in spots. East St Louis market shows similar trends with active sales and varied cattle, hog, and sheep results.
Receipts show cattle steady to mixed with肉 lower grades weak while calves and steers reach near 19.00 and 5.95 per cwt for Texas steers. Hogs remain active with most prices steady to slightly higher, best shippers not bulked. Sheep and lambs trade steady with lambs around 30.90 and wethers near 6.25.
Cattle receipts near 9000 with feeders and dressed weights steady to higher. hogs active with top near 9.50 and steady tones. early steers down 15 to 25 cents but closing steady. Sheep and lamb items show gains with lambs around 11.00 and yearlings 8.50, feeders steady. sheep up about 15 cents.
Receipts totaled about 5 000 cattle and 6 000 sheep with mixed bids. Cattle market varied as steers and yearlings sold between 5.00 and 13.00 while fat cows and heifers hovered around 5.39 to 6.99. Sheep steady with No 1 red and other grades ranging near 1.78 to 1.94 and diverse feeder prices observed.
Wheat and corn bids delayed mixed across Omaha and Minneapolis with No. 1 hard and No. 2 white traded around 1.70 to 1.76 dollars per bushel. Cattle and hog markets show steady to higher tones with steers around 7.50 to 10.25 and lambs up to about 11 dollars, while mercantile exchange rates and metal quotes mix with copper, lead, and zinc activity and varied receipts.
The stock market opened with Industrials showing gains while transportations lagged. Crucible Steel led early advances with other gains in Vansorum General Electric Mexican Petroleum and more, but readings on rails dipped and some names fell later. The market closed irregular with bearish sentiment prevailing among brokers.
New York, Jan. 17. Bradstreet notes a turning point as the weekly food index indicates more commodities advancing than declining for the first time in months. The index for 31 food items is 3.42, up from 2.42 the prior week and 4.19 a year earlier. The report lists 20 advances, 16 declines, and 44 unchanged, with items including wheat, hogs, lamb, evaporated milk, cotton, and tin among others feeding the variability in price movements.
Prices across commodities show butter eggs and cheese steady or firm in New York markets with varied receipts. Cotton futures opened steady with several contracts and months listed, while poultry and eggs in Kansas City reflect modest movement and unchanged butter. Horses and mules in East St Louis fetch value ranges, with general price levels for drafts and light horses noted.
The Courier market section informs farmers that prices quoted reflect information available up to the close of the following day. It notes use of Associated Press and United Press reports to avoid missing valuable items and emphasizes thouroughness, reliability, and accuracy.
Peter Vergin, head of the Doukabor sect in western Canada, proposes an industry using blood drawn from living cattle for food additives. He claims animals stay healthy and aims to establish a blood plant at Kylemore if permitted, with veterinary inspections to ensure purity. Local officials and Dr. C S Mahead see potential benefits.
An Iowa field report highlights yields from the FARMERS bushels and the Iowa 103 variety, noting a yield per acre measured in bushels. The data point emphasizes comparative performance between the two varieties in local trials.
The Hyening Courier and Reporter & give launches a farm department inviting questions opinions and suggestions. It emphasizes farming as an art based on personal experience and aims to unite farmers through shared knowledge and progress in Buck Hawk county with a focus on livestock improvement and community improvements.
C P Bley won the blue ribbon in the 80 car class for professional corn at the Iowa state corn show in Ames among 14 000 ears. He adopted seed selection, three year crop rotation and careful grading to improve yield and seed quality. He also earned grand champion in the single car class previously and gained multiple county cups. This year he also pursued Towar oats yielding 73 bushels per acre.
An Iowa agronomy note discusses making sandy soils profitable east of the Cedar River in Black Hawk County. It outlines five fertility steps: add organic matter, apply lime to reduce acidity for legumes, rely on nitrogen from legume growth, consider phosphorus via rock phosphate, and avoid expensive potash. Readers are urged to share experience and questions for future columns.
In Friesland province dairy farming dominates with over 120 creameries and 200,000 cows. The region supplies vast butter and cheese exports, supports Holstein Friesian stock, and shows a rural life rhythm from early milking to canal-fed irrigation. Cattle numbers, three-horse plows, windmills, and local cheese production underline the agricultural abundance described.
Demonstration led by Miss Clara Sutter shows 124 flocks culled reducing 9 261 healthy fowls. Costs saved in feed and improved laying yielded higher egg counts in separate flocks, with a July 27 event cited to prove gains over pre cull periods. Observers describe practical signs separating good layers from poor producers.
George W. Kelley of Northwest Farmstead recalls gun accidents to stress vigilance with firearms. He cites a childhood incident where a loaded weapon nearly harmed a man after an empty shotgun misled him. He warns never to assume a gun is safe. In other news, Azerbaijani women gain full suffrage under a new republic between Persia and the Caspian Sea.
Chicago based Board of Trade plans moving the grain market to temporary quarters and tearing down the nine story granite building with a clock tower to construct a 21 story modern office and trading floor. Joseph P. Griffin cites growing support for futures trading amid legal and academic study.
Tracr Iowa January 14 The horse market improves after months of lull. A horse buyer visited and 60 head were sought at four centers in north Tama county. A pair of geldings five years old weighing 3400 pounds sold for 475 dollars. Several animals topped 200 dollars with two more buyers expected soon.
A noisy jumble lists wanted and for sale notes including an electric heater, a millinery store, a gas range, a pocketbook with keys, a cottage for rent, a pair of ladies glasses, a phonograph in working order, and typist help. Locations include Waterloo vicinity and 1904 Commercial St with contact phone references and rewards.
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