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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1917
Page
3
A formal notice explains that advertisements marked till forbid must be stopped only by written order. Advertisers receive a printed blank to fill and return to discontinue. The rule protects advertisers from telephone errors and requires keeping a copy for reference. Discontinuance cannot be dispatched after 10 p.m or be set to continue beyond the next day.
For sale five passenger touring car with wire wheels new tires and accessories. Might trade for runabout. Inquire A-5 care Courier.
Mrs Carr of La Porte City died quietly Saturday night after years of heart trouble. Surviving are husband Charles Carr, two children Everett Carr and Dell Hieneddy, a Cedar Rapids son-in-law, a Cedar Falls daughter, grandchildren, a sister and a Cedar Rapids brother. Funeral Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at West View cemetery.
NY stocks opened with gains of one to two points in some issues while Bethlehem Steel and Lackawanna Steel rose despite profit taking in marines and copper shares. United States Steel led declines as shippings and coal issues showed weakness, and overall mid day activity remained brisk with a steady close.
The page compiles assorted wants and notices including sales offers for furniture feeds and stoves, rental and employment requests, land and estate transfers, and brief social notes. It lists buyers like Lytle out & Feed Cy and J. EB, and references places such as Calgary and Waterloo with multiple personal and business entries.
Chicago reports renewed demand lifting wheat futures with May around 1.90 and July near 1.55 to 1.90. Bulls cite armed ships and liberal buying for Europe, while optimism on corn exports and larger estimates push prices higher before a firmer close. Oats rise modestly as selling pressure grows, while hog provisions hit fresh high quotations with lard continuing to lead.
Chicago cash quotes show wheat and flour prices across grades with No 2 red at 2.01 and No 2 hard at 2.00 while yellow corn ranges around 1.07 to 1.09 per bushel. May and July futures cited for flax and wheat. New York sugar futures steady with centrifugal at 4.85 and refined at 4.59.
Wheat rose noon trading with strong cash demand and revised January export figures boosting sentiment. No. 2 red wheat in St Louis set a new high for the crop at 2.12 per bushel as traders noted good demand for cut wheat and liberal posturing for new crop months. Corn advanced on commission buying and export optimism. oats showed unusual strength as government liberal supplies support prices while country bids rise.
March 6 report shows brisk demand for hogs at Chicago Union Stock Yards with a new high price of 14.75 for a fancy lot. Receipts total 15 000 cattle 2 500 sheep 10 099. Estimated tomorrow arrivals hogs 34 000 cattle 15 000 sheep 12 006. Hogs led gains, cattle and sheep scarce. Top hog price 14 75, bulk 14 30 to 14 60, late lot 14 75. Cattle opened strong closed steady with tops around 12 10, calves 8 to 11, sheep strong with lambs up to 14 75 and natives around 10 80 to 12 00.
Kansas City market notes cattle hogs and sheep with receipts: hogs 9600, cattle 7500, sheep 6000. Hogs traded higher with bulk sales around 18.90 to 14.40, packers and butchers 14.00 to 14.45, and various dressed figures. Cattle saw steers 9.50 to 12.00, cows 5.50 to 10.00, calves 7.00 to 11.50. Sheep ranged lambs 14.40 to 14.80, yearlings 13.00 to 13.60, wethers 11.73 to 12.50, ewes 11.00 to 12.18.
Livestock receipts at St LouisMo show hogs 11,000 with prices from 14.00 to 16.00 per cwt and mixed weights up to 24.00. cattle receipts 4,200 with steer prices 7.60 to 11.74, heifers 8.50 to 11.50, cows 5.50 to 9.50, calves around 6.60. sheep receipts 500 with lambs reaching 12.75 to 14.75.
Omaha stockyards report hog receipts 15,400 with gains to $14.20 for heavies and up to $14.10 for bulk sales. cattle receipts 6,000 with natives $8.00 to $31.50 and cows $7.25 to $9.50. sheep receipts 7,700 with yearlings $11.50 to $12.75 and lambs $13.40 to $14.65. horse and mule market in East St Louis unchanged. Kansas City cash grain shows wheat 20 cents higher across grades, corn up slightly, oats steady to higher, rye steady. St Louis grain lists higher wheat and corn, oats lower, rye steady. Peoria reports mixed corn gains, oats unchanged.
Minneapolis and Omaha market notes show wheat prices for May and July contracts around 1.92 and 1.83 dollars, cash bids for No 1 hard and northern grain near 2.10 to 2.12 dollars, corn bids around 1.04 to 2.06 dollars, oats at 58 to 60 cents, with cloverseed and timothy figures near 11.77 and 2.35 dollars respectively. Mercantile paper in New York stands at 4 to 4 1/4 percent with silver bids and Mexican dollars quoted, plus time loan rates.
New York March 6 Butter creamery at 32 40c with high and low quotes noted. Eggs fresh gathered extra firsts around 34 to 37e, cheese strong receipts 6,282 boxes. Poultry markets unsettled. butter and eggs receipts listed, live poultry unchanged in St. Louis and Kasaan City regions. Waterloo markets show grain prices for wheat corn oats and rye, plus assorted livestock prices for cattle hogs and hog products. Prices for potatoes, dairy, and hides listed with wholesale and retail signals across multiple markets.
A flood of letters from grateful readers recounts cures and relief from chronic stomach and bowel trouble, catarrh, kidney issues, gall bladder pain, and bronchitis after undergoing the Shallenberger treatment. Names span towns like Garner, Webster City, Ogden, Alden, and Grundy Center, praising lasting health improvements and urging others to try the therapy.
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