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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1929
Page
9
Chicago reports a feverish trading day as wheat hits year highs and corn and oats rise. Prices surged on strong cables and weak Canadian yield prospects amid drought fears. Cash prices firm, receipts mixed with 199 wheat cars, 65 corn cars, and 38 oats cars reported.
Liverpool reports muted activity with prices steady on 4000 bales traded. Futures showed slight shifts while receipts hit 64,000 bales including 3,300 American. Kansas City and other markets printed mixed wheat and corn quotes amid varying grades and bid figures.
Minneapolis grain receipts show 194 cars of wheat with No. 1 northern around 1.50 and 1.69 for dark northern, 13 percent protein. Montana dark hard and durum varieties listed with several prices and future months. No. 2 amber durum and No. 1 red durum cited, along with No. 3 yellow and No. 3 white prices, reflecting a varied market.
Chicago July 17 reports show receipts and shipments for potatoes steady to slow across categories. Prices listed include Irish cobblers at 2.25 to 2.90, Trish cobblers around 6.25 to 5.35, with Kentucky and Virginia stock noted and several barrel prices.
Grain prices in Omaha Nebraska on July 17 1944 show wheat No 1 hard at 61.34 per bushel No 2 hard at 1.92 and 1.47 at related markets white No 1 at 1.03 No 2 white at 1.09 1.04 plus yellow No 1 00 No 2 yellow 1.99 No 2 mixed 96 cents No 9 mixed 95 and oats No 8 white at 47 cents per bushel.
Reported livestock sale at Union Yards lists hogs among items. No additional buyers or prices documented in readable text.
Wheat and corn quotations show No 1 and sample grades around 1.30 to 1.34 dollars in No 1 and No 2 yellow corn near 1.03 to 1.04. Butter eggs cheese and poultry prices listed for New York Chicago and regional receipts with creamery extras around 40 to 46 cents for butter and varied cheese and egg figures.
Closing quotations on leading shares at the Chicago Stock Exchange list Allied Products American Rad Tel Art Metal Works Auburn Auto and many others. Calves and cattle receipts at Sioux City show steady or slower demand with beef prices around 16.95 for 1180 lb steers and 14.00 for fed heifers. lambs steady with tops near 6.90 for natives.
New York stocks showed little action with narrow moves across major issues. Some leaders hit new highs on heavy volume while others faced selling, as Case Threshing and Johns Manville led advances and utilities and rails remained mostly quiet. gorwth bets and recovery in call money aided late session firmness.
Waterloo markets list noon prices July 17 for grains flour and produce including wheat corn barley rye and various butter lard and potato items. Poultry eggs hogs cattle lambs and hides are priced by Rath Packing Co and Colins Braat with figures for prime hog weights and packers plus hay straw and other farm goods listed.
Iowa packing centers quoted hog prices across several cities. Cedar Rapids paid top 11.30 for 170 to 220 lb primes, with various weights receiving 8.7 to 10.15. Des Moines reported receipts of 3,100 with primes around 10.80 to 11.35 and heavies 10.35 to 10.90. Ottumwa showed lighter weights at 2.35 to 10.30 and heavier ranges 10.55 to 11.08. Mason City listed numerous categories from 11.20 for light butchers to 9.20 for heavy cows and 6.00 to 9.00 for pigs and stags.
East St Louis market notes hogs cattle and sheep with price ranges and trends. light hogs and pigs mixed with steady to lower bids. Minneapolis flour market shows unchanged prices with current shipment data. Liberty bonds quoted with standard treasury issues and bid values.
New Work foreign exchange rates show firm demand with completed quotes for Great Britain France Belgium Germany and others. Major currencies include Japan Tokyo Shanghai Montreal and various European bloc rates reflecting market activity across July 17.
The New York bond market opened weak and then drifted lower amid firm money, with call money at 12 percent and time money unchanged. U S. government issues improved on the selling trend while American Telephone convertible bonds fell. several corporate issues and rail bonds showed varied moves. Real estate transfers listed include Wood to Fishburn and Mabel Farmer to Commercial Bank among Waterloo properties as transfers proceed.
Chicago markets show hogs 20 cents lower with 25 000 head in, led by weak demand from eastern buyers. Cattle run about 8 000 with 32 500 typical. sheep and lambs steady but trading slow. Packing sums around 10.80, hogs top near 141, weights varied and cautious buying persists.
Livestock data from Kansas City shows hogs receipts around 8,000 head with uneven but firm top bids near 11.75 for 160 to 325 lb hogs and strong 11.60 to 12.00 for various weights. Cattle receipts about 5,500 with most classes steady. top yearlings around 18.00, cows 6.75 to 8.75, stockers 7.50 to 11.75. Sheep receipts 8,000 with lambs steady to higher. Colorado lambs at 15.00, lambs 13.75 to 15.00, cull ewes 5.25 to 7.00.
New York sugar unchanged at 3.8 3/4 cents duty paid. Relined sugar steady at 5.25 cents. Chicago hay receipts show Timothy and timothy clover mixes with prices from 16.20 to 18.20 per unit, timothy grass mixes 13 1/2 to 15 1/2, and alfalfa 19 1/4 to 19 1/2.
Omaha livestock market update dated July 17. Cattle receipts about 6,800 with steady to firm demand on yearlings and steers. top cattle near 16.40 per cwt for 1,848 lb steer lot and 1,474 lb yearlings, higher grades selling steadily. Hogs traded slow with top around 11.60 and average cost about 10.93. sows to 10.40. Sheep seen firm to 28 cents higher with lambs around 14.50 to 14.60 and yearlings near 11.00 to 11.75. Market notes include packers bidding lower on heavy hogs and strong demand for choice cattle.
St Paul livestock receipts show slow to steady activity across cattle hogs and sheep. Cattle steerings and weights listed with prices around 4.00 for searlings and 18.00 for medium weights while calves hogs and sheep posted varied bids and steady to lower tones amid fluctuating demand.
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