Tama Co Fair Weathered By Rainy Start Enduring Exhibits
Rainy weather at the Tama county fair did not dampen exhibitors spirits as the 39th annual event continued. Farm Bureau and 4-H displays drew strong interest with notable Jersey and Holstein livestock entries led by dairy club contests. Exhibits will run until Saturday afternoon with races postponed.
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Toledo
Tama County
Farm Bureau
Jersey
Dairy
Harry Clough
Henry Nieman
Fair Board
Dairy Club
Airy Heifer Club
Warren Gray
Maynard Spear
Earl
Russell Lyon
Robert Winders
Wayne Tomlinson
Lyon
Columbus Junction
Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Floyd Johnston
Iowa State Dairy Association
Rural Women Study Clothes in County Clubs
Black Hawk County Farm bureau women study the second lesson of their clothing project. In-group leaders from Waterloo, East Waterloo, Cedar and Bennington townships met at the YWCA rooms. Miss Ruby Seassel of Ames led instruction. Leaders will relay training to their communities. Earlier sessions covered Spring Creek, Fox, Lester, Barclay, Poyner, Dewar and East Eagle areas, with Cedar Falls and Mt. Vernon hosting meetings for additional townships.
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Black Hawk County
Waterloo
East
Cedar
Bennington
Ruby Seassel
Amés
Spring Creek
Fox Township
Leslie Craft
Lester
Barclay
Poyner
Dewar Hall
Gohool
East Eagle
Lincoln
Osage
Black, Hawk
Eagle
Cedar Falls
Mt. Vernon
Washington
Union Townships
A J. Henry
Floyd County Farmland Sells For 200 And 175 An Acre
Several farms in the Floyd County area changed hands. H. C. Harrison bought 80 acres of improved land near Riverton for 200 per acre in cash. L. Jensen sold 103 acres southwest of Ionia to I. H. Child of Cedar Falls for 175 per acre. G. A. Rankin’s 100 acre farm west of Floyd near the paved road sold to Arthur Debban for 215 per acre, with possession set for March 1. noted as one of the best improved farms locally.
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Arthur Debban
Iowa
Debban
Hog price outlookportends drop in three months
About 100 Cass county farmers, meeting for the swine production project in Ames, forecast lower hog prices for the next three months. They cite higher market receipts, reduced US employment, 18 percent fewer pork exports in early months, and 16 percent more pork in storage as factors.
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Atlantic
Cass County
L. G. Allbaugh
Ames
United States
Butler county youths ready to compete in Memphis dairy contest
Vernon Schoeman and Claire Chapman from Butler county, guided by County Agent John Mullans, will represent the state at Memphis starting Monday Oct 17 at the National Dairy exposition contest. The Town team must demonstrate dehorning young dairy animals with the caustic stick method at least twice, possibly three times, after winning last week’s state title at Dairy Cattle Congress.
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Memphis
Tenn
Vernon Schoeman
Claire Chapman
Butler County
John Mullans
Dairy Cattle Congress
Cedar Falls Cow Test Group to be reorganized for next year
Cedar Falls plans a formal reorganization of the Cedar Falls Cow Test association with aims to have 25 to 27 members by Nov. 1. Fifteen elected for next year, plus four joined by County Agent J. L. Uhan, bringing total signed to 19, while September records show 397 cows in the group, 279 in milk, averaging 346 pounds of milk and 13.8 pounds butterfat.
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Cedar Falls
Marinus Tingleff
Association
Tingleff
Giten
Jersey
Jessen & Christiansen
Floyd G. Wessell
E. A. Wasson & Son
R. HE. Rehder
W. L. Schmitt
H. E. Madsen
H. A. Noltensmeier
Public sale nets nearly nine thousand at Crouse farm
Gedar Falls October 7 One of the best public sales in the community was Frank Crouse’s on his father Eli Crouse’s Fairfield township Grundy county farm. Total sales approached 9 000 with corn at 25 0 per acre horses up to 137 cows calves hogs and other stock bringing solid prices. Crouse is leaving for California to seek Health improvements. The 240 acre farm has been leased for 9 per acre by Otto Nielsen.
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Courier Special Service
Gedar Falls
Frank Crouse
Eli Crouse
Fairfield Township
Grundy County
California
Crouse
Otto Nielsen
Fayette
Ulinois
Oclwein
Clarence Lioyd
Bunker Hill
Lioyd
Millinois
Elliott
Courier Sprcial Servic Barclay Center
C. C. Elliott
Aredale
Farmers' Mutual Fire and Lightning report shows business gain
Secretary A. E. Dunlap of Delaware county disclosed a $237,680 rise in business over the past year at the annual Farmers' Mutual Fire and Lightning association meeting held in the courthouse. The report notes the area resembles Australia in size and population, highlighting contrast with 600,000 inhabitants.
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Manchester
A. E. Dunlap
Delaware County
Farmers’ Mutual Fire and Lightning Association
Land sale near here nets two hundred per acre
John Cunningham, Orange township farmer and Holstein breeder, sold a 100 acre parcel at 200 dollars an acre to neighbor A K Glessner. He used proceeds to buy a 160 acre Illinois farm near Polo, plans a future move next spring and seeks a larger place for his two sons.
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John Cunningham
Orange Township
Blue House Road
Iowa
A. K. Glessner
Mr. Cunningham
Polo, Ill
Freeport
Cunninghams
Dlinois
Livestock Receipts and Prices at East St Louis Sale
Hogs receipts 8500 with top bids around 17.90 and bulk 190 to 230 pounds. Cattle receipts 1000 with steers scarce, most cows 6.25 to 7.25, fat cattle around 14.50. Sheep receipts 1009 with fat lambs 12.50 to 12.75 and ewes around 4.0 to 4.8, markets steady to lower on some classes.
Futures Close Mixed on Butter and Refrigerators
Chicago October 7 futures report shows butter storage standards for December at 43.30 with January at 43.5 cents. Refrigerator standards for November at 33 1/2 cents and December at 33 1/2 cents, with November refrigerator firsts at 30 1/2 cents.
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Chicago
Farmers Questions and Comments Invited
Community input requested with questions and comments directed to the Editor of the Farm Department at the Waterloo Evening Courier in Waterloo Iowa. Communications should be addressed to the editor with a contact phone provided.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo
Iowa
Wheat prices move amid seasonal unloading pressures
Chicago markets show selling pressure on wheat following unloading trends in the northwest. North American export demand improves modestly, Canadian wheat dominates activity, and prices end the day slightly lower. Frost forecasts in Iowa and the corn belt fail to spark heavy buying, while oats hold steady and provisions rise modestly.
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Chicago
Northwest
North America
Canada
Potatoes Market Report From Chicago Trade Area
Chicago October 7 potatoes receipts 121 cars on track 377 total U S shipments 1 586 cars trading fair market dull northern Wisconsin sacked round whites 1 50 1 60 central Wisconsin sacked round whites 1 25 1 40 sacked Red River Ohips 1 39 1 45 Idaho sacked Russell 1 50 1 75 according to quality and condition
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Fotatoes
Chicago
U. S
Wisconsin
Red River
Idaho
Russell
Cotton futures rise on steady spot demand in Liverpool
Liverpool cotton market shows fair demand with steady prices and 8,000 bales receipts. Midlands prices range from 10.32d to 14.17d for different middling grades while futures open higher, with December at 11.34d and July near 11.30d, up 20-30 points.
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Liverpool
Midlands
Chicago
New York Butter Receipts and Market Report
New York butter receipts for October 6 total 12,611 packages. Market remains steady with slightly more stock and prices firm for higher grade creamery butter. Centralized car lots bring 84 to 87 score. current make No.2 stock at 35 to 40 cents per pound.
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New York
Sioux City Livestock Market Report October 7 Prices
Receipts: cattle 1,000 steady with best steers and yearlings at 10.00 to 716.25. grass steers to 9.13. calves 6.54 to 14.00. stock cows and heifers 5.90 to 8.75. top feeders 12.00. top calves 12.09. Hogs 2,500 mostly 10 to 25 cents higher. 160-180 lb 10.50 to 10.85. 180-280 lb 10.75 to 11.10. 200-260 lb 11.00 to 11.25. sows 9.75 to 10.25. pigs 8.00 to 9.50. Sheep 2,000 steady. native lambs 12.25 to 13.25. ewes 6.25.
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Sioux City
Representative Sales Livestock in Union Wards
Representative livestock sales today in Union Wards include hogs.
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Chicago
Insi
Board of Trade Cash Quotations Report Note
Chicago October seven report shows mixed grain bids with No 2 hard wheat at 1.30 and No 2 mixed at 1.334 cents. Corn values vary across multiple mixed and yellow categories from 68 to 980 cents, oats hold, barley ranges 60 to 82 cents, rye not quoted.
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Chicago
Hog Quotations Rise as Hogs Tighten Market
Chicago market notes hog receipts near 10 000 with leftovers scarce and weights varied. Prices show steady to higher trend with top bids around 11.85 for 225 to 240 pound butchers. bulk 160 to 200 pounds at 11.00 to 11.60 and heavier hogs about 11.40 to 11.75 for 350 to 300 pounds. Cattle receipts about 2 500 with slow trade and in-between grades, best around 14.00 for stockers and feeders. vealers about 14.00 down. fat lambs steady with natives around 13.25 to 13.50 and some above 14.00 for medium weights.
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Chicago
Choice Rangers
Omaha Livestock Market Report October 7
Hogs receipts 3500 steady to higher with gains on good and choice weights. 170 to 200 lb hogs 10.75 to 11.25, top 11.40 on select lots. 200 to 240 lb bulk 11.00 to 11.25. Cattle receipts 1600 nominally steady for fed cattle and yearlings, stockers and feeders slow. grass steers 9.00 to 9.75, grass heifers 7.75 to 8.75, grass cows 6.00 to 7.50, stockers and feeders 8.25 to 9.25. Sheep receipts 9500 lambs steady. bulk fat range lambs 13.15 to 13.25, natives 12.50 to 12.75, fed clipped lambs 12.00.
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Omaha
Neb
Gattle
Livestock Prices From St Paul Market Report
S St Paul Minn Oct 7 hogs receipts 4000 steady to strong 260-350 lb 10.25 11.00 200-250 lb 10.75 11.00 160-200 lb 9.75 11.00 130-160 lb 10.25 9.75 90-130 lb 10.25 packing sows 9.50 10.75 cattle receipts 2500 calves 500 slow vealers 0.50 lower beef steers 9.00 10.00 beef cows 5.75 7.00 low cutters 4.25 vealers 12.50 bulk stock and feeder steers 7.00 8.50 sheep receipts 5500 steady lambs 13.00 bulk fat lambs 12.00 13.00 bulk cull lambs 9.25 bulk fat ewes 4.5 6.0
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South St. Paul, Minn
Minneapolis Flour and Bran Prices Report
Minneapolis Minn October 7 Flour unchanged shipments 58876 barrels Bran priced at 26.00 to 26.50 dollars per hundredweight Ongoing market report noting steady flour shipments and Bran price range in the local trade.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Ready offerings weaken market at New York open
The market opened irregularly with selling pressure against industrials and pivotal names. Railroads and select utilities showed strength while many favorites fell. Case Threshing hit a new high, and broad pools resumed activity with several stocks reaching new peaks in early trading.
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General Motors
New
U. S. Steel
Federal Reserve
Houston Oil
American Express
Park & Tilford
International Match
Murray
Chicago& Eastern Illinois
New York Stock Exchange Seat Sells at Record Price
A seat on the New York Stock Exchange sold for 250000 dollars marking a new high. The prior day two seats brought 235000 dollars and 240000 dollars respectively indicating rising demand in the market.
Provisions and Market Rates Reported Across Cities
New York and Chicago market bulletins list butter creamery extras at 49c to 60c. eyes and brown eggs varied by grade and region with wholesale quotes. Poultry prices show turkeys around 30c, fowls 30c, ducks 18-25c, live fowl and geese offered at regional levels. cheese values noted for Young America and brick at 26-30c. Kansas City reports unchanged poultry and other produce markets with old and young ducks priced 14-18c and turkeys at 30c.
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New York
Long Island
America
Midwest
Santos
Nai
Chicago
Kansas City
Newcomer D C Meyer Joins Iowa Public Service as Assistant Gas Engineer
D C Meyer, formerly a cadet engineer with Harrisburg Gas in Harrisburg Pennsylvania, has joined Iowa Public Service Company as assistant gas engineer. He is a Swarthmore College graduate.
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D. C. Meyer
Harrisburg Gas Company
Harrisburg
Iowa Public Service Company
Swarthmore
Waterloo council rejects bids on street lights and acts on sewer objections
Waterloo Iowa city council meets October 3 1927. It rejects all bids for street light installation contract No 3 and extends bid filing for sidewalk contract No 1 to October 10 1927. Objections to sewer contract No 13 are received, filed and referred for committee review before decisions or adjournment.
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Waterloo
City Council
City of
Council
Said
City
Tibbitts
Blough
Fish
Lawson
Link
McFarlane
Waterloo Electrical Supply Company
Westinghouse
Ccesevea
DASCK
General
East Sixth Street
Cole. Electric Company
Robinson
Gawson
R. B. Naumann
H. Sweeney
Euclid Avenue
J. W. Boyle
Halsted Street
John Hanson
F. W. Robertson
Clough Street
H. L
E. ©. Litchfield
Reed Street
A. B. Naumann
Oo. H. Sweeney
E. C. Witchfield
A. W. Chamberlin
A.W. Chamberlin
Harvey
E. L. Stover
Gleaner Cities, Inc
M. J. Brown
Cleaner Cities, Inc
Chas. C. MacKay
Real estate transfers to St John's church amid plat notes
The notice lists transfers from Charles Burk and others to St. John's Church covering multiple lots on various auditor's plats, with numerous heirs including minor heirs of Julians Burk and others. It mentions decedents' estates and undivided interests in Cedar Falls area and Riverview addition, plus a final note on the Mississippi flood flooding over 3,900,000 acres of crop land across five states.
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Charles Burk
St. John’s Church
Auditor's
Esther Schmidt
Audi
John
A. Schmidt
Freda
Liena Burk
Auditor’s
Gere
Aulots
Alice M. Simpson
Burk
St. John's Church
Tor’s
Nora Lake
Und
Juliana Burk
Andrew Burk
Juliane Burk
James G. Clark
R. O. Hutchison
St. John F. Simpson
H. J. Saylor
Arthur J. Case
Marion Kd. Easton
Mississippi
Notice of Adminstrator Appointment in Black Hawk County
Appointment as administrator for the estate of May Sindiinger in Black Hawk County Iowa is announced. Creditors and indebted persons are urged to file claims or pay debts with administrator J.H. Bindleinger at Riverside Drive Waterloo. Also notices bankruptcy of Harry A Neipert with meeting of creditors set in Waterloo on October 17 1927 before J H Jordan Referee.
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State of
Jaws
Black Hawk County
May Sindiinger
Riverside
Drive
Waterloo
Inwa
Altormey
J. W. Thompson
United States District Court
Iowa
Harry .A. Neipert
Marry
Black Hawk
Harry A. Neipert
J. H. Jordan
Marsh-Flace P
J.B. Jordan
Steers scarcity drives higher prices in Chicago market
Cattle mostly steady to higher as steers lead gains with scarcity pushing prices up to 50c in spots. Western grassers and better stockers rise, vealers and fat cows weaken, bulls mixed. Hog trade features higher closing prices on most weights, while sheep see lighter demand and softer lambs.
Liberty Bonds Quotes Rise in New York Market
Liberty bond quotations update from New York on October 7 show first 4 3 4 4 fee second 4 s third 4 4 4 s new 3s and related cover values. The brief market note records fluctuating prices and bond series identifiers for public sale and investment.
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Liberty Bonds
New York
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