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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1929
Page
9
Chicago July 1 Wheat closed higher after bullish crop signals from Canadian and U S belts despite official cuts. Corn and oats rose as wheat reversed its decline while cash prices largely held. Receipts: 68, 193, and 44 carloads for wheat, corn, and oats respectively with mixed changes across classes.
St Louis grain prices list wheat and corn figures with various grades and prices. No. 2 hard wheat around 1.29 to 1.28 per bushel, No. 3 mined notes, yellow and white varieties priced, oats shown at 46 to 44 cents.
Grain bids show No. 1 hard wheat around 1.16 to 1.20, No. 2 yellow and mixed futures around 1.10 to 1.20, and oats near 0.44 to 0.54 per bushel. Kansas City reports May bids, car receipts, and various grade pricing with limited changes and several nominal values for No. 3 and No. 4 white and yellow wheats.
Waterloo bank debits for the week ending July 1, 1929 show daily totals with Thursday and Friday affected by a holiday. The week’s sum reaches 5,658,078.00 for the corresponding week in 1927, with instruments recorded and mortgages noted in separate reports.
Chicago July quotations list No 2 red wheat at 1.94, No 2 hard 1.23, No 3 hard 1.20, mixed grades around 1.25, No 2 mixed 95 96, No 3 mixed 94V4, No 2 white 97 1/4, No 4 white 94 1/4, No 6 white 93 1/2, No 2 yellow 86 3/4, No 3 yellow 97 1/4, No 4 yellow 93 1/2, No 6 yellow 82 1/2, oats around 44 1/4 for No 3 white, barley quote 65 47, Timothy seed 4.20 to 1.05, clover seed 15.00 to 23.00, provisions lard 13.05, ribs 13.78, bellies 14.175.
New York trading notes show unsettled receipts across eggs butter cheese and poultry with mixed changes. Chicago and St Louis report varied prices with eggs and butter steady or down slightly and poultry mixed by house, hen and spring classes. Kansas City notes poultry and other produce largely unchanged.
Chicago July 14 closing quotations on the Chicago stock exchange list many names including Art. Metal Works Binks Borg Butler Bros Kalamazoo Stave Mo and Viking Pump with numerous farm equipment and radio firms. Wheat receipts 782 cars with grain prices ranging from No 3 Roaham to No 9 amber durum and red durum with values cited for September December and other futures.
Representative livestock sales in Union Yards included cattle and hogs with prices. Buyers and sellers were noted, and the event proceeded in a brisk market tone at Chinago on July 42.
New York July 11 utility shares led the market with many hitting new highs amid heavy turnover. United Gas Improvement and American Power and Light topped gains, while Brooklyn Union Gas and Consolidated Gas also reached peaks. Rail stocks like Chesapeake & Ohio rose, and a broad list of leaders such as American Can and Eastman Kodak advanced. fears of higher brokerage loans sparked early selling but buying returned as volume lagged previous day.
Kansas City market reports show cattle receipts around 2,500 with mixed weights and categories. Steers mostly 1,300 to 1,900 pounds range near 13.50 to 16.00, cows from 7.00 to 11.73, calves around 0.00, and feeder cattle in the 6.50 to 9.00 band. Lambs and mutton also listed with prices from 14.00 to 15.00, ewes around 4.95 to 7.12. Slaughter hogs and pigs noted in lower hundreds with varied quotes.
Peoria stockyard receipts reach 3 900 with cattle at 109. Hog prices shown at 11 995 Liverpool Cotton market quiet with 6 000 bales traded. London cotton futures opened steady with July around 86. grain and currency markets show mixed moves across commodities and Liberty bonds.
In New York the bond market showed mixed prices amid quiet inquiries. Liberty issues stood in demand while government securities remained favored. gains appeared in select industrials and convertibles, but most corporates were hesitant and data showed uneven activity.
Chicago market notes demand for hogs strong at the open with buyers bidding up most classes. Reports show high prices for choice butcher hogs and a new seasonal high, with total hog receipts around 23 000 and sustained direct sales to packers from other markets. Cattle and sheep markets opened softer with lighter at hand supplies and varied valuation across grades.
Chicago reports estimated livestock receipts for tomorrow. Sugar market in New York remains quiet with no new refined business.
Iowa packing centers quoted hog prices with regional differentials. Cedar Rapids paid top $11.15 for 180 to 480 lb primes. Des Moines receipts around 2000, primes $10.75 to $11.99, stockers lower. Ottumwa up 25 cents across weights. Mason City lists ranges for various carcass and sow categories from about $8.50 to $11.90, while other towns show quotes from $9.00 to $11.60 for primes and packers products.
St Louis weekly livestock summaries show hog receipts at 14,000 with varying weights and prices, cattle receipts at 1,400 including calves 1,200, vealers down 250, steers steady to higher, and sheep receipts 4,000 with bids lower on run. Hog prices range around 17.00 to 19.00 per hundredweight. cattle largely steady with medium to heavy heifers and bulls quoted. lambs and sheep showing mild declines with bids around 25 to 60.
St Paul livestock market reports a slow start with cattle and calves mostly steady to lower. Hogs show fair demand with top around 31.50 to 32.00, bulk near 30.50. sheep and lambs active, fat lambs around 19.00 to 19.50, yearlings near 11.00 with packer influence cited. Receipts: cattle 2200, calves 1700, hogs 7000, sheep 9500.
Sioux City cattle receipts 1,590 with calves and beef stockers showing firmness and gains. steer and yearling prices up to $19.25 to $15.25, light weight heifers at $14.95, cows $8.25 to $10.25. hog receipts 7,500 with prices mostly 15 to 25 cents higher, top around $21.00 for heavier weights. sows about $10.50. sheep receipts 500 with fat lambs 2K lower, top around $14.00 and medium lambs $13.00.
Receipts at St Joseph show hogs around 2 cent higher with top prices at 11.50 to 11.75 and some bids to 12.50 for fat hogs. Sheep receipts about 3,000 with best Idaho lambs around 14.60, natives 13.00 to 14.00, yearlings scarce and ewes down to 4.75. Canton, China adds 15 motion picture houses.
Receipts at Omaha cattle and hog markets show 9,600 hogs with 900 direct. prices fluctuating with mixes of weights. Hogs active, trims near 18 to 19 per cwt with varied weights. cattle rallied, steers and yearlings steady to higher. hogs and sows traded, top around 19. Sufficient stockers scarce, demands varied. Sheep receipts 8,500 with lambs weak to 10-15 cents lower, feeders strong, best lambs above 14.50. Potatoes in Chicago receipts 93 cars, on track 71, shipments 1,059, mixed prices by size and origin.
The document presents the condition of Leavitt & Johnson Trust Co of Waterloo Black Hawk County Iowa, listing resources including Loans and Discounts Bonds and Securities deposits with banks and cash items and real estate owned. It shows total resources and corresponding liabilities including capital surplus undivided profits and deposits. Officers E L Johnson president and C G Davis vice president attest to the accuracy sworn July 1 1928 before Notary Louise Coleman.
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