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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1923
Page
11
Addressee communications to Editor Farm Departs Evening Courier and Reporter Waterloo. Low phone line provided as contact 3336.
The Jesup Community Institute wrapped a three day session at the Opera House with strong financial footing and votes to run similar programs next year. Officers W. J. Campbell, L. S. Hovey, J. M. Laid, and J. H. Copenhaver were re elected. Speakers covered farming topics with 600 ears of corn judged by George F. Ekstrom. Awards went to Bige of Cedar Falls and others for yellow and white corn and related crops. A baby clinic treated nineteen infants, and Farm Bureau president G. W. Hunt urged higher federal loan limits while praising Iowa’s influential farm bureau network.
In Vinton Iowa January 27 Chris Kinsel recalls buying five plum trees ten years ago labeled as Ave varieties. Initial lack of fruit gave way to success after county farm bureau spraying trials showed sprayed trees yield heavily. The sprayed trees bore at least 18 bushels, fruit with thin skin small stones and greenish hue when ripe. Kinsel plans to obtain more of this variety though name is unknown.
Des Moines Iowa January 27 hog numbers in Iowa rose 17 percent on January 1 1923 from 8 218 000 to 9 615 000 in the monthly livestock statement by Charles F Sarle livestock and agricultural statistician with the department of agriculture linked to the Iowa weather and crop service milk cows rose four percent to 1 169 000 with an average price of 58 per head United States average 51 cattle total 3 479 000 up 11 percent while sheep up 7 percent ewe lamb numbers rose from 775 000 to 829 060 herd horses unchanged at 1 300 000 mules increased to 101 600 price 79 per head for horses and 80 for mules.
In Vinton Iowa on January 27 the premium list committee for the February 7 Farmer Institute scheme gathered merchants. A Waterloo model has merchants donate five dollars and receive five $1 credit slips for winners to spend at local stores. Five people visit participating stores for prizes, attracting new customers. Some merchants offered ten dollars to double chances for new business.
Fairbank Iowa plans a four-county farmer institute February 8-10 with Bremer Black Hawk Buchanan and Fayette counties featuring corn from the region. Attendees expect top Midwest talent and possible winners from the Iowa State show at Ames. A Farm Bureau Federation representative is signed for February 16, with program details to follow.
In Jesup Iowa on January 20, R J Matheson leased his land to Sam Crowe and John Blohm on a share basis and will remain living at Ely Place. The move follows prior involvement in local work and ends with a note about a closing out auction set for February 13 near the farm east of town.
Four inches of snow fell overnight ending a mild spell in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. Sleet reported in parts of western Iowa while temperatures remained moderate. A B H Anderson, head of the federal crop estimates bureau in Nebraska, says the snow arrived at an ideal time for winter wheat growth.
Charras Guy Jan 27. Floyd County Farmers Institute dates moved from February 14 15 16 to February 24 22 23 at Ellis Auditorium. Prizes boost for coin entrants with at least 0 for first place in each class. Entries close February 21. TOM HANSEN SHIPS CATTLE Reinheek Jan 27. Hansen now farms in Clear Lake and shipped two carloads of cattle to Chicago before returning home.
Jesup players presented Turning the Trick at Cedar Heights School drawing large, enthusiastic audience. Dr A G Knowles led as Patrick Casey with L J Dodge, Miss June Koster, R C Williams and others in a lively community production. The cast included Jim Dougherty, Hele McCreer, Anna Baisi, Carpance Cook, Joseph Lambert, Marjorie Burnett, Earl Plunggan, Porothna Laird and Jeanette Hous, with an orchestra enhancing the evening's entertainment. Proceeds to benefit the American Legion.
In Dunkerton Iowa on January 27 Willard and Lou Meyers hosted touring cars and a Friday gathering by the Joanp Community council drew a full house with entertainment. Other notes include local visits, a quarantine for scarlet fever at Dr. Strain's residence, a hospital trip for an appendicitis operation, school basketball games, and various real estate transfers in Black Hawk County.
By io Agnow Unteent Vreasy Chicago. Price levels for the year were todr for the butter markets due to heavy production and liberal sane piles according to the federal bureau of agricultural economies today. There were indications production may have peaked. Yesterday's receipts at Chicago New York Boston and Philbert since Tam reached 339,569 Lube, vs 00,950 for the prior period. Prices for 52 score butter showed a net loss of 2c for 92 score butter at Chicago New York Boston with losses in New York Boston and Philadelphia and 484% in Chicago.
Wheat declined in early trading as damp weather and drought fears in Argentina influenced markets. Corn followed lower, while oats and other commodities showed mixed moves. Hog provisions weakened as receipts appeared ample, and Chicago cash quotations showed several grain classes trading at varied levels.
Waterloo markets show prices for flour and grains including flour spring and winter wheat, barley rye corn oats and butter lard potatoes and milk. The report lists New York and St Louis grain quotes and local livestock prices with notes on deliveries and recent activity in Waterloo and nearby towns.
Kansas City stock market notes show mixed cattle and hog receipts with price ranges. Bulls and fat cattle mostly steady to higher, top price around 9.2 for selected lots. lighter weights and packer buys vary. Sheep receipts near 1,809 with lambs at 15.25. dairy and wool prices in New York and Montréal report steady to firmer quotes. Foreign exchange shows small regional shifts. flour and dairy inputs include modest changes and plant milk/cream receipts recorded.
Irregular turnover in the Black market highlights profit-taking in public utilities and independent stocks while favorable earnings lift several issues. Kresge hits a new high as Bethleham and United States issues show mixed movements amid broad activity, with 320000 shares exchanged and attention on foreign exchange trends and dividend payers.
Grain and livestock prices hover with hogs steady to higher and cattle mixed after a weak week. Wheat market rallies on export credit talk, with losses limited by weather and geopolitical tensions. Liberty bonds and sugar reflect general market movement amid 기대 volatility and farm commodity receipts trend.
Raw text lists varied produce items and prices across New York and Chicago. Mentions include butter, poultry, ducks, turkeys, geese, and miscellaneous groceries with scattered figures and descriptors, reflecting a scrambled market snapshot. The fragmentary OCR yields many garbled terms and unreadable figures, obscuring exact prices or items.
Slower hogs top at 8.40 while bulk 160 to 260 pound pigs show varied shifts. Cattle late gains push canners and vealers. fat lambs steady near 15.00 with top bids around 22.25 to 15.00, as buyers adjust with mixed receipts and next-week expectations.
East St Louis market report shows cattle steady with varied items including cows, vealers, yearlings and canners. Hogs up to 8.05 top with 130 to 180 pound ranges around 7.50 to 8.60. sheep and lambs mixed with packer activity and older stock noted.
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