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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1921
Page
11
Wheat futures rose at the open as southwest crop reports tempered declines. May and July contracts showed gains amid hedging demand and strong Canadian wheat sales. corn moved steadier with a late uptick, while oats lagged. Provisions traded weaker with no clear spot demand.
Local markets show mixed grain prices with No. 2 mixed at 59% of value and No. 1 Felivge around 1O E0. Some oats and hay quotes are noted. In Omaha and Sioux City livestock yard reports receipts run high with cattle, calves, and sheep varying. top cattle prices reach around 8.65 with steady to strong trends for steers and weaker stock.
Butter prices slip amid rising receipts in New York markets while creamery stocks show varied levels. Grain and flour rates move in Chicago and Omaha with No. 1 northern wheat at 53% May and corn around 50 cents. Livestock quotes in Waterloo list cattle and hogs with premium ranges. waterloo reports steady sugar and metal prices in New York exchanges.
New York May 18 rails led a broad stock market advance after United States railroad labor board wage changes. Gains spread across rail, steel, oil, and tobacco shares with notable strength from Chicago and Northwestern Northern Pacific New York Central Reading Baltimore Ohio Kansas City Southern and St Paul. Cotton and potatoes data followed with mixed early movements and futures closing barely steady.
Chicago livestock market reports receipts at 16 000 hogs and 19 000 cattle and lambs. Hogs mostly up about 10 cents from yesterday with lights steady. cattle steady. Top hog price around 38.85 and 58 50 for select pens. lambs show gains with shorn lamb top near 12 22 to city butchers and 11 75 to packers.
Kansas City notes show cattle receipts about 6 500 with a generally steady to weak undertone and mixed sale results. Hogs at 11 000 head sold slowly with bid levels 10 to 25 cents under yesterday. sheep receipts around 15 000 with steady to higher spring prices and notable tops in the mid teens for natives and Arizona entries. East St Louis reports cattle and hogs steady to higher on lighter volumes and ongoing packer demand shifts.
In Waterloo, Boy Scouts finished a May cleanup week observing residents who failed to tidy properties. Reports cite piles of ashes on Independence avenue and rubbish on Nevada street, with officials hinting at action to encourage cleaner premises.
Gedar Falls May 12 18 Lee and Judge George Wy Wood will judge the women debaters from Town State Teachers and Cornell in a panel besides Prof Anthony of Iowa State College. The debate asks if industrial firms may elect one third of directors.
The weekly bulletin reports Iowa corn planting at 58 percent statewide. Some northern counties show up to 90 percent, while south central areas lag at about 15 percent due to May rains. Oats are uneven, potato planting proceeds, strawberries bloom, and sugar beet acreage is expected to drop.
President Herding told Governor Morgan he would not send federal troops to West Virginia until state forces were proven to have exhausted all resources. Other briefs note wage arbitration in Chicago, zona postage rate endorsements, German disarmament deadline, and closures of Ziegfeld and Century shows due to prohibition.
United Press reports Robert A. Fish used the wireless to call a cop en route from Boston to New York in a bid to have his wife Rose arrested for bigamy. In Concordia Kansas a story notes a marriage voyage by two youths and two brides in a blue ays context with white slavery charges dropped.
Des Moines May 18 Farmers and bankers will meet June 6 to 8 to discuss farm finances and agricultural conditions. Key speakers include W P G Harding governor of the federal reserve board J M McDougal and W A Heath. Leaders from the American Farm Bureau and Iowa Farm Federation will attend and participate.
Readers invited to send questions and comments to the Farm Department of the Byentog Courier and Reporter in Waterloo Iowa The notice provides a telephone contact 3320 for correspondence
Iowa farm leaders urge freight-rate cuts to revive agriculture on a paying basis. The Ames conference will promote local advertising for purebred livestock to expand markets and help farmers start or grow the business.
Tony Tomsky, deemed demented, was sent to Cherokee hospital after a hearing on suspicion he firebombed J W Kline's barn and tried to gas the family. The blaze destroyed the barn and cattle sheds, killing about 20 valuable stock. gas-filled home alarms led to his arrest. He claimed to seek treatment in Rochester, Minnesota.
The Cedar Falls area reports rapid oats marketing for 1920 as farmers sell crops held for better prices. The Grundy Center farm bureau completed plans for a 1921 corn variety and yield test led by John Fearer to compare high yielding corn strains under uniform conditions. Participants will bring eight pounds of shelled corn to the bureau office for testing, planting, growing, and harvest under standard conditions, with final weights judged on harvest stand and No. 2 grade basis.
Editorial on business law praising advertising to reach the local buying community. It asserts advertising must suit regional tastes and argues purebred livestock remains a major farmer's industry and useful commodity.
Kossuth County farm bureau plans its second annual picnic on June 4 at Algona. Attractions include a speech by state secretary B il Cunningham, a baseball game between South Kossuth and North Kossuth, and a county horse shoe pitching contest led by A E Clayton. Winners advance to state championships. youngsters’ games offer cash prizes. Guthrie County votes war on pest kingdom May 1 to June 15 with $100 prize for best rat exterminators. Dairy buyers demand TB-free cattle as inspectors prep in Floyd County. some farmers struggle to sell surplus stock without tests.
Farmers visiting Cedar Falls Township report widespread corn planting largely complete with early stands emerging. Oats fields are in excellent condition aside from a few frost damaged patches, and clover and hay crops show similar strength across the area. May 18.
William L. Pattison once played for the Baltimore Orioles and Brooklyn Nationals before turning to poultry. He and partner W. E. Cowan run a premier Waterloo Iowa flock, with a modern Rainbow Drive operation and rows of prize winning birds. Pattison emphasizes steady work, cleanliness, and high laying strains as keys to success.
Cedar Falls hosts the annual rural county May picnic at Cedar Valley fair grounds with J. G. Mitchell of Greene Ia addressing on Farm Bureau legislation. The all day program includes athletic meets, a historical pageant, burlesque events, tug of war, chicken yard displays, and evening concerts by Cedar Falls and Waterloo ensembles.
Washington May 18 18 congressmen form a group to push agricultural legislation. Led by L J Dickinson Iowa the organization aims to concentrate efforts on farmer backed bills. Members include French Idaho coach Dickinson Iowa Kyans Kansas Dickinson Michigan Shai Illinois Plague Minnesota Hudspeth Texas Burtness North Dakota Williamson Southner Washington Tipler Colorado Southwick Florida Clarke New York.
George Rehberg reports Frank Rehberg owns a premier herd of 106 fat three-year-olds near Triumph, ready for market as prices improve. He notes beef prices are low but feed is cheap, making sale timing more favorable than a year ago.
Westphalia township farm organization plans tuberculosis testing for a large portion of the township herds. Tests aim to assess herd health and prevent spread of disease across farms in Harlan area.
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