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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1920
Page
4
Chicago market notes wheat futures rose after early declines as traders weighed labor talks and crop reports. Prices firmed with December near 2.54 and March around 2.86 while corn showed tentative gains and spillover supported by Western crop expectations. Livestock prices mostly steadied with hogs higher and cattle mixed as market activity remained cautious.
Historical grain notes show bid prices in Kansas City region with Wheat and Corn variants listed. Rates include No 2 futures around $1.60 and mixed lots near $2.25 to $2.39, with minor changes noted for some grades and futures.
Fragmentary Toledo ledger notes show scattered figures and months including July October December and values such as 24.15 29.00 23.45 32 30.40 5.50 35.60 and 3.77. Entries mention Alaska cash and Prime Timothy with no coherent narrative or complete facts.
Chicago reports heavier poultry movement than last year due to lighter storage stocks and strong demand. Fowl prices rise while young spring chickens hold steady. eggs show steady demand for current consumption. Butter imports from Denmark, Argentina and Holland help offset domestic shortages. weekly price indices show mixed movement across metals and dairy markets.
The New York stock market opened weak as weekend developments in the railroad industrial sector dampened sentiment. Steels and related shares sagged, motors and their specialties flirted with gains, and rails showed irregular activity with reports that railroad groups may reject the labor board award. Foreign exchange was heavy as London fell and various commodities and bonds showed mixed action in a tense trading session.
Premium lists totaling 8500 dollars mark the second International Belgian Horse Show in Waterloo from September 27. 1500 breeders in the United States and Canada will receive entries forms. changes aim for equal prizes for all exhibitors. Judges include Kays, Brown, Rupp. Belgian commission to select seed stock for postwar restocking. Entries close September 2.
A mixed stock report shows butter steady at 60c a pound in creamery markets while eggs hold around 42c for firsts with unsettled receipts. Poultry prices list frozen turkeys at 47 to 60c and fresh at 66c, Western broilers 5 to 60c, and geese and fowls around 24 to 28c. Also noted are potatoes and horses prices from Chicago and St Louis markets, plus a Columbus, Ohio human-interest story about Carl Amerine, a WWII deserter who surrendered after two years in a cave and received honorable discharge with back pay.
Cattle receipts 16 000 opened steady to strong with varied cattle classes. Hogs receipts 30 000 with early top around 14.60 to 16.40 for bulk ranges, some higher. Sheep receipts 21 000 slow but steady with native lambs around 15.00 and choicer western ewes near 8.40. Mixed livestock entries and prices listed for feeders cows and vealers, illustrating a generally firm to higher near-term tone amid thin grading in parts.
Receipts: cattle 18,000. hogs 7,000. sheep 7,000. Cattle steady to lower. top native steers $16.10. best heifers $13.00. bulk cows $7.50 to $9.50. vealers $11.00 to $12.00. stockers and feeders steady to strong. Hogs higher. heavies and mediums $10.50 to $15.85. lights $15.25 to $15.70. Sheep strong. prime Arizona $12.33. others $14.25. lop lambs $14.35. culls $7.90 to $7.50.
Receipts show hogs steady with bulk at 14.75 per cwt. cattle receipts 1800 steady with steers 7.09 to 11.60, cows and heifers 3.00 to 16.25, calves 26.00 to 12.00. sheep receipts 4500 steady with ewes 7.00 to 8.25 and lambs 14.50 to 15.75.
Fred i Delar, owner of a wild animal act, was badly injured when a lion attacked in a cage at the state grounds in Sioux City Iowa. Delmar jabbed the lion with a fork, the lion clamped on his arm, and the trainer lunged to throw the animal off before fleeing the cage.
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