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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1917
Page
3
For Rent strict modern housekeeping ferns, six rooms, water in, near rail line. Also several other listings including seven room modern houses, two modern rooms furnished, and multiple real estate notices. Contains names and contact hints from the period.
Notice from Waterloo Evening Courier and Daily Reporter explains that ads marked till forbid require a written order to stop. A printed blank is provided for the advertiser to fill and return, with a copy kept for reference. Discontinuation requests must reach the office by 10 4 a.m. to take effect next day.
Black Hawk county Iowa invites sealed bids for bridge and culvert construction. Bids due April 3 1917 at 10 am with 5 percent certified check. Plans at county auditor and engineer offices. details cover cement hauling piling and group structures with liquidated damages for late completion.
In Black Hawk county Iowa May term 1917 Frank Kubik plaintiff files Original Notice in district court against Flavius Cole F S Cole and Louisa E Cole Unknown Claimants to part of northeast quarter section 29 township 87 range 14 west of the fifth principal meridian The petition asserts Kubik owner in fee simple of the same premises and that the defendants or their predecessors sold their interest to the plaintiff’s grantors but an error left part of the land uncovered The plaintiff seeks to quiet title and bar any claims The notice requires appearance by the second day of the May term in Waterloo Water tower court house and warns that default will lead to judgment The Waterloo Evening Court is designated as the publication newspaper
Special wires report closing prices and listings across many major stocks including American Beet Sugar American Can American Locomotive American Smelting and Refining American Sugar American Tel Tel Autocanda Copper Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Bethlehem Steel and more. Also grain and horse market notes from Minneapolis and Omaha with wheat corn oats no 1 hard and No 2 hard values and horse and mule market ranges in East St. Louis.
Chicago grain column March 26 reports cautious cash wheat demand amid unfavorable crop news and grain trade caution. Experts cite uncertain futures and a lack of confidence in agricultural prospects, affecting price levels and market mood.
New York March 26 divergences marked the resumption of trading with United States Steel Reading American Smelting and Marines slipping while Wilson Packing and Cho Gas advanced over three points. Heavy selling pushed down prominent issues though late hour rallies erased much of early losses as bonds ran irregular.
Chicago reports record jumps in wheat prices as domestic crop forecasts turn grim amid fears of famine in Argentina. May and July futures rose before selling pressure and snow in Kansas sparked a late downturn. Corn also climbed early but profits and selling pressed values lower by close. Oats firmed, while provisions stayed easy alongside hogs.
Chicago and St Louis marke postings dated March 26 show bid and ask figures for No. 2 red wheat No. 2 hard and western varieties, Chicago cash corn prices for yellow and white kernels, No. 2 mixed and No. 3 white oats, and flax values for Delntk May July. Winnipeg and Peoria grain quotes include flax and wheat with May and July contracts.
Chicago reports butter firm with creamery receipts and varied prices for firsts and seconds, plus extensive notes on eggs and cheese. Wisconsin Michigan and other states show higher receipts and values. Kansas City and St Louis list creamery and poultry prices, with hens, roosters, and turkeys priced, and London money markets note silver at the per price with 3 percent money.
Chicago market open shows liberal receipts easing hog prices slightly before stabilizing. Cattle and sheep demand dull with mixed quotes. Futures across Kansas City and Omaha reflect steady hogs, weak cattle, and mixed lamb values amid varied regional receipts.
Waterloo markets lists grain by kind and price across flour and wheat, with detailed cattle and hogs bids, including butcher steers cows hogs and premium hogs, alongside hay, creamery products, potatoes, and hides, reflecting regional pricing and wholesale figures. Kansas City grains follow, showing No 2 hard wheat around 2.00 to 2.15, No 2 red 2.04 to 2.10, corn and oats bids, and rye at 0.60 to 0.76.
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