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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1929

Page

18

Black Hawk county road action approves highway measures

Officials in Black Hawk county approve action coinciding with the State Highway Commission. The meeting notes include tax adjustments for George Rows and refunds, a deputy sheriff salary set at 140 dollars monthly, and bids authorized for grading drainage and bridge work on Hudson Hicks and La Pore Brendon roads. Public hearing scheduled for June 17, 1929, with minutes approved and adjournment to May 27.

R. N. Dowle Decker W. F. Dilworth Hudson-Hicks Road la Por Mintian A. Sr Kao P. W, Esher H. W. Miller

Waterloo City Council approves bonds and street works in May 1995

City council in Waterloo Iowa held a special session at City Hall with Mayor Glenn A Tibbitts presiding. Resolutions approved include 6281 to supplement the General Bond fund levy and 9382 for Judgment Fund bonds of 43000 for Farmers Loan Trust. also contract 18 with Mear Horn Construction for storm water pumping station and sewer on Miles Street and sidewalk projects on Logandale Heights.

City Hall Waterloo Iowa Hell Chy Glenn A. Tibbitts K. G. Bragdon J. A. Hartielp Frankly Lawson E.A. McParlane J. A. Robinson D W. W. Steely K. L. Bragdon J. A. Hartietp Frank A. Lawson F. A. McFarlane J W. Breoly Vodaye Farmers Loan& Trust Company G. A. Hartleip E.A. McFarlane J. W. Steely Lawson McFarlane Bard Mearhorn Construction Company Miles Street C. & Windelt Logandale Heights Neutioners H. D. Bennett Bernett Cale Fermit West Fourth St OHAS Mackay Cley Ciern

Howard J. Clark Eyes 1928 U S Senate Run in Iowa Primary

Des Moines reports Howard J. Clark remains a likely Republican candidate for the U S Senate in the next spring primary. Other named contenders include Dickinson Hammill Stewart and Harding, with Clark previously running in 1926 and 1936. The piece reviews past positions on agriculture credit tariffs and war debt retirement, noting farm policy will shape the campaign.

Maurier Des Moines Howard J. Clark Washington, D. C United States Mer Dickinson Brookhart Cummins Clark Federal Reserve System Fnor Ward W. L. Harding Hammill

You and I Two Seat Reservations Opening at East High

East High seniors begin seat reservations for You and I, a three act comedy directed by Miss Edna Dahlin in the East High auditorium at 8 p m Friday. The pseudo artist discovers his true art is painter of soap box portraits. This is Miss Dahlin's last East High production before her Europe tour next fall.

East High Edna Dahlin Dahlin Europe

Charity Support Emphasized by Elks Leader Visit

Murray Hubert grand exalted ruler of the Benevolent Order of Elks urged Waterloo lodge members to back the Elks foundation fund for constructive charity and to form a junior lodge. The visit also featured a reception, remarks by Hubert, and the appearance of a Studebaker Elk car en route to Los Angeles for the national convention.

Elks National Foundation Fund For Lodge of Elks Murray Hubert New York Benevolent Order of Elks Waterloo Elks Club Hilbert Charles E. Pickett The Elks Foundation Grand Lodge Miami Fla Hulbert New York City Order of Elks Samuel W. Herschel Davenport Tyler Elks Los Angeles Crift Mason City Minneapolis

North and South America Attract Italian Emigres

The Central Statistical Institute reports 3,706,116 Italians in the United States by mid 1927, about 200,000 in Canada, and large communities across South America including Brazil 1,839,579 and Argentina 1,797,000. Oceania hosts 27,657, with Australia leading. Total Italians abroad reach 9,168,367, about 50,000,000 Italians worldwide when adding the home population.

Rome United States Central Statistical Institute Canada South America Brazil Uruguay Chile Peru Institute Oceania Islands of the Pacific Australia France Switzerland Great Britain Germany Austria Belgium Jugoslavia Asia Minor Turkey Syria Asia China Africa Italy Tunisia Egypt Algerian Marnéco Americas Europe

Police Notes Report Local Vehicle Thefts and Altercation

Police notes recount several thefts including a light touring car near the John Deere plant and tires stolen from a car on Thompson Avenue East. A window cut on a Locust Street car, tire rims stolen near the John Deere plant, and an intoxication case involving Jack Johnson are also noted along with a threatened complaint by Johnson’s wife.

Ted Herzberg California Street John Deere Miles Street Eugene Smith Thompson Avenua East Theodore Moore Locust Street Ray Stewart First Street Richard McDonald Conger Street Polieve Tenth Sycamore J. G. Knavel Williston Avenue Rm Tire M. Alderson Fifth Street Bridge Jack Johnson Water Street Willian Urie Bert Douglass Johnson John

Rain in Canada Drives Wheat to Year Low in Chicago Market

Chicago May 27. Rain in Canada eased fears of weak Canadian wheat output, sending prices below 1.00 a bushel. May wheat hit its lowest in 14 years at about 50% sc, with other deliveries under 1.60 and some quotes near 1.00. Oats, rye, and corn also fell amid favorable planting weather and expectations of continued weak demand. Cash demand was fair and the visible supply declined about 2.885 million bushels for the week.

Chicago Canada Enfura Belt

Minneapolis Wheat Receipts and Grain Prices Reported

Wheat receipts reached 324 cars with mixed pricing for No 1 northern at 1.00 to 1.08 per bushel and various grades at higher or lower marks. Hay markets were quiet week ending May 2 amid abundant pasture and favorable prospects, with alfalfa harvesting moving north and prairie cutting set for early June. top grade hay offerings remained high.

Minneapolis Minn Northern Montana St.Nt Onis Washington, D. C U. S Bureau of Agricultural Economics Nebraska Missouri Kansas U. 8 Timothy Chicago St. Louis U. S Clover Prairie Kansas City Omaha GB. S City U. B

Board of Trade Cash Quotations May 27 Wheat and grain prices

The Board of Trade quotes for Wheat No 3 red at 1 18 No 5 red 1.00 No 3 hard 1 14 4. Mixed oats and rye prices listed with fractions and varied values. Barley 1 62 Timothyseed 36 54.60 Cloverseed 25.00 Provisions Lard 11.55 Ribs 15.00 Bellies 13.12.

Chicago Setae Bellica Waheati Eic Atlo Sabe

Provisions Market Reports May 27 With Butter and Eggs Prices

New York reports steady prices across butter eggs and poultry. Receipts exceed 27 thousand cases for eggs and 7,601 tubs for butter with firmness in creamery extras and various firsts. Chicago notes similar butter and egg receipts and price ranges, alongside poultry adjustments for dressed and live birds and regional freight pricing.

New York Hennery Wearby Turkey Chicago

Market quotations from Chicago stock exchange and grain prices

Closing rotators on leading shares list Allied Products Air Metal Works Borg Warner Butler Bros Club Aluminum United Gas Co Zenith Radio and others with Illinois and Missouri grain prices. Wheat No 2 red 1.15 No 2 hard 1.024 Lag Corn No 2 mixed 87 to 88c No 9 yellow 87 to 76c No 3 yellow 83 to 84c No 2 white 85 to 86c Oats No 2 white 45 to 45.5c No 3 white 44 to 42c.

Chicago Chicago Stock Exchange Allied Products Air Metal Works Binks Borg Warner Butler Bros. Club Aluminum Great Lakes Aircraft Litinazan Grigsby-Grunow Hart Carter Pid Insulk Utilities Kalamazoo Stove Meadows Mfc Missouri-Kansas Pipe Line National Standard Standard Dredge Morrell Settee United Gas Co. Uy. & Gypsum U Radio & Television Zenith Radio S.eessee St. Louis

Grain weakness causes break in Ot Og e exchange

New York May 27 stocks and wheat futures declined sharply amid broad selling. Wheat fell below a bushel for the first time in 15 years, dragging a wide list of issues to near yearly lows. Major losses included Case Threshing, United Aircraft, General Electric, Johns Manville, and others as concerns over credit and call money fed the selling wave.

New York Brock United Aircraft General Electric Johns Manville Ptay Northwest Western Railroad Radio Anaconda Copper Borg Warner F. G. Shattuck Baldwin Locomotive and Foundation Company U. S. Steel Atchison Amerit Can Rolling Mill Radin Columbia Gas Auburn Auto Cotvitt Sears Roebuck Federal Reserve Commonwealth Power General Electric and Wilcox Stewarts Warner Hupp Goodyeer Rubber Magma Andes Copher Granby Anaconda Wire & iCable Paul Common Preferred Kolster Radio Brockway Motors Qwal Aled Chem. & Dye Allis Chalmers Mfg. Co American Agri. Chem American Beet Sudar Co Cescgeces LA American Can Co American Car 4& Foundry American & Foreign Power American Locomotive American Smelting & R American Sugar Refining American T. & T American Tob. B American Woolen Go Steeee American Zinc Lead & Smeaking Anecorida Copper Mine Co Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Baldwin Locomotve Baltimore & Ohio Bethlehem Steel - California Calumet & Arizona Canada Dry Canadian Pacific Gase, J. L. Threshing Cerro de Pasco Chesapeake & Ohio Chicago Great Western , Co M. St. P. d& Pac St. P. & Pac Chicago & Northwestern GR. T. & Pac Chrysler Peeteseeesans Golorado Fuel & Tran Consolidated Gar Continental Can Ccseeeeree Se Gorm Products Sreeeeesen Oe Crucible Steel Beans du Pont de Nemours & Co Electric Power Erie R. Re General American General Asphalt Genersl Cigar General Mototh General Outdoor Gimbel Bras A. AB Goodrich Graham Latre Great Northern Greene Cananem Howe Sound Ejerese Hudson Motorverre Mhinois Central Inland Steel International Harvester International Nickel Eceseserense Abba Dordan Matera Ys National Bisenic Co Kresge Ee -Ee Aee Veveessene Fong National Enameting National Grad Nevada Consolidated Copper New York Central N. HL & Hadfard Northern Pacific Packard Motors Pacific Gas ECG Weverever Pan American Labtse Paramount Famous Lasky Seers Pennsylvania R. Wis Pure Marquette Js Phillips Petroleum Pure Oil Co Radio Corporation of A Reading Es Republic Iron Reynolds Tobacro B Studebaker Corporacion Gears Roebuck Shell Union Oil Simmons Sinclair Cons Southern Pacific Southern Railroad Standard Gas Wiscerees Vasm Standard Ol California Ceseee T3yn Standard Ot New Jersey Cere Texas Corporation Tintken Raller Union On Californ Union Pacific United Cigareae Tong United States United States Steel

Waterloo Markets Net Price Snapshot May 27 1968

Market listing shows prices for AG Me hens eggs butter and poultry from Swit & Co Rath Packing Co and Inwa Flour & Feed Co. including prime hogs leghorns hay and straw, cattle hides and miscellaneous farm items with varied weights and grades. Notable items include Prime hogs 10.05, Good packers 9.15, HAY AND STRAW values around 10 to 16 dollars, and hides graded No 1 to No 2 with cures listed.

Seadensseseewenenses Prom Swit & Co Rath Packing Co Inwa Flour & Feed Go Frou Cohn Bros Esses

Iowa Hog Prices From Packing Centers Across Iowa

Iowa packing houses in Cedar Rapids Des Moines Mason City and Sioux City quoted hog prices for various weights and classifications. Rates ranged from about 0.59 to 10.40 per cwt with primes and heavies near 10.20, 10.40 for light to medium hogs, and sow prices around 7.50 to 8.50 depending on weight and quality. Receipts totals and market movement noted, with hogs at Sioux City and Des Moines showing slow demand and varied pricing across weights.

Kansan City Livestock and Commodities Report May 27

Receipts show cattle and sheep activity with varied prices across weight classes. Slaughter steers 1100-1500 lbs around 14.28, yearlings up to 15.06, cows 7.75-9.80, stockers 12.01-14.25, vealers 8.50-15.00. sheep and lambs steady to strong with lambs near 10.75 to 12.40. grain and bonds data included for Peoria grain, Liberty bonds, and foreign exchange rates.

Bond Market Opens With Prices Near Lows

New York May 27 The bond market opened with prices at recent lows as the week began. Stocks eased and bonds showed little change with government issues dormant and foreign bonds offering few points of interest.

New York United States

Direct swine shipments near all time record highs

Chicago May 37 Hog values fell 10 to 50c amid receipts totaling 65,000 head, the largest since January. About 33,000 hogs fitted to packers, with prices around 11.25 for around 200 pounds. Cattle and sheep also showed varied moves with steady to lower prices and heavy receipts.

Chicago Las Start Adair

East St. Louis Livestock Prices Report

Livestock receipts at East St. Louis totaled 27 15,000 hogs with barrows and gilts 20 to 25 cents lower, sows down 10 to 15 cents, pigs weaker for 130 to 180 pound ranges. Cattle receipts 2,400 with calves 2,000. steers scarce, mixed yearlings and heifers steady, cows steady to firm, bulls mostly steady. Slaughter steers 1,100 to 1,500 pounds 12.75 to 14.25, yearlings 760 to 1080 pounds 12.75 to 14.75, cows 6.50 to 10.75, bulls 9.79 to 10.75. Sheep receipts 4,000. spring lambs weak to 20 cents lower, slaughter classes steady, clipped lambs bid down, lamb ranges 14.00 to 15.00, cull ewes 8.25 to 11.00.

Associated Plans Towa Cedar Rapids Des Moines Mason City Los Sioux City Chotce Kansan HAUS Benersky Arizona Ted Grariings Califarnia Colowine Shar Haals East St. Louis Gattle Algher Cell Ever

Omaha Livestock Prices and Receipts May 27 Omaha Neb

Hogs receipts 19 000 with 3 300 direct demand steady to lower packers top 10 60 for 235 lb hogs. Cattle receipts 9 868 feed lot steady to lower with cows 9 00 to 11 00 and fed steers around 13 75. Sheep receipts 11 009 steady with spring lambs 15 00 to 18 50 and fed wooled lambs 14 50 to 13 85. California feeding lambs 13 00 to 13 28.

Omaha Neb Calfornia Liverpool Eyota Maren Chicago Coitton

Livestock Prices Mixed Amid Weak to Steady Demand at St Paul

May receipts show 4,000 cattle including steers and yearlings, with early undercurrent weak to lower and sales around 13.40 to 13.50 for top yearlings. Calves at 390 to 410, hogs 10.00 to 10.63, lambs 12.75, and feeders steady to firm with most bids around 10.50 to 10.63 depending on size and condition.

Ventura Bellert

St Joseph Livestock Receipts and Prices Report

Livestock market update from St Joseph Missouri notes receipts and price movements across cattle calves and vealers. Steady to mixed trends with calves fed steers and yearlings showing activity and cows around 9 to 10 dollars. California and native springers and yearlings priced with modest variations and limited offerings.

Livestock Report From Peoria Markets

Peoria Livestock reports show hog receipts around 3,000 with top bids near 10.85 and bulk sales at 10.40. Cattle receipts total about 150. Market activity highlights hogs at strong bids and steady cattle demand.

Peoria Livestock Paorla

Estimated Livestock Receipts at Chicago and Cotton Prices

Chicago reports estimated livestock receipts for tomorrow with hogs at 12,900 sheep 26,000 and cattle 7,500. Cotton futures opened mixed with July near 18.73 cents and October around 18.53 cents, up modestly from prior levels amid quiet trading.

Chicago

Potatoes and grains mixed prices under pressure in Chicago and Minneapolis

Trade notes show receipts and new stock across potatoes, wheat, corn, and oats with varied quality. Prices for Bliss Triumphs potatoes hold around 4.00 to 4.55 per unit while regional grain bids in Minnesota and Missouri reflect steady to unchanged values for flour hay and horses.

Chicago Idaho Russels Fanny

OX ARRESTS OVER BOOZ DRIVE AND LIQUOR NUISANCE

Police arrested six people and seized 132 pints of beer, one pint of alcohol, two gallons of hooch and four gallons of wine in a liquor nuisance sweep. James L Richardson faced charges and paid bond, with sentencing set for June 27 by Judge G J Sager. Several others charged with maintaining a liquor nuisance or being disorderly house were released on bonds. one man was jailed for bootlegging. Detectives Ralph Davis and Hugh Crumline led the raids with officers Denniston Pickens.

James L. Richardson Ocneida Street Margaret Carmén Fourth Street Leo Seerey Syca Frank Denniston Thompson Ralph Davis Hugh Crumline Charles Pickens Denniston Richardson G. J. Sager

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