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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1920
Page
4
Wheat prices slipped with December futures near 1.91 and March around 2.01 as heavy selling and good growing weather weighed on the market. Uncertain demand and large receipts kept the session under pressure, driving declines through the day.
Grain and provisions prices and receipts across multiple markets. Hog cattle sheep and lard quotes shown for Omaha Chicago Kansas City and Minneapolis with notes on supply and demand. Includes grain quotes for wheat corn oats and seeds plus regional market activity and pricing trends.
Sioux City market notes show receipts of about 2,000 hogs and 9,300 cattle with mixed price ranges. Steers and yearlings around 17.00, cows from 3.50 to 12.50, calves 6.00 to 7.50. sheep receipts about 7.00. St Joseph and Toledo price lines include hogs at 15.50 and cattle around 14.00 to 16.00. grain and seed prices listed for Toledo. metals and Liberty bonds noted in New York market wrap.
New York reports a weekly and five week price survey on staples. Of 76 commodities, 34 declined, five advanced, 37 stayed the same this week. over Sept 2 to Sept 30, 44 fell, 12 rose, 40 were unchanged. The note lists shifts in items from hams to steel and oils with many entries garbled.
Chicago cattle receipts reach 24 000 with early top at 17 90 for steers and yearlings. hogs 20 000 receipts opened 10 15c higher then steady to 100 lower. porkers and sows varied with early top 16 50 in hog market. Sheep and lambs 33 000 receipts with fat lambs steady to 40c lower and natives mainly 12 00 to 11 75.
Cattle receipts 4700 with prices mostly $9.00 to $14.00 and calves 15 to 16.09. Hogs receipts 7000 steady to 15 cents lower with top 19.40. Sheep receipts 15000 steady with western lambs around 12.50 and ewes 5.00 to 5.25.
Livestock receipts in East St Louis reach 4000 with steady steers and heifers, hogs 12000 with top around 16.14, calves weak, lambs steady to 10.25 lower. Stocks and bonds list declines and gains in Great Northern and Canadian Pacific with mixed industrials. money, exchange and commodities show general firming in New York and Chicago markets.
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