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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1920
Page
5
A dense ad section shows jobs for housekeepers and clerks, real estate offerings in Iowa and Missouri, used car pitches, auctions, and farm equipment. Listings include Waterlool area households seeking help, farms for sale in North Missouri, and multiple vehicle ads from local dealers and independent sellers.
Farm listing offers 760 acres all fenced and crossfenced with buildings including a good house barn granary and various outbuildings. Stock, farming tools, and implements included. Located on a state trunk highway near a lake about six miles from Webster. Asking price about 100 dollars per acre with favorable terms and a quick sale expected. Seller E F Willer of St Paul Minnesota. Fall sale includes stock and equipment.
Chicago and Kansas City livestock markets show varied demand with hogs slow at Chicago yards and cattle prices steady to higher. Receipts reach tens of thousands, with medians around 14 to 16 dollars for hogs, cattle, and veal, plus steady lamb and sheep quotes and notable price spreads across heavy and light classes.
Reads like a late January Omaha Livestock page with cattle and hogs price quotes, plus a long list of small ads. Items include hog breedings and packing sow bids, steer and heifer ranges, plus numerous Wants and For Sale notices and rental listings.
Chicago January 30 corn futures climb as lack of selling and small supplies favor bulls. January and February lead gains with May around 3.36 and July near 3.31 as Canadian embargo rumors weigh later. Provisions firm on grain strength with most business in lard.
Chicago price quotations show mixed grains with No. 3 mixed near 1.51 dollars and No. 4 yellow around 1.46 dollars. Kansas City grain lists No. 1 award around 2.04 dollars and various mixed and white grains trading near 1.50 to 1.60 dollars, with oats and seeds noted alongside. Minneapolis grain reports No. 2 northern wheat around 2.00 dollars and No. 3 yellow near 1.46 dollars, while St Louis grain lists No. 3 white at 1.52 dollars and related futures.
In Peoria Illinois January 30 corn prices shown for No 2 yellow at 3 48 per bushel and No 4 yellow at 1 47 percent. No 2 white and No 4 mixed also listed with various prices and percentages. mixed grain types noted with multiple values.
New York reports butter and egg prices with receipts and varying quality levels. Chicago and Kansas City show mixed results with butter lower in Kansas City and steady in Chicago, while poultry and eggs vary by market and grade across the trio of cities.
New York trading opened with little movement beyond fractional changes. General Motors slipped slightly from yesterday’s gain while Crucible Steel rose modestly and independent steels, utilities, and rails showed uneven advances amid a firm close. Foreign exchange nerves persisted with a 12 percent money rate noted.
Mercury style classified note lists for sale several houses in Calumet Addition and Chautauqua Park, including six room modern homes with bath, reception hall, steam heat and built-in refrigerator. Also mentions a five foot bungalow on river front lot and other properties with prices and terms. Also reports Tin and metal market notes and local Otterville items and potato arrivals.
A brief comic exchange from the Boston Transcript shows a groom-to-be telling his father-in-law about debts while the father-in-law responds with a remark about his own larger debts. The dialogue tone hints at social expectations around marriage and finances.
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