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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1918
Page
5
Good planting weather sent corn prices sharply down with May at 1.27% and July at 1.44% amid ample weekly receipts and eased cereal price controls. Oats weakened after open and lacking demand from the in market. hog price declines dragged provisions lower as buying interest dried up.
Chicago market quotes for corn oats and provisions across multiple cities with prices for No 2 yellow No 3 white and other grades. Minneapolis Kansas City St Louis and Peoria reports show bid prices for corn oats flax rye and mixed grains. Toledo and other spots list cash and futures figures for cloverseed timothy and alfalfa seed.
New York May 12 trading in stocks continued with upware movement in oils sugars tobaccos and marine issues gaining 1 to 8 points. United States Steel fluctuated recovering most of yesterday's reversal then firming, rails and copper dragged overall gains late. Closing strong with about 600,000 shares traded. Waterloo markets report cattle and hog values and mixed grain prices, with good butcher steers around 12.9 and hogs premium at 16.70 to 16.50 per hundredweight.
Chicago and Sioux City report hogs under pressure with receipts around 15 000 in Chicago and 1 000 in Sioux City. Prices fall across hogs, cattle, and sheep as shipments total about 7 000 hogs, 1 000 cattle, and 2 400 sheep with mixed quality and varying weights.
Hogs receipts reach 5700 with prices from 11.50 to 27.40 per cwt. Heavies around 27.20 to 27.45, mediums 17.30 to 18.50, lights 17.30 to 18.60, bulk 17.40. Cattle receipts 100 with steers 11.50 to 17.80, cows and heifers 9.00 to 13.55, calves 10.00 to 12.75. Sheep receipts 105 with yearlings 15.75 to 17.80, wethers 15.00 to 17.90, ewes 14.00 to 16.00, lambs 19.25 to 20.25.
Kansas City market report shows hogs receipts 100 with prices $17.50 to $17.65 for heavy and light, pigs at $14.00 to $17.40, cattle receipts 160 with steers $15.00 to $17.40, cows $11.50 to $14.50, heifers $9.00 to $14.75, calves $8.75 to $26.00. sheep receipts 800 with lambs $16.00 to $20.16, yearlings $17.00 to $29.00, wethers $14.00 to $15.00, ewes $12.00 to $26.28.
May 11 hog receipts 2300 steady top 17.65 bull 17.25 17.65. Cattle receipts 200 steady steer 12.00 17.25 cows and heifers 7.00 18.00 calves 7.00 12.00. Sheep receipts 259 steady lambs 15.00 20.25 ewes 26.00 16.25.
Livestock receipts at St Louis hogs and cattle show mixed prices with hogs $16.50 to $18.08 and cattle $7.75 to $17.60. Sheep buyers report lambs at $21.28 to $21.50 and ewes $16.00 to $17.00. Produce in New York notes creamery butter extras and eggs with steady or unchanged quotes. London silver and mercantile rates listed, with cotton futures showing slight movements and a New York clearing house reserve of $162.8 million above requirements.
Readable fragments list creamery butter orange brand names and various prices for potatoes lard ducks geese and turkeys. Content mentions wholesale and retail terms with faded OCR text toward a 19th or early 20th century market snapshot.
Optimism over planting success kept the corn market down this week as freezing temperatures lingered. Compared with last week, prices ranged from 5c net lower to 3c advance, oats off 3c to 4c, and provisions down 2c to 6c except May ribs up 0.0c. Government figures showing larger than last year’s commercial corn stocks weighed on bulls, oats fell due to bearish crop outlook and slow shipping, while weaker grain prices offset higher hog quotations.
Obituary notes report Levi Babr dying at his daughter's home in Parkersburg. Funeral for Mrs. J. Hubeing, 25, with a seven month old daughter, held at the north end home and burial at Butler Center. Burglaries at Trey store noted. several residents travel for summer plans and medical treatments.
Andrew Meyer returns from Chicago before army entry. Rev C W Caldwell attends county food administration meeting in Des Moines. Mrs A Woogh back from Cathay. Mr and Mrs FL Schultz welcome a son born May 3. R Fraussen dies after months of illness. funeral led by Rev Geo Schnucker. Red Cross sale and supper drew large crowd with concert by Aplington band and auction by Harm Dreyer and George Lefleman. Receipts about 1,200 dollars.
Linden and Cartersville residents shuffle addresses as William Mitchell moves from Dearborn Avenue to Cartersville while Mrs. Mitchell and Mrs. A. McGee take the midnight train. Neighbors report minor head injury from a swing incident and visitors from Ladysmith and San Antonio, with local social updates and small ads.
A stream of small items from Waterloo details illnesses such as a smallpox case, travel plans, a marriage license for Robert Huntington and Belva Thompson, a custody ruling, motor collisions, thefts, military service, and local business notes including a new hemstitching shop and bread changes at Waterloo eateries. Inquiries touch on residents in Waterloo and nearby areas, with updates on officials, family movements, and community services.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Matt Delegardella in Gilbertville on Sunday morning. Carl Stubenrach and Matt Thome of Camp Doge were home over Sunday on a leave. The Foresters’ school play Sunday night drew good attendance. John Weibes and Ien Bernard were set to travel Friday to Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.
Bristow and Raymond communities report local events from May, including visits, health updates, church and school activities, Red Cross efforts, and preparations for upcoming fundraisers and benefit plays. Notable items include missing captions, a ship of duties on May 2 births, and church effort to support education endowment campaigns.
Geneseo notes report Genesen visiting Gettysburg to tend farm interests while Mr. and Mrs. Merritt travel to Clarion to see relatives. Flamer Gardner and family from Chelsea visit local friends. Wilkinson Bros purchase a threshing machine for use with their trains. Flossie Tracr visits H. K. Harrington home, and a team driven by Lockard runs away, wrecking a harrow but causing no injuries. Mr. and Mrs. Harbaugh of Waterloo visit their daughter Mrs. Fr. S. Muft man. Ed Speer buys a new car. R. A. Moody and daughters leave A. F. Meeker home for Dyer Park, Als.
Barclay Center events noted May 1 with Enin house remodeling by Dunkerton pair Eulti and Dan Trumbauer. A Ti. P. parsonage sociable drew about 100. Summer vacation days near for some schools. Mrs Ellen Robbins of Weston Massachusetts visited B. K. Rice. she leads Red Cross work but cut visit short. Mrs J F Black hosted the Tandies Missionary circle at the 1 Pb church. Hama canning demo led by Miss Sutter’s assistant.
A thunderstorm near Nashua injures no one but causes fires and property loss. Buildings including the Chins Wedeinger house and Gary Younes residence were struck by lightning. livestock burned in a nearby barn. Local families report births, enlistments, and relocations as community life continues amid continuing storm recovery.
Winthrop items report deaths and births including Michael Sorane who died at home after months of illness. Funeral set for Sunday at Catholic church. Frank Diggins on 30 day furlough from Camp Custer due to pneumonia. Route substitute Henry Ball covers for Marcus Dunlap during vacation. Wayne Hrubaker ill at Camp Upton hospital. Baccalaureate sermon planned for May 18, commencement May 24. Several births and visits noted among residents, school board appoints G. MacCoy as superintendent. Army transfers of local soldiers mentioned.
Orchard residents report Mr Mrowt showing slow improvement after visits to Rochester doctors. The Rittehel school team lost to our team in a returned baseball game last Friday. McCloud visited from Unter with his wife, visiting Mrs Meyer. May day church dinner netted over 25. Tasnster came from Camp Dodge for a 29 day tour, staying at George H I. Morse family visited to see Mrs Bry who has returned from hospital care in Rochester. Minnie Morse is progressing satisfactorily.
In Mooreville area, John Barber tends a new home lot while Esther McMalen of Des Moines visits the Hayward family. Mrs. Strohecker undergoes an operation at St Francis hospital. In Waterloo, the Country Ladies’ Mooseter club meets with Mrs Brs. WHT McGraoahan. fundraiser yields 169 dollar liberty bond.
Hazleton reports a birthday salute for Mrs Anon Thurston at dinner with friends, Epworth league gifts to Red Cross, and a lodge donation. A car crash injures Mrs Fred Nolan and highlights hospital visits. Also noted are memorials, obituaries, church services, and Red Cross activities. Local names include Mrs W G Ktover, Mrs Anon Thurston, Henry Magn et, Morrison Morey, Exley Finch, Hoste Short, Laura Abilat Pingres, and Reverend Payden.
Independence Jesup Malibank Otterville residents attended the Red Cross auction. Auctioneers included Wrotten Jesup Cal Bostetter F A Durham and Ross Moline. Supper was served. About 700 dollars was realized for the Red Cross.
Dunkerton May 10 Dunkerton high school equipped with a new tennis court and volleyball setup. Demonstration school No 7 closes its year. Red Cross work completed with a kit for headquarters. George Weslick departs for Cedar Falls then Camp Dodge training. Mother's Day planned at Baptist church May 15 with a program. May Day fete in progress on school grounds. Birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs James. Mrs Errol Canfield hosts embroidery club with new members elected.
Orrin Wolfenpperger reached eighteen and enlisted after a Waterloo trip, then left for Jefferson Barracks. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Jia Oater. Mrs EK J Dunham visited sister Maude Glanville in Leota Kan. Mr. and Mrs. J A Sorrinon returned from Ballina Kan after winter with son Charles. Mr. and Mrs. Fitch returned from Burns Kan. Mrs. John Follock returned from California. Mrs. W T Locke and children visit Wasta SD. Mrs. Fitch and children depart to Pintele Mont to join husband.
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