Alfalfa sold for 30 an acre near Cedar Falls
Hans Christofferson sold the first two cuttings from six acres of alfalfa in the Cedar Falls area for 30 an acre, totaling 180 dollars to buyer Burton Renner. Renner plans to resell the hay after removing the cuttings, with consideration to optimal cutting times before winter.
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Courier Special Service
Cedar Falls
Hans Christofferson
Here
Burton Renner
Renner
Christofferson
Courier
Jessie C. Weeks
Weeks
Cedar Falls Commercial Club
Lime Legume and Hog Subjects Will Be Talked On Tour
Allison June 27 Two day lime and legume tour in Butler county on June 28 and 29 includes swine growing on day two Visit to Harry Moore and L G Scallon farms with state park production contest entries J L Boatman extension specialist Rex Beresford animal husbandry extension man will assist Schedule lists specific farm stops with times A picnic lunch featured each day and attendees urged to bring well filled baskets The tour aims to connect farmers across the county during noon hours
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Allison
Butler County
Harry Moore
L G. Scalion
J. l. Boatman
Rex Beresford
Dick Voigt
W. B. Ufford
Ty- Gen'&Anderson Brothers
W. ‘de. Tamsett
George Weinberg
Herman. Hunt
John Uhlenhopp
Parkersburg
Henry
Harm
Unwanted Heifer Becomes Heavy Butter Fat Producer
West Union Iowa June 27 1921 Max Grafenberg bought with three Holsteins a yearling heifer he did not want The unwanted cow produced 576 6 pounds of butter fat since 1926 in the cow testing association Profit from the animal was substantial She traces lineage to stock from the W C Gleim herd at Arlington The heifer had a poor start with limited ration before generous feeding boosted production
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Courier Special Service
West Union
Max Grafenberg
Grafenberg
W. C. Gleim
Arlington
Helfer
Charles City Jersey Hangs Up Big Record
Sophies Lad's Josephine a junior four year old Jersey cow owned by Sherman Nursery in Charles City Iowa completed a 365 day test producing 12560 pounds of milk and 605.25 pounds of fat. The cow qualified for the register of merit of the American Jersey Cattle Club in New York.
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Courier Special Service
Charles City
Sophie
Josephine
Jersey
Sherman Nursery Company
American Jersey Cattle Club
New York
Tama County Alfalfa Essay Winners Named
Two hundred fifty youngsters entered the Tama county alfalfa essay contest with Martha Sawyer Garwin winning rural division and Marie Caloud top in town. Judges selected two essays that recently ran in the Couriers farm department as best. Educational institutions sponsored the contest to spur alfalfa farming among farmers.
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Tama County
Martha Sawyer
Garwin
Marie Caloud
Couriers Farm Department
Iowa 26 Men Culling 76 000 Poultry in Record Campaign
Iowa Poultry Improvement Association began the largest culling effort on record with 26 men in five counties trimming 76 000 birds last week. 20 520 were culls, across 84 counties under 13 teams. The drive aims to remove nonlayers and diseased birds to boost profits amid weak egg and poultry prices.
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Iowa
Iowa Poultry Improvement Association
F. W. Wesco
Wesco
Winneshiek County
Howard County
Chickasaw County
Bremer
Fayette
Fayette County
Improvement Association
Mitchell
Cerro Gordo
Worth
Winnebago
Butler
Appnanoose
Corn Responds to Better Weather in Iowa Fields
Farmers welcomed warmer weather as corn rapid growth began, with many likely knee high by July 4. County Agent J L Uban notes timely-planted corn not behind last year, progress in plowing and the fourth cultivation, while oats head soon though slower than hoped. rye and barley show good growth and rye harvest looms.
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J. L. Uban
Hay supplies adequate and demand generally quiet
Washington reports on June 15 hay shipments versus a year earlier. Local consuming areas show good on hand stocks and better pasture, with dealers expecting a quiet near term demand. Prices for No 1 timothy varied by city, as did No 2 timothy and alfalfa quotes, while No 1 clover remained around $18.00 in Chicago.
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Washington
D. C
Hay Market Review
United States Department of Agriculture
Timothy
Chicago
St. Louls
Memphis
New York
Kansas City
Omaha
Prairie
St. Lows
Minneapolis
Normal
Futures report from Chicago market closes
Futures closed with butter and eggs price data across June to December contracts. Fresh standards butter June 80440 July BOC August 3970 storage standards December 43466. Eggs storage packed firsts June Lae refrigerator standards November 29460.
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Chicago
Milk Buyers Move Toward Tested Area in Iowa
Producers Milk company plans a Vinton substation to source milk after Black Hawk county herds pass TB tests with less than 0.5 percent infection. Foster notes East Coast demand and potential shipment from Vinton to Waterloo and beyond, while paying 15 cents per hundredweight for TB clean milk.
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Producers Milk Company
Vinton
Benton County
W. ©. Foster
Foster
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Philadelphia
New York
T. B
Farmers’ Cooperative Organization
Farmer Receives $446.68 For Butterfat at Creamery
Fredericksburg records show D Falls received the largest May payment to a patron at the co operative creamery totaling 446.68 dollars. Other top five checks included J D Herrick Son 269.02 dollars A Ellison 256.62 Gitch 234.79 and Ed Mattke 222.33.
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Fredericksburg
D. Falls
Co-Operative Creamery
J. D. Herrick & Son
A. Ellison
William Gitch
Ed Mattke
The Rhyming Farmer
A humorous agricultural sketch by Edward Tufft distributed by the Associated Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Tufft
The
Associated Press
Readjusting Stock to Meet Demand in Adjusted Production
The narrator praises Tony Greer for avoiding overstock on key items while mismanaging staples like wheat and potatoes. He cites Greer’s method of maintaining balanced inventory to match demand, noting past missteps with excess in shoes and other goods and the need to continually adjust to market needs.
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Tony Greer
Plymouth
Tony
Corn Leads Grain Markets On Surprising Report
Chicago reports corn surged as officials say the crop is the most backward in 22 years, then government figures show spring crop 3.4 percent larger than last year. Closing quotes: corn up 6 1/4 cents, wheat up 1 1/2, oats up 2 1/4, provisions up 10 37 cents.
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Chicago
Kansas City Livestock Market Report
cattle receipts and prices show mixed demand with steady to slow, hogs around steady to 10 cents higher, sheep steady to 25 cents lower. cattle best yearlings $12.90, fed steers $23.55, hogs top $8.75, lambs $13.50, yearling wethers $9.75 to 10.25.
Sioux City Livestock Market Report June 27
Cattle receipts 3,000 slow demand killers steady to lower prices. Fat steers and yearlings 8.00 to 19.00, bulk 9.00 to 11.00. Fat cows and heifers 6.00 to 11.25, canners 3.50 to 5.50, grass cows 5.00 to 7.00, feeders 7.00 to 10.00, stockers 7.00 to 10.00, calves 6.50 to 11.00. Hogs receipts 8,000 market steady to 10 cents lower, top 8.75, most 7.50 to 7.30. Lights 8.65 to 8.75, butchers 8.40 to 8.70, mixed 7.75 to 8.25, packers 7.25 to 7.75, stags 7.00 to 7.75, pigs 8.00 to 9.50. Sheep receipts 200 steady.
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Sioux City
Livestock Market Report East St Louis June 27
HOGS receipts 13 000 with light hogs and some medium weight steady top 9 40 bulk 160 to 300 pounds 9 25 to 9 40 pigs 8 50 to 8 75 sows 10 15c lower most sales 7 75 CATTLE receipts 5 000 calves 2 500 native steers steady western steers slow other classes steady odd heifers 10 50 Oklahoma heifers 9 25 cows 6 00 to 7 00 low cutters 4 00 to 4 25 bulls best medium 6 50 vessels good and choice 12 00 SHEEP receipts 4 500 steady fat lambs 14 00 to 14 25 culls 9 00 fat ewes 4 50 to 5 50
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Kansas City
Kansas
Idaho
East St. Louis
Ill
Oklahoma
Chicago
Omaha
Neb
South St. Paul
Minn
Board of Trade Cash Quotations Chicago June 27
Grain and provisions prices listed for wheat corn oats rye barley and seeds with bid and ask figures across grades No 2 to No 6 mixed yellow white and sample grades plus lard ribs bellies and related items in Chicago market quotes for the day.
Hog and Cattle Prices Hold Steady in Heavy Market
Chicago reports receipts of 54 000 hogs with 5 000 carryovers and steady to firm demand though heavier weights show slow bidding. Cattle receipts 19 000 with best heavy steers around 14.10 and feeders scarce. Sheep run 11 000 with fat lambs 13.75 to 14.25. overall market steady to firm with some early weakness fading as session advances.
Oils and Motors Lead Stock Drop
New York June 27 oil and motor shares led a broad market decline before noon with Chandler-Cleveland preferred sliding to 13 4, the year's low. General Motors fell 3 points while Mack Truck and Dodge preferred dropped 2. Several oil shares including Marland and Pan American traded near the year’s lows as call-loan renewals stayed at 4 percent despite bank reserve deficits. Early trading showed uneven moves with Colorado Fuel Western Maryland and Baldwin higher at open before a weak close.
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New York
Chandler-Cleveland
General Motors
Mack Truck
Dodge
Marland
Pan American
Colorado
Maryland
Baldwin
Allied Chemical & Dye
American ‘Car & Foundry
Thabane
Atchison Folge
Seeeneeeeneeven
Wee Seeaseaee
Bimg Dodge Bros. A
Erie Railroad
Ceeeesesaees
OTM Freeport-Tenxas
Eeeneeesneseees
General Asphalt
Eeeseesasecee
General Electric
New
Aeneesewes Ees
Great
N. Tron
Great Northern
Tee Seeweesss
Hudson Motors
Wee Cereseevesere TB Timels Gen
Eng
Pacer
Wwenaees
Kennecott Copper
Lehigh Valley
Louisville & Nash Wetter
Cowseaceese Srees
Marland Oil
Eesesewenes
Mid-Continent
Kan
Tex
Packard Motor Car
Wanes
Pan. Am
Pet
Dean Ree
Pennsylvania
Phillips Petroleum
Bewneeewes
Pierce-Arrow M. C
Radio Corporation
Rep. Ir. & Steel
Jo Reynolds
St. L
San Fran
Wanessa Vance
Lil Sears Roebuck
Wba
Aes
Sinclair Con
Bene
Enee Saveeereess
Southern Pacific
Southern
LZ Standard Old
Cal
Eeanseeset Standard Oil
N. J
Ween
Eeseeanereees Sbm
Studebaker Standard Oil
Deereene
Hese Aeeenen
Texas Corporation
Casessesrsessea
Tex.’ Gulf Surphur
Cregeesesse
Texas & Pacific
Eeneacecesss
Suas Jim Tobacco Products
Preeenneraccca
Westinghouse Elec
Wee Ee Enawweenes
Wilys-Overland
Peewee Tees Wamnes
Woolworth Seeres Yellow Tk
Omran
Seweee
LGD
Tee Temas OM
Omaha Livestock Receipts and Prices Across Hogs Cattle and Sheep
Omaha Neb June 27 hogs receipts 9500 varying price ranges with top at 8.80 for 230 280 pound butchers. Cattle receipts 6500 with wholesale ranges from veal to beef cows and feeders noting higher prices on light yearlings. Sheep receipts 17500 with lambs and yearlings 50c lower. fat range 13.50 to 13.60 top and sheep 4.00 to 5.00 for slaughter ewes.
Cattle Hogs and Sheep Trade Report From St Paul Livestock Market
Receipts: cattle 4000 steady to weak for steers and yearlings. calves 3000 with vealers $10 and lower by 25c. Hogs 14500 down 25–50c. sows 7.00–7.25. pigs steady. Sheep 300. fat lambs 25c lower. best native lambs 13.25. sheep to packers 3.50–5.50.
Peoria Livestock Prices June 27 Cattle and Hog Receipts
Peoria Illinois market report shows hog receipts at 1,500 with steady top bids around 8.75 and total value near 8.658 million. Medium hogs quoted 8.50478.70 and heavies at 8.008.45. Packers 6.75 to 8.00, stags 6.00 to 8.75, pigs and light lights 6.00 to 8.75. Cattle receipts listed as fair with steady to lower price trends.
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Peoria
Ill
Market prices for grains and corn in St Louis
St. Louis market report lists prices for corn and oats by grade. No. 2 red corn at $1.50, No. 3 hard at $1.45, No. 2 yellow corn at $1.03, No. 3 yellow at $1.00, No. 6 white at 66. Oats show No. 4 white at 52 cents and No. 3 white at 46 to 48 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Spring pig crop expands across United States
The 1937 spring pig crop was 3 percent larger than 1936, according to the semi annual survey released today by the Department of Agriculture based on Rural Carrier reports from the post office system.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Department of Agriculture
Post Office Department
Market Prices Hold Firm Across Multiple Goods
New York and Chicago record firm butter receipts with steady grades and ongoing negotiations for centralized car loads. Poultry and cheese show varied but mostly steady prices. flour inactive. pork dour, lard softer. Other regions report mixed dairy, poultry, and produce rates with small shifts in eggs, fats, and meats.
Liverpool cotton prices ease in fair demand sale of 8000 bales
Spot cotton in Liverpool bids eased slightly amid fair demand as 8000 bales sold and 1000 receipts reported with American volume nil. Middling fair around 10.53 pence, other grades cited. July futures opened quiet around 8.88 pence, with later contracts listed.
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Liverpool
Chicago
Wheat and grain prices and receipts report
Minneapolis grain receipts total 192 cars versus 293 a year ago. No 1 northern around 1.40 to 1.56 dollars, No 1 dark northern spring values 1.51 to 1.56, No 1 hard spring about 1.42 to 1.57, No 1 dark hard Montana on track 1.42 to 1.54. Futures for July 1.40, September 1.41, December 1.42. Corn No 3 yellow 9.84 to 9.7 cents. oats No 3 white 44.5 to 45 cents.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Montana
Cotn
Foreign Exchange Rates in New York Markets
June 27 report shows firm demand for foreign currencies with key rates listed: Great Britain 4.855-16, France 3.919-16, Italy 5.68 4c, Belgium 13.88c, Germany 23.68c, Holland 40.03c, Norway 25.884c, Sweden 26.80c, Denmark 26.73c, Switzerland 19.26c, Spain 16.97 45c, Greece 13.54c, Poland 11.20c, Czecho Slovakia 2.96c, Jugoslavia 1.75c, Austria 14.07c, Roumania 60c, Argentina 42.43 4c, Brazil 11.75c, Shanghai 63.00c, Montreal 99.85 15-16c.
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New York
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Holland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland
Spain
Greece
Poland
Czecho- Slovakia
Jugo-Slavia
Austria
Roumania
Argentina
Brazil
Shanghai
Montreal
Grain Market Summary From Peoria Illinois June 37
Receipts show corn at 102 cars with gains of 3 cents for No 3 yellow at 9 cents for No 4 yellow 92 cents for No 5 yellow and 90 cents for No 6 yellow with mixed values. Oats receipts 5 cars steady with No 2 white around 47 to 48 cents.
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Peoria
Grain supply changes in June for wheat corn oats rye barley
The visible supply of American grain in June shows Wheat down 1,610,000 bushels, Corn up 1,422,000, Oats down 578,000, Rye down 309,000, Barley up 237,000. These figures reflect shifts in available stock across these staples.
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New York
Kansas City Hay Receipts Reported Sharp
Kansas City Missouri June 21 irregular receipts show 60 cars of No 1 prairie hay priced at 21 5044.13.00 per car or total value noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Hay
Kansas City
Prairia
Bailey Brothers 90 Claims in Bankruptcy Hearing
Ninety unsecured claims totaling nearly 150000 were filed at the opening session of Bailey Bros bankruptcy hearing in Cedar Falls before J E Jordan federal referee. Creditors discussed trustee appointment as insolvency of Batley Bros tied to assets of 520000 and liabilities of 456000 with J L Bailey facing 153000 in personal liabilities. The Cedar Falls courtroom drew claimants attorneys and citizens with creditors represented by Paulson Newman McCoy and Sager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailey Bros
Cedar Falls
J. E. Jordan
Iowa
Batley Bros
J. L. Bailey
P. H. Paulson
J. B. Newman
E. H. McCoy
Waterloo
E. A. Sager
Waverly
Smoke Prevention Convention Opens in Des Moines
Fuel engineers and smoke commissioners from many cities arrived for the twenty first annual convention of the smoke prevention association. Addressed by Glen M. Frank Gordon D. Rowe and William M. Marsh. The convention continues through Thursday.
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Des Moines
The
Smoke Prevention Association
Glen M. Frank
Grand Rapids
Mich
Gordon D. Rowe
Cincinnati
William M. Marsh
Old Davis House Moved to Clear Site for Bakery
The old Davis house at Commercial and Third streets was moved today to a lot in the 100 block on Jefferson Street to clear space for Campbell Baking Company's new building. Workers faced slow progress at first but by noon the house rested in the street and will move faster to the new site. Jasper Davis, brother of Paul Davis, said the house will be remodeled after placement on its new foundation.
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Davis
Commercial
Third Streets
Jefferson Street
Campbell Baking Company
Jasper Davis
Paul Davis
Two Husbands Cited on Alimony Failure in District Court
Judge H B Boles issues orders for Carl Bingham and J W Weatherwax to appear July 12 at 10 a m in district court and show cause why they should not be cited for contempt for failing to pay alimony to Elsie Bingham and Lillian Weatherwax. Both men are in arrears per the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Bingham
J. W. Weatherwax
Elsie B. Bingham
Lillian Weatherwax
H. B. Boles
Iowa Assembly Members Back Statewide Road Bond Election
Council Bluffs Iowa June 27 The three members of the Iowa state general assembly from this county today expressed themselves favorable to the proposed special session to call a statewide road bond election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Iowa State General Assembly
YMCA boys hike to Rotary reserve for all day picnic
A group of YMCA boys led by Carl A. Hansen hiked to Rotary reserve north of Cedar Falls for an all day outing. They planned to return tonight after a camp fire this evening.
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Carl A. Hansen
Rotary
Road Draining Contract Let to Chris Hanson
County board awarded a contract to Chris Hanson of Waterloo for draining 15 000 feet of county road at 12 cents per foot. Hanson will furnish the title and perform the digging, with most work on the west Cedar Falls road and part on the Raymond Dewar road.
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County Board
Chris Hanson
Waterloo
Hanson
Cedar Falls
Raymond-Dewar
Governor signs corn borer bill with emergency clause
Governor Small signs the corn borer bill with an emergency clause making it effective immediately. The state department of agriculture can establish quarantine areas after legal publication, and the governor may prohibit importation into Illinois of items carrying infestations. The measure aims to support a program toward eradicating the pest.
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Rock Island Argus
Small
State Department of Agriculture
Illinois
Kansas City Grain Prices Readjust Slightly on Wheat and Corn
Wheat receipts totaling 308 cars show prices mostly unchanged to 4 cents lower with No 2 dark hard around 1.334 to 1.583, No 3 1.81 to 1.57. Corn figures fall 2 5 cents with No 2 white 54 146 to 9ce, No 3 92 88c, No 2 yellow 96 1 272 to 1.004, No 3 04 299c, No 2 mixed 94 15 gsce, No 3 92 58e. Oats rise 1 1 % to 1 54e for No 2 white 47 54e, No 3 46 52 2c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Grain
Kansas City
Potatoes Market Report from Chicago on June 27
Potatoes receipts 167 cars new and 3 old on track. total US shipments 938 Saturday and 26 Sunday. Trading fair and about steady. North Carolina barrel Irish cobblers 4.50 to 5.00 dollars, Virginia cobblers 5.00 to 25.25 dollars, Arkansas Oklahoma sacked Triumphs 3.00 to 3.25.
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Chicago
United States
North Carolina
Virginia
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Bliss
Receipts of Wheat in Chicago and Northwest Regions
Chicago June 27 receipts show totals with Chicago and northwest regions listed. Data indicates week and year comparisons, including Duluth and Minneapolis figures, with overall totals around 290 for the week and 274 for the prior period, noting a decrease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago and Northwest
Areo
Duluth
Minneapolis
Toledo Seeds Market Report June 27
Clover seeds show cash bids for imported at 13.90 with 16.85 asked for October and 16.80 for December. December domestic 16.80. Timothy seed prices list old cash 2.45 new 3.58 with 2.75 for December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Timothy
Minneapolis Flour Prices and Shipments Report
Minneapolis June 27 flour prices show a 6 10¢ drop in car load lots with family patents quoted at 8.10 8.20 for 2 barrel sacks. Shipments reach 34,651 barrels while bran sells for 24.00 to 24.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Grain commodity prices listed for Omaha market
Omaha grain prices show beans oats and wheat with bid and offer figures. Hard red wheat at 1.88 and 1.53 for certain grades, No 3 white and No 2 yellow oats indicated. No 3 white oats and No 1 white oats noted with minor cents per bushel differences.
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Omaha
Neb
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Towa
Monticello
T. B. Cleanup Influenced Company
Kansas City Livestock
Sioux City Livestock
E. ST. Louis Livestock
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R.e
Tripoli
Swift
Farmer's & Door
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Rath Packing Co
B. Rath
Iowa Flour & Feed Co
Prom Cohn Bros
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Nbeenan
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Peoria Livestock
ST. Louis Grain
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Midwest
Northern Twins
Liberty Bonds
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Peoria Grain
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