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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1920
Page
5
The page lists numerous want ads and notices for jobs, rentals, and sales. Entries include help wanted, waitresses, houseworkers, barbers, bookkeepers, and sales staff. rental houses and rooms. and various real estate and business for sale offers across Waterloo area with contact references.
A mixed hoard of sale notices and public notices from Waterloo Iowa including pianos suits beagles rams and furniture, bonds and contracts forfeiture notices citizen notices and court ads. Shipping pig prices burning details and local market listings run through the page with multiple addresses and phone numbers.
Market brief listing October 26 prices for butter eggs cheese poultry and meats, with receipts and changes. copper, iron, tin, antimony, zinc, sugar, and Liberty bonds quotes. cotton futures and London silver prices. brief commodity and raw material movements across markets.
Wheat prices rose amid optimism on British coast strike settlement and stronger hog values. Front months rallied from opening gains to close higher while corn followed wheat and oats clung to market moves. Hog strength supported provisions as buyers eyed reduced southwestern offerings and a sharp uptick in futures.
The League of Nations council discussed Vilna’s status with three options: expel Zellgouski and reinstall Lithuanian authority, continue Polish occupation, or hold a plebiscite for self determination. No force was available for expulsion, reports say. In Warsaw gun traffic from East Prussia to Lithuania is reported, with trains carrying German soldiers and arms to Vilna.
Belfast reports rioting with effigies of Terence MacSwiney burned amid crowds. Troops restored order after a clash with a crowd mistaken for Sinn Fein supporters. John McLeod killed during a Sinn Fein flag incident. In Dublin masked shooters kill three, including a registrar in bed and a pneumonia patient. Athenry keeper Thomas Egan shot by raiders amid claims of involvement in a Galway murder.
Opening steady cattle receipts at 5 600 mark with hogs up to 266 above yesterday. Steers steady with best bulls around 86 50, veal 32 26, feeders active and unevenly higher. lambs and mutton showing early strength with natives up to 21 20 and fat sheep around 5 50 to 6 00.
Kansas City market notes for Oct 26 show cattle receipts around 19 200 with varied prices including heavy steers up to 22 75 and prime calves near 10 00 while hogs at 12 00 to 13 00 and sheep and yearlings up 15 25 with western yearlings at 12 25.
Sioux City Iowa October 26 hog receipts around 4 500 with prices near 12 75 to 13.00 for mixed loads and lower sales. Cattle receipts about 3 590 with values from 9 00 to 17 00 for yearlings and calves and feeding cows around 5 75. Sheep receipts 4 500 with prices weak.
Receipts at East St. Louis on Oct 26 show 6900 cattle with steers steady to higher priced 9.50 to 11.00, yearling cattle and heifers up slightly, canners 3.25 to 4.00, calves steady around 13.50 to 13.90, feeders 7.50 to 8.50. Hog receipts 8000 up about four ahead with top at 19.65 and typical weights 13.25 to 13.50 for bulk, heavies 13.20 to 13.50. Sheep receipts 1500 steady. top lambs 12.75, bulk 10.50 to 11.50, ewes 3.50 to 5.50.
Investors faced uneven momentum as oils rose while rails and tobacco shares slipped. Cock Cola led losses with a 144 point fall amid dividend suspension. Standard Oil rose 25 among oils, while Texas & Pacific and New Orleans Texas & Mexico showed modest gains.
Receipts tallied for cattle and sheep at St. Joseph MO with 2200 cattle and calves traded. Prices ranged around 12.90 to 31.60 per unit with cattle and herd totals noted amid fluctuating bids.
F H Seger real estate and public sales auctioneer offers guaranteed satisfaction. Contact via phone 2500 or Red Bold office 21014 ast Fourth St.
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