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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1929
Page
16
Multiple sale notices list various for sale items including an automatic washer a high powered rifle and a kitchen stove with contact numbers and addresses. Also advertised coal offerings from Imperial West Virginia and other regions with pricing and delivery notes. The jumble mentions open evenings and multiple street addresses in unclear text.
Local ads urge readers to stock up on coal before prices rise, listing several coal grades and dealers with cash discounts and stamps. Also includes used radios, pianos, violins, and assorted farm supplies, with contact details and quick sale notes.
An old advertisement for Varieties of Number One Bulbs imported from Helland offers color descriptive mats glass and frame aquariums fish food remedies and stock in. Also promotes aquatic plants lilies and mosquito prevention with fertilizer and insecticide guidance. Willford's 820 Lafayette St lists seed feed coal aquarium supplies and fertilizer services.
A garbled classifieds page lists many for sale and wanted ads with animals, clothing, baby girl adoption inquiry, used items, and building notices. Entries mention dogs and cats for sale, pedigreed rabbits, a Boston terrier, home adoption inquiry, used invalid chair, clothing and shoes, building and kiln, and a legal notice of a will in Black Hawk county.
Two thousand teachers and other visitors expected in Waterloo for the Northeastern Iowa Teachers association convention October 10 and 12. Housing may be tight. Russell-Lamson Hotel to host registrations and events. main address by Dr M V O Shea of Wisconsin on New Times Demand New Measures.
The John Deere diamond ball team defeated the All Stars 7 to 2 at the Deere plant on Thursday. Deere posted nine hits and three errors to the All Stars six hits and two errors. Pitchers were Elnwalter and Tretier for Deere with ten strikeouts. Contes and Rice for the All Stars with two strikeouts. McDermott turned in a strong performance for Deere. Umpires Pines and Nes officiated.
Wheat prices rise on foreign market strength with Liverpool influence, Chicago short covering, and firm oats and corn. Reports cite Canadian pool holding back, improved cash wheat demand, and stronger oats with mixed futures in Liverpool and Kansas City during early October trading.
Chicago hay receipts show 22 cars with Timothy prices ranging around 12 to 13 dollars per ton and Clover and Mixed Grass entries. Produce futures list butter storage standards and refrigeration terms with dates noted for November to December delivery.
Omaha Neb Oct 5 grain prices list No 2 yellow corn about 2243 cents per bushel No 1 white oats around 46 cents per bushel No 3 white oats 44 cents per bushel No 7 yellow ot other grades, with various small increments and market notes.
Potatoes receipts total 124 cars on track 291, with 1 164 cars shipments. About 210 cars loaded for Jewish holiday. prices largely unchanged. Illinois Indiana and Chicago markets report steady movement as holiday factor influences volumes.
Minneapolis stocks report minimal detail with scattered phrases on flour shipments and bank notes. Entries mention unchanging flour shipments of 42 072 units at prices 37.60 and 28.50, along with brief references to First National and Midland National banks and a Bank Corp listing. The legibility is poor, but the items reflect commodity movements and bank listings in Minneapolis on October 5.
Oct 5 Chicago market note lists wheat futures prices No 2 yellow and No 1 mixed, corn and white varieties with varied bids. Provisions and dairy items show lard ribs butter eggs and cheese values, along with poultry and egg receipts and quantities in tubs and cases.
Buying and selling quotations cover Wheat Corn and Oats with prices and receipts. Highlights include cash and December values for No 1 northern and amber durum wheats, No 3 yellow corn, No 2 white oats, and regional figures from Peoria livestock listings noting hogs and cattle receipts and prices.
The market recovered with steel and radio stocks leading a broad advance. Tobacco shares surged after price increases were announced, while General Electric, Westinghouse, American Tobacco, and others posted gains as shorts covered and pool operations revived. The session closed higher with many industrials and utilities advancing.
Prices at Noon Ontario markets show grains and farm products from Watariso Mills Co and Swift & Co. list flour, butter, potatoes, poultry, cattle, lambs, hogs, hay, stems, and hides. Noted items include No 2 flour blends, orange creamery butter, fresh potatoes per cwt, and prime hogs under 400 pounds.
Cedar Rapids quotes cap at 9.50 for hogs under 400 lbs, 7.73 for lighter weights, 7.25 for over 400 lbs. Des Moines lists prime, lights, mediums around 8.90 to 9.30, heavies 9.26, with good packers at 7.00 to 7.85. Mason City shows many weight classes with prices from 5.39 to 9.60, Ottumwa lists lower weight ranges near 8.50 to 9.70, reflecting fragmented reading of receipts and totals.
New York foreign exchange rates show varied demand with GB pounds at 4.854, France 389s, Italy 5.3, and numerous currencies and values listed for Helium, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Benin, Greece, Poland, Czecho Slovakia, Jugoslavia, Austria, Romania, Argentina, Tokio, and other marked figures. The data reflects a busy market with multiple currencies quoted.
Chicago and northwest wheat receipts show varying bids with No. 2 hard and No. 1 white oats and mixed corn values listed. Liberty bonds quotes in New York reflect closing prices as of October with Treasury notes and Fourth 4s also noted.
The bond market rose on stronger block and convertible activity led by International Telephone and Cuba Railroad notices. Government securities mostly gained, with United States issues showing gains while some issues edged lower. Fish rubber and Botany Mis traded varied, reflecting mixed demand and price shifts.
Chicago livestock markets show a soft weekend with hogs sharply lower from midweek, 4000 leftovers from Friday compressing spreads. Prices closed near the week’s lows as demand remained light for light weight pigs and sows, while cattle and sheep saw mixed results and steady or lower bids across most classes.
Receipts totaled about 2,600 head with 100 direct cattle and heavy hogs, prices mixed as cattle and hogs show broad movement. Feeder and fat cattle active with rounds of lower values. hogs steady to lower with some top quotes around 9.40 for select framed lots and lighter weights improving on specific runs. Sheep and lambs show overall weakness, with slaughter lambs around 12.00 to 12.25 and feeder lambs easing, while clipped feeders near 11.00.
Kansas City market report shows hogs and cattle pricing by weight, receipts, and weekly trends. Also included are New York clearinghouse statements and real estate transfers, plus a brief note on a brave rescue in Bexhill where a bath attendant saved a child and received a minor reward.
Receipts at St Paul Livestock show 3 500 cattle and 1 300 hogs with varied price shifts from the prior week. Calves and calves prices near 13 50 to 14 00, hogs steady to 2 50 lower, lambs and sheep mixed with lighter offerings and price declines in some classes. Market activity reflects a broad spread in feeder and slaughter categories with top weights differing by class and region.
A fragmented report from Chicago outlines concerns over wheat prices and foreign demand. Analysts note fluctuations in quotations, potential long term upswings, and the impact of the 1913 crop outlook on North American wheat, corn, and hog markets.
Receipts total around 6 500 with hogs 150 to 350 pounds bringing $9. or higher while 200 to 289 pounds traded near $9.50 to $10.25. Packing pigs 90 to 190 pounds around $8 to $9.50. Steers, yearlings and bulls varied down several dollars from prior week with cows and cutters lower. Sheep receipts show lambs and flocks steady with lambs selling up to about $12 to $13.75 and bulk lambs $11 to $19, aided by city buyers.
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