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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1929
Page
22
Multiple classified items including fur coats and pelts from Black Hawk county and various household goods. Legal notices announce executors and public bids for sewers in Waterloo Iowa with specifications, dates, and bidding requirements.
Bullish Argentine crop news buoyed wheat futures and sparked buying in December and March contracts in Chicago and Liverpool. Cash prices held. traders awaited a government report. Corn and oats were largely steady while soy prices softened amid a subdued session. Cotton prices eased in Liverpool with strong receipts and varied quotes across grades.
Wheat prices listed with No 4 Ted No 2 hard No 4 yellow hard No 1 northern spring at 1.9995. No 4 mixed 04sec No 1 yellow around 1.00. No 2 white 48. oats white not provided. rye not sold. timothy seed 4.80 5.30. clover seed 12.00 20.00.
In New York and Chicago markets butter cheese eggs and poultry show varied cylindrical prices and receipts. Butter and creamery stock steady with several grades cited. eggs receipts 15 570 cases with steady values. poultry live and dressed prices fluctuating by freight method and type. turkeys and geese listed with fractional cents while regional markets note mixed movement across items.
Receipts at Omaha include hogs near 7,000 head with steady to firm bids on cuts and grading. Cattle and calves show light to moderate demand with steers and yearlings selling around 12 to 16 dollars, cows from 4 to 7 dollars, and stockers/ feeders mixed across grades. buyers focused on quality cuts and ready for closer market direction.
Hog market mixed as limited buying kept prices steady while hog receipts near 20 000 with direct sales around 3 500. Hogs under 290 pounds flatter to steady and top quotes reach 10.95, cattle receipts near 12 900 with steers and yearlings showing varied demand and prices. sheep also active with lambs and ewes trading near recent highs.
New York brokers report a 105 percent drop in call money rate triggering nervous trading. Early selling hit Amoco and Kodak while Gos, Westinghouse, General Electric, and U S Steel tumbled. A late rally saw Nations’ Rise and Ludlum Steel reach yearly highs as American Express and others rebounded before closing.
Dr Mason O Martin elected commander of Waverly Legion post succeeding Dr M M Gernsey. The staff includes H H Brierly as vice commander Walter J Spurbeck adjutant Amos Colburn finance officer and Rev Clifford Bacon chaplain with Frank Sturdevant historian E F Platte sergeant at arms and Carl Hartman on the executive committee. Legion auxiliary officers include Mrs Mathilda Krause president and several vice presidents secretaries and other posts. Retiring presidents are noted for both groups.
Independence Oct 9 C D Jones marked his 80th birthday on Oct 4 with a family reunion and his first attendance at Ma sonic lodge in months due to frail health. His daughter Miss Ethel Jones from Chicago attended along with his wife two sons two daughters in law and grandchildren. He has lived in Independence 68 years.
Barclay Township reports priest assignments for mass services. Rev J W Nacke of Waterloo to say mass at St Francis church on October 23, with Rev Father Kunkel from Raymond to officiate Oct 20 and Oct 27. Neaebers absent. mass at 8 am. Fauher, Walker, and Neebers on month long Louisiana trip. Nearby farmers note clover yields from half to two bushels per acre. Mrs John Schmitt injured when car left road into ditch. Two weeks of school disruption due to mumps. George and Frank Kleckner travel to Kansas on business. Residents begin corn harvest. fall plowing underway. Potato crop poorer than 1928, weld about half. John Lilig visited parents in Dewar. works for Bell Telephone in Chickasaw county.
Nashua man M. H. Noble, seriously injured after falling into a silo at the Flint farm while on a ladder, is at Waverly Hospital for x ray examination. His condition had not been satisfactory. Noble was talking with workers when the accident occurred several weeks ago.
Chicago markets report fall potato prices with round whites from Minnesota and Wisconsin at about 2.00 to 2.50 per cwt, Red River stakes around 2.30 to 2.40, and Idaho mixes. Butter and eggs futures show declines and unclear December benchmarks amid early market movement.
Sugar prices held steady with raw sugar at 4 580 and refined at 5 300. Peoria reports mixed grain quotes with corn, soybeans and oats listed, while Minneapolis notes flour shipments and bran levels with minor changes.
Stock and cattle receipts total about 1 300 with meager supply and mixed demand. Cattle prices range from $6.50 to $20 for different grades, calves steady near $13.00, hogs show large volume around 12 000 with steady to higher reads and sow values lifting, sheep receipts near 8 000 with steady to higher prices on feeding lambs and throws.
The bond market showed an easier undertone with higher early prices. Demand rose for high grade issues while 7 Prime rails advanced. Missouri Pacific and Atchison groups rose slightly. Some issues like American Telophons and Alleghany declined. new Texas Convertible 15 year traded near a point above the offering price. Government and foreign bonds were firmer.
Foreign exchanges quoted with numerous country rates and a brief note, followed by Peoria IH hog receipts. Hogs: receipts 1,508, prices steady, top 10.10 dollars, bulk 9.80 to 20.10 dollars, reflecting market conditions.
Receipts totals around 8 000 cattle and hogs with mixed prices. Hogs show higher prices for various weight ranges while cattle move toward higher end for yearlings and steers. Sheep receipts around 8 000 with lambs and feeders showing modest gains and typical regional price spreads.
Eniara October 9 reports tomorrow’s expected arrivals at Chicago market. Cattle forecast at 8000, hogs at 24009, and sheep around 21000, with traders watching prices and demand.
Associated Press reports Iowa hog markets with Cedar Rapids prices listing primes at 7.00 to 7.40 for different weight classes and notable declines. Mason City figures note heavy butchers around 9.50 to 9.90, with sows and lighter loads varying. Ottumwa and others show steadier ranges from about 7.60 to 8.95, reflecting mixed demand across centers.
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