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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1921
Page
9
Chicago markets report hot weather and rust concerns affecting wheat futures while grain and provisions show mixed moves. Prices quoted for No 1 red and various grades reflect demand, with regional bids varying as traders weigh supply risks and futures activity.
The Newark weekly food index for the week ending shows a 15 percent rise from the prior week with 11 advances, 23 declines, and 45 unchanged among 79 quoted commodities. Items listed include butter, rice, coffee, lemons, sugar, flour, and steel scrap, reflecting a broad mix of foodstuffs and related goods.
In New York on June 13, a torrid session saw extreme declines across the market led by United States Steel, Crucible Steel, and Mexican Petroleum. Broad liquidation swept rail and utility shares, with American Car and General Electric down as much as 1 to 1½ percent and Pacific Mail tumbling four points.
New York and Chicago report firmer butter and higher egg prices with receipts noted. Poultry and eggs show unsettled to firm trends while leather and livestock metrics rise in East St. Louis and St. Louis markets. Cotton futures remain steady as grain and flour prices drift, reflecting general market cautiousness and regional price signals.
Marble Rock notes detail visits from Mr Gates at the bankers convention in Des Moines, new market proprietor I A Wittick taking over, and property gains. Obituary for Mrs Martha Bowers in Charles City. wider region visits include Mrs Mary Chambers, Mrs J N Austin, and Miss Audrey Heyl. Several residents travel or host relatives, a local baptismal and church events noted, and a wedding of Margaret Knavel reported.
Chicago yards report lower prices for cattle hogs with thin receipts and mixed leads. Hogs receipts 48,000 mostly 15 lower. top around 38.25, bulk about 7.90 to 5.15. Cattle receipts 13,000 with steers and heifers mostly steady to down. top around 9.18 for mixed 760 pound yearlings. veal calves 5.50 to 9.26. Sheep and lambs receipts 17,000 with lambs 50c lower. native spring lambs 11.75 top, bulk 11.50 to 11.75. Idaho Oregon springs held higher. Washington yearling lambs 9.50. no fat ewes 4.50. natives 5.50.
Kansas City on June 13 reports cattle receipts at 13 600 with steers steady to higher and demand strongest on select stockers and calves. Hogs at 34 000 receipts traded mixed with lighter weights softer, while sheep receipts held at 3 600 with fat lambs easing slightly. Regional markets in East St Louis Omaha Saint Joseph and Sioux City show varied demand and price shifts across cattle hogs and sheep.
Multiple obituary notices from Goodhue Minnesota and nearby areas. Mrs Harriett Butler dies at home. services held at Petersen Bros chapel with Rev A C Preston and Rev T J Atkins assisting. interment Elmwood. survivors include husband and several children and siblings. Mrs Louis Sherman aged 37 dies in St Francis hospital. funeral plans pending at O Keefe Towne. Mrs Cora Whitemore funeral tomorrow at 2 p m at O Keefe Towne. burial Elmwood. survivor list. Mrs David Nord, 26, dies at St Marys hospital Minneapolis from cancer. remembered as Mamie Schott. buried Minneapolis. husband, parents, five sisters and a brother survive.
New York June 13 AP reports a four year low in refined sugar with local refiners bidding at 6 cents per pound for fine granulated sugar as the market reacts to price pressures. A. R. MEETINGS Byron Leighton calls a Rob ert Anderson post special meeting for Wednesday at 2 30 p m with full attendance urged. The session follows the executive committee to settle encampment affairs in Memorial hall at 7 30 p m today.
Record prices dominated the Jersey sale as Gamboge Oxford Gem sold for 18000 to Baldwin Locomotive Works, setting a new high for Channel Islands cattle. 46 head grossed 1954 dollars each on average, with 275 head in the eastern circuit last week at 1168 dollars average. Meridale Farms sold 72 head at 1203 each. top bid 105000 for Golden Cymbeline. American Jersey Cattle Club reports progress and adoption of a 305 day test alongside the 365 day test.
Gilbertville Iowa June 11. A modern ventilating system and two electric fans were installed in St Marys hall. Miss Lenora De Grelf and Loyd De Grelf visited Sunday. Will Shares and wife left for Mankato Minnesota for their daughter Beatrice graduation. Hiram St Hart in John Petticoats at St Marys hall Sunday. Mrs Nick Harig and Florence Dubuque visiting relatives. A silent but affective salesman. For Sale Ad in the Courier.
Ho Liu, a Beijing native and government scholar, tops about 400 freshmen in corn judging at Ames Town State college. He scores 1,123 of 1,200 to win the gold medal from breeder Fred McCulloch. After graduation he plans to work as an agricultural extension instructor in China.
Bristow Iowa June 11 A I Burrus a veteran Poland China breeder near Bristow refuses to abandon hog farming despite a price lull He has long been a Poland China aficionado since 1898 and remains confident in the profitability of registered stock over grade hogs His son Leland follows and both farms emphasize quality purebred hogs and diversified crops as they weather lower market prices and tighter credit conditions.
Muscatine Ia June 13 Fifty thousand dollars was the price paid to Mr and Mrs A Korthaus of Oklahoma for their 160 acre farm in Fulton township Muscatine county Mr and Mrs John Brockmen Scott county are the new owners The consideration embodies a price of 312 50 an acre The new owners will take possession March 1 1922
A sign in Gatrose's shop in Underwood Iowa proclaims a special haircut sale for farmers only at 26 cents. The event, part of a "farmers' day" celebration on Friday, aimed to boost the day and drew a lively crowd from start to finish.
The champion, modest about his win and his status as a student, says he works harder and longer than the average student to keep from getting homesick. His instructors credit his success to superior application and diligence.
Waterloo horseshoe pitchers marshal champions for the county championship tournament at Cedar River park near the old chau tauqua coliseum on June 17 during the Farm Bureau picnic. Teams from the Kimball plant include T H Glasener with W L Richardson and Geo Compton with an unnamed partner. veteran James Holmes seeks a partner. County agent A A Barger says the picnic staff will run the meet with Macy Campbell, F E Fuller, R C Williams, and B Archer from Teachers College heading the officials. Rules copies will be mailed on request. the silver loving cup from the Waterloo Evening Courier will tour Cedar Falls Hudson Dunkerton and La Porte City before the show windows display. Entry forecasts suggest the field may exceed prior years.
American Jersey Cattle sub will offer prizes at Dairy Cattle Congress totaling $1,000. Directors had cut to $500 but reversed the decision due to the show’s importance to Jersey breeders of the west. Tile for ditch arrives at Reinbeck with four railcars of 24 inch tile hauled to the drainage site east of town.
Reinbeck Indiana June 13 reports more than 850 apple trees on nearby farms have been sprayed by one firm. The Courier notes demand for sprayers exceeds capacity as a silent but effective salesman advertises For Sale Adt.
Dr. Don M Griswold submits a report to Mayor Frisbie and state health head Sumner linking a sudden typhoid rise in Waterloo to infected milk from a dairy farm. He notes four family infections, with ten of twenty three local households affected, all near the 700 1800 and 1900 blocks of Jefferson Street. The report commends rapid city action by the milk inspector and suggests stopping the dairy supply likely halted further illness and deaths.
Manchester residents face charges in a coal theft ring at Timote Central railroad yard. Detectives trailed a horse and wagon team to seize company coal amid a wider effort to convict dozens of locals. A special meeting mourned a war commander and outlined plans for fairgrounds enrichment, while a federal soil survey director arrives to assess state counties.
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