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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1919
Page
3
The Waterloo Evening Courier promotes its Want Advertising Department as affordable for all ads from small items to large listings. It emphasizes low per word rates, headline formats, and daily publication to reach readers in Waterloo.
A crowded page shows numerous Wanted ads for jobs from bakers to traveling salesmen, office clerks, and machine operators, plus help notices seeking a live wire to sell pianos and teens to learn barbering. Scattered lost items include glasses and a black leather traveling bag with rewards offered, and real estate and rental notices populate the classifieds alongside notices of local events and civic notices.
The Chicago market reports higher corn prices tied to hog strength and hay demand, with wet weather noted and moderate gains shifting to profit taking. Prices across Chicago Kansas City Minneapolis Peoria and St Louis show varied quotes for No 2 mix No 2 yellow and white corn, oats, and related grains amid a dull trade and export interest.
Receipts at Sioux City market show 9,000 head with higher bids for mixed stock and cattle. Cattle receipts total 1,690 with steers up to 13.00 and stockers and canners near 7.50, sheep receipts around 2,000 remaining steady.
Cattle receipts reach 1,400 with steers from 9.00 to 26.75, cows and heifers 8.00 to 15.75, calves 4.00 to 14.50. Sheep receipts 1,000 steady with lambs 9.50 to 17.00 and ewes 7.00 to 9.35. Produce prices show butter and eggs movements across New York Chicago and St Louis markets.
Middle aged American man seeks a residence in the United States to perform housework tasks. Preference for a bachelor or widow’s home with stable living space and essential amenities. Contact through courier service for arrangements.
Fragmented notice lists multiple business sale postings including Braizees For Sale and other listings with vague prices and terms. Mentions trading, shipments, and daily business activity with scattered names and locations.
Washington July 23 renewed charges that big meat packers ran propaganda against pending regulation and licensing legislation. Senators Kenyon Smoot and Sherman traded accusations while Chairman Groton urged hearings and warned against abridging petition rights. Georgia Democrat Harris attacked the packers as wielding a powerful lobby opposing investigation.
A Bolshevik delegation reaches Kishineff offering peace to Roumanian Dniester troops on Lenine's behalf. Eight day armistice on the Bessarabian front concluded as the delegation moves to Roumanian headquarters.
Chicago hog receipts total 1100 with prices up to 23.50 for top hogs and notable gains across weights. Cattle and sheep markets show fluctuating gains, with beef steers and heifers selling higher and steady feeder and stocker activity. Kansas City reports similar strength in hogs and cattle, with heavy beef steers valued at about 14.60 to 25.3 and lambs easing near 14.00 to 16.00 for weights under 4 lbs.
Receipts from Omaha and East St Louis show cattle, sheep and hogs with varied but mostly steady to higher quotes. Beef steers range as high as 16.25 to 18.00 per cwt with other grades down to 12.00, veal calves 13.00 to 14.25, sheep lambs 18.00 to 17.35, yearling lambs 11.00 to 13.50, and hogs bidding up to 23.25 on top.
Liberty bond prices are listed for various series with quotes around 99.44 for the 14s and 95.04 for the third 44s. Potatoes show steady arrivals in Chicago with New Carrots and Virginias priced per barrel and cwt. Sugar and silver markets in New York are reported with raw sugar at 7.28 and Mexican dollars at 83 1/2 cents.
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