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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1918
Page
4
Speak quick for exceptionally good Iowa territory now open. Write today to Mr. Redmann at 8041 Prizes Building, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Rich clay loam farmland with 40 acres under cultivation and easy clearing, fenced with house, barn for 12 head, granary, poultry, icehouse, machine shed, orchard, strawberries, 3 horses, 3 cows, 30 chickens, farm implements, tools, and home goods. Sacrificed at 5260 dollars with 3500 cash. balance to suit. On state highway 40 rods from school, 4 miles to town, near a lake. Wire at my expense. sale meeting soon with John F. Porthell.
March items report Fanny writing from Roy in France and letters from visitors in Nashua. Mrs Lyre Starrate undergoes surgery at St Francis hospital and recovers. Mrs Neilson returns from Minnesota visit. J E Miner undergoes hospital operation. Mrs Andrew Schrag expected home today. Mrs Miranda Bandfeld moving. Webberking to occupy the house.
Fredericksburg on March 20 reports the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Wayne Potter of Oelwein on March 24 Sunday afternoon FA O Connor of New Hampton addressed Fredericksburg and nearby areas about the third liberty Joan in a packed opera house and overflow meeting at which the M B church and annex were near capacity. Mrs Lenary Whiteups mother Mrs Myers hospitalized in Trina reportedly improving. Mr J B Reichel and a son Mflo traveled to Rochester Minnesota Monday for a surgical operation.
Two prominent locals unite as E. D. Frante wed Mrs. Kate Meffert in a quiet home ceremony. They plan housekeeping in the groom’s home. Also reported are Tanla Rose’s appendicitis recovery, Dr. G. B. Thompson’s monthlong trip to Alabama and Louisiana, and Norris Heke Brintail’s transfer to Fortress Monro.
Markets respond to reports of British withdrawal movements and mixed war news. Corn weakens while May and other contracts slide. oats rise briefly before traders reduce bets as signals shift. In grain essays, prices vary across Chicago, Peoria, and other reporting centers with limited gains and notable declines.
Chicago and midwest livestock markets show higher hog prices by 15 to 20 cents above Friday's averages with receipts near 19 000. Cattle and sheep also hold steady. Sioux City and Omaha reports list multiple categories with mixed gains and firm tendencies, including hogs at 16 to 16.80 and cattle near 10 to 15.35.
Kansas City stockyards report March prices for hogs cattle and sheep with market classes listed. Hogs range bulk around 16.30 to 16.75, cattle include steers 10.00 to 14.26, cows 7.80 to 11.60, heifers 7.75 to 13.60, calves 7.60 to 15.60, sheep and lambs show nominal ranges with yearlings 14.60 to 16.25 and ewe lambs 13.00 to 14.50.
St Joseph Missouri market totals show 2000 head of cattle hogs and sheep receipts. Hogs bought around 16.40 to 16.50 per cwt with 14 354 to 16 50 for bulk. Cattle receipts about 600 with cows and heifers from 7.00 to 12.60 and calves 6.00 to 13.90. Sheep receipts listed none to 14.25 for lambs.
St Louis Missouri market summary shows hog receipts 3,600 with varied classes. Prices listed for hogs range from 12.25 to 17.49 per hundredweight across mixed, heavy, and bulk categories. Cattle receipts 600 with steady to higher quotes from 8.00 to 16.59 for calves and cows. Sheep also listed with ewes at 12.00 to 15.00 and wethers at 13.00 to 14.00.
Prices from New York and Chicago markets for butter eggs and poultry show firm or unsettled trends with varied receipts. Butter and eggs hold mixed figures across sections, while poultry prices remain largely unchanged. Mercantile paper and clearing house reserves are reported, noting increases over prior weeks.
War news dominated the grain markets this week with corn steady, oats mixed with declines, and provisions slipping. Exporter activity lent strength to oats at times while hog arrivals and warehouse stocks pressured prices, and risk controls limited options trading on March deliveries.
In New York stocks stayed flat in the early minutes of today’s brief session amid wartime tension. Trading was at minimal weekend levels with few changes, as investors showed little appetite for new commitments and market activity remained subdued.
Market wrap notes a mixed close with gains in select groups while equipment, tobacco, and rails show varied activity. Real estate transfers around Waterloo report numerous trusteess, subdivisions, and lot parcels adjoining North Waterloo Place with several transfers and valuations listed.
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