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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1920
Page
5
Iowa farm market notes show hogs selling 10 to 15 cents lower as Monday prices take effect with weak cattle bids. Receipts reached high levels with wholesale hogs and cattle moves hampered by softer demand and ample supplies. Local buyers focused on lighter weight hogs and mid quality cattle amid cautious trade.
Livestock market notes show receipts across several U S cities. East St Louis Illinois and Sioux City Iowa report mixed hog and cattle prices with ranges for beef steers cows calves and feeder cattle. Kansas City St Joseph and other markets post varying gains and declines for hogs and sheep.
New York January 27 market notes show steady prices for steady grain and production lines. Creamery outputs rise over extras with varied scores while packing stock and state whole milk run unsettled amid mixed receipts. Poultry shows live prices steady for fowls and dressed meat. butter and eggs edge lower. refined sugar holds at steady levels with raw sugar steady in New York markets.
New York and Chicago markets show declines in corn and grains amid foreign exchange weakness. Traders cited lower remittances abroad and weak rye and wheat values while steel, motors and copper sectors drifted. Cash quotes for Chicago and regional grain markets indicate mixed to softer prices with provisions and hogs dropping on exchange volatility.
In Black Hawk County Iowa the district court receives a petition by Anna Given Plaintiff for divorce from William Owen Defendant on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. Defendants must answer by noon on the second day of the March 1926 term or default will be entered. Proceedings held at the Waterloo courthouse.
Five listings offer homes for sale with prices from 2600 to 4750. Properties include 7 room cottage on West 8th with 50x60 lot near high school and Union Depot, a modern 6 room bungalow on Dawson Street, a 6 room cottage on Longfellow Avenue near Chautauqua Park, a 5 room bungalow on West Wellington Street, and a 6 room semi bungalow on West 3rd with full lots. Immediate possession available in several.
New York markets report steady copper prices for Stead electrolytic and antimony with minor changes. Toledo grain and Clover seed futures list varied bids for January to May. Liberty bonds sale details noted with a court case overview of Senator Newberry, Dickinson and campaign figures. Cotton futures open steady with March to December contracts quoted.
Indictments allege the Newberry organization funneled compensation to campaign managers and a former state dairy commissioner to influence Democratic votes against Henry Ford in the Democratic primary. The case lists more than twenty overt acts including rewards, promises of jobs, and monetary payments to induce supporting votes.
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