Prices for farm products to rise for years says Iowa expert
Ames March 3 Dr C I Holmes head of agricultural economics at Iowa State College forecasts a prolonged rise in farm product prices. He cites past price cycles from 1840 to postwar periods, noting sharp increases before Civil War and again after 1921, with prices likely climbing relative to other goods for a long time. He warns the upward trend may continue indefinitely.
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Ames
Jas
C. I. Holmes
Agricultural Economics Department
Iowa State College
State Poultry Records Highlight Egg Yields and Costs
The report lists Bloughs Red Flock of 10 at Orange Town Wing leading Rhode Island Reds with strong January egg yields, while Ay B Orie Mor heads the state in registered production. Costs surged to nearly $17,000 for 400 flocks including feed and poultry sales, with Buckdale Farms Melcher posting the best January cross-return at $782.78.
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Rhode
Island
Ames
Arnel
Mall
Orie Mor
Buckdale Farms
Modern conveniences for swine subject at three demonstrations
Manchester Iowa March 3 hogs take center stage in Delaware county on March 14 145 and 1 percent free lunch and entertainment for farmer friends at three demonstrations. Merchants show how to build movable hog houses feeders and ventilation systems to improve comfort and productivity with actual construction at each event.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Iowa
Play Sponsored by Lester Twp Farm Women
Dunkerton Iowa March 3 Loester Township Farm bureau women sponsor a play The Absent Minded Bridegroom to be presented by Mailbank Community Saturday evening March at the school auditorium here Farm women are asked to bring sandwiches and pie
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Dunkerton
Loester Township
Farm Bureau
Waterlo o Evening Courier Farm Department Reader Notes
Questions and comments invited. Address communications to Editor Farm Department Water loo Evening Courier Water loo Iowa. Phone 6100.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo
Iowa
Cream Improvements At Benson Plant Boost Patton's Income
Gedar Falls March 3 The Benson Co operative Creamery reported a notable rise in cream quality over three years due to strict cleanliness handling and rapid cooling. Scores of 90 percent plus grew from 15 patrons in 1924 to 66 in 1926, with 50 to 75 cooling tanks distributed. Patrons receive feedback, bulletins, and scoring results that translate to higher butter prices, roughly $5,000 annually.
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Gedar Falls
Benson Co-Operative Creamery Company
Here
John Lorenzen
Lorenzen
Peter Pedersen & Son
Pedersen: Farm
Hans Frandsen
Frandsen
Picnic Planned By Black Hawk County Farm Bureau Tour To Ames
Black Hawk County Farm Bureau members plan a Wednesday tour to Ames on June 15 to tour the institution and its experiment station and view agricultural work. Weshanks and Moseley Craft named to arrange details. picnic set for June 1 with committee to be named. More than 10 new members joined recently as membership drives continue countywide.
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Black Hawk County Farm Bureau
Ames
Experiment Station
Wes Shanks
J. Moseley
Vaughn Craft
S. C. Smalling
Yo. Friedley
Harry Hilton Chosen Manager of Farmers' Oil Co
Harry O Hilton of Williston avenue was hired by the Members Mutual Oil directors to manage the business planned to start by April 1. E H Pedicord arranged a bulk station near Castle Hill for the mutual concern, with tanks to be installed. Roy Porter of Cedar Falls serves as president.
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Harry O. Hilton
Williston Avenue
Mutual Oil Company
Hilton
E. H Pedicord
Castle Hill
Farmers’ Oil
Mr. Pedicord
Roy Porter
Cedar Falls
Weger Makes High Score On Butter
Arlington Iowa March 3 district No 11 Iowa Buttermakers association met at Arlington creamery with 12 buttermakers present. Seven tubs of butter were scored with Otto Weer Strawberry Point taking first on 44.5 points. J J Premus Arlington Iowa Ta second and Phil Lusson Alpha third. Other scores listed include Ro Wilson Hawkeye Charles Pineh Fayette F P Cernand Volga City Ed Clie Hazelton. In the judging by the buttermakers, Charles Pineh placed first Phil Lusson second George Reverson Littleport third.
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Arlington
Iowa Buttermakers’ Association
Arlington Creamery
Otto Weer
Strawberry Point
J. J. Premus
Arlineton
Ut Ta
Phil Lusson
Alpha
Ro. Wilson
Hawkeye
Charles Pineh
Fayette
F. P. Cernand
Volga City
Ed Clie
Hazelton
George Reverson
Littleport
Ocitaiv
Agricultural price report fragment from St Jenis Me
March 2 notes show mixed hay and clover market prices with No 2 timothy at 18.00 and No 8 heavy clover mixed around 21.00 while alfalfa tops around 25.00 to 30.00, indicating steady to lower trends in some grades. The text includes garbled figures and units, reflecting OCR noise.
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St. Jenis
Timothy
Sis Mominno
Wheat Takes Tumble As Liverpool Drops Feed Prices
Wheat averages lower amid favorable southwest weather and unexpected Liverpool declines. Argentina’s weekly exports reach 5.92 million bushels, against 3.034 million a year ago, while corn oats and provisions ease with overall market softness and weak demand from eastern cash buyers.
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Chicago
Liverpool
Argentina
Cotton futures and spot markets across Liverpool and Chicago
Liverpool traders report steady cash spot activity with 14 000 bales traded and receipts of 5 090 bales. Midlands values show mixed grades from 6.63 to 9.38 euros per unit, while March through December futures in Liverpool and Chicago edge higher or hold near opening levels with March around 7.61 euros and March contracts in Chicago near 14.53 cents.
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coTrTrox
Liverpool
Midlands
Chicago
Potatoes Market Report From Chicago Trade
Potatoes receipts 77 cars on track and total U S shipments 708. Demand good for Russets, round whites slow. Market steady for round whites. Wisconsin sacked round whites priced mostly at 1.75 to 1.85. Idaho sacked Russets at 2.80 to 3.00, mainly 2.90.
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Chicago
U. 5 S
Wisconsin
Idaho
Peoria Grain Prices and Receipts Report
Peoria Illinois March grain prices list receipts for corn and oats. Corn offers mixed grades with No 4 yellow and No 5 yellow priced around 63 to 57 cents, while No 6 yellow trades near 57 cents. No 4 mixed and No 5 mixed show 61 to 52 cents. Oats receipts show No 2 white and No 4 white around 49 to 37 cents with samples at 37 cents.
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Peoria
Sample
Minneapolis Flour Prices Hold Steady in Early March Report
In Minneapolis Minnesota on March 3 the grain market shows flour shipments unchanged at 99,993 barrels. Bran prices range from 27.59 to 28.00 per hundredweight reflecting flat market activity for the period.
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Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minn
Board of Trade Cash Quotations Chicago March 3
Commodity quotes show wheat prices for various grades with No 2 red at 1.56 and No 3 red at 1.3244, corn values across mixed and yellow grades ranging roughly from 60 to 70 cents, oats and rye rates listed, barley and seed prices, and provisions including lard ribs and bellies priced. Names of commodities and price points reflect standard exchange notation for Chicago Board of Trade today.
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Chicago
Hogs and Cattle Prices Slump at Chicago Market
Chicago market notes slow hogs with 37,000 receipts and light hogs 10 to 15 cents off peak. Top hog price around 12.50, packers quiet. Cattle and sheep trades mixed as heavy steers and yearling stockers show uneven demand, with best fat steers near 15.25 and lambs steady to lower amid thin activity. Total hogs 102,600, cattle 22,2300 for the day.
Liquidation Pulls Stock Prices Off Their Highs
New York March 3 Utilising early high levels the liquidation of weakened marginal accounts and fresh short selling produced a pullback with several favorites falling 2 to 4 points from earlier highs. Crucible Steel rose to 94 a long-time high while Commercial Solvents B jumped 10 points to 267 a record. Call loans steady at 4 percent. Active short covering followed news of George F Baker illness easing. Houston advanced 2 points, General Railway Signal hit a new high, and Stromberg Carburetor fell to five-year lows before recovering.
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New York
McCrory
Kresge
Crucible Steel
George F. Baker
Houston
Stromberg
Stromburg
Foreign exchanges and futures quotes from March third
The report lists international currency rates for Pound sterling, French francs, Belgian francs, Swiss francs, Italian lira, Swedish and Norwegian crowns, Danish and German currencies, Greek drachma, Spanish peseta, and Holland florin. It also shows Chicago and St. Louis market futures for eggs butter and wheat and assorted grain prices across several grades and months.
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New York
UNS
Dairy and poultry price report from New York and Chicago markets
New York and Chicago markets show steady butter with receipts around 14 632 tubs in New York and 4 699 tubs in Chicago. Eggs, cheese, and poultry prices move variedly with extra firsts and standards quoted, while St. Louis notes fresh firsts up 1 4 cents and butter, poultry, and cheese unchanged.
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New York
Hennery
Express
Chicago
St.Louis
Minneapolis grain prices and receipts report
Wheat receipts total 107 cars versus 209 a year ago with prices for No 1 northern and various spring and hard wheat grades listed. On track and arriving future prices for May and July shown. Corn No 3 yellow around 68 to 69 cents, oats No 3 white about 4.43 to 4.54 dollars, barley 68 to 64 cents.
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Minneapolis Grain
Minneapolis
Minn
Montana
Kansas City Grain Prices Cleaned And Mixed
Wheat receipts 100 cars with mixed changes from the prior session. No. 2 dark hard quoted around 1.34 to 1.41 per bushel after small declines. No. 3 varied near 1.28 to 1.34. Corn and oats show modest shifts with No 2 yellow at about 0.67 to 0.75 and No. 2 white oats near 0.46 to 0.49.
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Kansas City Grain
Kansas City
Anandah
Omaha Livestock Market Reported Hogs and Cattle Movements
Omaha Neb March 3 Hog receipts 13 000 light hogs steady butchers dull bids 15 25c lower 160 to 200 pound $11 50 11 60 top $11 65 packers bidding $11 00 11 23 on 220 to 325 pound butchers packing sows $10 00 10 25 avg cost Wednesday $11 30 weight 257. Cattle receipts 5 800 fat steers and yearlings slow weak to 10 1i lower. veals calves strong to 50c higher. bulk slaughter steers $8 25 9 50. medium weights $11 35. slaughter heifers $7 50 8 50. beef cows $4 75 5 00. cutters $4 25 5 00. medium bulls $5 75 6 00. few heavy beef bulls 6 25 6 50. heavy calves 7 75 .50. Sheep receipts 9 000 lambs mostly 25 lower. bulk fed wool lambs $14 60 14 85 top $14 85. ond load to yard traders $15 25. fed clipped lambs $12 75 13 00. sheep and feeders steady no choice ewes included.
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Chicago
Omaha
Neb
Sioux City
Cattle Calves Hogs and Sheep Trade Reported at St Paul Market
Receipts totalled 2 300 cattle 3 700 calves 9 090 hogs and 6 000 sheep. Cattle firm at week’s advance with plain quality selling from 8.00 to 9.00 for desirables. Calves steady with good lights 12.00 to 13.50. Hogs bid 11.25 to 11.75 for butcher and bacon. sows and pigs steady around 12.50. Sheep and lambs mildly weaker early with fat lambs softer about 25c. western feeders included. Continuous activity noted in market tone.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Kansas City Livestock Prices Report From March 3
Hogs receipts 03,000. prices steady to 10c lower. Weighty butchers down. stock pigs steady. Cattle receipts 2,590. calves 320. killing classes steady. stockers and feeders firm. Good Colorado steers at 11.25. fed feeders 8.25. veal top 12.50. Sheep receipts 4,000. lambs 10c lower. top shippers 15.00. packers 14.75 14.85. feeding lambs 14.50.
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Kansas City
Colorado
Jse
Sioux City Livestock Market Report March 3
Sioux City ledger reports receipts for cattle at 2,500 with strong demand across categories including fat cattle and stockers. Hogs show 15,000 receipts with tops around 11.54 and bulk 11.00 to 11.50, while sheep receipts are 1,500 with lambs at 15.00 and ewes at 9.50.
Hogs and cattle mix in St Joseph market report
Hogs receipts 300 with opening steady and closing weak to 10 cents lower. bulk sales around 11.28 to 11.75 per cwt. Cattle receipts 185 with most steers around 10.26 to 10.66 per cwt. cows and heifers near 11.00. stockers and feeders about 7.00. Sheep receipts 4,000, steady to a little lower.
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St. Joseph
Brown Swiss Herd Sets Best Record in Grundy County
Grundy Center Illinois March 3 E W Hasbrouck with 12 grade Brown Swiss cows posted the best average herd production in Grundy County Cow Test Association report Hans L Anderson tester The Brown Swiss produced 42 4 pounds fat and 990 pounds milk Mrs Pp A Johnsons purebred Holsteins had second high average Fifteen cows in her herd yielded 37 2 pounds fat and 1 174 pounds milk Best individual cow was a Brown Swiss in Hasbroucks herd giving 1 607 pounds milk and 67 5 pounds fat The second and third best individuals belonged to her stablemates 65 4 and 63 3 pounds fat In February 352 cows were on test but 69 were dry Twenty three produced more than 400 pounds fat and 10 over 900 pounds milk Others among the 10 highest include Mrs Mary Anna King Harold Brown Jean Simking Fred Bruene Ed Slicht C V Wilhelm M J Connell and Stubbs Wheelock
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Grundy
Center
Ill
E. W. Hasbrouck
Hans L. Anderson
Pp. A. Johnson
A. Brown Swiss
Jinsbrouck
Mary Anna King
Harold Brown
Jean Simking
Fred Bruene
Slicht
C. V. Wilhelm
M. J. Connell
Stubbs & Wheelock
Gilley Cow Testing Cup To Be Awarded Saturday
Maynard March 3 Flore Gilley from Harlan township owner of the highest producing herd in Fayette County cow test association work will receive the silver cup from Fayette County Farm Bureau at the regular board meeting Saturday March 5 George Sauerbry Jefferson township chairman will present. The herd averaged 617.3 pounds of butterfat per cow from December 1925 to December 1926. The cup is awarded annually to the top producer and becomes permanent property of the winner.
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Maynard
Flore Gilley
Harlan Township
Test’ Association
Fayette County
Farm Bureau
Bank Debits Reported by Waterloo Clearing House for Week
Waterloo bank debits for the week ending March 2 1927 totaled 5 050 662 with daily reads 768 562 on Thursday 649 769 on Saturday 1 162 608 on Monday 950 853 on Tuesday and 1 064 221 on Wednesday The prior week 9326 in clearings shows 8 700 022 and compared figures for 1925 week of March 2 show 2 880 275 04 Deeds mortgages and chattel mortgages are listed with weekly totals and prior week and year figures for March 2 1927 1926 and 1925 including number of instruments filed to date
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Black Hawk County Abstract Co
Waterloo Bank
Waterloo Clearing House Association
Nat Salle
Whee
Peoria Livestock Hogs and Cattle Receipts Report
Peoria Illinois March 3 hogs receipts 500 lower in price mix Cattle receipts liberal steady to Morrone with varied prices across classes reporting.
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Farmers’ Oil Co
Weger
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