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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1921
Page
13
Chicago reports cattle receipts 500 with beef steers 15 to 25 cents higher on some grades while grassers weaken. Hogs see light trading with prices near 9.13 to 9.35 per cwt and pigs steady. Sheep receipts 6,000 and fat lambs mostly steady with export sales not lifting sentiment.
The Associated Press reports a hesitant New York stock market opening with rails firm on the exchange and various commodities showing mixed movement. Short session activity focused on settling contracts with rails and several steel and petroleum issues posting fractional gains amid broad irregular trends.
Receipts total 300 cattle and 300 hogs with mixed bids. Cattle market shows gains in native steers and best light yearlings while heavy and stocker classes post mixed to higher prices. Hog prices steady to higher with top at 21.90 and lighter weights near 11.00. lambs show few sales and steady to slightly weaker compared with last week.
The report covers Omaha Kansas City Minneapolis and other markets with grain and seed prices for dark northern No 1 yellow No 2 mix and no 3 yellow oats and cloverseed figures. It lists July dates and price ranges for wheat corn oats and seed trades, plus money exchange and commodity notes.
Big receipts and strong rural movement push wheat prices down this week while exports and cooler weather support some rallies. Corn slips slightly, oats ease marginally, and provisions vary. milk and eggs show mixed trends as markets adjust to railway congestion and new crop prospects. Local transfers and farm news accompany the market overview.
Kansas City reports weekly receipts and price changes across beef cattle hogs and sheep. Beef steers higher in bulk while other cattle mostly steady to lower. cows and calves show declines. hogs steady to higher with best lights to shippers around 10.40 and mixed hogs 9.73 to 10.10. Sheep absent this week with lambs steady and sheep 25 to 50 cents higher.
Cattle receipts and futures show steady to modest gains over the week with yearlings and handyweight steers up 25 to 40 cents, heifers 25 cents higher, bulls 25 to 50 cents higher, stockers and feeders up about 26 cents. Sheep receiots none with lambs 10 to 25 cents lower and sheep 15 to 50 cents higher. feeding grades 50 cents higher.
Sioux City Iowa on July 23 sees cattle receipts at 200 with steady to firm ranges for grass cows and beef steers, hogs at 5,000 with prices mostly steady to lower, and sheep at 8,300 with steady tone. St Joseph reports lighter cattle and sheep activity with limited offerings and steady to higher bids reaching up to 10.40 for top cattle and 10.25 for lambs.
The Sun financial review notes President Harding’s debt relief stance for railroads spurred the market. Rail shares led gains with firms like Baldwin Haskell and Baker moving up, while Cuba Cane Sugar preferred and Mexican Petroleum showed strength. Montana Power weakened unexpectedly.
Investigation to determine how the Dempser Carpentier fight films were smuggled from New Jersey into New York will start today before the federal grand jury. U S District Attorney Hayward indicated Tex Rickard and all related officials would be summoned early in the week. Producers said the pictures would be shown tomorrow at a Broadway theatre.
The piece calls for persistent action to push world disarmament, urging Christians to keep up the effort as military pace slackens. It praises President Harding's strength with Congress, describing him as courageous, high minded, level headed, and patriotic.
Minnesota creameries produced 189,237,843 pounds of butter earning 75,622,867.31 dollars in the year ending June 30. Co operatives led gains from 91,326,474 to 91,716,281 pounds while average butter price was 28.27 cents and farmer butter fat price 63.39 cents per pound. The state counts 811 creameries in 1921, up from 762 in 1919, with shifts among co operatives independents and centralizers.
Miss Eva Gates of Chicago visits the Gissel home in Otterville on July 23. Mr and Mrs Jacob Smith visit Manchester and Masonville. The 1914 Embroidery circle picnic gathers eighty five at the Frank Bantz grove with Myrtle Curtis Brown and child present. Woman's Mission meets Friday with Mrs Emma Gissel. farm bureau picnic planned at Woodland home of Frank and Mrs Bantz. Goats are the only animals that can digest vellulose.
Iowa State College animal husbandry circular from December 1920 promotes three mineral mixtures for hogs to fill dietary gaps. The plan includes simple, moderately complete, and fairly complete formulas using lime, salt, bone meal, bone black, and mineral salts, with guidance on self feeding and mixing with tankage. Field tests on gilts showed mineral feeding generally beneficial, with simple mixtures performing well. results are preliminary and to be refined.
Wilton Junction Iowa July 23 Mrs Will Wren of a Johnson county farm five miles north of West Branch earned 100 quarts of raspberries most of which she picked. She lives on a large farm and has hired men but will have no help with housework. She has raised seven chickens this year.
Des Moines reports higher livestock prices, especially hogs, seen as bright financial news. Hog prices edged toward 12 dollars by August, with cattle and sheep also improving. grain prices may rise as feeding demand increases, while overall business conditions show cautious recovery after financial turmoil.
Reinbeck Iowa July 23 1863 year remembered as extreme heat by local farmer John Horstmann. He notes 1863 had earlier planting dates with corn progressing by April 21 and a long hot period from June to July, despite occasional showers aiding crop growth.
All dairy events will be at A focusing on Ways and means to promote the dairy industry more efficiently and effectively.
A fragment notes that the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station has no knowledge of a so called James College Mineral Mixture and warns that any such product is unauthorized. It rejects claimed findings and official endorsement by students or firms, stating the station has not published results on swine feed mixtures.
Black Hawk county farmers are urged to adopt free limestone distribution to improve alfalfa yields. The Black Hawk County Farm Bureau, led by county agent A A Bers Re, plans to educate farmers on soil neutralization, proper application, and the benefits of lime for acid soils and legume growth.
The Meridale herd from Meredith New Hampshire may enter Jersey classes at the twelfth annual Dairy Cattle Congress. BE Estes Waterloo dairy exhibit director requests premium lists and entry details from Meridale manager Fred W Ayer. Meridale is one of the nation's largest Jersey farms, with 72 head sold recently.
In Frederika Iowa on July 23 a 15 year old boy saved the stock and house from a fire on Pratt’s farm west of town. The barn and a large silo burned despite neighbors arriving late. the boy was alone and heard an explosion, which started the blaze. The crops were destroyed but the house was saved. A Wisconsin bride wed barefoot as a superstition.
Independence Iowa July 23 The old one boss shag wasn t thing on The W Chapmans 28 year old binder A farmer south of town owns a harvesting machine claimed to be the oldest in Buchanan county It has operated 23 years and still is good for several years to come From all appearances In all that time Mr Chapman has bought but one new canvas for it Who said it doesn t pay to give machinery care.
Delaware county and Buchanan county farmers prepare for the Delaware county farm bureau picnic at the fair ground on July 25. Speakers include CW Hunt president of the Iownarm Bureau and Peder Pedersen of Cedar Walls. Dyersville band will provide music. A big inter county baseball game and several athletic events are on the program with no gate admission.
New Hampton’s creamery leads 1924 gains with over $1,000,000 in checks for Chickasaw county farmers. Nine active creameries in the region. New Hampton creamery posts strong first half gains and higher butter production with Mo W Mohler noted as principal butter maker. Butter sold widely, price high, patrons 159, and 1920 receipts tallied at $214,549.
Will J. Campbell of Jesup reports his herd of 17 cows achieved 19 first place, 21 second place, 16 third and seven fourth place awards across major fairs in Minnesota and North Dakota. He plans to return home early next week and prepare for upcoming shows.
Orchard community notes a bumper hay and oat straw crop but oats yield is light. Harvesting is nearly done and threshing well advanced. potatoes disappointing though late velvet beans look promising. A good rainfall is needed to salvage the late crop.
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