Special Iowa Headed Train to Western Fair Exposition
A special livestock express train bound for the Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland will carry top Iowa cattle and horses. The Holstein herd from Larsen Forum, Dike Iowa, will ship to Portland, with four Iowa horse groups also scheduled. Stops include Chicago St Paul and Missoula and onlookers expected at each stop.
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Portland
Ore
Chicago
National Dairy
Exposition
Memphis
Seattle
Wash
Pacific International
Ackley Rotary to Entertain 33.4-H Beef Club Members
Ackley Iowa Rotary hosts an 8 pm luncheon for 33 4 H Beef Club members. Boys and girls are preparing a baby beef calf for exhibition at the Four County Fair and Agricultural Show set for December 5 to 9. Over 60 volunteers are organizing the event with plans to use the new school building for programs and home economics exhibits. Entries will be housed at Townsend and Merrill lumber yard with Woodman Hall hosting grain and corn exhibits.
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Ackley
Rotary
Baby Beef Club
Townsend ‘& Mersill’ Lumberyard
Woodman Hall
Rural Fair Losers to Award Oyster Supper Prize
The La Porte area reports a fall festival at J. Haymond farm on Oct 28 featuring exhibits by men and women in fruits vegetables oats and beans with a point system for the oyster supper prize. Officers to be elected at Lincoln Township Farm bureau meeting Oct 18 with a motion picture planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Porte
Creek ‘Township
Farm’ Bureau
Haymond Farm
Hudson
Lincoln Township
A.A. Wilson
Bee demonstrations on Italian bees for winter packing
Bee specialist Cliff Meyers at Buchanan county farms demonstrated Italian bees as quieter and less excitable than native bees. Demonstrations at Cliff Meyers and P.C. Thedens farms showed Worthington packing methods for winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithington
State “College
Buchanan
Cliff Meyers
Mr. Worthington
Angus Yearlings Profit for Iowa Feeder at Chicago Sale
In Vinton Iowa on October 17 Chris Kinsel plans to show five Angus yearlings in Chicago fat classes at the International Livestock Exposition next month. He recently sold a load at Chicago for 15.33 per hundred, saying markets rose enough to prompt turnover. Also Franklin County Klousia sold a road of yearlings averaging 603 pounds at 14.50 per hundred, noting local feeders store up for winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Chris Kinsel
Here
Chicago
Mark
Hampton
Testers End Year at Grundy County Cow Test
Grundy County Iowa ends its cow test year this month with a new year starting November 1. The association offers an opportunity for owners of other herds to join for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy Center
Grundy County
Cow Test Association
Farmers Letters to Wa Tales Evening Courier Topic
Readers invited to send questions and comments to Sister Farm Department at the Wa tales Evening Courier in Waterloo Iowa with a contact phone number 5100 for correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watales Evening Courier
Waterloo
Iowa
Farmers Plan Improvements to Buildings and Land
Farmers in the Traer area plan fall improvements. Ed Powell near town raises his roof two feet and adds a front porch after installing a new heating plant. Frank Chvojka will build a frame hoghouse near Voorhies on H C Whannel’s farm. F Kuchynka in Crystal township adds a 20 by 12 chicken house. George Dougan in Crystal to build a 26 by 40 tile house. Clarence Archer to add a frame hoghouse. Fred Cherveny installs a concrete feeding floor on Wesley Stepanek’s farm and adds a cement floor in a hoghouse. Mrs. F Bohnstengel west of Traer lays 2000 feet of drain tile on her farm. Kucere Bros near Clutier add a barn extension. Other repairs are planned.
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Ft Courier
Traer
Ed” Powell
Powell
Frank, Chvojka
Voorhies
H. C. Whannel
Onvolia
F. Kuchynka
Crystal Township
George Dougan
Crystal
Clarence Archer
Dougan
Fred Cherveny
Wesley Stepanek
F. Bohnstengel
Roy
Kucere Bros
Clutier
Top Price at Krumwiede Auction of Duroc Jerseys
Fred Krumwiede sold 33 head of Duroc Jersey hogs at an average just over 40 dollars per head. The top 20 averaged 45 dollars, with the highest bid 61 dollars for a spring boar bought by E W Ionce. Other top bids included 59 and 58 dollars, as breeders from Cedar Falls and Shell Rock bought gilts and hogs went to several nearby counties.
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Courier Special Service
Waverly
Fred Krumwiede
E. W. Ionce
Osage
L. H. Thompson
Cedar Falls
Women of Cedar Township to Meet for Slide Lesson
The Cedar Township Farm Bureau women will gather Wednesday at Mrs. Henry Brustkern’s home for the second-year clothing course lesson. It is an all-day meeting with attendees bringing sandwiches and a second dish for a picnic dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Township Farm Bureau
Henry Brustkern
Combine May Be Used To Harvest Gunns Soybeans
R M Gunn of Eagle township discusses a potential venture with Toledo haulers to harvest 36 acres of soybeans using a combine at $3.50 per acre. Estimated total 600 acres with Jack Smith, aims for efficient harvesting and reduced work, contrasting with eight cents per bushel threshing costs of old methods. Gunn reports good corn crop and notes soybeans may improve future soil productivity.
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R. M. Gunn
Eagle Township
Vana”& Tredt
Toledo
Gunn
Visible Supply Increase Sparks Wheat Market Drop
Chicago October 17 visible supply rose by 4,229,000 bushels aiding a wheat price decline amid favorable Canadian weather and fair export demand. Corn rallied on buying against reduced bearish sentiment, but early losses persisted. Oats followed corn, while provisions eased then strengthened with corn.
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Chicago
United States
Canada
Europe
Increase in Butler County Fair ticket sales noted
At a Saturday meeting the Butler County Fair association reported a healthy financial condition with only 1600 borrowed dollars in use. Ticket sales for the year surpassed last year by 600 while receipts from concessions totaled 1187.40 and overall receipts were 39,703.76 against 8,320.17 in expenses, net about 1,400. Permanent improvements cost 1,054.03 and the old debt was reduced by 1,400. Officers and directors were reelected: president H C Newbury Bristow, vice president AH Werner, secretary J A Barlow, and director lineup including Arnold, Hill, Hamilton, Stock, Shepard, Surfus, Wegand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Werner
H. C. Newbury
Bristow
William
Allan
Allison
AH. “Werner
J. A. Barlow
Dumont
George
L.’ Arnold, Allison; Frank Hill
Shell Rock
B. F. Hamilton
Clarksville
William Stock
Durmont
W. Co
Mock Trial to Try Farmer for Letting His Machinery Bust
Orange Township farm bureau meeting at the schoolhouse in Orange Center on Friday evening October 21 features officer elections for 1928, planned activities for the coming year, a piano solo by Lois Lichty, a reading by Maxine Cunningham, a vocal by Mary Saylor, a mock trial over rusting farm machinery, and a price guessing contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange’ Township
Farm Bureau
Orange
Lois Lichty
Maxine Cunningham
Mary Saylor
Two More County Agents for Owa Counties Chosen
Vinton Iowa October 17 W J Norris will become Benton county agent soon and will be replaced in Lucas by Russell T Nelson of Boone county Norris will succeed C C Heezen who enters the insurance business Nelson has farmed mostly when not in school He also spent a year in county agent work in South Dakota Boone Iowa October 17 B F Myers chosen to succeed J S Sloss as Keokuk county agent Myers has ten years of farming since college taught school three years and was on the state champion farmers debating team Sloss moves to Montana to manage large livestock holdings
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton, Ia
W. J. Norris
Benton County
Lucas County
Russell T. Nelson
Boone County
Norris
C. C. Heezen
Nelson
South Dakota
Women of East Waterloo Bureau Meeting Report
East Waterloo Township Farm bureau will meet Wednesday afternoon October 19 at Bert Cary home. The second lesson of the second year clothing course will be given. Plans are to be made for the townships fall festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Waterloo Bureau
East Waterloo Township Farm Bureau
Bert Cary
Lownsiin Bureau
Closing Quotation News Amid Mixed Grain Futures
Wheat closed with settles, corn at 44 71 cents, oats and provisions showing varied moves from declines to gains of two cents. The report notes exchanges reflecting modest shifts in commodity prices and market sentiment for agricultural goods.
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Amis Net
Minneapolis Grain Prices and Receipts Report
Receipts 739 cars, up from 609 year ago. No 1 northern wheat quoted around 1.25 to 1.98 dollars, dark northern spring and good to choice grades at 1.31 to 1.57 dollars. No 1 hard spring 1.29 to 1.54 dollars, Montana dark on track 1.25 to 1.45 dollars, December 1.25 to 1.45, March 1.27 to 1.30, May 1.32 dollars. Corn No 3 yellow around 0.14 to 0.64 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minnéapolis
Minin
Montana
Board of Trade Cash Quotations Summary
Wheat No 2 ed 81372 1 Nicard 81.30% Corn No 3 mixed No 4 yellow 672%8 Oais No 3 white 45% G49 Ry No 3 Slovie oo Warsaw armaees 90 Timothyseed 953.70 Cloverseed 1900 37.00 Provisions Belies 132
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Chicago
Warsaw
Hogs and cattle price report from Chicago market
Receipts 35,000 hogs with active trade as test hogs around 10c higher. Top hog prices paid 11.90 for 930 to 299 pounds. Cattle receipts 32,000 with better grade steers steady to 25c lower. best fed steers to 16.90. Sheep receipts 30,000 with fat lambs slow and bids around 13.50 to 14.25 for native lambs. sheep steady, ewes 5.50 to 6.25.
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Montana
Chicago Potatoes Prices and Shipments Reported
Potatoes receipts totaled 391 cars on track and 1,789 Sunday with 66 cars yesterday as market trading remained moderate and prices varied by region. Ohio stocks steady while Wisconsin, Minnesota North Dakota sacked round whites ranged from 1.50 to 1.80 with Red River Ohio sacked options at 1.50 to 1.55 and Colorado brown beauties at 1.00 to 1.75 and Idaho Russets at 1.65 to 2.00.
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Chicago
U. S
Wisconsin
Minnesota-North
Dakota
Red River Ohios
Colorado
Brown’ Beauties
Idaho
Russets
Visible grain supply report from New York Oct 17
The visible supply of American grain changes across Wheat up 4,545,000 bushels. Corn falls 2,123,000 bushels. Oats decline 947,000 bushels. Rye down 112,000. Barley up 230,000.
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New York
Kansas City Hay Prices Steady to Lower on Receipts
Kansas City Mo October 17 hay markets show steady to 2.00 lower with 184 car receipts. Alfalfa No 1 priced around 18.50 to 20.00, timothy No 1 at about 12.50 to 13.50, prairie No 1 10.50 to 12.50, clover mixed light No 1 roughly 12.00 to 13.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Hay
Kansas City
Hay
Timothy
Market notes on Missouri hay prices
In St Louis MO on October 17, prices for hay show steady demand. No. 2 timothy ranges around 16 to 18 dollars per unit, while No. 2 light clover mixed brings about 15 to 16 dollars and No. 2 heavy clover mixed 14 to 15 dollars. Choice alfalfa sits near 29 to 30 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St.louis
HAY
Timothy
Futures close for butter and eggs on Chicago exchange
Futures closed with butter storage standards for December at 4314c and January at 434a¢. Eggs refrigerator standards show November at 333cc and December at 34c, with refrigerator firsts for November at 0c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Stocks Edge Low as Money Tightens Markets
Stocks edged lower as money conditions tightened with investors selling major issues. Names like Du Pont and Norfolk & Western opened weak while Pullman and General Motors slipped. gains inPublic utilities and several specialties limited losses. The market showed irregular early strength fading into the first half hour with scattered advances in others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted | Bros
National
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Philadelphia
Cushman's Sons
Atlantic
Coast ‘Line
Chicago
Great ‘Western
Nash
Dupont
Norfolk
Western
Phillips “Petroleum
General
Motors
U.8
Remington’ Typewriter
Houston
Eng
Syint
Harvester Seber Eee
Cbaeetes
Mer
Pfid
Een
Oi. c
New York “Central
Lsecaesesas
Ratilo
Rep
Z Reynolds Tobacco
Bceeenegs
Ste.Louis
San ‘Francisco
Seaboard
Air Line O
Eceeeeree
Sears Roebuck
Eves Cabdaden Tay
United States
American Water Works
Atchison
Ye Barnsdall
Chic
North Western
Ctis
Pan
Pacific
New York
United States Steel
Westinghouse
American Car’ &. Foundry
American
American Tus
American’ Woolen
Atlantic Refining
Baldwin
Bethlehem Steel
de Pasco
Chesapeake & Ohio
Colorado
Col. Gas & el
Crucible
Steel
Bre
Ees
Pleischmann Fs General
Motors - Gt
Northern’ Pfd
Northern Pacific
Paramt
Wgbinase
Pennsylvania
Abigaid
Southern Railway
California
Studebaker, Texas & Pacific Tex. Pac
Union Carbide
Alee Pacific - Wabash
Ninaiun Sence Willys-Overland Arpeneee
Woolworth
Allied
Shyiipa Das Aebs American Locomotive
St ‘American
Tobacco Banacongs
Rene Es ‘Birsaalds
Ohio
Petroleum
St. PL
Cois, Gastool
Dodge Bros
Texas General” “Railway
Hudson Motors
Packard
Phillips. Petroleum
Tneeewesescevene
Sinclair
Saceceemnesense
New Jersey
Texas Corporation -Timken
Foreign exchange rates in New York on Oct 17
Foreign exchanges report the day’s demand rates in New York with Pound sterling at 4.865 dollars, French francs 3.92 and a fraction, Belgian francs 13.92, Swiss francs 19.2834, Italian lira 5.464, Swedish krona 26.91, Norwegian krone 26.32, Danish krone 26.80, German marks 23.85, Greek drachma 1.33, Spanish peseta 17.21, Dutch guilder 40.19, and Chinese taels 62.38 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Butter Egg Cheese and Poultry Prices Report
New York and Chicago market notes dated Oct 17 show butter receipts and prices for creamery items with various grades and extras. Eggs, cheese, and poultry values are listed including fowls, turkeys, and storage eggs with price ranges and state specifics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chennery
Hennery
Chicago
Minneapolis flour market report from Oct. 17 1900s
Minneapolis Minn Oct 17 Flour unchanged in carload markets. 86-pound cotton sacks quote at 7.40 to 7.50 a barrel. Shipments total 46,856 barrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Grain price quotes from St Louis market page
The St Louis market listing shows prices for wheat corn and oats with grades No 2 red No 2 yellow No 2 white and No 3 white across multiple lines and figures, including No 2 red at 1.45 and No 2 white at 0.89 to 0.92 per unit, reflecting daily commodity quotations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sti. Louis
St. Louis
Grain market recap from Kansas City Mo in October
Kansas City Missouri reports wheat and corn prices with receipts at 434 cars. No.2 dark hard and No.3 prices shown near 1.28 to 1.59 dollars for wheat. Corn prices around 1.25 to 1.41 for various grades. Oats largely unchanged around 50 cents. December and May futures noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Gratn
Kansas City
Horses and Mules Market Report East St Louis Ill
Horses and mules unchanged with drafts priced 135 to 165 dollars and good to choice drafts 75 to 100 dollars. Southern horses around 45 to 60 dollars. Draft mules ranged from 1 to 17 hands with prices from 25 to 165 dollars. Cotton mules 14 to 16.2 hands brought 85 to 100 dollars, farm broke mules 15.3 to 16.2 hands at 90 to 125 dollars, mine mules 15 to 16.2 hands quoted 125 to 160 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East St. Louis
Ill
Silisa
Hay Market Steady Amid Moderate Receipts and Scarce Top Grades
Washington Oct 17 hay markets were generally steady for the week ending Oct 15 with moderate receipts and limited demand. Top grades remained relatively scarce and in good demand. Timothy and alfalfa prices varied by city, with No 1 timothy around 22.25 in Boston and 18.50 in several cities, No 2 timothy 16.00 in Chicago, No 1 alfalfa 21.00 in Kansas City, 24.00 in Los Angeles, and prairie prices ranging from 11.50 to 15.50 across Kansas City Omaha Chicago St Louis Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Timothy
Boston
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Omaha
Los Angeles
Prairie
Minneapolis
Livestock Market Report Shows Mixed Demand and Steady Prices
Receipts reach 34 000 hogs cattle and sheep with vealers at 11.00 to 13.50 as top bids. Pigs sell around 10.00 to 11.00 for packing stock while sows average near 10.80 with weights around 208 pounds. Lambs natives and Dakotas mostly around 21 000 head on sale bid mostly 50 cents lower for better grades. ewes to packers steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eeers
Ee Vandheif- Hoalver
Lae
Packe
Omaha Livestock Market Report Highlights Hog, Cattle, and Sheep Quotes
Receipts for hogs, cattle, and sheep reported with fluctuating prices. Hogs mostly steady to lower with light hogs and 160 to 350 pound ranges. top near 11.95. Cattle receipts about 18,000. fed steers and yearlings weak to steady, stockers and feeders moderately active, prices mostly 11.50 to 13.00 for fed cattle. Sheep receipts around 30,000. fat lambs 13.40 to 13.80, top 13.60. native lambs 12.25 to 12.75, top 13.00. feeders steady with lambs 13.00 to 13.65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pewee Eens
Wm Raessone
Tae
Enre Nees
Peres Waane
Erereee
Setae
Tripoli
Zane Teees
Cbs
Swift d& Co
Farmer’s
Waterloo
Delign
Id Peer E Pceererrery
Rath Packing Co
B. Rath Alant
Eae Ory
Bnee Ereneveee
Gattle
Town Pour & Feed Co
Seeweveres
Escees
Esceusescevene
Prom
Colin
Omaha
Kansas City Livestock Market Report October 17
Kansas City market receipts show hogs 8000, steady to 10c lower, prices for 210 to 240 pounds up to 11.50, 250 to 325-pound butchers 11.00 to 11.40, sows down to 9.50 to 10.10, stock pigs 10.00 to 10.50. Cattle receipts 35000 plus calves 76,000 with beef steers scarce and steady, vealers 13.00 to 14.00, stockers 7.50 to 9.75. Sheep receipts 19000, lambs 13.50 top, natives scarce around 11.50 to 12.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Sioux City Livestock Prices Report From Oct 17
Sioux City stockyard results show cattle receipts about 12 000 with slow trading. Steers and butchers mostly steady or lower by 18 to 25 cents. vealers demand steady. Hog receipts around 4 000 with tops near 11.40 and weights 160 pounds and up selling 10.25 to 11.00. sows and pigs noted with varying prices.
St Joseph Livestock Market Reports Mixed Beef Hogs and Sheep
Stockyard receipts show hogs 3500 mostly 10 cents lower with tops around 11.45 for 215 to 225 pounds. Cattle receipts 4500 with steady to uneven demand. yearlings and fed cattle vary from 11.00 to 13.65 for natives. steers 8.75 to 9.75 for thin lots. vealers up to 13.50. Sheep around 4000 with fat lambs weak and fat stock steady to lower.
East St. Louis Livestock Prices and Receipts Report
East St. Louis Illinois October 17 hogs receipts 13 000. price ranges 11 50 to 11 75 for various weights, sow and best weights up to 11 65 and 11 75. Cattle receipts 9 500 calves 4 000. native steers slow at 2 65 to 10 00. fat heifers and medium kinds steady. cows and low cutters 50 to 75 higher to 15 75 16 00 with dealers noting good and choice up slightly.
Liverpool Cotton Market Report Snapshot
Liverpool trading shows a brisk session with 8,000 bales sold and no receipts. Midlands values range from strictly good mids to strictly low mids and good ordinary, with quotes around 11 to 12 pence per pound and noted receipts zero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Midlands
Wheat Receipts Report From Chicago and Northwest
Chicago and northwest wheat receipts show mixed totals with Duluth Minneapolis and other points contributing. overall figures indicate variable shipments for the week ending October 17 with notable totals around two thousand bushels in some areas and lower in others.
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Ri Ie . Shenton
Western Fair
Hawkeye State
Cc Yien
JO. Singmaster Son
Keota
C. E. Jones
Livermore
Ralph’. .Fogelman
Callendar
F. L. Anderson
Ross
Missoula
Mont
Marengo
Meri ‘Royal
Ackley Rotary
Spring Creek
Krumwiede
Duroc
CEDAR
Butler Co
Butler County
Owa
Oct
Mae Sears
Rhamany
Board of Trade
Ita
Amrad Neutrodyne
Standard Battery & Electric Co
Liberty Bonds
United States Liberty
Liberty
Treasury
Black Hawk
Third Fleet
Lafayette Bido
Maenaie Salaea
Minneapol
Kansas” City
Nebraska
Waming
Kansas
City
E. St. Louis
Sioux City
St. Pa
Omaha Livestock
Kansas City Livestock
Sioux ‘City
ST. Joseph Livestock
East ST. Louis Livestock
Northwest
Duluth
Fedo Tee
Hammond Ave
Acme
Hayes
R. L. Eighmey
Oscar Tostlebe
Peneer
Nat'l Bank
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