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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1921
Page
15
Wheat traders weighed pending crop conditions and demand for agriculture goods as prices fluctuated. Futures for March and May moved within narrow ranges amid cautious buying, while corn also dipped slightly and provisions rose on strong pork and pork products pricing.
Chicago cash quotations show wheat around 1.59 to 1.63 and corn near 62 percent, oats mixed with new highs and lows. Markets across Omaha Minneapolis and St Louis report grain prices, livestock receipts and steady to weak cattle, hogs and sheep with mixed regional quotes.
New York March 17 buyers and sellers mixed. General Asphalt and California Petroleum led gains while Atlantic Gulf slid toward 30% and 644 decline sparked broad selling. Utilities rose as Dow Jones style notes and commodity stocks showed uneven moves with bullion, bonds, and farm products quoted.
Chicago cattle remained steady with hogs opening weak but recovering later as receipts and weights showed varied demand. Top selling hogs around 16.50 per hundredweight with bulk near 200 pounds. sheep receipts around 17 000 with lambs mostly steady at 10.25. Kansas City reports similar patterns with steers steady and hogs uneven, top around 4.60 with calves softer and feeders weak.
East St. Louis livestock receipts total 13 000 cattle 3 700 hogs and 500 sheep with steady to mixed demand. Cattle top at 11 6 0 per hundredweight while hogs trade around 10 to 11 dollars and sheep show slow activity with holdovers from yesterday.
International prohibitionist and author Pussyfoot Johnson will tour Cedar Falls with lectures titled What I Can See Thru Mr Glass Eye at 7:15 p.m. at the Presbyterian church and at 8 p.m. at the Methodist church. Capt. Frank Ebbett of the Anti-Saloon League also speaks on Local Law Enforcement.
Washington March 17 Appointment of Fyann Hagenbarth Idaho president of the National Wool Growers association and Interstate Commerce Commission member is expected after western lawmakers and representatives urged President Harding to appoint a western man. Western members of Congress are understood to have agreed on Hagenbarth.
Waterloo marks St Patrick s Day with quiet church calendar events and community music and plays. No Sinn Fein or Republic demonstrations occurred, with Sacred Heart benefit at Majestic theatre and A Perfect Day at Waterloo theatre leading a slate of dances and colorfully worn green crepe and ribbons among schoolchildren and residents.
Mrs L C Hemsworth has been named district chairman for the northeast Iowa Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher associations in recognition of her child welfare work in Waterloo. The next sectional meeting will be March 24 at 12 15 p m in Black's tearoom with talks by regional leaders and an officers election to close the program.
Earl Messingham a young farmer was fined 100 dollars plus costs in municipal court for illegal transportation of liquor after Guilty plea. On payment of 25 dollars and costs totaling 24 85 the balance of sentence was suspended provided he stays clear of liquor law violations. Fire calls followed by grass and dump fires in Chautauqua Park and lower Lafayette Street. no long runs for the east department today.
Letters praise the paper for companionship and urge continued subscription. Alfred Anderson of Royal, Iowa and Mrs Clara Bennington of Waterloo express lonesomeness without the Courier. A reader from Davenport encloses a check for renewal. Also noted are marriage licenses and class supper notices from local churches.
E J Carroll assessor of Poyner township filed crop statistics with county auditor F W Esher. The 174 farms cover 22234 acres with 319 acres waste. Corn 6190 acres oats 4459 barley 27 rye 244 hay and pasturage totals listed. Livestock numbers include 3351 swine 994 milch cows 2490 cattle and 19421 poultry.
The New Hartford Farmers Mutual Cooperative Creamery held its annual meeting March 12 at Houlihan hall. Reports show high butter production and sales, with receipts of 177621.44 and expenses totaling 117652.05. Two directors were elected, including Jerry Corrigan, while longtime secretary R L Farnsworth resigned and W F Perrin appointed.
Iowa state college experts say culling unprofitable hens in 1930 reduced flock numbers, saved costs, and raised egg production. A campaign reaching 1,400 townships culled 460 000 birds among 1 275 006 birds, with significant feed savings and higher yields, totaling millions saved state wide.
Poultry enthusiast Thomas N Randall wires a 100 watt bulb over 40 White Leghorns to extend daylight from 4 a.m. for December egg production. With no artificial heat, the flock resumes activity at dawn and averages one dozen eggs per hen in December, yielding profit as egg prices rise in midwinter.
In the Holstein-Friesian register summary by Malcolm H. Gardner, Delayen superintendent D. G. Maxwell reports Waterloo, Wisconsin, purebred Holsteins Segis Beets Netherland and Duchese Wildare produced notable yields. Netherland at four years two months Old recorded 502 pounds milk and 22.3 pounds butterfat in seven days, equaling 27.875 pounds butter.
At Waterloo and La Porte City reports note high milk and butterfat records for Holsteins. Wilders Pontiac Hoeter produced 659.3 pounds milk and 31.65 pounds butterfat at seven years three months, while a three year old yielded 454.6 pounds milk and 16.23 pounds butterfat in seven days. Samples are sent to state college for testing and verification.
A farmer promotes Walko White Diarrhea Remedy to prevent and treat chick diarrhea. The testimonial from Mrs. M. Gradshaw claims success with two 60c packages, claiming no deaths after exposure and offering a money back guarantee. The ad warns against dangerous poisons and urges ready prevention.
March notes from Otterville Island report Saunders a baby born the first week, George Curtis of Oelwein visited last Sunday, Mrs Curtis escorted to Oelwein and back. No church services due to bad weather. GlineL prepared on Barter Nine. A carload of cattle shipped Sunday returning Monday. 3914 Dinbrothery circle began making dress forms.
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