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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1921
Page
9
Wheat markets opened with May deliveries absent driving gains across wheat, corn and oats. May futures hovered around 1.32 to 1.32 1/2, later firming while export demand softened by exchange rates. Cash quotes show mixed prices across grades with hogs down and oats subdued. Kansas City and Minneapolis receipts cited.
Chicago, May 2 CATILE receipts 16 000 market active generally 25¢ bar spots up more yearling steers and heifers 9.25 heavy weight steers 8.75 some held higher bulk beef steers 7.75 4.50 bulk fat stock 5.50 7.00 bulls 5.59 6.25 Jeulwes unevenly higher bulk 3.59 2.26 stockers and feeders slow hogs receipts 40.00 mostly good active uneven steady to 25c lower top 8.50 bulk 7.90 8.40 pigs weak average cost Saturday sheep receipts 75.000 very slow about steady lambs early ewes or wool lambs sold early good 5 pound short yearlings and two year olds 8.00.
East St. Louis stockyard reports receipts across cattle hogs and sheep. Cattle bids rise for stockers and feeders while cows and mixed steers hold steady. hogs steady to lower with top around 8.45 and lighter weights near 6.40. sheep active and steady with lambs and clipped lambs selling from 4.55 to 6.50 and around 12.25 to 12.50 for good lambs.
Kansas City livestock prices rise across cattle hogs and sheep. Beef steers and yearlings up to 8.35 and 9.50 per cwt while cows to 31.80 and calves to 9.50. Hogs mostly 15 to 20 cents lower with best rights to shippers around 8.10 and bulk 7.50 to 8.00. Sheep receipts 350 show wethers at 6.75, lambs to 10.89, spring lambs 12.59 and Texas goats 3.90.
Market news from Omaha Sioux City and St Joseph shows cattle, hogs, and sheep receipts with mixed to higher quotes. Beef and stocker demand firm, hogs down slightly in some regions, with lambs and ewes mostly steady to higher. Key quotes include steers near $8.50 to $9.75, hogs around 6.50 to 7.50, and lambs up to 9.75 with ewes near 6.85.
A mixed weekly index shows fluctuations in grain and seed prices from St Louis Toledo and Peoria with No 2 red winter at 1 50 and No 2 white varying, livestock values in East St Louis and New York copper tin and coffee markets easing while potatoes in Chicago slip and silver holds around 89 cents per ounce.
The Associated Press reports a sturdy start as last week's gains in selected stocks resume, with Olls, motors, and allied specialties led by Gosden, Pierce Arrow, and Central Leather up 1 to 2 points. Metals, coppers, and ship shares show moderate advance while rails remain flat. British exchange rates reflect abroad demand as sterling tops 3.96. Short sellers push on Mexican petroleum amid rumors, with Studebaker and other motors down 1 to 2 points and Crucible slipping. Major names like Sears Roebuck, May Department Stores, and American Steel groups rebound, closing strong with numerous leaders advancing and few losses.
New York reports prices for butter eggs and pork with mixed receipts and price directions. Butter creamery higher to 38 40c per lb, eggs weak with various regional receipts, poultry live firm and dressed steady, pork dull at 3.74. Currency rates and cotton futures show steady trends and exchange demand.
Hudson and Orange agricultural students at the state Ames contest were honored last week. The Hudson team won the grand championship trophy in the dairy cow contest while Orange captured sweepstakes across all grain classes.
Dr Charles W Littlefield of Seattle reports producing living microscopic creatures in a salt and water solution through a magnetism concept he calls saturated with magnetism. He asserts these pre cell forms move divide and show life like qualities within 48 hours using only distilled water and common salts. The claim parallels spontaneous generation debates and is met with scientific caution.
The clipped text notes a Garland Flour advertisement fading to Make Good and includes a stray remark on the term hooch. It references whiskey origin as hoochene from Alaska natives, but the context is unclear within the damaged OCR fragment.
Readers may address questions and comments to the Editor Farm Department at the Evening Courier and Steporter in Waterloo Iowa with the zip code 33390. The notice invites public input on agricultural topics and farming issues.
Black Hawk County's 1920 crop returns illustrate immense output including 15 285 cows yielding milk for a pint per person daily for 76 days in Greater New York, 273 938 hens laying 12 349 226 eggs, 18 000 000 No 2 cans of sweet corn, 3 095 acres yielding 7 774 tons of green corn, and 6 500 pounds of popcorn. The report notes meat animal declines, reduced small grain acreage, and widespread high costs despite peak production, with county farms averaging 120 acres each and Red Cedar and Wapsipinicon rivers crossing the county.
Dairy experts urge U S butter makers to raise quality to compete with imported Danish butter. Danish farms showcase efficient cows and better cream handling, while U S output lags. Calls grow for tariff protection to shield domestic dairying and prevent price drops in eastern markets.
Describes increased state funding for tuberculosis eradication in livestock from 108000 to 250000 annually, with plans by state veterinary surgeon Peter Malcolm and the state animal health commission to expand eradication efforts. Details how compensation is calculated for culled animals and the process for herdowners to have tests done. W E H Barney drafts a model city ordinance on milk purity and fat content to guide local regulations.
Waterloo Jersey farm debuts junior four year old champion Goldie bred by Aloi family. Goldie has produced 3519 pounds of milk and 419 pounds of butterfat since four years old. Goldie’s sire Sans Aloi and dam Golden Crossing connect lineage with noted ancestors Hallowe'en's Beauty tested for fat.
James Wyle won a special $20 prize offered by RN. W H. Waugh for killing the most chicken hawks in a local hawk hunt. Thirteen contestants participated. the winner bagged an old hawk, two young ones, and an egg ready to hatch. The event aimed to curb hawk ravages, with another hunt likely planned locally.
May 2 Clarksville Iowa champion women poultry handlers Misses May and Grace Hickie are raising 800 chicks this year none hatched from an incubator. They care for their brood with dry oatmeal and hard boiled eggs amid unusual surveys. Last year they fed buttermilk mash as the cheapest feed.
Charles City May 2 Dan Snyter a veteran farmer from Niles township marked his fifty eighth year of residence on the same farm last Wednesday He and his sisters Mrs Frances Thompson and Mrs Ida Ferguson recalled coming with their parents from Utica New York in a five day lumber wagon journey from Cedar Falls to Floyd county In those days settlers relied on oxen for long treks and the celebration honored memory of the migration and settlement milestone.
Independence May 2 The annual Buchanan County Farm Bureau Picnic will be held during the first week of August on a farm near Independence. The decision was made by the bureau's executive board at a meeting in Independence Saturday. A program is being prepared and speakers of national repute are expected.
A farmer north of town shipped a steer to Chicago, bought 18 months ago for 115 dollars. After feeding and shipping costs, the farmer netted only 73 cents, illustrating high excess profits claimed by the era.
Reinbeck Iowa May 2. Beavertown township Grundy county farmer Elias Modlin reports six ewes produced 13 lambs this spring. One ewe bore triplets and the other five twins, all strong and thriving, indicating high prolificacy and no danger of sheep shortage.
Farmers urged to test seed corn despite ample supply after last year’s bumper crop. Orville Hamer and Clyde Combs warn that seed picked during husking can lack vigor and recommend ear by ear germination tests and stall test plots to assess viability this spring.
Oelwein Iowa May 2 over four million head of livestock were moved into Fayette county in a single shipment. One car carried 70 hives of bees and apiary gear bound for West Union from Miles City Montana. Freight bill stood at 400 dollars. Grimes had previously hauled 50 hives in an emigrant car from Montana last winter and is converting a four acre West Union tract into a bee ranch. Railroad men wonder how the bee cars would have fared if ditched en route.
Letter from Mrs. Mart Coburn of Garland Floor praising California over Iowa. Compares blizzard effects and fruit crops, notes frost in Santa Clara valley, claims California has abundant fruit and green scenery after a dry winter, urges readers to visit or relocate. Mentions civic center meeting and praise for California’s growth.
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