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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1921
Page
16
Chicago wheat opened weak as the House of Representatives passed the bill, with May and July futures slipping. Reports from Oklahoma and Nebraska spurred early moves, while East St. Louis and Sioux City livestock shows reflected mixed demand. Hog and sheep quotes barely budged as money and exchange rates moved modestly in New York trading.
Chicago May 14 cattle receipts 1000 up 25 to 40 cents for beef cattle. top steer price 9.75. hogs 10 to 15 cents off. receipts 3000 with varied lofts and a top veal steer value near 6.95 to 8.75. Sheep receipts 7000, demand steady to higher with lambs and yearlings up to 50 to 75 cents. Nebraska and Omaha markets noted mixed results with feeders steady.
Amid mixed grain dealings and light trade, oats and corn fluctuate while wheat holds firmer. Chicago, Omaha, and Kansas City quotes show varied No. 1 to No. 4 lots, with barley, rye, and oats listed. cotton futures steady as May readings appear. Local markets in Waterloo and Minneapolis report patent grades and dairy outputs, with live cattle and hay prices noted.
New York May 14 butter steady receipts 11 WRT tubs creamery higher than extras 014. cheese irregular receipts 6,087 boxes state whole milk flats short specials 18-18c. eggs lower receipts 30,693 cases fresh gathered extra firsts 27-28c. poultry live quiet. butter and eggs unchanged.
The Associated Press reports a short session in New York stock trading showing an uncertain weekend tone. Declines dominated early with motors oils and tobaccos sliding while Sumatra Tobacco briefly rebounded. later, short covering appeared but overall weakness persisted, with heavy losses in rail issues and key names like Mexican Petroleum Houston Oil Atlantic Gulf Studebaker Chandler Bosch Magneto Hervester Sears Roebuck and several unclassified favorites. Total volume around 375000 shares as trading closed heavy.
Government figures on 1921 winter wheat yield pushed prices down, while corn and oats rose. Provision values held steady. Forecasts suggested ample overall production despite lower-than-expected winter wheat output, with visible corn supply reductions aiding corn and oats, and demand for provisions lagging. Toledo slate lists cloverseed and timothy prices with cash and contract quotes.
In LaPorte citizens and a nearby farmer were fined for netting carp with spears and prohibited gear. Three men paid five dollars each for seven carp, while one ended up paying twenty five for a single fish. Deputy Werden E. Chapman filed the information in Justice Smith's court and set the fines.
Friday the thirteenth story reports County Coroner Sidney D. Smith almost blinded when five cigar ashes landed in his left eye while driving across Fourth Street Bridge. He felt burning and sought an optician for treatment as pain followed. The incident ends with a conjunctival burn and a medical note.
In St Louis May 14 the weekly lumber trade review notes demand fallen for yellow pine and Douglas fir, with activity below late April. Labor strikes and lockouts dampen buying, while prospects of lower freight rates influence buyers. Yellow pine prices show unsettled revisions. Douglas fir export movement disrupted by longshoremen strike, with uncertain near term. Hardwood demand remains steady, shoppers focus on immediate needs, upper grades firm while common grades rise in demand.
Waterloo manufacturers join a crusade against Pittsburgh based price fixing for steel products. The drive argues that base prices tied to Pittsburgh plus freight artificially raise costs for steel and nails used in public works, rail, and construction, costing taxpayers hundreds of thousands and hurting Western and Southern industry.
Irvington Iowa May 14 report states a new barn 34 by 50 feet will be built on Henry Wadsworth farm south of Irvington to replace a barn burned last month. Also notes small town updates from Aplington Tama Burlington Denison and Council Bluffs with various visits and real estate transfers.
Readers are invited to send questions and comments to the Farm Department of the Evening Courier and Reporter in Waterloo Iowa. Communications should be addressed to Editor Farm Department and include a contact phone or method.
Eustice Galinveaux of Waterloo area farms registered hogs and dairy cattle. He says the hog industry faces a temporary relapse but will recover, with breeders focusing on quality. A cholera outbreak devastated his herd, losing about 80 animals. He hopes better milk marketing through a Waterloo dairy association will help farmers get fair prices.
Corwith Iowa May 14. Farm labor can stay on its high pinnacle, Frank Glapsaddle, a farmer near Corwith, reports. He has just finished an outing in 110 acres of oats, all done by himself, with two days’ labor from a son kept out of school. Glapsaddle will plant 109 acres of corn this spring and expects to care for it himself, with only a 12 year old boy to assist.
Sexton, Ia May 14 Harry Johnson, recently employed by Hans Carlson near Sexton, bought a 40 acre farm from Tom Steven of Algona. Located northwest of Sexton in Kossuth county the tract is one of the best in the county and sold for 260 dollars per acre. Land is well tiled and nearly all tillable with no improvements. Johnson plans to improve and reside there.
Lincoln Nebraska May 14 With a squadron of four airplanes 2 battery of moving picture cameras Park of a dozen new automobiles and a whole platoon of geologists surveyors chemists botanists photographers and mechanics Nebraska department of conservation and soil survey has opened its 1921 season of field work continuing a survey that is planned ultimately in cover the entire state and all its resources.
Traer Iowa May 14 Fifteen hundred bushels of corn were sold at sheriff s sale on a farm northwest of Traer to satisfy a rent claim the tenant could not pay The corn brought 40 cents a bushel Also May 14 Z L Finch arranged farm transfers making William Steele owner of the Mah lon Smith farm east of town and Smith owner of the old Marquette farm in Westburg Wesley Boy Shot
Mrs John Konicek near Clutter Tama County until recently held the Tama record for raising chickens after hatching nearly 1000 chicks this spring yet Mrs John Breakenridge of Pinsdale claims a higher total of over 1000 and has no more incubators running.
Black Hawk County Low and Litter club schedules two day pig club tours for 67 members. Aimed at visiting four districts, the group travels by auto from Farm Bureau, with Dr. J W Stouder assisting. Ames speaker, lunch stop at Orange Consolidated, visits span Cedar Falls, Washington, Mt. Vernon, Orange, Lincoln, and other townships.
One of the largest mule teams in the area was sold to William Nolan of Independence. The pair, brown and black, weighed 3,290 pounds and stood at least 17 hands high. Nolan shipped them from Independence with 27 horses to Skowhegan, Maine.
In Aplington on May 14, high freight rates spur trucking activity with two Waverly trucks delivering eggs. Local cattle shipments occur as Rene Reniwin sends four Whiteface cows and three calves to Missouri, joined by Henry Wolters. Nearby Irvington reports hogs and stock shipments, while Nashua notes a resident trapping a fox and cubs amid widespread wildlife reports.
Mt Auburn residents welcomed visitors from Gladbrook and Ladysmith while several locals hosted relatives from Davenport and Iona Falls. Mrs Stella Mann and children, Mrs Hu Aldrich and Mrs Charles Herd were among those stopping by. Will Cassley moved with his family from La Porte City to occupy the Grover Wiese residence.
Amos Maricle, a Cedar Township farmer near Waterloo, notes hog prices are strong despite lower returns versus last year. He sold two hogs for 7.75 dollars each, netting about 37 dollars, while corn sells 30 to 40 cents a bushel. He plans Sudan grass hay crop and corn, small grain, delaying sowing until soil warms.
Waterloo council in a special session ordered payment of a 1917 district court judgment against the city for 7,400 with 6 percent interest. The debt stems from a sewer project ten years ago. landowners were deemed owed reimbursement, later contested, then awarded by court. $5,765 in west sewer bonds will fund the transfer, with $5,000 moved to the cost fund and repaid from a long mill levy.
Winthrop notes a single graduate this year with colors dark blue and old gold. Commencement exercises are scheduled for May with Rev. Davies delivering the baccalaureate sermon at Con gregational church Sunday evening. Listed graduates include George Thompson John Reidy A J Foster Everly Minor Beryl Smith Glenna Trainor Leroy Gaffney Margaret Thompson Nellie Allen Gertrude Gaffinex Margariarker Vera Gillett Marjory Ryan Mangerk McFarland Pearl Doyle Marjorie Knowles Vern DuBeis Cora Mae DeGrief Sherman. Mar Mischel Kimball and Bertha Miller wed Independence eve. Visitors include Mrs Family Lion of Long Beach Cal and Mrs W A Tush Rose of Winchester Ky. Ethel Hunter to teach English at Independence High. Marry Munsey guest.
In Belmond Iowa on May 14 a cow owned by Ralph Christie gave birth to four healthy lively calves. The four calves are sound and active, three white and one dark roan. The dam is a high grade Short Horn not eligible for registry.
Des Moines May 14 R H Herrick secretary of the State Horticultural Society says frost damage to fruit can be offset by proper spraying. He notes buds saved by spraying may yield high quality fruit though total output may still be limited. A state survey shows rising use of sprays and belief that spraying can protect crops amid freezing weather.
May 14. Walter Carpenter of Waterloo drew forged checks on F H Muir without knowledge and cashed them at Cedar Falls stores. Bankers and merchants report the boy cashed several forged checks since March totaling about 30 dollars. Most amounts were 1.75 or 2.75, none exceeding 10. He is in juvenile court custody. Muir lived near Janesville. His mother’s remarried husband is Carpenter’s stepfather.
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