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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1921
Page
11
Chicago markets report sharp wheat price declines tied to fears of a railroad strike and government farm reserve reports. December falls to about 1.17, May near 1.14, corn oats and hogs similarly move with mixed gains in provisions.
Hogs receipts 600. hogs opened 16 25c higher, later 26c higher. top on hogs $3.85, prices $8.25 to $8.50 for grades. Cattle receipts 38,080. beef steers steady to lower, top yearlings $12.75, bulk $6.00 to $9.50, canners steady. Sheep receipts 4,000. native lambs $3.00 to $8.25, fat sheep up 26c, feeders steady, culls $5.00 to $9.60.
Receipts: cattle 42,000. hogs 6,000. sheep 16,000. Best steers steady to $8.95 top. cows $3.00 to $3.75. heifers $8.75. westerns $2.50. feeders $4.00-$6.10. Hogs mostly 10-12c higher. top around $8.35. sows around $6.75. Sheep receipts slow. fat lambs $7.25-$8.59. ewes $4.00-$4.50. Also reports from East St Louis, Sioux City, Omaha grain and futures prices across multiple markets with varied tones.
New York Oct 17 heavy selling hits stocks as railway woes spark broad declines. Transcontinentals and Grangers lead losses while Mexican Petroleum and Baldwin fall amid bear raids. German marks slide to new low as bond markets weaken. closing market remains weak with wide volume and ongoing professional selling.
Prices of liberty bonds at noon shown with 4s and 92/9s figures. Mrs. John Sines, long time Boone resident, dies suddenly in Durand while visiting a sister. funeral in Durand, burial in Boone, Ia. Mrs. A. E. Hoffmann, Waterford native, dies in Durand. plans to return to Chicago noted. Mrs. L. B. Rix, wife of Rev. Hix, dies in St Paul after 18 months illness. burial in Cedar Rapids. Funeral services for C. W. Landis, 902 Fifth Street West, at First Brethren Church with burial in Elmwood.
Minneapolis reports the flour industry has nearly returned to normal after over a year of depression. Week ending Oct 1 saw 423,617 barrels produced, about 77 percent of normal capacity, up from 58 percent a year ago. Twenty four of 26 mills operated, with demand rising as retailers replenish depleted stocks and prices ease. The industry influences cash wheat markets and is seen as a partial indicator amid expected further setbacks.
New York Oct 17 Bradstreet food index shows overall per pound prices for 31 articles at $2.91, down from $2.95 last week but up from $2. and 4.17 for week ending Oct 14 1920. Of 81 commodities quoted 26 advanced, 2 declined, 41 unchanged with mixed movements across items such as butter cheese beef potatoes and various grains and fuels.
A man with iron gray hair arrives at a lakeside spot where Natalie nesting is crafting knitted stitches on a log fence. The girl sits on a fence, dismissive, while her small car sits nearby. She comments on the beautiful evening as the lake mirrors the calm scene.
Natalie, urged by a longing for freedom, defies her stern father to pursue love with a fisherman. John Burrows recalls past heartbreak as Natalie longs to know love while a seaside town watches a fragile romance unfold with quiet tension and hopeful union.
Questions and comments invited to the Editor Farm Department of the Evening Courier and Reporter Waterloo Iowa Communications addressed to the Editor Farm Department Phone 3330 for newsroom guidance and public input.
Burton T. Moon, a Mt. Vernon township farmer near West Janesville, sold purebred Shorthorn bulls by meeting buyers instead of waiting for them. He priced aggressively and moved several animals to nearby farms, bucking the trend of a slow market. Moon, formerly a Des Moines banker, foresees a return to profitable cattle trading as demand recovers.
Oshkosh Nebraska farmers prepare to husk only the best corn while leaving poorer grain in the fields due to low prices, a dispatch from Oshkosh reports.
A Butler county farmer sold twenty four dozen eggs last week at a higher price than a triple box load of oats. Deputy clerk of courts Thompson reported the figures from county records. The market line showed eggs priced strong while oats price remained discouragingly low.
Charles Hearst, Blackhawk County’s speaking farmer, will headline a township rally at Center Schoolhouse. Elizabeth Madson county home demonstration agent will also share honors. County agent A Dur will preside as the meeting opens, with other features promised for attending farmers and wives.
West Union Oct 17 Aitho the Iowa junior dairy judges who competed in the interstate contest at the national dairy show last week finished seventh yet read all others in judging Holsteins. Ten teams entered with competitors from Washington Maryland Connecticut and Mississippi. Louis Barnes and Donald Dough from Fayette county scored highly with the third member from Linn county. Clyde Combs Fayette county agent accompanied the boys to St Paul and praised the Iowa team as a real triumph for the state. Maryland won the contest.
Ames Iowa October 17 farm crops department of Town State college offers free blueprints of the Ames hulling and scarifying machine invented by H S Hughes to aid clover and alfalfa seed germination. The device scratches hard seed coats increasing germination rates from 2 to 10 percent to over 90 percent in some cases. Farmers wishing prints should enclose 16 cents for postage.
The Jowa farmers led by the Farm Bureau Federation move to push disarmament support. They approve circulating petitions in all school districts to let nonmembers and town residents record opinions on President Harding’s disarmament conference. The resolution cites high taxes from war preparations and calls for public endorsement of disarmament policy.
The Iowa Federation executive committee met in Des Moines Oct 11-12 to decide to continue the cost of production and cost accounting project. Officials used data from the last two years when appearing before the Interstate Commerce Commission. The work, partnered with the Iowa State College economics section, is supervised this year by Dr. R. G. Nourse with past support from Prof. A. D. Munger.
August Breckenfelder, a Cedar Falls farmer, still uses a 26 year old McCormick corn binder on the Waterloo road. Purchased second hand 11 years ago from O. H. Harris of Manchester, it has seen 26 harvests and many repairs. He plans to shelter all tools in a new shed and will feed most corn to hogs. Breckenfelder also notes profit from a half acre of sorghum, recovering 40 gallons of refined sorghum after milling the cane.
Reinbeck area brief highlights several births including a nine pound girl born Oct 13 to Mr and Mrs John Boldt and a boy born Oct 7 to Mr and Mrs Byron Albert. Also listed are a girl born Oct 12 to Mr and Mrs G A Hicks and a past pastor Hobinson marrying in Arcadia California with husband Robson. Also notes William Gibson in poor health and a school accident involving Helen Over of Havana Illinois.
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