Bullish wheat surge amid heat and drought signals
An upturn in grain prices led by wheat on July 12 amid extreme heat and drought news in the northwest and Europe. Quotations rose with nearby and deferred contracts strong, while corn and oats followed gains despite hog market weakness. Cash quotes list mixed results for wheat, corn, oats, and potatoes, with regional price variations noted.
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Lvago
Jopean
Drouth News
Inkse
Prices in Produce and Money Markets Across Cities
New York reports firm butter receipts 26 645 tubs high grade creamery and delivery prices. Regularly traded eggs 22 199 cases unchanged. Kansas City and St Louis show poultry and butter unchanged. Money and bonds ease with steady exchange rates and Liberty bonds quoted across issues.
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Chicago
Kansas City
St Lona
St. Louis
Money and Exchange
Es York
Merren-' We
Sweden
Norway
Argentine
Montreal
Deaths and funeral notices from local obituaries
Mortuary notices report Mrs Tina Bengston 56 died at home from typhoid, son Bert also died of the disease. Tina born Sweden in 1865, married 1883 in Chicago. Other obituaries include Abraham Foote, Mrs William Greenberg, and Edward Banks with details of births, marriages, and funeral plans.
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Tina Bengston
Seventh Street West
Bert R. Bengston
Sweden
Andrew J. Bengston
Chicago
Rock Island
Alice
George
O'Keefe & Towne
Abraham
Foote
Charles Foote
Gabie Street
Mr. Foote
Schenectady
N. Y
Iowa
Carrie Morrison
Jenne Kieth
Kennewick
Wash
Avery Foote
Butte
Mont
Ruth Metzgar
Grundy Center
Amos L
Waterloo
Fayette
William Greenberg
Edward Banks
Frank Martin
Cottage Street
Arkansas
H. C. Boyd
Cattle and Hogs Move Higher in Midwest Livestock Markets
Cattle prices rise up to 250 higher with strong feeder activity across Chicago and Kansas City markets. Hogs show mixed gains and declines against yesterday's averages as receipts reach tens of thousands. sheep and veal also firm in spots, with varied regional shifts in price and demand.
Sioux City Livestock Receipts Steady With Mixed Cattle Prices
Sioux City market reports receipts of 6 500 hogs and 4 00 sheep with prices for fed steers 5 50 to 8 65, cows 4 00 to 7 25, yearlings 3 50 to 4 50, calves 3 50 to 5 75. St Joseph reports hogs 6 500 and cattle varying, calves 0 60 higher, steers 0 30 higher, lambs 9 50 to 10 50, ewes 3 50 to 6 35.
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Cholea
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Texas
Jaztes
Texas Wethers
East ST. Louis
East St Louis
Omaha
Neb
ST. Joseph
Stock list shows oils and steels rally on tax news
New York July 32 reports show foreign oils rising after Harding disapproval of import taxes on raw and refined oils. Pan American Petroleum and Jex Jean lead gains while Sears Roebuck falters. Metals and equipment stocks climb with Baldwin, Pullman, Harvester, and Cru cible lifting. City notices address dead animal disposal costs from a rendering plant near Nevada Street.
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New York
Harding
3Ex Jean
Pan-american Petroleutin
General Asphalt
Atlantic Gulf
Baldwin Locomotive
Harvester
Studebaker
Endicott-Johnson
Famous Players
Reading
Northern Pacific
Sears-Roebuck
Royal Dutch
Sinclair
Baldwin
Pullman
Crucible
Balttimore & Ohio and Southern Railway
American Car & Foundry
American Locomotive
American Smelting & Raf
American Sumatra Tobacco
American T. & T
Eressee
Atchison
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Rothichem Steel
International
Kennecott Copper
American Woolen
Midvale Steel
Peoples Gas
Shesapeske & Chic
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Mil
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Southern Railway
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United States Rubber
United States Steel
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Utah Copper
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Standard of Co
Uncle Harry Explains Postwar Marine Shipping Surplus
Uncle Harry explains that after World War I the United States has more ships than needed yet faces a shrinking foreign trade. Wartime shipyards produced hundreds of vessels, some unfinished after peace, leaving the U S with a surplus of ships and a costly maintenance burden. Albert D Lasher is named shipping board chairman to find a plan. Leonard Krasin, Bolshevik trade commissioner, reportedly to visit the United States.
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Jimmy
Askeoa
United States
Europe
England
Germans
Sam
United States Gavn Armament
Chicago
Albert D.lasker
United States Shipping Board
Farmers Editor Contact Note in Waterloo Courier
Notice invites questions and comments to the Editor Farm Department of the Evening Courier and Reporter in Waterloo Iowa. Communications addressed to Editor Farm Department may use the telephone number 3330 for outreach.
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Evening Courier and Reporter
Waterloo
Iowa
Purebred Heifer Club planned in Black Hawk County
A countywide purebred dairy calf club modeled after the Fayette scheme was proposed for Black Hawk youths ages 10 to 19. Backing comes from the Black Hawk Holstein Breeders association, with J. P. Eves and Chesley Jenness organizing. Members may join if deemed diligent, three-year term, yearly show and judging, with proceeds from a final club sale going to members.
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Olstein
Harry S. Berlovich
Waterloo Evening Courier
Black Hawk Club
Bertle
Taney
Eves
Jeuness
Burger
The
Courier
Twenty Four Year Old Alfalfa Field Has High Feed Value
Valley City North Dakota July 12 Tom Casey Barnes county farmer reports an average annual alfalfa yield from a 24 year old 25 acre field valued at 156 bushels of oats per acre. He notes two cuttings a year with two and a half tons from each. Casey grew alfalfa with college seed after a 27 year interest sparked by Dr John H Worst. He now cultivates 120 acres of alfalfa and 150 acres of sweet clover on a farm just over a section.
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N. D
Tom Casey
Barnes County
Casey
Agricultural College
John H. Worst
Tall Corn Championship Rumor From Spring Creek Township
A Dig Creek farmer reports tall corn near La Porte City. J. J. McShane’s Spring Creek farm shows 13 feet high corn in silking by July 4. A. J. Bacon farm has two fields tasseled and silking by July 4 with Early Maston and Hied's Yellow Dent. Other stalks reach 10 feet with promising outlook.
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la Porte City
Courier
J. J.mcshane
Spring Creek Township
A. J. Bacon
Hay crop heavy but oats light in Butler
Allison Iowa July 12 farmers report heavy hay harvests in the Allison area aided by fine weather. Oats crops are lighter with many fields too poor to harvest. Potatoes badly need rain as the growing season continues.
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Butler
Allison
Sgrain
Farm Bureau notes and farm reports across states
Hardin County farmers back wool project as Berdin Wool Growers association ships from Lowaly and Eldora. New Hampshire County reports record Farm Bureau membership in Concord. Ohio Farm Bureau settles $2118.82 claim against Pennsylvania RR for Perry County cooperative. Texas cotton growers contract for 560,903 bales with the Cotton Growsers’ Co operative Marketing Association. Minnesota prepares livestock marketing agency to handle 10,000 stock cars in first year with 250 co op shipping members. Dakota War Bureau reports 2437 women members and North Dakota leads in suffrage. Chicago committee on livestock marketing plans July 24 meeting at La Salle hotel.
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Wiship Wool
Eldora
Berdin Wool Growers Fisjsociation
Lowaly
Idora
New Hampshire
Concord
N. W
Grafton Farm Bureau
New England
United States
Columbus
Transportation Department of Ohio Farm Bureau Fedperation
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Farmers’ Co-Operative
Perry Ceounty
Ealf
Dallas
Tex
Texas
Texas Farm Bureau Colton Growsers’ Co-operative Marketing Association
Walton Petnet
St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Northwest
South St. Paul
W. A. McKerrow
Mckerrow
Chicago
la Salle Hotel
C. H. Guslafgon
Wool pools drive gains in 1920s wool market
Chicago July 12 We report on growth in wool pools and shipments across states led by Ohio New York Michigan and Illinois with increasing totals as Indiana Kansas Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota South Dakota and Missouri pool through. Consumers may benefit from direct grower to mill marketing while pools plan to expand in 1921 and beyond. The piece notes 12 000 000 pounds moved from the Chicago pool since January 1921 and discusses efficiency in distribution and the role of grower sales agencies. A side note covers a French Italian interest in American swine breeding with shipments to Italy to showcase Chester White and Hampshire stock at fairs.
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Italy
Marquis
Des Moines
Iowa
Ledro C. Willetts
Mt. Pleasant
Chester
Frank Shearer
Joy
Ill
Dreamwold Farm
Peoria
Hampshire
Potato Outlook PoCO in Black Hawk and Grundy
Cedar Falls July 12 investigation among western Black Hawk and eastern Grundy county farmers indicates both early and late potato crops will be short this season. Also listed are numerous estate transfers in Black Hawk County including Waterloos and Cedar Falls additions.
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Black Hawk
Grundy
Realtors to Enjoy Busy Social Round at Chicago Confab
Waterloo realtors attending the National Association of Real Estate Boards convention in Chicago will join a reception and dance at the municipal pier for families tonight, a dance at Edgewater Beach Hotel Thursday, and a Great Lakes naval station visit with entertainment. William G. Herren of Waterloo, president of the association, will appear on the program. A prior informal reception was held in the Congress hotel gold room. Turkey buzzards disappeared from Galveston after the 1969 disaster.
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National Association of Real Estate Boards
Chicago
Municipal Pier
Edgewater Beach
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Congress Hotel
William G. Herren
Will Apnear
Guernsey and Holstein Breeders Urged to Respond
Farm Editor seeks several head of high grade Guernsey or Holstein cows. Farmers with surplus of either breed urged to contact the Farm Editor at once.
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Guernsey
Horlicks Malted Milk Praised For Purity And Care
The text lauds Horlicks Malted Milk for its purity and careful preparation. It highlights hygienic conditions, cows from clean herds, own spring water, and malt production in house to ensure a wholesome, invigorating beverage.
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Horlick
Hoerlich
Illinois Boosters Try to Monopolize Swine Exposition
Illinois boosters plot to house the national swine show in Peoria for two years, with state funding and local business support. Des Moines and Iowa breeders fail to prevent loss, while Peoria mobilizes resources, industry partners, and ground-breaking plans for new exhibit buildings and shared costs.
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Illinois
Des Moines
Iowa
Calmy
Peoria
Ill
Illnois
Finois
National
Evie Growers’ Association
Ilinois
Pelotta
Towa
Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Chicago Elevators End Strike Move Grain Across City
Chicago operators report the strike by elevator workers is over for their side with full production. by week’s end they expect to operate as efficiently as the workers. Several million bushels of grain sit on sidetracks awaiting unloading, a backlog blamed on a three day holiday and expected to clear within three days.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Farmers Tell What They Think Is Wrong with Their Business
Farmers from 1,600 counties in 147 states answered the American Farm Bureau federation survey. They cite lowered transport rates tariff protections and cooperative marketing as key changes needed to improve agricultural conditions.
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Associated Press
Chicago
American Farm 1 Bureau Federation
World Golf Cup Finalists Battle Through 16 Extra Holes
In Chicago on July 12, C Bateman and Wiliam Murray, finalists for Green Valley Golf club's director's cup, fought through 16 extra holes before Bateman won with a four long putt from the thirty-fourth green. Also, Leavitt & Johnson bank officials plan a chicken dinner at J. W. Miller farm in Orange township for about 35 people tonight.
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C. Bateman
Wiliam Murray
Green Valley Golf Club
Bateman
Leavitt & Johnson Bank
J. W. Miller
Orange Township
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