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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1919
Page
8
The Waterloo Evening Courier and Daily Reporter features want advertisements as a market for all citizens to buy sell and exchange items. Prices are one cent per word with a 25 cent minimum. The want department is presented as a community institution for listings and trades.
A cluttered page fragment lists cards of thanks for a death, a memorial mention for a daughter, and multiple help wanted ads. Entries reference General Household tasks, stenography, bookkeeper roles, office work, and furniture purchases with contact hints and prices. The text blends notices from lodge pages with job and sale listings and various names.
Real estate ads offer vacant lots in Abt and Wisconsin properties including 100 acres of land with soil and wind restrictions. Listings mention a Kon Parm Home in Hopepevaedl and a Wisconsin land parcel with dwelling, wells, icehouse, and price around $13 per acre. Partial details fragmented but indicate multiple properties for sale and agency contact.
A lengthy classified haul lists Ford Touring Cars Maxwell and Overland models for sale with prices, details, and seller contacts. Multiple makes including Buick Studebaker Maxwell Overland and Harmson items appear with varying conditions and delivery notes across several vendors like Waterlio Auto Supply Peverill Motor Sales Campbell Motor Car Co and AGT Maxwell. Many entries offer used cars trucks and touring models with prices from 40 to 900 and contact phone numbers for prospective buyers.
Auction and sale prompts list a variety of items including pianos, Victrolas, stoves, beds, and hardware. Entries advertise used instruments, furniture, and household goods with terms and contact details for local dealers. The fragmentary ad text references multiple dealers and auction events in Yor Waie, East Side Lafayette, and nearby locales.
In a turbulent session traders eyed demand and supply for corn and wheat as receipts eased and prices attempted gains. Activity showed December futures trading near earlier levels while overall sentiment leaned cautious with mixed signals from cotton and other commodities amid unsettled market cues.
Chicago cash quotes show hog prices rising about a quarter, while cattle tone remains firm. Reports note demand from packers for delivery against deferred shipments, with January and December futures in special demand and exports edging higher amid steady grain bids and wider market movements.
East St. Louis market reports show hogs and cattle trading with mixed receipts and varied price ranges. Listings cover hogs, cattle including steers cows heifers veal calves and stockers with prices from about 6.25 to 18.00, plus notes on sheep and packer activity. similar data from Sioux City and St. Joseph markets appear with higher hogs and cattle bids and several price bands.
Prices for butter eggs cheese poultry and dairy goods listed with receipts and current make specials. Also notes on wholesale and retail prices for potatoes flour and meat products across several markets including New York Waterloo and Chicago with mixed shifts in butter, eggs, and poultry values.
Kansas City Missouri October 17 buyers showed higher livestock demand with receipts around 4 500 head. Prices rose for bulls at about 12 60 to gym rated products and cattle including steer categories with prime and medium offerings around 12 25 to 16 00 per hundredweight. Yearling wethers and other categories also noted, indicating overall market strength for the day.
Omaha live stock market recap shows varied prices across cattle calves hogs and sheep. Feeders and cows trade at mixed bids with slaughter cattle steady to higher amid receipts around seven thousand.
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