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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1921
Page
11
Bullish crop belt reports lifted wheat in Chicago trading as concerns over drought and damage spread from France. July futures rose to around 1.28 and September near 1.23 while other grains held gains. market closed firm with strong close and higher quotes across wheat and related commodities.
Market column lists farm staples with sporadic figures for wheat patent and inter wheat patent per barrel, flour prices, creamery butter, potatoes, and produce items. OCR damage obscures many figures but indicates price lines and item names typical of a Waterloo market listing.
Market prices for York and Chicago on June 21 show firmer receipts in eggs and butter with higher dairy tones. Creamery and packing stock values shift while live poultry and roosters rise modestly. Liberty bonds and metals also note varied pricing across commodities.
New York trading opened with many issues at low records and a mixed session led by United States Steel and Mexican Petroleum. Gains appeared in Brudebaker, Great Northern, New York Central and Royal Dutch while declines or weakness hit several steels, oils and tobacco related stocks. final tone steady as call money fell to a two year low.
Darr and Shirley Short of Curtiss Aircraft flew from Fort Dodge to Oelwein to select landing fields for a proposed terminal here. The Belt S3 area northwest of town at the intersections of walls 10 and 11 was chosen as the best site for field marking, smoothing, hangars, and shops. Short will be permanently stationed in Oelwein with one of the company’s planes.
Washington dispatch reports the National Grange American Farm Bureau Federation and International Farm eresa say farmers quit buying due to farm product prices falling below the cost of what they purchase. They urge price level increases or lower costs and wages to restore normal buying. outline cost-cutting steps for manufacturing distribution and retail, and warn that farmers will not resume normal buying until equality in price levels is restored.
The Benson Creamery near Cedar Falls hosts its annual midsummer picnic at Morgan's Grove with Lieut. Gov. Hammill as main speaker. The event, a tri-county farmers’ celebration, features a mammoth sports carnival, bands, and remarks by county agent A A Burger.
Kansas City and surrounding markets report cattle steady to 15c higher, hogs 25 to 35c up with receipts around 30,000. Cattle top around 5.50 for medium weights, yearlings up, calves firm, and stockers steady to weak. Hogs sell 20 to 40c higher, top near 38.50 with most sales in the 8.25 to 8.45 range for butcher weigh-ins. Sheep receipts about 3,000 with native lambs and yearlings rising, prices up around 28c.
East St Louis stock market notes receipts and prices across cattle hogs and sheep with figures for steers cows yearlings bulls hogs and lambs from multiple markets including Omaha Sioux City and St Joseph. Highlights show mixed gains across regions with top hogs around 8.95 and cattle top near 8.66, lambs around 12.50 and numbers for feeders cows and veal.
Readers may send questions and comments to the Editor Farm Department of the Evening Courier and Reporter in Waterloo Iowa. Communications should be addressed to the Editor and include a phone contact or similar means of reply.
J. E. Cundy of three miles southwest of Cedar Falls reports over four tons of alfalfa from a two acre field with a second crop stronger than the first. He is expanding alfalfa pastures to three more acres and believes alfalfa fed hogs offer high quality meat, noting western Nebraska and southwestern South Dakota producers rely heavily on alfalfa. Cundy plans increased acreage next year and expects three harvests this season.
Clarksville Iowa reports benefited crops after a heavy Sunday afternoon rain. Corn shows record growth. timothy and clover are excellent. rye thriving with fields ready to harvest. potatoes look good though burs require careful control this year.
The United Press reports Miss Monica Walsh of the American Land Service says 1,000s of unemployed ex servicemen are leaving New York by train for rural work. She cites 468,000 jobless city residents, noting attempts to recruit farmers and harvest aid have stalled due to funds and lack of places.
The La Porte City marriage of Anna Scroggins and Van Schoick occurred at 9:30 p m Sunday at the residence of the bride's daughter Mrs N S Beers with Rev KE Genung officiating. The couple, both longtime residents, live in a northside cottage and were welcomed by friends.
Ackley Ia June 7. Ackley boys and girls who have returned home from colleges include Ruth and Margaret Althouse Coe Cedar Rapids Ruth Whaley graduate Whiteside Dorothy Jacobs graduate BA Specht Iowa City John Stoehr agricultural college Ames Humke and brother Willard Doc Stanley Jacob Notre Dame Ind Mrs Beisbesheimer Northwestern University Chicago Herman Siemers Dubuque University Frank McManaus Milwaukee Miss Martin Mises Pen ning Teachers college Cedar Falls Back from Grand Temple Reiko Snater who represented Fountain lodge AF and AM at grand temple meeting in Waterloo reports a pleasant time He shared session details Monday evening's meetings Band Has Outing Ackley band 20 strong with wives sisters sweethearts guests at Island Grove east of Ackley music and open air supper Moonlight return Entertain Business Rise Merle Eliott post American Legion invited business men to regular meeting for inspiration flag salute then socialRefreshments by legion editor Lagtonnairs Dest Moines Home From Yi Gilloes returned from two weeks in Florida with companions at Palm Beach and Miami Sushing Fishing at Ackley's Isaac Waltons at Bednond Stockholders Meet Consumers Oil stockholders met to exchange for Hawkeye stock Clear Lake visits by Mrs H Gosttel and family Harley Weber at Clear Lake Sunday
The Bridgehead Sentinel, among the last doughboy papers from France, will suspend publication due to new war economy rules. Published at Cablenz and later the journal of the 1st Division, its worldwide circulation served veterans who protest the decision.
Eldora June 21 A crowd of about 6000 gathered for the third annual Hardin County Farm Bureau picnic at the fair grounds. Music by the industrial school band and a quartet including Mitchell Rodgers Moser and Bailey provided entertainment. Mayors James Cameron of Eldora and L. V. Carter spoke. The day featured horseshoe pitching with Pleasant Eldora beating Hardin and finals won by Pleasant two straight. A county baseball game ended 6 to 3 with the north side prevailing.
J D Liffring awarded contracts for a Highland residence at Vista avenue and Arizona street. Andrew Striegel secures the general contract, Zook and Bentz plumbing, Waterloo Electric handles wiring. The brick, long low 76 by 33 foot building will feature a red tile roof and unique architecture. Bids were old, held up by unsettled conditions.
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