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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1918
Page
4
Memorandum to discontinue notices must reach the office by 10 a m to stop ads for the next day. The directive states ads may be continued only upon written order, with discontinual instruction effective after receipt.
Several young horses and a wagon available for sale. Names include Mazi Hoffman and Yor Bule with route notes. Interested buyers may write Edilrak at 762 Coloredo St Waterloo to inspect details.
Registration boards across Waterton City will meet on consecutive days in March to register voters. Sessions cover all precincts with specific locations listed, concluding with election day March 25 1918. Eligible voters include first time registrants, movers, and newcomers, with strict residency requirements and attendance rules.
Bank clearings in the United States for the week ending March 7 totaled 36,534,076,000, down from 45,299,717,000 the prior week and 45,730,408,000 a year earlier. Canada posted 232,684,000, up from 223,320,000 last week and 211,966,000 a year ago. Major city changes varied, with some regions showing gains and others declines. Readings include New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, and other centers, alongside miscellaneous classified ads and notices.
Reinbeck hosts two Red Cross benefit dances at Mumis hall with Marie by Peavey’s orchestra. Obituaries note Adam Miller died at Waterloo Presbyterian hospital March 8 after moving from Blandford to Reinbeck, and Jamie Weise died after a factory accident in Gadysorth. Also reports of local weddings, births, and residents joining the colors, with funeral services at Congregational church and interments in local cemeteries.
A man finds papers in a box revealing a hidden Greatrix estate held in trust for a minor. After misplacing them, he reunites with Eleanor Thurlow, who later inherits a third of the estate worth about 150000 dollars. The pair, now engaged, are surprised to learn their fortunes and futures are tied by the recovered documents.
Liberal receipts and good weather eased corn and oats markets in Chicago. May futures for corn slipped to 1.274 and later to 1.28 with March at 1.28. Hog provisions weakened as export bids were withdrawn and embargoes limited domestic rates. Trade remained dull overall.
Chicago and other midwest markets show varied corn oats and lard quotes. Prices span No 2 low corn at about 1.71 to 1.75 dollars, oats around 2.90 to 2.91, Clover and Park values listed, and lard around 24.00 to 24.50. Minneapolis reports No 3 yellow corn at 1.53 to 1.53, No 3 white 921/4 to 93 3/4, plus related figures. St Louis and Omaha data also included with mixed corn and oats quotes and parities across tracks and white varieties.
New York butter receipts 6 364 packages extras 47 48c creamery extras 46 14 47c7 firsts 45% second 42 14 45c. Eggs steady receipts 29 239 cases fresh gathered extras 39e extra firsts 51 00 firsts 36e. Cheese weak receipts 43 34 3 poxes state specials average. Poultry 25 25 steady. Live chickens etc. Chicago March 31 butter lower creamery 43 43 52 80 eggs lower receipts 4 459 cases firsts 31 12 late at mark cases included. Potatoes higher receipts 8 vars Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota. Roosters steady young 25e. Kansas City butter firsts 1 8e seconds 42c roosters 3 fe 24 broilers 24. St Louis poultry spring 30 30 2c turkeys 26 4 2c ducks 30 42c butter creamery 4Se eggs 33c
The Kenry Caugtron family thanks factory associates and neighbors for sympathy during their bereavement. They wish friends who offer kindness in sorrow may be blessed. This message appears in the Evening Courier and Reporter as a notice of thanks.
Chicago and Kansas City hog, cattle, and sheep quotes show light hog offerings in Chicago while overall supplies remain ample. Hog receipts near 60 000 with mixed, light, and heavy hogs priced from about 15.35 to 17.30, while cattle receipts around 21 000 and sheep around 22 000 underline steady to firm trends in the broader market. Kansas City market mirrors price ranges, with hogs around 16.90 to 17.20, cattle mainly 7.50 to 13.60, and sheep 11.50 to 17.45 across the listings.
St Louis market receipts show hogs higher with lighter strings at 17.50 to 17.79 and mixed loads around 17.33 to 17.75. Cattle receipts about 5,000 with steers 8.00 to 13.50, heifers 7.00 to 13.50, cows 6.00 to 11.50, calves 6.00 to 13.05. Sheep receipts 1,800 steady with lambs 14.00 to 17.40, ewes 12.50 to 8.00, wethers 12.00 to 13.75.
Omaha Neb March 11 Hog receipts 11 000 lower heavy 16 30 16 60 mixed 16 40 16 00 light 16 25 16 78 pigs 11 00 15 50 bulk 14 40 16 09 Cattle receipts 6 160 higher steers 9 22 13 35 cows and heifers 7 60 10 75 calves 5 00 33 00 Sheep receipts 12 500 strong yearlings 12 50 14 wethers 11 00 13 00 ewes 10 85 12 85 lambs 125 17 25
Sioux City Iowa March 11 hog receipts about 6000 with prices chiefly 16.60 to 16.85 for nets and 15.55 to 16.69 for mixed hogs. Cattle receipts around 2000 with steers 10.75 to 13.50 cows and heifers 8.25 to 11 calves 5.00 to 12.50. Sheep receipts 1500 steady.
St Joseph reports cattle receipts at 3500 with steers at 5 to 13.7, cows and heifers 7 to 12, calves 5 to 12.5, sheep at 23000 with lambs 13 to 17, ewes 7 to 13.5. Horses and mules in East St Louis show varied ranges. Cotton futures in New York open steady with March 32.00, May 11.45, July 30.55, December 29.55. London bar silver at 4 pence per ounce and money rate at 3 percent.
New York opening shows copper strength and mixed advances across sectors. Anaconda Inspiration and Mexican Petroleum lead early gains with Rails and oils also rising. United States Steel fluctuates but recovers. Trading halts at midday as coalers and equipment makers show irregularities. closing sentiment turns strong with general improvement. Sugar and clover prices update in Toledo and St Louis, with cash and futures for metals and currencies listed in New York and London.
Railway timetable fragment lists trains between Dubuque Chicago Fort Dodge Omaha and Chicago routes, with local and express services, departure and arrival times from Dubuque Des Moines Waterloo Cedar Rapids and Cedar Falls, plus connections to Kansas City Chicago and Minneapolis St Paul. Includes multiple daily departures, freight and local services, and notes on north and south bound trains.
Waterloo report dated March 11 notes fresh supply of good new corn arriving in markets. Prices and buyers movements not detailed. Local traders expect steady demand as storage and transport remain stable.
A garbled farm price list shows bids for tame and wild prairie hay baled and straw, fresh eggs, creamery butter from Orange and other dairies, lard, potatoes by bushel and 100 pounds, poultry prices for ducks geese turkeys and roosters, green and cured hides, veal calves, and horse and mule hides with various bid amounts, reflecting a historic rural market snapshot. Various figures indicate wholesale and retail price levels and quantity units as read from the OCR.
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