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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1929
Page
8
Classified notes advertise poultry hatcheries in Iowa and Missouri with detailed prices for Leghorns, Rocks, Wyandottes, and Leghorns. multiple farms list weekly hatches and reduced rates. Also includes livestock sales, general notices, and a public sale ad.
The document appears as a fragmented legal notice naming an administrator and district court filing. It mentions Matt Vidakovich and Ferguson Avenue Wood River TH N Bulentia of water loo Iowa Rt 8 and Pickett Gwisher Parnell as attorney with dated July 3 19. The exact actions are unclear due to garbled OCR.
Waterloo council in regular session chaired by Mayor Tibbitts approves minutes from June 34, 1939 and July 1, 1928 sessions. Petitions include regulating hot air furnaces, extending Michigan Avenue, curb and sidewalk work, street lights, and tax relief requests while various permits and licenses are moved to committees and officer reports for June 1922 are received and filed.
Wheat markets surged on reports of mixed crop prospects in Canada and the American Northwest. Prices closed higher across wheat, corn, and oats with cash levels up and volumes pressured by expectations of a larger old-crop movement. Western rains and variable yields kept traders cautious about actual output, while the Canadian pool indicated a weaker yield than official estimates.
The report covers June 1929 cotton consumption, stocks, imports, exports, and spindles in the United States, with figures by class and region. It also notes limited spot demand and steady prices in Liverpool, plus opening declines in Chicago cotton futures across multiple months.
Minneapolis Flour prices show a 15 cent increase for carload lots of family patent flour, with barrel pricing around 8.00 to 8.10, shipped in 983 pound cotton sacks. Shipments total 37,565 units, Iran price listed at 25.00 to 25.50.
Chicago market report notes hay receipts and prices for timothy and clover mixed, timothy grass mixed, and alfalfa. Prices range from 11.00 to 22.90 per unit, with several entries cited for July 3.
Potatoes on track with 64 cars, 147 total shipments, and 996 cars listed as limited yet steady. Virginia Irish Cobblers quoted at 5.80 to 8.00 per barrel, Kentucky Irish Cobblers 3.20 per sack, and southern Bliss Triumphs ordinary quality 2.75 to 3.10. Curb market notes New York reports Standard Oil of Indiana and Cities Service activity.
Chicago and New York market notes list cash quotations for wheat corn and oats with various No 2 and No 4 mixed and white grain classes. Butter cheese poultry and eggs prices are given with receipts and current levels across Chicago and St Louis markets dated July 13.
Chicago July 13. Closing quotations on the Chicago stock exchange. Readings include Allied, Art Metal, Borg Warner, Butler Bros, Club Alum, Dexter, Great Lakes, Insull, Kalamazoo, Mead, Mo Kan Pipe, Viking Pump, Zenith Radio, U S Gypsum, Oliver Farm Equipment, Viking Farm, Rath Package and other listed industrials and utilities.
Kansas City and Omaha market notes show receipts for wheat corn and oats with varied bids. Prices list No. 2 hard and white corn values, plus oats bids and per bushel ranges, reflecting mixed demand and regional readings on July 13.
New York stocks closed the week strong with heavy gains in rails and industrials. United States Steel hit a record high, while New York Central and Missouri Pacific posted sharp advances. oil shares like Simms Petroleum held near peak. Weekend profit taking appeared but overall turnover exceeded 2.2 million shares.
Iowa markets today show packing centers quoting hog prices across cities including Cedar Rapids Des Moines Ottumwa and Majors. Prices range from under 400 lbs at about 10.18 to heavies near 11.50, with sow values 7.60 to 9.70 and light pigs around 6.00 to 10.50 depending on weight and grade.
Omaha Neb July 13 cattle and sheep quotations show receipt totals of about 6800 head including 65 direct. Prices for steers and heifers mixed with modest changes from week prior. Beef cows and cutters under pressure while fed weights and yearlings hold firmer. Lamb market steady to mixed with feeding lambs and yearlings showing gains and top quotes around 14.60 for slaughter lambs.
Glaux Caty Ia July 13 cattle receipts to week show better fed calves and yearlings, cows and stockers up to 40 cents. top steers and yearlings around 214.00. hog receipts about 6,000 with fair activity and steady prices. sheep and lambs trade steady to slightly lower with fat native lambs around 14.23 to 14.35. Also wheat and corn futures notes from St. Louis dated July 12.
The New York market reported varied foreign exchange rates on July 13 with listings for Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Thailand Norway Sweden Denmark Switzerland Spain Poland Czecho Slovakia Yugoslavia Argentina Brazil Japan and China. Notable figures include Shanghai 54.00 and Tokio 45.40 with others shown as fractions or percent values.
Chicago July 13. Hog market opened weak with buyers steady to firm few supplies. Fresh offerings around 5,300 head, 4,100 direct to packers. receipts light, 300 head on the day. Prime steers mixed, lambs weak, hogs unevenly steady to 12 cents lower. Top lambs near 15.50. feeders and old crop heifers soft. hogs 180-230 lbs offered 12.00 to 12.30, sows around 9.90-10.00, bulk 10.60-12.00. Direct and packer demand varied with limited disposing capacity.
In St Louis cattle and hog markets receipts climbed with hogs steady to weak and bids uneven. Hogs ranged with heavy butchers unsold and pigs at about 11.25 to 19.15, while cattle saw natives and western steers steady to 25 cents lower, top steers around 15.75 and mixed yearlings near 14.50, cows and bulls mixed but generally weaker, sheep and lambs modestly unchanged with bulk near 14.35 before shipper sales.
In St Paul on July 13 receipts show fed steers and yearlings uneven with some 5 or more higher. Hogs receipts mix with butchers and sows varied. grain fed cattle and calves posted prices including yearlings around 26 dollars and heifers near 97.50. Lambs and ewes also shifted with fat lambs near 93.05 and fat ewes around 64.00, while total averages reflected a cautious, fluctuating market.
Livestock market report from St Joseph on July 13 shows hog receipts around 500 with prices from 11.60 to 12.00 per cwt, cattle receipts about 230 featuring best steers near 15.88 and fed yearlings around 13.50 to 14.25, with lambs steady to strong and range lambs at 14.50 to 18.00 and natives 13.00 to 13.75. numerous weight classes and price ranges reflect active trading by local buyers.
New York July 13 Pi The bond market was led by convertibles in a brief session as advances in atacks and fixed return assets influenced prices. Stocks like Atchison 38 Fold 145 American Telephone 4425 and International Tote phone 4435 on 168% showed gains of 3 to 246 points while Pan-American Tubularium dipped. Liberty bonds and treasury issues remained firm while Standard Realty and utility mortgages held steady with little change.
Minneapolis grain notes show bid quotes for No 1 northern spring wheat and amber durum with 14 percent protein targets, prices around 1.58 to 1.80 per unit, and shares for dark hard Montana varieties. Corn futures in No 2 yellow and white grades appear with mixed nearby and deferred contract quotes and unsettled commentary on September and December maturities.
Weekly Grain and Provisions notes Canada and North American wheat losses from drought. Estimates place total wheat losses around 20,000,000 bushels, pressuring prices with July readings showing wheat up about 3 cents per bushel while corn weakens and oats fall. Market leaders project lower spring wheat and domestic white wheat output versus two years ago, with corn weather supporting weaker corn alongside firmer provisions. Numerous real estate transfers listed in Waterloo area follow.
The body of Theodore Hammel was discovered bound with wire inside a furnace in his Chicago home. Police hold a niece and a family friend for questioning as they pursue the possibility of death by own action amid family claims of murder. Hammel had been missing since yesterday. custodian Burg Peckard says Hammel owed him $7,000 and refused further loans.
The tin tin Bowler plane traveling from Chicago to Berlin was damaged by a large ice caire and was undergoing repairs at Port Burwell. Pilots Robert Gas and Parker DB. Cramer expect a possible takeoff to Greenland tomorrow amid poor weather conditions.
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